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Conduct a noticed public hearing to consider a one-year extension to an Interim Urgency Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2019-1808), as previously extended by Ordinance No. 2019-1808-E, imposing a temporary moratorium on the cultivation or processing of Industrial Hemp in unincorporated Solano County. Said one-year extension would terminate earlier upon the effective date of a permanent ordinance addressing Industrial Hemp in unincorporated Solano County
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Published Notice Required? Yes __X__ No _ _
Public Hearing Required? Yes __X__ No _ _
DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Agriculture Department and the Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board:
1. Read the proposed ordinance by title only and waive further reading by majority vote; and
2. Conduct a noticed public hearing to consider a proposed one-year extension to an Interim Urgency Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2019-1808; 2019-1808-E) establishing a temporary moratorium on the cultivation or processing of Industrial Hemp in the unincorporated areas of Solano County; adopted as an urgency measure; and
3. Adopt an ordinance approving a one-year extension to Interim Urgency Ordinance 2019-1808; 2019-1808-E last extended for 10 months and 15 days on December 10, 2019 (4/5 vote required).
SUMMARY:
On November 5, 2019, the Board adopted an Interim Urgency Ordinance (Ordinance 2019-1808) establishing a moratorium for 45 days on the cultivation or processing of industrial hemp in unincorporated Solano County. The Board's action was in response to public testimony from multiple individuals describing nuisance and criminal activity issues that had arisen regarding several hemp fields planted during the 2019 growing season. Pursuant to State law, the urgency ordinance was extended by the Board for 10 months and 15 days on a unanimous vote after conducting a duly noticed public hearing on December 10, 2019. The urgency ordinance extension expires on November 5, 2020. There were no...
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