Title
REF190027 Industrial Hemp Pilot Program
Public hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 21.49 of Title 21 of the Monterey County Code (non-coastal zoning) to extend the industrial hemp pilot program through December 31, 2022, and to amend the Sectional District Maps to add the Industrial Hemp Zoning Overlay District ("HMP" District) to portions of parcels that are outside of the rural center and community area buffers established in the industrial hemp pilot program.
Location: County-wide
Proposed CEQA action: The ordinance is categorically exempt pursuant to Sections 15305 and 15306 of the CEQA Guidelines.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Find that the ordinance qualifies for a categorical exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15305 and 15306 of the CEQA Guidelines, which exempt minor alterations in land use limitations in areas with an average slope of less than twenty percent (20%) that do not result in any changes in land use or density and information collection, research, experimental management and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. This ordinance extends a limited term pilot program for the purposes of information collection, applies to lands that allow agricultural uses as a principal use, is limited to lands that have previously been cultivated, and to lands with an average slope of less than 20%; and
b. Adopt an ordinance (Attachment A) to amend Chapter 21.49 of Title 21 of the Monterey County Code (non-coastal zoning) to extend the industrial hemp pilot program through December 31, 2022, and amend the Sectional District Maps to add the Industrial Hemp Zoning Overlay District ("HMP" District) to portions of parcels that are outside of the rural center and community area buffers established in the industrial hemp pilot program.
SUMMARY:
The Board of Supe...
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