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Conduct a public hearing to consider adoption of a 45-day Interim Urgency Ordinance prohibiting temporary cannabis events in unincorporated Solano County (4/5 vote required); and Consider setting a public hearing on December 11, 2018 to consider further action on the urgency ordinance or a possible permanent ordinance addressing temporary cannabis events
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Published Notice Required? Yes ___ No _ X_
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Read the proposed ordinance by title only and waive further reading by majority vote; and
2. Find the proposed ordinance is exempt from further environmental review under Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations because there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect on the environment; and
3. Adopt the Interim Urgency Ordinance prohibiting temporary cannabis events in unincorporated Solano County; and
4. Set a public hearing on December 11, 2018 to consider further action on the urgency ordinance or a possible permanent ordinance addressing temporary cannabis events.
SUMMARY:
On October 2, 2018 the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance 2018-1799, which prohibited all commercial cannabis activities in unincorporated Solano County. Temporary cannabis events were not specifically addressed in the Ordinance. On October 23, Chair Vasquez asked staff to bring back an urgency ordinance addressing temporary cannabis events and other Board members concurred with his request. Because there is known interest in pursuing such temporary events in the County and the State rulemaking continues to evolve, staff is recommending that the Board adopt an urgency ordinance establishing a 45-day moratorium on temporary cannabis events. This ordinance would prohibit temporary cannabis events at all potential event venues in the County, includin...
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