Title
Receive a report on the Retirement, Remediation and Relocation (RRR) incentive concept; consider options for the development of an RRR ordinance to be administered by the Cannabis Program; discuss Cannabis Program and Resource Management Agency workload priorities; and provide direction to staff.
Project Location: Countywide
CEQA action: Statutorily Exempt per CEQA Guidelines section 15262
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Find that this action is part of a planning study for direction on possible future action and qualifies for a statutory exemption per Section 15262 of the CEQA Guidelines; and
b. Receive a report on the Retirement, Remediation and Relocation (RRR) incentive concept; consider options for the development of an RRR ordinance to be administered by the Cannabis Program; and review the Cannabis Program and Resource Management Agency workload priorities to determine a timeline for this concept; and
c. Provide direction to staff as appropriate.
SUMMARY:
A Retirement, Remediation and Relocation (RRR) Program is a concept intended to incentivize the transfer of development rights from one area to another, often to satisfy criteria which were not met at the original site. Research of this concept as adopted by Humboldt County was prompted by Monterey County constituents potentially being excluded from the legal market when permanent commercial cannabis regulations were adopted, despite having pursued required permits and paying cannabis taxes.
In order to provide a path to compliance, Program staff was directed by the Cannabis Standing Committee to propose criteria for the development of an RRR Program within Monterey County and identify properties which would be eligible for relocation of indoor/mixed light cultivation. After a second workshop with the Standing Committee, revisions were made to the proposed criteria and staff was directed to bring the item to the Board of Supervisors for direction. There ar...
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