By Monica D. Spencer | InMaricopa
Following minor clashes, the Maricopa Planning and Zoning Commission on a 5-1 vote Tuesday forwarded to City Council updates of city zoning code and licensing requirements on marijuana facilities.
The zoning-code text amendment updates definitions of the types of marijuana facilities permitted in the city, clarifies location distances, and adds requirements for security plans and odor control.
If approved by the council, these would mark the first major changes to the code on marijuana facilities since 2021, when an emergency provision prohibited all recreational-only facilities from operating in Maricopa.
