HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2023 1219 REG PC ITEM 08BCITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
Planning Commission Meeting
of December 19, 2023 Item: 8.B.
ACTION: Approved Staff Recommendation,
Including Adoption of Resolution
No. PC-2023-704.
BY: J. Lugo
A. Consider Resolution No. PC-2023-704 Recommending to the City Council
Approval of Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2023-03 to Comply with Business
and Professions Code Section 26320 et seq (Senate Bill 1186 (2022)), Including
Adding Chapter 8.65 (Commercial Cannabis Activity Prohibited), Modifying
Chapters 17.08 (Definitions), Table 17.20.050(D), Table 17.20.060(A), and
17.20.070(A) and (D) of the Moorpark Municipal Code to Clarify the Prohibition of
Commercial Cannabis Activity Throughout the City, Except to Allow Licensed
Nonstorefront Retail (Delivery Only) Medicinal Cannabis Businesses as a
Conditionally Permitted Use Within the M-1 Zone Subject to Location Criteria and
Make a Determination of Exemption Pursuant to the California Environmental
Quality Act in Connection Therewith. Staff Recommendation: 1) Open the public
hearing, accept public testimony, and close the public hearing; and 2) Adopt
Resolution No. PC-2023-704 recommending to the City Council adoption of an
ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2023-03. (Staff: Doug
Spondello)
MOORPARK PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable Planning Commission
FROM: Doug Spondello, AICP, Deputy Community Development Director
DATE: 12/19/2023 Regular Meeting
SUBJECT: Consider Resolution No. PC-2023-704 Recommending to the City
Council Approval of Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2023-03 to
Comply with Business and Professions Code Section 26320 et seq
(Senate Bill 1186 (2022)), Including Adding Chapter 8.65 (Commercial
Cannabis Activity Prohibited), Modifying Chapters 17.08 (Definitions),
Table 17.20.050(D), Table 17.20.060(A), and 17.20.070(A) and (D) of the
Moorpark Municipal Code to Clarify the Prohibition of Commercial
Cannabis Activity Throughout the City, Except to Allow Licensed
Nonstorefront Retail (Delivery Only) Medicinal Cannabis Businesses
as a Conditionally Permitted Use Within the M-1 Zone Subject to
Location Criteria and Make a Determination of Exemption Pursuant to
the California Environmental Quality Act in Connection Therewith
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
1.Open the public hearing, accept public testimony, and close the public hearing; and
2.Adopt Resolution No. PC-2023-704 recommending to the City Council adoption of an
ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2023-03.
BACKGROUND
In 2022 the Governor signed Senate Bill 1186 (Attachment 1), which was codified in
Business and Professions Code as Section 26320 et seq (hereinafter referred to as
“SB1186”). Effective on January 1, 2024, this law precludes cities from imposing or
maintaining regulations that prohibit the delivery of medicinal cannabis to authorized
patients within a city. Furthermore, SB1186 precludes public agencies from completely
prohibiting the establishment of a physical premises for the retail sale of medicinal
cannabis by delivery (also known as nonstorefront retail) within their jurisdictions. Local
jurisdictions are prohibited from imposing any regulations that would limit:
1.The number of medicinal cannabis businesses authorized to deliver medicinal
cannabis in the local jurisdiction;
2.The operating hours of medicinal cannabis businesses;
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3. The number or frequency of sales by delivery of medicinal cannabis;
4. The types or quantities of medicinal cannabis authorized to be sold by delivery;
and
5. The establishment of at least one physical premises from which retail sale by
delivery of medicinal cannabis within the jurisdiction is conducted by a licensed
nonstorefront retailer.
The City of Moorpark currently restricts all types of cannabis businesses, including the
delivery of medicinal cannabis and does not permit any locations for the retail sale of
medicinal cannabis by delivery. Therefore, the proposed actions associated with this
Zoning Ordinance Amendment revise the Code to comply with state law, while
maintaining the ability of the City to responsibly regulate these uses pursuant to SB1186.
It is important to note that Staff is not aware of any pending applications nor public
inquiries to establish this use in Moorpark to-date.
DISCUSSION
The proposed changes to the Municipal Code necessary to secure compliance with
SB1186 are summarized below and also included as Attachment 3, Exhibit A.
Chapter 8 (Health and Safety) - The following additions are proposed to Chapter 8 to
address commercial cannabis businesses and delivery operations Citywide. Overall,
these changes consolidate City-wide regulations and prohibitions that are were previously
located solely within the Zoning Code. Therefore, this change clearly indicates that
activities associated with cannabis may not be conducted in the City at-large beyond the
scope of particular properties or zones.
Chapter 8.65 Commercial Cannabis Activity Prohibited
8.65.010 - Prohibition on commercial cannabis activity, facilities, and cannabis deliveries.
A. Commercial cannabis activity, as defined by Chapter 17.08, is prohibited in all zones in the
City. No person or entity may establish or operate a commercial cannabis facility within city limits.
A property owner may not allow its property to be used by any person or entity as a commercial
cannabis facility.
B. Notwithstanding paragraph A, the establishment of a physical premises for nonstorefront retail
(delivery only) medicinal cannabis businesses, as defined by Chapter 17.08, may be permitted,
subject to Table 17.20.060(D)(10)(b), with a CUP in the M-1 zone only when any property line at
the proposed location is more than 600 feet from the nearest property line of any existing
residentially-zoned property, school, park, licensed daycare facility or youth center, or religious
facility.
C. Notwithstanding paragraph A, the delivery of cannabis to any person within the City limits is
prohibited, except for deliveries of medicinal cannabis to a medicinal cannabis patient or their
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primary caregivers by licensed medicinal cannabis businesses and transporting cannabis through
the jurisdictional limits of the city for delivery to a person located outside the city, where such
transport does not involve delivery within the jurisdictional limits of the city.
D. This chapter shall not prohibit any commercial cannabis activity that the City is required by
State law to permit within its jurisdiction pursuant to the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis
Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) as codified in Division 10 of the Business and Professions
Code, or other law, as the same may be amended from time to time.
Chapter 17.08 (Definitions) - Additions are proposed to include definitions for the following
terms in the Zoning Code in a manner that is consistent with state law.
“Medicinal cannabis” means medicinal cannabis or medicinal cannabis products, as those terms
are defined in Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code.
