Foothills County is considering bylaw amendments that would allow retail cannabis stores to set up shop in a specific area after several potential business operators approached the County about the possibility.
A public hearing into proposed bylaw amendments to allow cannabis stores will take place at 10 a.m. on Nov. 15 at the Foothills County administration building in High River.
Retail cannabis businesses are not addressed in the County's land use bylaw, and changes are required before those businesses would be able to set up shop.
Amendments would apply to commercial businesses within the Heritage Pointe Shopping Plaza, located north of Dunbow Road between Highway 2 and 2A.
The County said that is the only location being considered for retail cannabis sales at this time.
If amendments are approved, proposed retail cannabis stores would need further approval through a County-issued development permit and would be subject to Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (AGLC) regulations.
Participants may attend the public hearing in-person or online using Zoom, and a livestream and video recording will be available at foothillscounty.ab.ca.
A second public hearing scheduled that day will consider additional changes to the land use bylaw, this time regarding secondary suites. That hearing is set to begin at 1:30 p.m.
Foothills County advertised the public hearings in the Western Wheel on Nov. 1 and 8.
