City Council
MEETING DATE: 1/12/2015
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Appeal of Planning Commission Determination of Incompleteness on Conditional Use Permit Application for Sunshine Coast Wellness Medical Marijuana Dispensary located at 68-031 Ramon Road in Cathedral City
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FROM:
Nicholas Hermsen, Deputy City Attorney
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
The City Attorney's Office recommends that the City Council hear an appeal of the decision of the Planning Commission determining that the Dispensary Conditional Use Permit application was incomplete and then affirm the decision of the Planning Commission.
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BACKGROUND:
A. The Newly Enacted Ordinance and Planning Commission Determination
The City Council recently enacted a new ordinance which allows three medical marijuana dispensaries to open and operate in the City, subject to a Conditional Use Permit ("CUP"). (The full ordinance is found at Cathedral City Municipal Code ("CCMC") chapter 9.108). Under the ordinance, a deadline was established to submit a CUP application to the City, after which a lottery was held to determine in which order the applications would be processed. A total of 24 applications were received, the lottery was held, and each of the applications has been ranked.
The instant application for Sunshine Coast Wellness is for the fifth-ranked application under the lottery, and was considered after the Planning Commission took other action on certain higher-ranked dispensaries. The proposed location is 68-031 Ramon Road. The matter was considered by the Planning Commission on December 17, 2014, which determined that the proposed application was incomplete because the applicant did not submit a detailed floor plan, which is required by CCMC section 9.108.080(B).
The entire administrative record for the Planning Commission meeting is attached to this staff report, including: (a) The Planning Commission Staff Report (both the initial staff report and a revised staff ...
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