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CITY OF MUSKEGON
CITY COMMISSION & PLANNING COMMISSION
JOINT MEETING
DATE OF MEETING: Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 3:30 pm
PLACE OF MEETING: Commission Chambers, First Floor, Muskegon City Hall
AGENDA
I. Marihuana License Overview & Potential License Caps
II. Marihuana Special Use Permits
III. Transportation & Testing Licenses
IV. Marihuana Signage
V. Marihuana Drive-thru’s
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services should contact the City of Muskegon by writing or calling the following:
Ann Meisch, City Clerk
933 Terrace Street
Muskegon MI 49440
Marihuana Overview & Potential License Caps
Some members of the Planning Commission and City Commission have asked about potentially
capping the number of marihuana licenses within the City or finding a way to allow them more
equitably across the City. Below is a list of active retail and growing operations within the City.
Retail Stores
Company Address
Rair 1871 Peck St
New Standard 1922 Park St
GLHM (formerly Red Bud Roots) 1817 Commerce St
Timber 313 W Laketon Ave
Grassy Knoll 2125 Lemuel St
Sozo 580 W Hackley Ave
Bella Sol 1839 Peck St
Levels 1840 6th St
Body & Mind 885 E Apple Ave
Sticky 1965 Peck St
JARS (under construction) 1801 Peck St
Indigrow (under construction) 639 W Clay Ave
Great Lakes Natural Remedies (under 185 W Laketon Ave
construction)
Fields Cannabis (recently applied for Retail, 420 S Harvey St
Grow, Consumption Lounge and Special
Events)
Growing Operations
Company Address
ProCanna Industries 1938 Sanford St
Michigrown 351 W Laketon Ave
Greencraft 551 Young Ave
MJ Verdant 1823 Commerce St
VanDam Growers 1905 6th St
Saigon Lotus 1720 S Getty St
New Standard 1922 Park St
Levels 1840 6th St
Marihuana Special Use Permits
In an effort to get more local people involved in the industry, the City Commission adopted
ordinance amendments that allow smaller-scale marihuana operations with an issuance of a special
use permit in B-2, B-4, MC, I-1 and I-2 districts. These license types include microbusinesses,
designated consumption establishments, class B recreational grows and temporary marihuana
events. This was an effort to help local people get in the industry without having to pay for high
property prices in the overlay district. However, it appears that some of the special use permit
holders are not moving forward with their plans.
Address License Type Status
1756 Lakeshore Dr Microbusiness No permits pulled/property
listed for sale
1811 Continental St Microbusiness No permits pulled/property
listed for sale
1720 S Getty St Class B Grow Operational
552 W Southern Ave Class B Grow No permits pulled/former
company still operational
Marihuana Transportation & Testing Licenses
Transportation and testing licenses are currently only allowed in the original overlay district.
However, these are the two least intensive license types. To date, none of these licenses have been
granted nor has anyone even applied. The city may want to consider allowing these license types
in more places. Options could include allowing them as a special use permitted in the same zoning
districts as microbusinesses, designated consumption establishments, class B recreational grows
and temporary marihuana events (B-2, B-4, MC, I-1 and I-2). Or these could possibly even be
allowed as a use by right. A marihuana transporter has 48 hours to complete a delivery, so they are
never in a position where they need to store large amounts of marihuana at one time.
Marihuana Signage
From the zoning ordinance:
“Signage shall be limited to one sign, no larger than 25 square feet and shall not use the word
marihuana/marijuana, cannabis or any other word or phrase which would depict
marihuana/marijuana; nor may pictures of a leaf or leaves, green cross or any other rendering
which would depict marihuana/marijuana be displayed on a sign or any part of the building.
Windows shall remain free and clear of all advertising.”
• The Michigan Marihuana Regulatory Agency has recently changed their name to the
Cannabis Regulatory Agency.
• Marihuana is the only industry in the City that has a reduced signage allotment from other
industries.
Marihuana Drive-thru’s
• Contactless and limited contact transactions, including curbside and drive-thru
operations, are now allowed by the State with municipal approval.
• Many of the existing retail stores would not be able to provide drive-thru services
because of property layouts. Drive-thru’s are not allowed downtown.
• If drive-thru’s are permitted, they should have requirements for the stacking of cars.