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REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br /> <br /> April 9, 2018 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Zoning Amendments to Article 59 (Cannabis Cultivation and Commercial Cannabis <br />Activity) Allowing Cannabis Delivery Centers and Indoor Nurseries in Industrial Zoning <br />Districts, Municipal Code Amendment to Chapter 32 adding Division 7 to Article V <br />(Regulation of Cannabis Businesses), approving the proposed fees for Cannabis <br />Business Permits <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />1) Hold a public hearing; <br />2) Waive First Reading and Introduce an Ordinance Amending Article 59 (Cannabis <br />Cultivation and Commercial Cannabis Activity) of the Redwood City Zoning <br />Ordinance to allow delivery centers without walk-in retail and indoor nurseries <br />and to continue to allow cannabis deliveries, and find that project is exempt from <br />the requirements of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section <br />15061 (b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines and Section 26055(h) of the Business and <br />Professional Code; <br />3) Waive First Reading and Introduce an Ordinance adding Division 7 (Regulation <br />of Cannabis Businesses) to Article V of Chapter 32 of Municipal Code, and find <br />that project is exempt from the requirements of CEQA under Section 15061 <br />(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines and Section 26055(h) of the Business and <br />Professional Code; <br />4) Adopt a Resolution Adopting Certain Fees and Charges For Cannabis Business <br />Permits; and <br />5) Provide Direction on Future Cannabis Regulations and Activities <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Medical cannabis use has been legal in California since 1996. On November 9, 2016, <br />adult use of cannabis by persons 21 or over became legal in California. In June 2017, <br />California enacted the Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act <br />(MAUCRSA), which consolidated the state regulatory and licensing framework for <br />medical and adult-use cannabis. In November 2017, the state’s emergency regulations <br />7.B. - Page 1