“Medicinal cannabis business” means a retailer authorized to engage in the retail sale by delivery
of medicinal cannabis to medicinal cannabis patients pursuant to a Medicinal License (M-license)
issued by the State of California.
“Medicinal cannabis patient” means a qualified patient, as defined in Section 11362.7 of the
Health and Safety Code, who possesses a physician’s recommendation that complies with Article
25 (commencing with Section 2525) of Chapter 5 of Division 2, or a qualified patient or primary
caregiver for a qualified patient issued a valid identification card pursuant to Section 11362.71 of
the Health and Safety Code.
“Nonstorefront retail (delivery only) medicinal cannabis business” means a medicinal cannabis
businesses conducting business exclusively by delivery to medicinal cannabis patients or their
primary caregivers that is closed to the public pursuant to a Type 9 retail license with an M-
designation issued by the State of California.
For reference, Chapter 17.08 already defines “commercial cannabis activity”
as: “Commercial cannabis activity” includes the cultivation, possession, manufacture,
distribution, processing, storing, laboratory testing, packaging, labeling, transportation,
delivery or sale of cannabis and cannabis products, and includes the activities of any
business licensed by the state under Division 10 of the Business and Professions Code.
Table 17.20.050 (Permitted Uses in Open Space, Agricultural, Residential and Special
Purpose Zones) - Modifications are proposed to Table 17.20.050(D)(18) to remove rather
complicated existing language related to deliveries that will now be addressed with the
changes to Chapter 8, and instead clarify existing prohibitions regarding commercial
cannabis activity within these zones.
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PERMITTED USES IN OPEN SPACE, AGRICULTURAL, RESIDENTIAL, AND
SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONES
— = Not permitted
P = Permitted
AP = Administrative Permit
ZC = Permitted by Zoning Clearance
TUP = Permitted by Temporary Use Permit
CUP = Permitted by Conditional Use Permit
Zones O-S A-E R-A R-E R-L R-1 R-
2
R-3 TPD
D. Accessory and Miscellaneous Uses
18.Commercial Cannabis Activity Delivery
of adult use or medicinal cannabis,
including, but not limited to, deliveries from
mobile dispensaries, except for deliveries
of medicinal cannabis to a medicinal
cannabis patient or their primary
caregivers by licensed medicinal cannabis
businesses, as those terms are defined in
state law, and transporting cannabis
through the jurisdictional limits of the city
for delivery to a person located outside the
city, where such transport does not involve
delivery within the jurisdictional limits of the
city
— — — — — — — — —
Table 17.203.060 (Permitted Uses in Commercial and Industrial Zones) - Changes to the
table below further clarify that commercial cannabis is prohibited in commercial and
industrial zones, except for the required allowance of nonstorefront retail (delivery only)
medicinal cannabis businesses. As proposed, this use would be allowed within the M-1
industrial zone with an approved Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and only when the
property maintains required setbacks from established sensitive uses. A preliminary map
indicating areas of the City zoned M-1 which are distanced appropriately from sensitive
uses is provided in Attachment 2.
Table 17.20.060
PERMITTED USES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES
— = Not permitted
P = Permitted
AP = Administrative Permit
ZC = Permitted by Zoning Clearance
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TUP = Permitted by Temporary Use Permit
CUP = Permitted by Conditional Use Permit
Zones C-O C-1 C-P-D/
C-2
C-OT M-1 M-2 I I-F
A. Retail and Service Uses
10. Commercial Cannabis Activity
a. Prohibited in all zones, except as
required by state law, as provided in “b”
below
— — — — — — — —
b. Nonstorefront retail (delivery only)
medicinal cannabis business in a
physical premises only when any
property line at the proposed location is
more than 600 feet from the nearest
property line of any existing residentially-
zoned property, school, park, licensed
daycare facility or youth center, or place
of religious assembly.
— — — — CUP — — —
The proposed delivery service required by SB1186 would typically involve closed
warehouse and distribution facilities where medicinal marijuana products are stored and
distributed to patients by licensed staff. These business would distribute medication by
delivery only; customers or retail sale at these premises are specifically prohibited.
Pursuant to SB 1186, the City may consider the specific regulations when evaluating
individual CUP applications, including zoning requirements that are not inconsistent with
the law (as proposed); security or public health and safety requirements; and licensing
requirements. Review of CUP applications for these facilities would include conditions
recommended by Community Development and Police Department Staff related to
ensure safety and security. Again, Staff is not aware of any pending applications nor
public inquiries to establish this use in Moorpark to-date.
Nonstorefront retail medicinal cannabis businesses are also required to obtain a license
from the State of California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC). The State has
imposed additional regulations regarding the ownership, staffing, and operation of these
businesses, similar to those related to alcohol administered by the Department of
Alcoholic Beverage Control. Staff believes that many of these will address potential local
concerns with the proposed use. A summary of select regulations imposed by the State
DCC related to medicinal cannabis delivery is provided below for reference and as a
supplement to any conditions that the city may impose on a CUP as authorized by
SB1186.
§15000.1. General Requirements.
Every person who conducts commercial cannabis activity shall obtain and maintain a valid license
from the Department for each separate premises at which commercial cannabis activity is conducted.
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§15000.2. A- and M-Designations….
(c) Licensees authorized to engage in retail sales shall only sell cannabis goods designated as “For
Medical Use Only” to medicinal customers.
§15000.3. Premises Requirements.
(a) A licensed premises shall not be in a location that requires persons to pass through a business
that sells alcohol or tobacco or a private residence to access the licensed premises.
(b) A licensed premises shall not be in a location that requires persons to pass through the licensed
premises to access a business that sells alcohol or tobacco or a private residence.
(d) Licensees shall ensure that the Department has immediate access to their licensed premises. If
the Department is denied access to a licensee’s premises for any reason, the licensee shall be held
responsible and subject to discipline. If the Department is denied access to one licensee’s premises
because of another licensee’s refusal to grant access when the only access to one licensed premises
is through another licensed premises, all licensees shall be held responsible and subject to discipline.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prohibit two or more licensed premises from occupying
separate portions of the same parcel of land or sharing common use areas, such as a bathroom,
breakroom, hallway, or building entrance.
(f) All structures included as part of the licensed premises shall be permanent structures. Structures
that are considered permanent structures include, but are not limited to, buildings, barns, sheds,
shipping containers, and modular buildings. Structures that are not considered to be permanent
structures include, but are not limited to, structures that rest on wheels or any structure that can be
readily moved.
