Title
PLN170296 - CABRERA (CHAPIN LIVING TRUST)
Public hearing to provide early assessment of an applicant-requested general plan amendment to adopt a Special Treatment Area allowing commercial cannabis retail on Farmland zoned property (former McShane's Nursery).
Project Location: 115 & 115 A Monterey Salinas Highway, Greater Salinas Area Plan (APN: 207-131-004-000 and 207-131-005-000)
Proposed CEQA action: No CEQA action required for early assessment since the action is not defined as a "project" pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines.
Report
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Planning Commission assess the proposed General Plan amendment to adopt a Special Treatment Area allowing commercial cannabis retail sales on a farmland-zoned property and provide feedback to staff.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Applicant: Don Chapin
Agent: Cerissa Skinner
Property Owner: The Chapin Living Trust
APN: 207-131-004-000; 207-131-005-000
Parcel Size: 0.79 acres and 2.0 acres respectively
Zoning: Farmlands/40 acre [F/40]
Plan Area: Greater Salinas Area Plan
Flagged and Staked: No
SUMMARY
The Housing and Community Development Department has received an application to consider adoption of a Special Treatment Area for two parcels off Highway 68, south of the City of Salinas. This application follows the denial of a proposal for a cannabis dispensary by the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors due to inconsistency with the zoning code. The Zoning Code does not allow commercial cannabis retail sales within the Farmland zoning designation. Amending the General Plan to designate the site as a Special Treatment Area would address the underlying legal non-conforming use of the property as well as provide an opportunity to permit a cannabis retailer at the site. The item before the Planning Commission is an early assessment of the proposed amendment pursuant to Section 21.91.030 of the Inland Zoning Ordinance pertaining to the process for consideration of a General Plan amendment.
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