East Dundee has approved zoning regulations that would limit marijuana operations to a specific area on the east side of town, including properties fronting Route 25.
The East Dundee village board has backed an advisory panel’s recommendation to keep marijuana dispensaries out of the downtown.
Instead, all cannabis operations will be limited to an “overlay” zoning district encompassing commercial and industrial properties on the east side of town — including parcels along both sides of Route 25, trustees decided in a unanimous vote this week.
Each business will require a special use permit, meaning East Dundee officials will evaluate applicants on a case-by-case basis.
The ordinance is similar to a proposal supported earlier this month by the planning and zoning commission, with one key difference: Members of the panel initially suggested not allowing pot shops along the frontage of the high-traffic roadway, locally known as Dundee Avenue.
Read more about their not surprising decision here.
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