Cheney commission recommends Marijuana Overlay Zone

The Cheney Planning Commission is unanimously recommending adoption of an ordinance creating Marijuana Overlay Zone in the northeast portion of the city. The recommendation, made after a public hearing at the commission’s March 9 meeting, will restrict the location of any marijuana outlet to the zone that encompasses all of the Farmers and Merchants Center at the southeast corner of First Street and Cheney-Spokane Road.

The commission conducted a workshop on the ordinance at its Feb. 9 meeting. City planner Brett Lucas said no changes had been made since then except for legal formatting, and t...