Council is considering rezoning to allow a cannabis production facility at a property on 115th Street. (Vanessa Broadbent / Osoyoos Times)
By Vanessa Broadbent
Osoyoos Times
The public will get to share feedback about a proposed cannabis production facility at a public hearing on July 15 at Town Hall.
Council is considering a zoning amendment that would allow a cannabis production facility at 11609 115th St.
Currently, the property is zoned as general industrial, but the town’s zoning bylaw requires site-specific zoning for cannabis facilities.
There are two buildings on the property, Senior Planner Don McArthur said in a report to council. The applicant plans to convert the north building, previously an auto repair shop, into a cannabis production facility later this year.
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When an existing lease on the other building ends in 2020, the applicant plans to extend operations to that building as well, McArthur said.
Subject to feedback from the public hearing, town staff are recommending that council give third reading to the rezoning.
“It will facilitate the creation of a new business and potential employer within the community,” McArthur said.
The public hearing is on July 15 at 4:15 p.m. Council will vote on the zoning amendment directly following the meeting.
