Title
REF150048 - Medical Marijuana Regulations
Continued from June 22, 2016: Public hearing to consider making a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors regarding County ordinances establishing land use and permitting regulations for commercial medical cannabis activities and personal medical cannabis cultivation including:
a. An Ordinance amending Title 21 (non-coastal zoning ordinance) of the Monterey County Code to regulate commercial medical cannabis activities in the inland unincorporated area of Monterey County.
b. An Ordinance amending the Monterey County Coastal Implementation Plan, Part 1 (Title 20, coastal zoning ordinance) of the Monterey County Code to regulate commercial medical cannabis activities in the coastal zone of unincorporated Monterey County; and
c. c. An Ordinance adding Chapters 7.90 and 7.95 to the Monterey County Code requiring an annual commercial medical cannabis permit for commercial medical cannabis activities and requiring an annual personal medical cannabis permit for personal cultivation of one hundred square feet or less of medical marijuana exclusively for personal use.
Proposed CEQA Action: Negative Declaration prepared
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission adopt the resolution attached as Exhibit A, prepared per the Planning Commission's motion of intent, recommending that the Board of Supervisors not adopt the ordinances establishing regulations for medical marijuana as drafted, and providing suggestions for the revision of the ordinances prior to their adoption. The draft ordinances include:
a. An ordinance amending Title 21 (non-coastal zoning ordinance) of the Monterey County Code to regulate commercial medical cannabis activities in the inland unincorporated area of Monterey County. This ordinance establishes certain specified commercial medical cannabis activities, including cultivation within existing greenhouses and industrial buildings as well as manufacturing, te...
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