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PUBLIC HEARING - ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT - ORDINANCE TO ALLOW COMMERCIAL CULTIVATION OF MEDICAL CANNABIS WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - FILE NO. REZ15-007
BACKGROUND: In response to recent state legislation, the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act (MMRSA), and unanimous City Council direction provided on January 19, 2016, staff has prepared an ordinance adding Chapter 20-46, Titled Medical Cannabis Cultivation to the Santa Rosa City Code. This Chapter as proposed would allow the commercial cultivation of medical cannabis in the General Commercial (CG), Light Industrial (IL), General Industrial (IG), Business Park (BP), and Limited Light Industrial (LIL) Districts with a Conditional Use Permit. The ordinance would apply only to commercial cultivation; it would not apply to personal cultivation which is exempt by state law. On January 19, 2016, the City Council also initiated (7-0-0) a zoning code text amendment effort to comprehensively address medical cannabis. The ord...
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