TO: GENERAL GOVERNMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
FROM: Executive Office
MEETING DATE: March 26, 2025
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Steve Dunnicliff
PHONE:
707-463-4441
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 1.5 Hours
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Including a Recommendation to the Board of Supervisors Regarding Cannabis Cultivation Limits
(Sponsor: Executive Office)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Provide recommendations to the Board of Supervisors whether the limits of cannabis cultivation should be changed from what is currently permissible.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
On April 23, 2024, the General Government Committee received notification that a plain reading of Mendocino County Code, as had been adopted by the Board, did not limit second Commercial Cannabis Cultivation License (CCBL) types on a single eligible parcel to only that of a nursery.
On September 10, 2024, the Board directed staff to prepare an ordinance amendment so that the plain reading of MCC ?10A.17.070(D) would limit all non-nursery CCBL cannabis canopy to 10,000 square feet per parcel. Additionally, the Board directed MCD to pause its review of all CCBL applications that were submitted after April 24, 2024, and which sought to obtain two (2) separate non-nursery CCBLs on a parcel with a total cannabis canopy over 10,000 square feet (the "Applications"). The Board also provided staff with direction to present options on how MCD should handle those Applications given that the ordinance amendment would prohibit the issuance of the CCBLs sought by the Applications.
On October 22, 2024, in response to Board direction, an Ordinance Amendment was brought forward which would have expressly prohibited parcels from exceeding 10,000 square feet of mature canopy and provided information for the Board to direct staff regarding the handling of the Applications. The Board declined to take action, meaning the Mendocino County Code regarding cannabis densit...
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