City Council
MEETING DATE: 1/12/2015
TITLE:
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Appeal of: Planning Commission (1) Decision Granting Conditional Use Permit Number 14-011 to Green Cross Pharma located at 68730 Summit Drive in Cathedral City; and (2) Decision Granting CEQA Exemption for same
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FROM:
Charles R. Green, City Attorney
Nicholas Hermsen, Deputy City Attorney
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council hear an appeal of the decisions of the Planning Commission (1) Determining that the application for Conditional Use Permit Number 14-011 for Green Cross Pharma is complete; (2) Granting of Conditional Use Permit Number 14-011 to Green Cross Pharma; and (3) Granting CEQA Exemption same; hold a public hearing; and then uphold the Planning Commission Decisions on all issues, based upon the findings contained in this Staff Report and upon any oral findings made by the City Council.
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BACKGROUND:
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 ordinance regulating medical marijuana dispensaries is codified at CCMC chapter 9.108, the "Ordinance")). Under the Ordinance, a deadline was established to submit a complete CUP application to the City by 2:00 p.m. on September 23, 2104, 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 at 2:15 pm on September 23, 2014, and each of the applications has been ranked.
The instant application for Green Cross Pharma is for the first-ranked application under the lottery ("Proposed CUP"). The proposed location is 68730 Summit Drive. The matter was considered by the Planning Commission on December 17, 2014. At that time, the Planning Commission: (1) Found the application itse...
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