(g) Personal cultivation of cannabis as permitted by Health and Safety Code section 11362.1 shall not
occur on the licensed premises unless the local jurisdiction requires that all areas of the land parcel
be included in the premises. If the local jurisdiction requires all areas of the land parcel be included,
then the licensee may conduct personal cultivation in a separate and distinct area on the premises,
which shall be identified on the premises diagram pursuant to section 15006. “Separate and distinct,”
for purposes of this section, shall mean that the personally cultivated cannabis is cultivated, processed,
and stored in a manner that clearly identifies it as personally cultivated cannabis and prevents it from
coming into contact with commercially cultivated cannabis.
(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensed premises that is not in compliance with
subsections (c) and (f) at the time this subsection becomes effective shall come into compliance within
six months of the effective date of this subsection by submitting a premises modification in accordance
with section 15027. Premises that must be modified to comply with this subsection shall not be subject
to the premises modification fee specified in section 15014.
Article 5. Security Measures
§15042. Premises Access Requirements.
(a) For a premises that is not open to the public, the licensee shall establish and implement an
identification and sign-in/sign-out procedure for all persons accessing the premises, including
authorized individuals, suppliers, and visitors.
(b) Licensees shall ensure that only employees of the licensee and other authorized individuals access
the licensed premises.
(c) For the purpose of this section, “authorized individuals” include outside vendors, contractors, or
other individuals conducting business that requires access to the licensed premises.
(d) An individual who enters the licensed premises and is not employed by the licensee shall be
escorted by an employee of the licensee at all times while within the licensed premises.
(e) A licensee shall maintain a record of all authorized individuals who are not employees of the
licensee who enter the licensed premises. The record shall include the name of the individual, the
company the individual works for, the reason the individual entered the licensed premises, the date,
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and the times the individual entered and exited the licensed premises. These records shall be made
available to the Department immediately upon request.
(f) A licensee shall not receive consideration or compensation for permitting an individual to enter the
licensed premises.
§15044. Video Surveillance System.
§15046. Locks.
§15047. Alarm System
§15403. Hours of Operation.
A licensed retailer shall sell and deliver cannabis goods only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. Pacific
Time and 10:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
§15403.1. Requirements While Not Open for Business.
At any time the licensed premises is not open for retail sales, a licensed retailer shall ensure that:
(a) The licensed premises is securely locked with commercial-grade, nonresidential door locks as
required in section 15046 of this division;
(b) The licensed premises is equipped with an active alarm system pursuant to section 15047 of this
division, which shall be activated when the licensed retailer or its employees are not on the licensed
premises; and
(c) Only employees of the licensee and other authorized individuals are allowed access to the licensed
premises. For the purposes of this section, authorized individuals include individuals employed by the
licensee as well as any outside vendors, contractors, or other individuals conducting business that
requires access to the licensed premises.
§15404. Retail Customers.
(b) A licensed retailer shall only sell medicinal cannabis goods to individuals who are at least 18 years
of age and possesses a valid physician's recommendation after confirming the customer's age,
identity, and physician's recommendation as required by subsection
(c) of this section. (c) Acceptable forms of identification include the following: (1) A document issued
by a federal, state, county, or municipal government, or a political subdivision or agency thereof,
including, but not limited to, a valid motor vehicle operator's license, that contains the name, date of
birth, height, gender, and photo of the person; (2) A valid identification card issued to a member of the
Armed Forces that includes the person's name, date of birth, and photo; or (3) A valid passport issued
by the United States or by a foreign government.
§15414. Non-Storefront Retailer.
(a) A non-storefront retailer licensee shall be authorized to conduct retail sales exclusively by delivery
as defined in Business and Professions Code section 26001(o).
(b) A complete application for a non-storefront retailer license shall include all the information required
in an application for a retailer license.
(c) A non-storefront retailer licensee shall comply with all the requirements applicable to retailer
licensees, except for those provisions related to public access to the licensed premises and the retail
area.
(d) The licensed premises of a non-storefront retailer licensee shall be closed to the public.
§15415 through §15421 provide regulations for deliveries, delivery employees, and vehicles.
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Table 17.20.070 (Permitted Uses in Mixed Use Zones) – Modifications are proposed to
this Table to remove (A)(9) prohibiting commercial cannabis activity, as commercial
cannabis activity is currently prohibited twice in this Table and (E)(10) will remain.
Additional changes to (D)(16) removes existing language related to deliveries that will
now be addressed with the changes to Chapter 8.
Table 17.20.070
PERMITTED USES IN MIXED USE ZONES
— = Not permitted
P = Permitted
AP = Administrative Permit
ZC = Permitted by Zoning Clearance
TUP = Permitted by Temporary Use Permit
CUP = Permitted by Conditional Use Permit
Zones MUL MUM MUD
A. Agricultural Uses (minimum lot size of 5 acres required)
9. Commercial cannabis activity except as provided in Table
17.20.050(D)(18) and (19)
— — —
D. Accessory and Miscellaneous Uses
16. Delivery of adult use or medicinal cannabis, including, but not
limited to, deliveries from mobile dispensaries, except for deliveries of
medicinal cannabis to a medicinal cannabis patient or their primary
caregivers by licensed medicinal cannabis business, as those terms
are defined in state law, and transporting cannabis through the
jurisdictional limits of the city for delivery to a person located outside
the city, where such transport does not involve delivery within the
jurisdictional limits of the city.
— — —
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY
This action is also consistent with the goals and policies of General Plan 2050, as outlined
in the Draft Resolution (Attachment 3).
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
The Community Development Director has reviewed this project and found it to be exempt
from CEQA in accordance with Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15061(c)(3) of the State CEQA
Guidelines because the proposed action would not result in a direct or reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change to the environment and CEQA only applies to
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projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
Therefore, no further environmental analysis is required pursuant to CEQA.
PUBLIC NOTICING
Staff has provided the required noticing associated with the Zoning Code Update hearing
in accordance with State Law. This included a 1/8-page notice of public hearing published
in the Ventura County Star on December 8, 2023. Supplemental notification was also
posted on the City website.
