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File #: 23-1005    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Approval Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/2/2023 In control: County Counsel
On agenda: 10/17/2023 Final action:
Title: Discussion and Possible Action Including Introduction and Waive First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapters 20.118 and 20.119 of the Mendocino County Code to Amend the Procedures to Establish or Modify Cannabis Accommodation and Commercial Cannabis Prohibition Districts and Eliminate the Listing of Individual Districts (Sponsors: County Counsel and Planning and Building Services)
Attachments: 1. Ordinance, 2. Ordinance - CA-CP Amendments - Redline, 3. Ordinance Summary - CA-CP Amendments

TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: County Counsel and Planning and Building Services
MEETING DATE: October 17, 2023


DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Christian Curtis
PHONE:
707-234-6885
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Matthew Kiedrowski
PHONE:
707-234-6885
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Julia Krog
PHONE:
707-234-6650


ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda

TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 1.5 Hours


AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Including Introduction and Waive First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapters 20.118 and 20.119 of the Mendocino County Code to Amend the Procedures to Establish or Modify Cannabis Accommodation and Commercial Cannabis Prohibition Districts and Eliminate the Listing of Individual Districts
(Sponsors: County Counsel and Planning and Building Services)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Introduce and waive first reading of an ordinance amending Chapters 20.118 and 20.119 of the Mendocino County Code to amend the procedures to establish or modify Cannabis Accommodation and Commercial Cannabis Prohibition districts and eliminate the listing of individual districts; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
By Ordinance No. 4420, adopted on December 4, 2018, the Board of Supervisors adopted Chapters 20.118 and 20.119 establishing procedures for the creation of Cannabis Accommodation (CA) and Commercial Cannabis Prohibition (CP) Districts, and adopted several districts. Multiple applications for the creation of additional such districts have been made since 2018.

SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Chapters 20.118 and 20.119 use similar procedures for how a district may be formed. In particular, one or more property owners within the boundaries of a proposed district may apply for the formation of the district, and must show a petition or some other documentation of support from at least sixty percent (60%) of the district landowners.

The procedures for CA and CP Districts are different than the normal pr...

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