Two proposed medical marijuana dispensaries in Mitchell will learn whether their variance requests will be approved at tonight’s Mitchell City Council meeting. DLJ LLC’s proposed location at 501 East Juniper is within 1,000 feet of another dispensary and has been opposed by local residents and landowners. The city ordinance says that two dispensaries cannot be within 1,000 feet of each other. Genesis Farms requested a variance for its location at 106 West 5th Avenue in downtown Mitchell. That location is within 300 feet of a church. City ordinance requires a dispensary to be 300 feet or further from a religious institution. The Mitchell Planning and Zoning Commission last week recommended denial of both variances by unanimous votes.
Today’s Mitchell City Council meeting begins at 6 PM at City Hall in downtown Mitchell. The meeting is open to the public, is televised locally, and is streamed online. The agenda can be found here: https://www.cityofmitchell.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03212022-1062?html=true.