ATTACHMENTS
1. SB1186 Medicinal Cannabis Patient’s Right of Access Act
2. Preliminary Map of Parcels Eligible for Nonstorefront Retail (delivery only) Medicinal
Cannabis Businesses
3. Draft Resolution PC-2023-704, including Exhibit A: Zoning Ordinance Amendment
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SB-1186 Medicinal Cannabis Patients’ Right of Access Act.(2021-2022)
Senate Bill No. 1186
CHAPTER 395
An act to amend Section 26200 of, and to add Chapter 26 (commencing with Section 26320) to Division
10 of, the Business and Professions Code, relating to cannabis.
[ Approved by Governor September 18, 2022. Filed with Secretary of State
September 18, 2022. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1186, Wiener. Medicinal Cannabis Patients’ Right of Access Act.
Existing law, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, an initiative measure enacted by Proposition 215 at the
November 6, 1996, statewide general election, declares that its purpose is, among other things, to ensure that
seriously ill Californians have the right to obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes, as specified, and
exempts from state criminal liability certain patients and their primary caregivers who possess or cultivate
marijuana for the personal medical purposes of the patient. Existing law, known as the Medical Marijuana
Program, establishes a voluntary registration program for qualified medicinal cannabis patients and their primary
caregivers through a statewide identification card system maintained by the State Department of Public Health
and sets forth guidelines for the possession of medicinal cannabis.
The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult-Use of Marijuana Act of 2016 (AUMA), an initiative measure approved as
Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, established a comprehensive system to
legalize, control, and regulate the cultivation, processing, manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale of
nonmedical marijuana. AUMA reserved to a local jurisdiction specified powers regarding commercial adult-use
cannabis activity, including adopting and enforcing local ordinances regulating commercial adult-use cannabis
activity. Existing law, the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), among other
things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities,
including the retail sale of medicinal cannabis.
This bill would enact the Medicinal Cannabis Patients’ Right of Access Act, which, on and after January 1, 2024,
would prohibit a local jurisdiction from adopting or enforcing any regulation that prohibits the retail sale by
delivery within the local jurisdiction of medicinal cannabis to medicinal cannabis patients or their primary
caregivers by medicinal cannabis businesses, as defined, or that has the effect of prohibiting the retail sale by
delivery within the local jurisdiction of medicinal cannabis to medicinal cannabis patients or their primary
caregivers in a timely and readily accessible manner and in types and quantities that are sufficient to meet
demand from medicinal cannabis patients within the local jurisdiction, as specified. The bill, on and after January
1, 2024, would provide that the act may be enforced by an action for writ of mandate brought by a medicinal
cannabis patient or their primary caregiver, a medicinal cannabis business, the Attorney General, or any other
party otherwise authorized by law.
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This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 26200 of the Business and Professions Code proposed
by AB 2210 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2210 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
To the extent this bill would impose additional duties on local jurisdictions, the bill would impose a state-
mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs
mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs
mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted
above.
Vote: majority Appropriation: no Fiscal Committee: yes Local Program: yes
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 26200 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
26200. (a) (1) Except as set forth in the Medicinal Cannabis Patients’ Right of Access Act (Chapter 26
(commencing with Section 26320)), this division shall not be interpreted to supersede or limit the authority of a
local jurisdiction to adopt and enforce local ordinances to regulate businesses licensed under this division,
including, but not limited to, local zoning and land use requirements, business license requirements, and
requirements related to reducing exposure to secondhand smoke, or to completely prohibit the establishment or
operation of one or more types of businesses licensed under this division within the local jurisdiction.
(2)Except as set forth in the Medicinal Cannabis Patients’ Right of Access Act (Chapter 26 (commencing with
Section 26320)), this division shall not be interpreted to supersede or limit existing local authority for law
enforcement activity, enforcement of local zoning requirements or local ordinances, or enforcement of local
license, permit, or other authorization requirements.
(b)This division shall not be interpreted to require the department to undertake local law enforcement
responsibilities, enforce local zoning requirements, or enforce local licensing, permitting, or other authorization
requirements.
(c)A local jurisdiction shall notify the department upon revocation of any local license, permit, or authorization
for a licensee to engage in commercial cannabis activity within the local jurisdiction. Within 60 days of being so
informed, the department shall begin the process to determine whether a license issued to the licensee should
be suspended or revoked pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 26030).
(d)For facilities issued a state license that are located within the incorporated area of a city, the city shall have
full power and authority to enforce this division and the regulations promulgated by the department, if delegated
by the state. Notwithstanding Sections 101375, 101400, and 101405 of the Health and Safety Code or any
contract entered into pursuant thereto, or any other law, the city shall assume complete responsibility for any
regulatory function pursuant to this division within the city limits that would otherwise be performed by the
county or any county officer or employee, including a county health officer, without liability, cost, or expense to
the county.
(e)(1) This division does not prohibit the issuance of a state temporary event license to a licensee authorizing
onsite cannabis sales to, and consumption by, persons 21 years of age or older at a county fair event, district
agricultural association event, or at another venue expressly approved by a local jurisdiction for the purpose of
holding temporary events of this nature, provided that the activities, at a minimum, comply with all the
following:
(A)The requirements of paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (g).
(B)All participants who are engaged in the onsite retail sale of cannabis or cannabis products at the event
are licensed under this division to engage in that activity.
(C)The activities are otherwise consistent with regulations promulgated and adopted by the department
governing state temporary event licenses.
(D)A state temporary event license shall only be issued in local jurisdictions that authorize such events.
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(E) A licensee who submits an application for a state temporary event license shall, 60 days before the
event, provide to the department a list of all licensees that will be providing onsite sales of cannabis or
cannabis products at the event. If any changes occur in that list, the licensee shall provide the department
with a final updated list to reflect those changes. A person shall not engage in the onsite retail sale of
cannabis or cannabis products, or in any way participate in the event, who is not included in the list,
including any updates, provided to the department.
(2) The department may impose a civil penalty on any person who violates this subdivision, or any regulations
adopted by the department governing state temporary event licenses, in an amount up to three times the
amount of the license fee for each violation, consistent with Sections 26018 and 26038.
(3) The department may require the event and all participants to cease operations without delay if in the
opinion of the department or local law enforcement it is necessary to protect the immediate public health and
safety of the people of the state. The department may also require the event organizer to immediately expel
from the event any participant selling cannabis or cannabis products without a license from the department
that authorizes the participant to sell cannabis or cannabis products. If the unlicensed participant does not
leave the event, the department may require the event and all participants to cease operations immediately.
