Title
REF150048 - Inland & REF160042 - Coastal
Commercial Cannabis (Marijuana) Regulations
Public hearing to consider:
a. Adoption of an ordinance amending Title 21 (non-coastal zoning ordinance) of the Monterey County Code to regulate medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis activities in the inland unincorporated area of Monterey County consistent with state law;
b. Adoption of a resolution of intent to:
1. Adopt an ordinance amending the Monterey County Coastal Implementation Plan, Part 1 and Part 2 (Title 20, coastal zoning ordinance) of the Monterey County Code to regulate commercial cannabis activities in the coastal zone of unincorporated Monterey County consistent with state law; and
2. Amend the text of the North County Land Use Plan to allow permitting of commercial cannabis activities at the former Kaiser National Refractories site located at 7697 Highway 1, Moss Landing, notwithstanding the coastal-dependent industrial land use designation on the site;
c. Adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 7.90 to the Monterey County Code to add commercial adult-use cannabis activities to the County's current commercial medical cannabis permit regulatory structure and to regulate the operation of commercial adult-use cannabis activities in a manner that is consistent with state law; and
d. Adoption of an ordinance amending Section 7.02.060 of the Monterey County Code to add commercial adult-use cannabis activities as a type of business that must obtain a business license within the unincorporated area of Monterey County.
Location: County-wide
Proposed CEQA action: Statutorily exempt pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 26055(h) (CEQA exemption for the adoption of local commercial cannabis regulations that require subsequent discretionary permits that are themselves subject to CEQA review).
(REVISED ATTACHMENT D SUBMITTED; REVISED ATTACHMENT H SUBMITTED AND ADDED MEMORANDUM - REVISION SUBMITTED VIA SUPPLEMENTAL)
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