The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors has cleared the way for an indoor commercial cannabis cultivation business to operate on Sellers Avenue, despite vocal opposition from city officials and residents.
The unanimous decision to grant Diablo Valley Farms a land-use permit appears to be the final ruling in a lengthy back and forth between the business owner, the county, Brentwood leaders and residents over whether the proposed business would be too dangerous, smelly and close to Brentwood’s Sunset Park Athletic Complex, 175 feet away.
In the end, the facility’s approval was enabled with a couple of amended conditions of approval to address safety concerns, and the supervisors unanimously agreeing that the athletic complex doesn’t fit the county’s definition of a youth center, which would have required a 1,000-foot buffer between the park and the operation.
“I want people to know I would never let something come in that I didn’t think was good,” said District 3 Supervisor Diane Burgis.
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