Two locations in 琉璃神社 have been rezoned to allow for pot shops following a public hearing on Tuesday evening.

Coun. Ryan Donn expressed his enthusiasm with the St. Paul Street project, in particular.

鈥淚 just cannot wait to see this project,鈥� Donn said. 鈥淭he amount of sidewalk and extra amenities we will get鈥� I am very excited to see this project finished in full.鈥�

Currently, the building at 1310 St. Paul Street is a food establishment, and before that, it was a single-family dwelling, but upon approval, the applicant wishes to make some necessary renovations.

A new paved-surface parking lot at the rear of the building and a connecting hard-surfaced walkway from the parking lot to the front of the building with new landscaping around the area have Coun. Donn excited.

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The application, put forward by Kent-Macpherson in May, was one of the initial intakes of retail cannabis applications. It was evaluated by city staff in conjunction with RCMP officers.

A small store-front next to a Subway restaurant on Lawrence Avenue may turn a new leaf after it was rezoned from a low-density multiple housing zone to an urban centre commercial zone to allow for retail cannabis sales.

The NuLeaf application, put forward by Kevin Keraiff, was selected through a lottery process to move forward through the city鈥檚 standard rezoning processes.

One of the building鈥檚 owners and co-founder of OHP, which would neighbour the new pot store, offered support for the rezoning.

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鈥淚鈥檓 looking forward to improving the neighbourhood,鈥� Mike Schmidt said.

Following approval of the Lawrence Avenue, city staff will send a recommendation to the British Columbia Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch in support of a non-medical cannabis retail store license for the project.

Caitlin.clow@kelownacapnews.com
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