Planning Board report to Council regarding Zoning Amendment to section 6.10.6 - Marijuana Buffer Zones
CITY OF SALEM
PLANNING BOARD
Report of the Planning Board to City Council
Re: Marijuana Buffer Zones
March 18, 2022
At its meeting on March 17, 2022, the Planning Board discussed a proposed amendment to the
Zoning Ordinance to amend Section 6.10.6 to eliminate the buffer zones that prohibit the siting
of marijuana establishments within 500 feet of houses of worship and funeral homes or within
1000 feet from institutions of higher education, colleges or universities , which was referred
from the March 7, 2022, joint public hearing with the City Council.
The Planning Board voted six (6) in favor (Bill Griset, Tom Furey, Helen Sides, Sarah Tarbet, Todd
Waller, Carole Hamilton) and zero (0) opposed to recommend that the City Council adopt the
proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance.
If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact Tom Daniel, AICP, Director of
Planning & Community Development, at 978-619-5685.
Sincerely,
William Griset
Chair
CC: Ilene Simmons, City Clerk