Joe Sheehan wants to expand his hemp and honey farm outside of West Chicago to include retail space as well as perhaps a cannabis dispensary. The West Chicago and Winfield leaders have criticized his proposal. Three months after county board members approved zoning code amendments allowing recreational cannabis stores in outlying areas, Sheehan made her request. Joe Sheehan‘s proposal for rezoning was rejected by the county’s zoning board of appeals. West Chicago’s counsel promised that the city would “take all action to safeguard its rights” in a letter to the county board.
Joe Sheehan wants to expand his hemp and honey farm outside of West Chicago to include retail space as well as perhaps a cannabis dispensary. A vote on Sheehan’s request to rezone 5 acres of his family’s 22-acre farm on Roosevelt Road, roughly a mile west of Winfield Road, is anticipated from the DuPage County Board on Tuesday.
The zoning would change from residential to business as a result of his request. Three months after county board members approved zoning code amendments allowing recreational cannabis stores in outlying areas, Sheehan made her request....
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