Leaders in Brentwood are formally urging the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors to uphold the county planning commission’s denial of a cannabis cultivation permit for an unincorporated Brentwood business some say is too close to the nearby Sunset Park Athletic Complex.
The county zoning administrator approved the proposed Sellers Avenue facility last year, but the city appealed that decision to the county’s planning commission. That commission voted to halt the endeavor because it’s located just 170 feet east of the Brentwood park.
Diablo Valley Farms owner Bob Nunn has appealed that decision to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, which is expected to rule during a public meeting in late March or early April.
Brentwood Vice Mayor Johnny Rodriguez said he’s not in favor of the pot farm being built near the park.
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