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Public hearing to consider adoption of a 10 month and 15-day extension of an Interim Urgency Ordinance prohibiting temporary cannabis events in the unincorporated area of Solano County; Receive a staff presentation on Board options for allowing and/or regulating temporary cannabis events within the unincorporated area of Solano County; and Direct staff to return to the Board with a permanent ordinance
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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;
2. Consider adopting an ordinance approving a 10 month and 15-day extension to the interim urgency ordinance prohibiting temporary cannabis events in Solano County adopted on November 6, 2018 (4/5 vote required); and
3. Receive a staff presentation of Board options for allowing and/or regulating temporary cannabis events in the unincorporated area of Solano County; and direct staff to return to the Board with a permanent ordinance.
SUMMARY:
On October 2, 2018, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance 2018-1799, which prohibited all commercial cannabis activities in the unincorporated areas of Solano County. Temporary Cannabis Events were not specifically addressed in that 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 recommended the Board adopt an interim urgency ordinance establishing a 45-day moratorium on temporary cannabis events. On November 6, 2018, the Board approved the temporary ordinance for 45-days and this interim ordinance is set to expire on December 21, 2018.
Also, during the...
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