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the number of properties that may be considered for cannabis businesses without <br />negatively affecting public safety as the highway provides a barrier to access. <br /> <br />A map showing these distance requirements is included as Attachment 6. The map <br />demonstrates properties that may legally establish a commercial cannabis business. <br />Planning Commission Recommendation <br />On March 20, 2018, the Planning Commission considered the proposed amendments to <br />Article 59 of the zoning ordinance. The Commissioners discussed the permitting <br />process and the rationale for requiring Use Permits for nurseries only. They had <br />questions about the Cannabis Business Permit process. There was also discussion <br />about how a cannabis business would become nonconforming if a sensitive use were <br />established after the business opened. Four members of the public spoke as cannabis <br />business operators, and generally expressed either support for the amendments or <br />requests to broaden the available sites, due to limited vacancies and reluctance of <br />landlords to lease to cannabis businesses. After considering the testimony, Planning <br />Commission recommended approval of the amendments to the zoning ordinance. <br />Municipal Code Amendment <br />The proposed Municipal Code Amendment to Chapter 32, adds Division 7 (Regulations <br />of Cannabis Businesses) to Article V. The provisions provide for the health, safety, and <br />welfare of the residents of the City by establishing regulations governing commercial <br />indoor cannabis nurseries and the commercial sale of cannabis and cannabis products, <br />whether for medicinal or adult use, in the City of Redwood City. The provisions will <br />establish a Cannabis Business Permit that all cannabis businesses located in Redwood <br />must obtain to operate. The provisions also will authorize the City Manager to create <br />and adopt administrative rules and regulations for the implementation of the Cannabis <br />Business Permit and the Municipal Code’s requirements and policies promoting the safe <br />cultivation and sale of cannabis in the City. <br />Cannabis Businesses seeking approval of a Cannabis Business Permit would be <br />subject to an extensive review that would be conducted at the staff level and if <br />approved, the permit would be issued by the Assistant City Manager. <br />The City currently allows delivery of medical and adult use cannabis from locations <br />outside of Redwood City. Section 32.169 of the proposed Municipal Code amendment <br />establishes new regulations on those deliveries in order to promote the health, safety, <br />and welfare of city residents even when deliveries originate from outside Redwood City. <br /> <br /> <br />7.B. - Page 5