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8.A. - Page 6 of 15 <br />storefront retail businesses. By allowing cannabis retailers to locate in commercial areas, the City would <br />be a more desirable location for retailers. <br />Staff recommends classifying storefront retail cannabis as "general retail" and allowing retail cannabis <br />stores to be located in all of Redwood City's zoning districts by right that already permit general retail <br />(Table 1). <br />Allowing for retail cannabis in areas traditionally associated with retail and commercial uses have more <br />visibility and pedestrian activity and would have physical spaces that may be more suitable for retail. By <br />right means that stores could locate in the zoning districts without a discretionary review process and <br />permit, unless certain circumstances arise, specifically if the use did not meet the required parking <br />pursuant to Article 30.5, proposed exterior changes, proposed an addition to the structure, or proposed <br />signage. Interior changes would require a building permit. In all scenarios, retail commercial cannabis <br />activity would be subject to the minimum distance requirements of 600 feet from certain "sensitive" uses <br />and would require a Cannabis Business Permit. <br />The following table details where general retail is allowed by zoning district in Redwood City. Bold <br />highlighted districts indicate where, as proposed, retail cannabis would be permitted by right; italics <br />indicate where it would be conditionally permitted with limitations for square feet. The map in <br />Attachment A shows the areas of the City where cannabis retail uses would be allowed by right or with a <br />use permit. The designated areas took into consideration the required 600 foot buffer for sensitive <br />receptors or uses. <br />TABLE 1 <br />ZONING DISTRICT <br />GENERAL RETAIL <br />SQ. FT. LIMITATIONS <br />Redwood City Downtown (DTTP) <br />Permitted <br />N/A <br />Neighborhood Commercial (CN) <br />Permitted <br />N/A <br />General Commercial (GC) <br />Permitted <br />N/A <br />Industrial Restricted (IR) <br />Conditionally Permitted <br />Greater than 30,000 sq. ft. <br />Light Industrial Incubator (LII) <br />Permitted <br />Conditionally Permitted <br />2,500 sq. ft. or less <br />Greater than 2500 sq. ft. <br />Industrial Park (IP) <br />Conditionally Permitted <br />Greater than 30,000 sq. ft. <br />Mixed Use Corridor (MUC) <br />Permitted <br />N/A <br />Mixed Use Neighborhood (MUN) <br />Permitted <br />N/A <br />Mixed Use Transitional (MUT) <br />Permitted <br />Conditionally permitted <br />5,000 sq. ft. or less <br />Greater than 5,000 sq. ft. <br />Mixed Use Waterfront (MUW) <br />Permitted <br />N/A <br />Question 4: Should retail storefront cannabis businesses be subject to the same City requirements <br />established for non -storefront retail cannabis businesses? <br />In all allowed location scenarios, all retail storefront and non -storefront commercial cannabis activity will <br />be subject to the State's minimum distance requirements of 600 feet from certain sensitive receptors such <br />as K-12 schools both public and private, commercial daycare centers, and youth facilities as well as <br />requiring a Cannabis Business Permit as currently described in in Municipal Code Chapter 32, Article V, <br />Division 7. <br />Page 6 of 11 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />159 <br />