Memorandum
Date: June 2, 2026
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Director
Patrick Sullivan, Treasurer-Tax Collector
Mary Claybon, Senior Planner
Subject: 1:00 P.M. - PUBLIC HEARING - Consideration of Draft Ordinance to Amend Chapter 21, Articles 18, 19 and 27 regarding Commercial Cannabis Regulation
Executive Summary: The Board has discussed and given direction on Article 27 amendments on March 10, and April 7, 2026. Changes to the permit requirements for cannabis retail businesses require amendments to Articles 18 and 19. Amendments to those sections of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance are itemized below, and attached as redlined versions of the articles and the draft Ordinance. An updated table describing the amendment and where to find the change in the Code is also attached, as well as the map of "FPZ" Farmland Protection Zone boundaries for the Board's convenience. The Board requested clarification of the state's position on cannabis cultivation on land within active Williamson Act contracts, which is also attached.
* Setback from hemp
* Removal of commercial cannabis cultivation from "SR" Suburban Reserve zoning district
* Cannabis Retail - permitting requirements
* Maximum canopy
* Applicant and Property Owner Identification and Background Check
* Background check review - responsible department
* Application processing pause due to active warrants
* Operating hours
* Opt Out and Reduced Canopy guidelines
* Removal of 10-year permit expiration and renewal requirements
* Setbacks from off-site residences
* Incomplete, Inactive and Abandoned applications
* Surety Bond
* Additional restrictions for greenhouses
* Commercial cannabis exclusion areas - adding Clear Lake
* Buffer from "FPZ" Farmland Protection Zone
* Anchor point foundations in "FPZ"
* Riparian setbacks - sync with state
* Annual Performance Reports - review
* Public access to Annual Performance Reports and Inspection Repor...
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