TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Executive Office
MEETING DATE: April 8, 2025
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Steve Dunnicliff
PHONE:
707-463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 1 Hour
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Cannabis Cultivation Limits
(Sponsor: Executive Office)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Two separate options for the recommended action have been prepared for the Board's consideration:
Motion 1: Direct staff to return with an Ordinance Amendment to limit the maximum amount of mature cannabis canopy to 10,000 square feet in appropriately zoned areas and provide direction to staff regarding applications for second Cannabis Cultivation Business Licenses (CCBL) allowing additional mature canopy that have already been submitted; or.
Motion 2: Affirm the Board's support for existing cannabis cultivation limits within County Code, which allows for two different types of CCBL on eligible parcels and up to 20,000 square feet of mature cannabis canopy in appropriately zoned areas.
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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 Appl...
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