A permit to allow deviations from certain development standards for the expansion of a marijuana dispensary was approved recently by the Mesa Board of Adjustment.

The board voted 5-0 Nov. 5 on a consent agenda with other items to approve the substantial conformance improvement permit for Mint Dispensary, 330 E. Southern Ave. Board members Gerson Barrera and Troy Glover were absent.

Two access drives from Southern Avenue will be consolidated into one as part of the project. Existing access off Wilbur will remain, Planner Charlotte Bridges said during a study session prior to the meeting.

Sixteen parking spaces are required and 50 will be available because it is a shared parking lot with industrial users to the north, she said.

“That existing building on the east side of the lot will be

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