(4) The order by the department for the event to cease operations pursuant to paragraph (3) does not entitle
the event organizer or any participant in the event to a hearing or an appeal of the decision. Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 490) of Division 1.5 and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 26040) of this
division shall not apply to the order by the department for the event to cease operations pursuant to paragraph
(3).
(5) The smoking of cannabis or cannabis products at temporary events authorized pursuant to this subdivision
is prohibited in locations where smoking is prohibited. For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the same
meaning as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5.
(f) This division, or any regulations promulgated thereunder, shall not be deemed to limit the authority or
remedies of a city, county, or city and county under any provision of law, including, but not limited to, Section 7
of Article XI of the California Constitution.
(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11362.3 of the Health and Safety Code, a local
jurisdiction may allow for the smoking, vaporizing, and ingesting of cannabis or cannabis products on the
premises of a retailer or microbusiness licensed under this division if all of the following are met:
(1) Access to the area where cannabis consumption is allowed is restricted to persons 21 years of age or older.
(2) Cannabis consumption is not visible from any public place or nonage-restricted area.
(3) Sale or consumption of alcohol or tobacco is not allowed on the premises.
(h) This division shall not be interpreted to supersede Section 6404.5 of the Labor Code.
SEC. 1.5. Section 26200 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
26200. (a) (1) Except as set forth in the Medicinal Cannabis Patients’ Right of Access Act (Chapter 26
(commencing with Section 26320)), this division shall not be interpreted to supersede or limit the authority of a
local jurisdiction to adopt and enforce local ordinances to regulate businesses licensed under this division,
including, but not limited to, local zoning and land use requirements, business license requirements, and
requirements related to reducing exposure to secondhand smoke, or to completely prohibit the establishment or
operation of one or more types of businesses licensed under this division within the local jurisdiction.
(2) Except as set forth in the Medicinal Cannabis Patients’ Right of Access Act (Chapter 26 (commencing with
Section 26320)), this division shall not be interpreted to supersede or limit existing local authority for law
enforcement activity, enforcement of local zoning requirements or local ordinances, or enforcement of local
license, permit, or other authorization requirements.
(b) This division shall not be interpreted to require the department to undertake local law enforcement
responsibilities, enforce local zoning requirements, or enforce local licensing, permitting, or other authorization
requirements.
(c) A local jurisdiction shall notify the department upon revocation of any local license, permit, or authorization
for a licensee to engage in commercial cannabis activity within the local jurisdiction. Within 60 days of being so
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informed, the department shall begin the process to determine whether a license issued to the licensee should
be suspended or revoked pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 26030).
(d) For facilities issued a state license that are located within the incorporated area of a city, the city shall have
full power and authority to enforce this division and the regulations promulgated by the department, if delegated
by the state. Notwithstanding Sections 101375, 101400, and 101405 of the Health and Safety Code or any
contract entered into pursuant thereto, or any other law, the city shall assume complete responsibility for any
regulatory function pursuant to this division within the city limits that would otherwise be performed by the
county or any county officer or employee, including a county health officer, without liability, cost, or expense to
the county.
(e) (1) This division does not prohibit the issuance of a state temporary event license to a licensee authorizing
onsite cannabis sales to, and consumption by, persons 21 years of age or older at a county fair event, district
agricultural association event, or at another venue expressly approved by a local jurisdiction for the purpose of
holding temporary events of this nature, provided that the activities, at a minimum, comply with all the
following:
(A) The requirements of paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (g).
(B) All participants who are engaged in the onsite retail sale of cannabis or cannabis products at the event
are licensed under this division to engage in that activity.
(C) The activities are otherwise consistent with regulations promulgated and adopted by the department
governing state temporary event licenses, except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8).
(D) A state temporary event license shall only be issued in local jurisdictions that authorize such events.
(E) A licensee who submits an application for a state temporary event license shall, 60 days before the
event, provide to the department a list of all licensees that will be providing onsite sales of cannabis or
cannabis products at the event. If any changes occur in that list, the licensee shall provide the department
with a final updated list to reflect those changes. A person shall not engage in the onsite retail sale of
cannabis or cannabis products, or in any way participate in the event, who is not included in the list,
including any updates, provided to the department.
(2) The department may impose a civil penalty on any person who violates this subdivision, or any regulations
adopted by the department governing state temporary event licenses, in an amount up to three times the
amount of the license fee for each violation, consistent with Sections 26018 and 26038.
(3) The department may require the event and all participants to cease operations without delay if in the
opinion of the department or local law enforcement it is necessary to protect the immediate public health and
safety of the people of the state. The department may also require the event organizer to immediately expel
from the event any participant selling cannabis or cannabis products without a license from the department
that authorizes the participant to sell cannabis or cannabis products. If the unlicensed participant does not
leave the event, the department may require the event and all participants to cease operations immediately.
(4) The order by the department for the event to cease operations pursuant to paragraph (3) does not entitle
the event organizer or any participant in the event to a hearing or an appeal of the decision. Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 490) of Division 1.5 and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 26040) of this
division shall not apply to the order by the department for the event to cease operations pursuant to paragraph
(3).
(5) The smoking of cannabis or cannabis products at temporary events authorized pursuant to this subdivision
is prohibited in locations where smoking is prohibited. For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the same
meaning as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5.
(6) (A) All licensees who are issued a state temporary event license allowed pursuant to this subdivision may,
upon completion or cessation of the temporary event, reconcile unsold inventory of cannabis or cannabis
products and return it to the licensee’s retail premises.
(B) All unsold inventory of cannabis or cannabis products from the temporary event shall be noted in track
and trace prior to transport.
(C) All unsold inventory of cannabis or cannabis products from the temporary event shall be in its original
packaging in which it was placed pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 26120).399
(7) The inventory of cannabis or cannabis products authorized to be sold by a state temporary event license
pursuant to this subdivision shall only be transported to and from the temporary event by a licensed distributor
or licensed microbusiness.
(8) The department shall not deny an application for a state temporary event license pursuant to this
subdivision solely on the basis that there is a license issued pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act
(Division 9 (commencing with Section 23000)) for the proposed premises of the event. Furthermore, the
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control shall not take any disciplinary action against a person licensed
pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act on the basis of a state temporary event license issued by the
department to a licensee pursuant to this subdivision that utilizes the same premises as the person licensed
pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
(A) All on- and off-sale privileges of alcoholic beverages at the venue shall be suspended for the day of the
event and shall not resume until 6 a.m. on the day after the event has ended.
