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8.B. - Page 4 of 48 <br />• Process applications for a cannabis business permit for cannabis storefront retailers through a <br />merit -based process conducted by staff <br />Additionally, the City Council asked staff to consider social equity as part of a merit -based business <br />permitting process and look into whether there is a way to reduce the 30,000 sq. ft. threshold in the IP <br />and IR Zoning Districts to allow for a smaller retail cannabis business footprint in those zoning districts. <br />ANALYSIS <br />Proposed Zonine Ordinance Amendment and Plannine Commission Meetine September 15, 2020 <br />Following the City Council study session, on September 15, 2020, the Planning Commission reviewed <br />the proposed amendments to Article 59 of the Zoning Ordinance to permit retail cannabis storefronts <br />in certain commercial zoning districts in Redwood City. In line with the input received at the Council <br />study session, the proposed zoning ordinance amendments classify storefront retail cannabis as <br />general retail and allow storefront retail cannabis stores to be located in all of Redwood City's zoning <br />districts that already permit general retail in the same manner as other retail uses. This means that <br />storefront retail cannabis would be allowed by right in some zoning districts and conditionally <br />permitted in other zoning districts. Table 1 includes each zoning district in which retail cannabis would <br />be permitted by right or conditionally permitted due to square foot limitations. By right provides that <br />stores could locate in the identified zoning districts without a discretionary review process and use or <br />architectural permit unless certain circumstances arise. A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) could be <br />required if the use did not meet the required parking pursuant to Section 33.19 and an Architectural <br />Permit could be required if the project proposed exterior fa4ade changes. <br />Table 1 <br />ZONING DISTRICT <br />GENERAL RETAIL <br />SQ. FT. LIMITATIONS <br />Redwood City Downtown (DTTP) <br />Permitted in Downtown Core <br />and Entertainment District <br />Conditionally Permitted in <br />Downtown General <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 2,500 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 />Page 4 of 12 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />477 <br />