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6A.B. - Page 35 The CO Zoning District currently allows Research and Development labs as a permitted use as well as other office uses. The zone does not specifically permit warehousing - type uses. However, through the Use Permit process, staff and the review authority may consider any potential negative impact of the businesses on the surroundings and community. Neither the delivery center uses nor the nursery use allows walk-in retail. The Planning Commission considered the proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment at their June 5, 2018 public hearing. They discussed the protected uses near the CO Zoning District, the potential impacts, and competition with other desirable city uses, such as child care. After hearing the public testimony of one person in support of the amendment, they recommended adoption of the ordinance. Additionally, staff has evaluated the background check process in Chapter 32, Article V, Division 7 (Regulation of Cannabis Businesses) of the Municipal Code. Staff proposes amending the regulations to limit criminal history checks at the application stage to cannabis business permit applicants and owners of the associated cannabis businesses. Under the proposed amendment, criminal history checks of managers and employees would only be required if the applicant was issued a cannabis business permit. Further, under the proposed amendment, staff would be required to review the circumstances of a conviction if an applicant is denied a permit, or a permittee has his or her permit suspended or revoked, based on a conviction and seeks an appeal of the denial/suspension/revocation. GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING COMPLIANCE • Goal BE -19: Provide areas for diverse employment and business opportunities with optimum commute access. • Policy BE -23:1: Accommodate a range of land uses to meet the economic, environmental and social needs of Redwood City. The proposed ordinances would allow cannabis uses in a zone that currently allows commercial -type uses, and considers a new type of business that has been legalized by the State of California in a way that minimizes negative impacts on surrounding businesses and residents. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION