City Council
MEETING DATE: 5/24/2017
TITLE:
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Discussion of Medical Cannabis Regulations
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FROM:
Pat Milos, Community Development Director
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
This item is presented for information, discussion and direction only
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BACKGROUND:
1. On November 23, 2016, pursuant to Government Code section 65858, the City Council of the City of Cathedral City enacted by a four-fifths vote Ordinance No. 785 as an urgency measure imposing a 45-day moratorium on the approval of new cannabis dispensaries The Ordinance prohibits the approval of any application for a medical cannabis dispensary license under Chapter 5.88 of the Cathedral City Municipal Code or a conditional use permit for a dispensary under Chapter 9.108 of the Cathedral City Municipal Code unless a complete application form, including all required supporting documentation and the application deposit fee was submitted by close of business on November 23, 2016. Government Code section 65858 allows an initial 45-day moratorium to be extended for up to 10 months and 15 days after a noticed public hearing is held. A second extension for up to an additional 12 months is also allowed.
2. On December 14, 2016, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 786 extending the moratorium for a period of six months, with a new expiration date of July 7, 2017 and retained the right to further extend the moratorium for the remaining four months and fifteen days allowed under Government Code section 65858.
3. On February 8, 2017, the City Council adopted Ordinance 798 amending Chapter 9.108 of the Municipal Code to establish land use regulations for medical cannabis testing laboratories, distribution sites, and transportation sites. That ordinance allowed these uses in the following locations:
Distribution facilities are conditionally permitted in (I-1) Light Industrial, (OS) Open Space, (CBP-2) Commercial Business Park, and (PCC) Planned Community Commercial Districts.
Transportat...
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