(B) Alcohol consumption on the venue premises shall be strictly prohibited for the day of the event and shall
not resume until 6 a.m. on the day after the event has ended.
(f) This division, or any regulations promulgated thereunder, shall not be deemed to limit the authority or
remedies of a city, county, or city and county under any provision of law, including, but not limited to, Section 7
of Article XI of the California Constitution.
(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11362.3 of the Health and Safety Code, a local
jurisdiction may allow for the smoking, vaporizing, and ingesting of cannabis or cannabis products on the
premises of a retailer or microbusiness licensed under this division if all of the following are met:
(1) Access to the area where cannabis consumption is allowed is restricted to persons 21 years of age or older.
(2) Cannabis consumption is not visible from any public place or nonage-restricted area.
(3) Sale or consumption of alcohol or tobacco is not allowed on the premises.
(h) This division shall not be interpreted to supersede Section 6404.5 of the Labor Code.
(i) This section does not alter or affect the prohibition on the sale of alcoholic beverages by a licensee, as
provided in Section 26054, on or at a venue premises licensed under this division.
SEC. 2. Chapter 26 (commencing with Section 26320) is added to Division 10 of the Business and Professions
Code, to read:
CHAPTER 26. Medicinal Cannabis Patients’ Right of Access Act
26320. The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(a) Access to medicinal cannabis is an integral aspect of access to health care, and eliminating barriers to
medicinal cannabis access is essential to promoting and preserving the health of Californians for whom
physicians have recommended the use of cannabis or cannabis products.
(b) It is the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature to ensure that Californians throughout the state
have timely and convenient access to safe, effective, and affordable medicinal cannabis.
26321. (a) This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Medicinal Cannabis Patients’ Right of Access Act.
(b) For purposes of this chapter:
(1) “Medicinal cannabis” means medicinal cannabis or medicinal cannabis products, as those terms are defined
in paragraph (1) of subdivision (ai) of Section 26001.
(2) “Medicinal cannabis business” means a retailer authorized to engage in the retail sale by delivery of
medicinal cannabis to medicinal cannabis patients pursuant to an M-license.
(3) “Medicinal cannabis patient” means a qualified patient, as defined in Section 11362.7 of the Health and
Safety Code, who possesses a physician’s recommendation that complies with Article 25 (commencing with
Section 2525) of Chapter 5 of Division 2, or a qualified patient or primary caregiver for a qualified patient
issued a valid identification card pursuant to Section 11362.71 of the Health and Safety Code.
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(4) “Regulation” means a local ordinance, regulation, policy, or practice.
26322. (a) A local jurisdiction shall not adopt or enforce any regulation that prohibits the retail sale by delivery
within the local jurisdiction of medicinal cannabis to medicinal cannabis patients or their primary caregivers, or
that otherwise has the effect of prohibiting the retail sale by delivery within the local jurisdiction of medicinal
cannabis to medicinal cannabis patients or their primary caregivers by licensed medicinal cannabis businesses in
a timely and readily accessible manner, and in types and quantities that are sufficient to meet demand from
medicinal cannabis patients within the local jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, regulation of any of the
following that has the effect of prohibiting the retail sale by delivery of medicinal cannabis:
(1) The number of medicinal cannabis businesses authorized to deliver medicinal cannabis in the local
jurisdiction.
(2) The operating hours of medicinal cannabis businesses.
(3) The number or frequency of sales by delivery of medicinal cannabis.
(4) The types or quantities of medicinal cannabis authorized to be sold by delivery.
(5) The establishment of physical premises from which retail sale by delivery of medicinal cannabis within the
jurisdiction is conducted by a licensed nonstorefront retailer, except that this paragraph shall not be construed
to require the establishment of additional physical premises in a local jurisdiction that allowed medicinal
cannabis retail as of January 1, 2022, and in which at least one physical premises engaged in the retail sale of
medicinal cannabis, whether storefront or delivery, is already established.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the adoption or enforcement of reasonable regulations
on retail sale by delivery of medicinal cannabis, including, but not limited to, reasonable regulations related to:
(1) Zoning requirements that are not inconsistent with subdivision (a). If compliance with subdivision (a)
would otherwise require a local jurisdiction to authorize a physical premises from which retail sale by delivery
of medicinal cannabis within the jurisdiction is conducted, this paragraph shall not be construed to alter that
requirement.
(2) Security or public health and safety requirements.
(3) Licensing requirements.
(4) The imposition, collection, and remittance of any applicable state or local taxes upon retail sales occurring
within the local jurisdiction.
(5) Regulations consistent with requirements or restrictions imposed on cannabis businesses by this division or
regulations issued under this division.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the ability of a local jurisdiction to adopt
or enforce any regulations on commercial cannabis operations other than retail sale by delivery of medicinal
cannabis in the local jurisdiction.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
26323. (a) This chapter may be enforced by an action brought pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section
1084) of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure by any of the following parties, who shall be beneficially
interested within the meaning of Section 1086 of the Code of Civil Procedure:
(1) A medicinal cannabis patient or their primary caregiver who seeks to purchase medicinal cannabis or
medicinal cannabis products within the local jurisdiction.
(2) A medicinal cannabis business that seeks to offer medicinal cannabis for sale within the local jurisdiction.
(3) The Attorney General.
(4) Any other party otherwise authorized by law.
(b) This section shall not be construed to limit the availability of any other remedy otherwise available to enforce
this chapter. The existence of any other remedy shall not restrict the availability of relief to enforce this chapter
under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1084) of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
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(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
26324. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the ability or right of a local
jurisdiction to regulate adult-use cannabis pursuant to Section 26200.
26325. This chapter addresses a matter of statewide concern and not a municipal affair, as that term is used in
Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution.
SEC. 3. Section 1.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 26200 of the Business and Professions Code
proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill 2210. That section of this bill shall only become operative if (1) both
bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2023, (2) each bill amends Section 26200 of the
Business and Professions Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 2210, in which case Section 1 of
this bill shall not become operative.
