Title
REF150048 - OUTDOOR CANNABIS CULTIVATION PILOT PROGRAM
Continued from May 8, 2019; 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.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission recommend that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Find the ordinances qualify as statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to California Business and Professions Code section 26055(h), exempting ordinances adopted prior to July 1, 2019 that require discretionary review of individual permits which are individually subject to CEQA review;
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 A, Attachment 1); 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 A, Attachment 2).
SUMMARY:
On May 8, 2019, the Planning Commission considered two draft ordinances (inland and coastal) prepared to reflect direction from the Board's Cannabis Committee (standing committee) for establishing regulations for outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation on a limited basis (pilot program). At the hearing, the Planning Commission requested that the purpose of the pilot program be defined, that measurements be developed for review of the pilot program in the future, and directed staff to make specific revisions to the draft ordinances.
Based on direction, staff ha...
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