Memorandum
Date: June 7, 2022
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Mary Darby, Community Development Director
Subject: Consideration of Task Force/Ad Hoc Committee to Add Article 73 to Chapter 21 of Lake County Zoning Ordinance to Address Commercial Cannabis Permitting Activities and Enforcement.
Executive Summary:
On May 24, 2022, CDD presented to the Board of Supervisors a proposed Revised Cannabis
Ordinance to address Commercial Cannabis Permitting Activities and Enforcement. During the presentation, staff recommended that the Board provide a pathway for CDD to work with an appointed Commercial Cannabis Task Force committee to further address cannabis permitting activities.
As an important next step, I am recommending to the Board that a Task Force / Ad Hoc Committee be considered and approved to advance the orderly development of Draft #1 Revised Cannabis Ordinance. It is the goal of this appointed Commercial Cannabis Task Force to assist CDD in bridging the gap between stakeholders by developing meaningful actions and recommending solid regulatory standards that will address concerns surrounding: 1) The community; 2) Land Use & Zoning; and 3) The Environment.
CDD is recommending a seven member Task Force / Ad Hoc Committee to comprise of one representative from each of following organizations or groups: 1) Tribal Government, 2) Lake County Cannabis Alliance, 3) County Counsel, 4) Community Member, 5) Planning Commission, 6) Department of Cannabis Control, 7) University/Educational System, 8) Law or Code Enforcement, and 9) a Board of Supervisor. Attached is an application for consideration, attendance sheets and comments received from the Cannabis Workshops, and CDD's recommended topics and logistics to support Task Force. Refer to attachments.
CDD's Recommendations to guide the Task Force:
I. Number of Task Force Members: 9
II. Goals: To review, discuss, consider and develop guidelines for regulatory solutions surrounding Comm...
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