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Public Hearing to consider specific modifications to the Planning Commission recommended ordinance amending Chapter 28 (Zoning Regulations) regulating non-commercial personal and caregiver cannabis cultivation that include a ban on outdoor cannabis cultivation, redefining greenhouse cannabis cultivation as indoor cultivation, and the addition of an exemption process to allow outdoor cannabis cultivation for the needs of medicinal patients. (Project Planner: Karen Avery)
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RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Planning Commission:
1. Consider specific modifications to the Planning Commission-recommended ordinance amending Chapter 28 (Zoning Regulations) regulating non-commercial personal and caregiver cannabis cultivation that include a ban on outdoor cannabis cultivation, redefining greenhouse cannabis cultivation as indoor cultivation, and the addition of an exemption process to allow outdoor cannabis cultivation for the needs of medicinal patients; and
2. Consider approval of the Draft Resolution recommending the Board of Supervisors adopt the modified ordinance regulating non-commercial personal and caregiver cannabis cultivation.
SUMMARY:
The Planning Commission (PC) began review of draft regulations for personal cultivation in November 2016 which included both medicinal and recreational cultivation as outlined in state law, as well as "caregiver" cultivation of medicinal cannabis. The Planning Commission held three public hearings; received reports from the Solano County Agricultural Commissioner on the horticultural and agricultural impacts of cultivating cannabis, and Solano County Public Health representatives on possible public health impacts of cannabis regulation. The PC also received updates from staff from a Community Outreach meeting held in February 2017 and an Industry Stakeholder meeting ...
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