TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Agriculture, Planning and Building and County Counsel
MEETING DATE: April 4, 2017
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Diane Curry
PHONE:
234-6830
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Mary Lynn Hunt
PHONE:
234-6650
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Matthew Kiedrowski
PHONE:
234-6885
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM:N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Ordinance Adopting Chapter 10A.17 - Medical Cannabis Cultivation Ordinance and Chapter 20.242 - Medical Cannabis Cultivation Site
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt Ordinance adopting Chapter 10A.17 - Medical Cannabis Cultivation Ordinance and Chapter 20.242 - Medical Cannabis Cultivation Site; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
On March 21, 2017, the Board of Supervisors (1) adopted a resolution amending the County's Policies and Procedures for Agricultural Preserves and Williamson Act Contracts related to the cultivation of cannabis; (2) adopted a resolution adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Medical Cannabis Cultivation Regulation (Chapters 10A.17 and 20.242); and (3) introduced and waived reading of the Ordinance adopting Chapter 10A.17 - Medical Cannabis Cultivation Ordinance and Chapter 20.242 - Medical Cannabis Cultivation Site.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Board of Supervisors intends to establish the Medical Cannabis Cultivation Regulation (MCCR) to govern the cultivation of medical cannabis in unincorporated Mendocino County, outside the coastal zone. The MCCR will be established through County Code amendments to add two new chapters. Chapter 10A.17-Medical Cannabis Cultivation Ordinance of the Mendocino County Code-will be administered by the Agricultural Commissioner's Office to regulate cannabis cultivation, establish a permitting program, and require compliance with environmental and public health regulations. Chapter 20.242-Medical Cannabis Cult...
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