PREPARED BY: Griffen Dempsey DATE OF MEETING: June 3, 2026
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PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO CONSIDERING AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A RETAIL CANNABIS USE AT AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOCATED IN THE COMMERCIAL MIXED USE DISTRICT IN THE SAN PABLO AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN (SP-2) AT 13041 SAN PABLO AVENUE, APNS: 526-020-011, 526-020-014, & 526-020-015.
CEQA: This project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities, Class 1. This Class applies to continued operation of existing private structures, such as the existing commercial building where the new business proposes to locate, with negligible or no expansion of uses.
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Conduct the Public Hearing; Adopt Resolution.
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
FY 2025-27 City Council Priority Workplan Compliance Statement
Focus on Economic Development and Fiscal Diversification (Major Policy Goal), Adopt and Implement regulatory framework and City permitting for Cannabis commercial uses and impacts, post-Measure M (Policy 409), are contained in the FY 2025-27 City Council Priority Workplan, effective April 7, 2025, as amended through January 26, 2026.
REQUESTED ACTION
This item is an appeal of the decision of the Planning Commission to approve a Conditional Use Permit for a retail cannabis use at an existing commercial building located in the Commercial Mixed Use District in the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan (SP-2) at 13041 San Pablo Avenue, APNs: 526-020-011, 526-020-014, & 526-020-015.
Per San Pablo Zoning Code Section 17.16.080, an action of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council by any interested person within 10 days of the decision being issued. Following the decision of the Planning Commission to approve the Conditional Use Permit on March 24, 2026, an appeal was file...
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