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Conduct a noticed public hearing to consider the adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 3 of the Solano County Code to permit and regulate temporary cannabis events at the Solano County Fairgrounds; and Consider the adoption of a resolution to set the business license tax of 7% for retail sales of cannabis and cannabis products during temporary cannabis events at the Solano County Fairgrounds
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Published Notice Required? Yes _X___ No _ _
Public Hearing Required? Yes _X___ No _ _
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. 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;
3. Adopt the proposed ordinance amending Chapter 3 establishing a permanent ordinance to permit and regulate temporary cannabis events at the Solano County Fairgrounds (4/5 vote required);
4. Consider the adoption of a resolution to set the business license tax of 7% for retail sales of cannabis and cannabis products during temporary cannabis events at the Solano County Fairgrounds.
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. The Board of Supervisors subsequently adopted an urgency ordinance on November 6, 2018 establishing a 45-day prohibition of temporary cannabis events. This urgency ordinance was extended to 10 months and 15-days on December 11, 2018. This moratorium will expire on November 6, 2019.
Also, at the December 11, 2018 Board of Supervisors meeting, staff provided the Board with sev...
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