Colorado Springs commission to consider Exotic Cropz cultivation expansion
The applicant says the permit would let medical and recreational cultivation share about 4,600 square feet inside an existing building; city staff says the request meets conditional-use criteria.
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The Colorado Springs Planning Commission is scheduled to consider Oct. 14 Exotic Cropz LLC’s request to expand marijuana cultivation inside its North Academy Boulevard building. The applicant says the permit would let its medical and recreational operations share about 4,600 square feet there.
The project statement describes the expansion as entirely inside the existing space at 1785 N. Academy Blvd., Suite 165, with no building addition, exterior construction or site changes. It lists about 1,064 square feet currently used for medical cultivation and 1,531 square feet for recreational cultivation, but does not divide the proposed 4,600 square feet between the two operations. The applicant cautions that the area figures may change after verification. The project statement describes the proposed expansion.
The application seeks to expand the medical cultivation use that has operated at the site since 2014. City staff describes that use as legally nonconforming under code changes. The site received separate approval for retail marijuana cultivation in 2025; the applicant’s area description says both medical and recreational operations would use the proposed space.
Staff says the application meets the conditional-use criteria in City Code Section 7.5.601, which address use-specific standards, compatibility with surrounding uses and impacts, and infrastructure capacity. The city’s presentation also says the proposed facility would have no outdoor cultivation or on-site consumption and would meet applicable building and fire requirements for ventilation and filtration. It says the listed distancing requirements do not apply to medical cultivation. The presentation summarizes staff’s findings and the public comments.
The city mailed 209 notices within 1,000 feet and received three comments raising concerns about compatibility, noise, odors, environmental impacts and compliance with city and state rules for marijuana businesses. The presentation summarizes the concerns without attributing each one to a specific commenter.
The commission is scheduled to consider the permit on Oct. 14, 2026. The application remains pending.