SEC. 4. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7
(commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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Attachment 2 – Preliminary Map of Parcels Eligible for Nonstorefront Retail (delivery only) Medicinal Cannabis Businesses
Eligible Parcels Shown in Blue
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RESOLUTION NO. PC-2023-704
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE
ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 2023-03 TO COMPLY WITH
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE SECTION 26320 ET SEQ
(SENATE BILL 1186 (2022)), INCLUDING ADDING CHAPTER 8.65
(COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITY PROHIBITED), MODIFYING
CHAPTERS 17.08 (DEFINITIONS), TABLE 17.20.050(D), TABLE
17.20.060(A), AND 17.20.070(A) AND (D) OF THE MOORPARK
MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLARIFY THE PROHIBITION OF COMMERCIAL
CANNABIS ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY, EXCEPT TO ALLOW
LICENSED NONSTOREFRONT RETAIL (DELIVERY ONLY) MEDICINAL
CANNABIS BUSINESSES AS A CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USE
WITHIN THE M-1 ZONE SUBJECT TO LOCATION CRITERIA AND MAKE
A DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the California Legislature has declared that it is the policy of the State
and the intent of the Legislature to ensure that Californians have timely and convenient
access to safe, effective, and affordable medicinal cannabis; and
WHEREAS, as of January 1, 2024, Business and Professions Code Section 26320
et seq (Senate Bill 1186 (2022)) precludes the City from maintaining a complete
prohibition on medicinal cannabis nonstorefront retail (delivery only) uses that operate
from a physical premises in the City; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2023-03 is to
implement State law and impose reasonable regulations regarding licensed nonstorefront
retail (delivery only) medicinal cannabis businesses and to clarify existing regulations
related to commercial cannabis activity to ensure the health and safety of all people within
the City; and
WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public hearing on December 19, 2023, the Planning
Commission considered Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2023-03, including the
agenda report and any supplements thereto and written public comments, opened the
public hearing and took and considered public testimony both for and against the
proposal, and reached a decision in this matter; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15061(c)(3), the Community Development Director
has determined that Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2023-03 is exempt from
environmental review because the proposed action would not result in a direct or
reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change to the environment and CEQA applies
only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the
environment. Therefore no further environmental analysis is required pursuant to CEQA.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. RECITALS. The Planning Commission finds that all of the facts set
forth in the Recitals to this Resolution are true and correct and incorporated herein.
SECTION 2. FINDINGS AND EVIDENCE. The findings made in this Resolution
are based upon the information and evidence set forth in the Recitals to this Resolution,
the Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2023-03 (attached as Exhibit A and incorporated
herein by this reference), and upon other substantial evidence that has been presented
at the hearing and in the record of this proceeding.
SECTION 3. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The Planning Commission
concurs with the determination of the Community Development Director that Zoning
Ordinance Amendment No. 2023-03 is exempt from environmental review pursuant to
Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15061(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines because the
proposed action would not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical
change to environment and CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for
causing a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, no further environmental
analysis is required pursuant to CEQA.
SECTION 4. MATERIALS ON FILE. Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2023-03,
agenda reports, and other documents and materials that constitute the record of
proceedings upon which this Resolution is based on, are on-file for public examination
during normal business hours at the City of Moorpark Community Development
Department, 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California. Each of these documents is
incorporated herein by reference in connection with making the findings and approvals
taken by the Planning Commission in this Resolution.
SECTION 5. GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY: Zoning Ordinance Amendment
No. 2023-03 is consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan 2050 and is
found consistent with the requirements of the General Plan. Including, but not limited to,
the following goals and policies:
A. General Pan 2050 Implementation Program LU-I9 regarding “Zoning
Ordinance Implementation” provides: “Require conformance of proposed development
projects with the procedures, permitted uses, and development standards specified by
the Municipal Code, Title 17 Zoning. Periodically, review and amend as necessary to
ensure compliance with applicable state and federal regulations and relevance to state-
of-the art practices and amendments/updates of the GP Land Use Plan and revise as
needed to reflect General Plan and Housing Element.” The proposed Zoning Ordinance
Amendment updates the Code to ensure compliance with Business and Professions
Code Section 26320 et seq.
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B. General Pan 2050 Implementation Program LU-I10 regarding “Zoning
Ordinance Implementation” provides: “Implement and periodically review and update
Municipal Codes and Ordinances to ensure compliance the state and federal regulations
and best practices including, but not limited to, adoption of state-of-the-art technologies,
age-friendly, barrier-free development, sustainable development and infrastructure,
reduction and resilience to the impacts of climate change, and other features that promote
the health and safety of buildings.” The proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment updates
the Code to ensure compliance with Business and Professions Code Section 26320 et
seq.
C. General Pan 2050 Policy LU 1.1 provides: Accommodate growth that is
consistent with community values and complements the scale and character of
Moorpark’s residential neighborhoods, business districts, and natural environmental
setting.” The proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment precludes nonstorefront retail
(delivery only) medicinal cannabis businesses from residential neighborhoods and
includes provisions to ensure separations between nonstorefront retail (delivery only)
medicinal cannabis businesses and defined sensitive uses within the M-1 zone with an
approved Conditional Use Permit.
D. General Plan 2050 Policy LU 6.1 provides: Require that development is
located and designed to assure compatibility among land uses.” The proposed Zoning
Ordinance Amendment includes provisions to ensure separations between nonstorefront
retail (delivery only) medicinal cannabis businesses and defined sensitive uses within the
M-1 zone with an approved Conditional Use Permit. The Conditional Use Permit approval
requires findings regarding land use compatibility that are consistent with this Policy.
E. General Plan 2050 Goal LU 16 provides: “A diversity of industrial uses that
are located and designed in a compatible manner with surrounding land uses”. The
proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment includes provisions to ensure separations
between nonstorefront retail (delivery only) medicinal cannabis businesses and defined
sensitive uses within the M-1 zone with an approved Conditional Use Permit. The
Conditional Use Permit approval requires findings regarding land use compatibility that
are consistent with this Policy.
SECTION 6. EVIDENCE IN THE RECORD. Prior to taking action, the Planning
Commission has heard, been presented with, reviewed and considered the information
and data in the record, including oral and written testimony presented for and during the
public hearing. City staff has reviewed and analyzed the comments received on Zoning
Ordinance Amendment No. 2023-03.
