Public Notice-P&Z Hearing on Conditional Use

Public  Notice                  

Johnstown Planning and Zoning Commission will consider the Hearing of a Conditional Use Permit from Curaleaf OGT Inc:

 150 Commerce Blvd
 Johnstown, Ohio 43031
(Auditor Pin # 053-172644-00.012) 

Medical Cannabis Cultivation & Medical Cannabis Processing Medical conditionally allowed in the LM district. The owner is requesting the construction of a 75,000 Sq Ft building. This would be considered an alteration, or expansion of the current use and would require a zoning certificate, a COA obtained by the DRB for alterations, and the need for a conditional use permit.  Reference Chapter #1157.03 (d), 1157.04, 1127.01, 1187.06, of the city’s Codified Ordinance.   

The Conditional Use will be heard:  

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 6:30 P.M. at:
599 South Main Street
Johnstown, Ohio. 43031

 For more information contact:
Zoning Code Enforcement Official

(740) 967-3177  x5

Per Chapter 1181.06 of the code, nonconforming uses are not to be expanded, except when allowed to do so by law, etc. Self-service car washes may be permitted if a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is requested and ultimately approved. Based on this information, my opinion is that the only way a reconstruction, or alteration of this use could be considered is via an application being submitted by the property owner (or business owner with landowner permission) to allow the use and the proposed expansions. There can be no expansion without a CUP, nonconforming uses are not allowed to be expanded by right.