PREPARED BY: GRIFFEN DEMPSEY DATE OF MEETING: 02/18/2025
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AMENDING THE SAN PABLO MUNICIPAL CODE (TITLE 17 - ZONING ORDINANCE) TO REVISE EXISTING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE PERSONAL CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS AND TO ESTABLISH LAND USE STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN PERMITTED COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES IN THE CITY OF SAN PABLO.
CEQA: The proposed amendment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Conduct public hearing; waive first reading; introduce Ordinance
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
FY 2023-2025 Council Priority Workplan Compliance Statement
Updating the Zoning Ordinance to revise regulations pertaining to the personal cultivation of cannabis and to establish land use standards applicable to certain permitted commercial cannabis uses would help to promote the City Council Major Policy Goal of Focus on Economic Development and Fiscal Diversification, Priority 405 Explore and Sustain New Revenue Enhancements to the City's General Fund, and Priority 410 Explore and Research Cannabis Commercial Uses and Impacts.
CEQA Compliance Statement: The proposed amendment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no potential for causing a significant effect on the environment because the Project solely involves text changes to the municipal code, does not authorize any construction activities, and specifically requires a discretionary conditional use permit process and accompanying environmental review in the event that any retail business is actually proposed.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
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