SECTION 7. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Based on all the
documents and other evidence presented in connection with this proceeding and in this
Resolution, the Planning Commission recommends that the City Council approve Zoning
Ordinance Amendment No. 2023-03.
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SECTION 8. FILING OF RESOLUTION: The Community Development Director
shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions.
The action of the foregoing direction was approved by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
PASSED, AND ADOPTED this 19th day of December 2023.
Kipp Landis
Chair
Carlene Saxton
Community Development Director
Attachments:
EXHIBIT A: Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2023-03 Text
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EXHIBIT A
ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 2023-03
DRAFT ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TEXT
Chapter 8 (Health and Safety) of the Municipal Code shall be amended as shown
below, where underlined indicates new text:
Chapter 8.65 Commercial Cannabis Activity Prohibited
8.65.010 - Prohibition on commercial cannabis activity, facilities, and cannabis deliveries.
A. Commercial cannabis activity, as defined by Chapter 17.08, is prohibited in all zones in the City. No
person or entity may establish or operate a commercial cannabis facility within city limits. A property
owner may not allow its property to be used by any person or entity as a commercial cannabis facility.
B. Notwithstanding paragraph A, the establishment of a physical premises for nonstorefront retail
(delivery only) medicinal cannabis businesses, as defined by Chapter 17.08, may be permitted, subject
to Table 17.20.060(D)(10)(b), with a CUP in the M-1 zone only when any property line at the proposed
location is more than 600 feet from the nearest property line of any existing residentially-zoned
property, school, park, licensed daycare facility or youth center, or religious facility.
C. Notwithstanding paragraph A, the delivery of cannabis to any person within the City limits is
prohibited, except for deliveries of medicinal cannabis to a medicinal cannabis patient or their primary
caregivers by licensed medicinal cannabis businesses and transporting cannabis through the
jurisdictional limits of the city for delivery to a person located outside the city, where such transport
does not involve delivery within the jurisdictional limits of the City.
D. This chapter shall not prohibit any commercial cannabis activity that the City is required by State
law to permit within its jurisdiction pursuant to the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and
Safety Act (MAUCRSA) as codified in Division 10 of the Business and Professions Code, or other law,
as the same may be amended from time to time.
Chapter 17.08 (Definitions) of the Municipal Code shall be amended as shown
below, where underlined indicates new text:
“Medicinal cannabis” means medicinal cannabis or medicinal cannabis products, as those terms are
defined in Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code.
“Medicinal cannabis business” means a retailer authorized to engage in the retail sale by delivery of
medicinal cannabis to medicinal cannabis patients pursuant to a Medicinal License (M-license) issued
by the State of California.
“Medicinal cannabis patient” means a qualified patient, as defined in Section 11362.7 of the Health
and Safety Code, who possesses a physician’s recommendation that complies with Article 25
(commencing with Section 2525) of Chapter 5 of Division 2, or a qualified patient or primary caregiver
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for a qualified patient issued a valid identification card pursuant to Section 11362.71 of the Health and
Safety Code.
“Nonstorefront retail (delivery only) medicinal cannabis business” means a medicinal cannabis
businesses conducting business exclusively by delivery to medicinal cannabis patients or their
primary caregivers that is closed to the public pursuant to a Type 9 retail license with an M-
designation issued by the State of California.
Table 17.20.050(D)(18) of the Municipal Code shall be amended as shown below,
where underlined indicates new text and strikethrough indicates removed text:
Table 17.20.050
PERMITTED USES IN OPEN SPACE, AGRICULTURAL, RESIDENTIAL, AND
SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONES
— = Not permitted
P = Permitted
AP = Administrative Permit
ZC = Permitted by Zoning Clearance
TUP = Permitted by Temporary Use Permit
CUP = Permitted by Conditional Use Permit
Zones O-S A-E R-A R-E R-L R-1 R-2 R-3 TPD
D. Accessory and Miscellaneous Uses
18.Commercial Cannabis Activity Delivery
of adult use or medicinal cannabis,
including, but not limited to, deliveries from
mobile dispensaries, except for deliveries
of medicinal cannabis to a medicinal
cannabis patient or their primary
caregivers by licensed medicinal cannabis
businesses, as those terms are defined in
state law, and transporting cannabis
through the jurisdictional limits of the city
for delivery to a person located outside the
city, where such transport does not involve
delivery within the jurisdictional limits of the
city
— — — — — — — — —
Table 17.20.060(A) of the Municipal Code shall be amended as shown below,
where underlined indicates new text:
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Table 17.20.060
PERMITTED USES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES
— = Not permitted
P = Permitted
AP = Administrative Permit
ZC = Permitted by Zoning Clearance
TUP = Permitted by Temporary Use Permit
CUP = Permitted by Conditional Use Permit
Zones C-O C-1 C-P-D/
C-2
C-OT M-1 M-2 I I-F
A. Retail and Service Uses
10. Commercial Cannabis Activity
a. Prohibited in all zones, except as
required by state law, as provided in “b”
below
— — — — — — — —
b. Nonstorefront retail (delivery only)
medicinal cannabis business in a physical
premises only when any property line at
the proposed location is more than 600
feet from the nearest property line of any
existing residentially-zoned property,
school, park, licensed daycare facility or
youth center, or place of religious
assembly.
— — — — CUP — — —
Table 17.20.070(A) and (D) of the Municipal Code shall be amended as shown
below, where strikethrough indicates removed text:
Table 17.20.070
PERMITTED USES IN MIXED USE ZONES
— = Not permitted
P = Permitted
AP = Administrative Permit
ZC = Permitted by Zoning Clearance
TUP = Permitted by Temporary Use Permit
CUP = Permitted by Conditional Use Permit
Zones MUL MUM MUD
A. Agricultural Uses (minimum lot size of 5 acres required)
9. Commercial cannabis activity except as provided in Table
17.20.050(D)(18) and (19)
— — —
D. Accessory and Miscellaneous Uses
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16. Delivery of adult use or medicinal cannabis, including, but not limited to,
deliveries from mobile dispensaries, except for deliveries of medicinal
cannabis to a medicinal cannabis patient or their primary caregivers by
licensed medicinal cannabis business, as those terms are defined in state
law, and transporting cannabis through the jurisdictional limits of the city for
delivery to a person located outside the city, where such transport does not
involve delivery within the jurisdictional limits of the city.
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