ATTLEBORO — A retail pot store to be named later is anticipated to open within the coming months within the former Cassey’s Pub on O’Neil Boulevard.
The zoning board of appeals has granted 220 O’Neil LLC a particular allow and a variance to run the enterprise on the website.
Metropolis ordinances name for marijuana companies, that are solely allowed in industrial zones, to be situated no less than 500 ft from “a spot the place kids generally congregate.”
The previous Cassey’s is situated 224 ft from a gymnastics studio on East Avenue.
On a 3-0 vote, the board allowed a variance of 276 ft and on a second 3-0 vote granted a particular allow for the enterprise.
The enterprise has one yr to open below the laws or the variance and allow will expire.
Based on plans submitted to the ZBA, the enterprise will occupy 3,450 sq. ft of the 8,000-square-foot single-story constructing.
The remaining will stay empty for now.
The constructing is on so much just below one acre and fencing will safe the property together with video cameras.
The pot store will occupy the left half of the construction because it’s seen from the road.
It might turn into the third retail marijuana store within the metropolis, relying on how briskly different purposes are processed.
Nova Farms, situated in a transformed jewellery manufacturing unit at 34 Extension St., opened in Might of 2020 and a enterprise referred to as Terps is anticipated to open at 40 Forest St. in late winter or early spring, if all goes as deliberate.
That retail store was newly constructed.
There was some opposition to the particular allow and variance request for O’Neil Boulevard.
Based on minutes of the general public listening to, former metropolis council member and president Frank Cook dinner argued that the town ordinance governing marijuana companies needs to be utilized as written.
Marijuana companies nearer than 500 ft to a spot the place “kids generally congregate” shouldn’t be allowed, Cook dinner mentioned.
He mentioned having the enterprise that near the gymnastics facility might have a damaging affect on children as they go by and see it.
George W. Rhodes could be reached at 508-236-0432.
