Title
REF150048 - OUTDOOR CANNABIS CULTIVATION PILOT PROGRAM
Public hearing to consider making a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on draft ordinances amending Monterey County Code (coastal and non-coastal zoning ordinances) to create a pilot program establishing permit requirements and regulations for limited outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation in the Big Sur, Carmel Valley, and Cachagua Planning areas.
(Outdoor Pilot Program - REF150048)
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission recommend that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Find the ordinances statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act;
2. Approve two draft ordinances amending:
a. Title 20 of the Monterey County Code (coastal zoning) to create a pilot program establishing land use regulations for limited outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation in the Big Sur Land Use Plan area (Exhibit B); and
b. Title 21 of the Monterey County Code (non-coastal zoning) to create a pilot program establishing land use regulations for limited outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation in the Carmel Valley Master Plan and Cachagua Area Plan (Exhibit C).
SUMMARY:
Based on direction from the Board of Supervisors and the Cannabis Committee, Resource Management Agency (RMA) staff prepared draft ordinances amending Titles 20 and 21 of the Monterey County Code (coastal and non-coastal) to establish a pilot program for permitting limited outdoor cannabis cultivation in the Big Sur Land Use Plan area (coastal) (Exhibit B), and Carmel Valley Master Plan and Cachagua Area Plan areas (non-coastal) (Exhibit C).
The draft ordinances would establish a five year pilot program for permitting and regulation of limited outdoor cannabis cultivation only in the following areas of unincorporated Monterey County: Big Sur Land Use Plan, Carmel Valley Master Plan, and Cachagua Area Plan. The purpose of the pilot program is to gather data and gain experience for future consideration of long-...
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