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Adopt ordinance adding Article II to Chapter 2.2 of the Solano County Code regulating hemp cultivation and processing in unincorporated Solano County including provisions requiring a permit and establishing permit requirements, defined geographical areas where hemp cultivation permits may be requested, required legal findings to approve a hemp cultivation permit, security and testing requirements and enforcement procedures
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance adding Article II to Chapter 2.2 of the Solano County Code regulating hemp cultivation and processing in unincorporated Solano County including provisions requiring a permit and establishing permit requirements, defined geographical areas where hemp cultivation permits may be requested, required legal findings to approve a hemp cultivation permit, security and testing requirements and enforcement procedures.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The proposed ordinance amending Chapter 2.2 of the Solano County Code to establish hemp cultivation regulations was introduced at the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors on October 27, 2020 and was approved by a vote of 5-0. The ordinance is now before the Board for a second reading and adoption. The proposed ordinance was developed to address issues that emerged with hemp cultivation and processing during the 2019 growing season. 2019 was the first year that industrial hemp was planted in Solano County following State and Federal actions to remove hemp from the Schedule 1 Controlled Substance list in 2018. On November 5, 2019, approximately 10 individuals residing in the vicinity of active Hemp fields generally located west of Highway 113 in the Hawkins Road vicinity provided public comments to the Board describing a variety of impacts associated with these fields. Per...
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