TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Dustin Anderson, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT:
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Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit to Allow an Adult-use Cannabis Dispensary, Located at 2121 W. Jefferson Street (ZBA 2025-03)
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BACKGROUND:
LIAM LLC is the contract purchaser of this property, who is acting on behalf of Veltiste Wellness to seek approval of a Special Use Permit to allow an adult-use cannabis dispensary at this vacant retail property located at 2121 W. Jefferson Street.
The property is zoned B-3 (General Business) district, and the City of Joliet allows adult-use cannabis dispensaries in this zoning district subject to the approval of a Special Use Permit. This vacant retail building was built for a NAPA Auto Parts store in 2014 as the result of a land subdivision with the adjacent Walgreens building that had been constructed in 2004. The two-lot subdivision has shared ingress / egress onto Jefferson Street and Hammes Avenue and shared drive aisles. NAPA Auto Parts vacated the building in June 2024, and the building has been vacant since that time. The surrounding properties are all zoned B-3 (General Business) and feature a mix of commercial uses. The property is not located in the Presence-Saint Joseph Medical Center TIF District.
Veltiste Wellness is a vertically integrated cannabis company focused on health and wellness. If this Special Use Permit is approved, the building at 2121 W. Jefferson Street will be leased to Veltiste Wellness who will operate the dispensary under the name "Bisa Lina Cannabis Dispensary." Veltiste Wellness currently operates a dispensary under this name in Carol Stream, Illinois. Their cultivation operations are based out of Battle Creek, Michigan. Veltiste Wellness operations team and partners have operated and consulted with many dispensaries in several markets including California, Oklahoma, and Michigan. Upon Joliet municipal approval, Veltiste Wellness will purchase a Conditional Adult Use Dispen...
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