Drive-Thru Marijuana Dispensary Proposed In Metuchen

METUCHEN, NJ – A drive-thru marijuana dispensary has been proposed in Metuchen.

Dasco Solutions LLC has submitted the application to Metuchen’s Planning Board. The company has proposed the dispensary at 700 Middlesex Avenue. The site is a 3,037 vacant bank building with three drive-thru lanes, according to the application.

The applicant proposes to convert the vacant bank building into a retail cannabis facility. The existing building will be modified to accommodate the new use.

No changes to the existing site plan are currently proposed. There currently is a total of 10 parking spaces on-site.

If approved, anticipated regular business hours will be 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through

Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. There will be a staff of approximately 12 employees,

Which will include part-time and full-time workers, of which four to five employees will be in the store at any given time., according to the application.

There may be a second shift after closing for inventory and prepare online orders received for the next business day. Dasco Solutions anticipates around 120 customers visiting the dispensary every day.

The proposed site is known as Parcel A of the Amended Oakite Redevelopment Plan. The property is comprised of 25,956 square feet and includes the vacant bank building.

The site was the subject of a Planning Board approval memorialized by a resolution adopted on May 1, 2003, which granted site plan and conditional use approval, along with variances and waivers.

Dasco Solutions LLC is seeking conditional use approval along with preliminary and final major site plan approval.

Metuchen’s Planning Board will hear the application on Nov. 2.

For application and other material, click here.

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