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Brant County is looking for another way to suppress or at least minimize odors coming from cannabis manufacturing facilities.
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County councilors recently recommended that a nuisance bylaw be developed to give the municipality a way to respond to odor concerns from residents.
The recommendation, which comes before county council for approval on Jan. 25, also calls for the hiring of a consultant to help develop the bylaw at a cost of $20,000.
If enacted, the nuisance bylaw will be another step taken by council to address the impact of cannabis manufacturing on the county.
In November 2020, the county revised its cannabis manufacturing facility regulations to address odor and lighting issues raised by residents. The revisions doubled the separation distance from neighboring properties to 300 meters from 150 for facilities that don’t have air treatment control measures.
However, those regulations don’t apply to facilities that existed prior to council’s approval of the revised regulations. Those facilities are deemed “legal non-comforming” and are grandfathered under the previous regulations.
A nuisance by law, however, would apply to all cannabis facilities.
If approved, the bylaw will be developed in conjunction with other regulatory changes brought about by a new official plan expected to be approved in the spring.
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