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MEMORANDUM
TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: ANITA L. GRANT, County Counsel
DATE: April 2, 2019
SUBJECT: Discussion and Consideration of a Possible Limited Moratorium Relating to the Acceptance of Pre-applications and Applications for Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Use Permits to Allow for the Expeditious Processing of Applications Already Submitted and to Allow for Review of Possible Changes to the Zoning Ordinance to more Efficiently Coordinate the Processing of Such Permits
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
As directed by your Board at your regularly-scheduled meeting of March 26, 2019, the draft moratorium ordinance relating to the acceptance of pre-applications and applications for commercial cannabis cultivation use permits has now been modified.
The modifications made appear in Section One of that ordinance and are as follows:
From the period of April 2 to May 1, 2019, a moratorium will be imposed on the acceptance of pre-applications and applications for use permits for commercial cannabis cultivation and for modifications to minor or major use permit applications for commercial cannabis cultivation.
Beginning on May 1, 2019 and continuing for the period of time the Ordinance remains in effect, a limited number of such applications will be accepted. The Community Development Department shall accept, on a first-come, first-served basis, a maximum of twelve (12) pre-applications for use permits for commercial cannabis cultivation each month and a maximum of twelve (12) applications for use permits for commercial cannabis cultivation each month. For purposes of this limitation, modifications to minor or major use permit applications for commercial cannabis cultivation shall be counted within the maximum of twelve (12) applications for use permits if said modifications require review by the Planning Commission prior to approval.
This approach may allow the County both to efficiently process those pre-applications and applications already submitte...
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