After nearly a dozen residents voiced opposition last week to a proposed cannabis dispensary, Costa Mesa’s planning commissioners stalled a vote on whether to approve it.
The vote was postponed to Aug. 8 upon request by the applicant who was absent from the meeting; but it didn’t stop residents from expressing their disdain for its proposed location—1072 Bristol Street, Suite 100—which is adjacent to several residential backyards.
“The [dispensary’s] entrance does not face the street, the entrance is in the parking lot which faces the homes,” a resident told the commission at a July 25 meeting.
She said the location is less than 50 feet from her back patio, including her teenage daughter’s bedroom overlooking the parking lot and building….