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ATTY/RESO.0046/ PC RESO RECOMMENDING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 59 – CANNABIS
<br />REV: 05-30-18 PR
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<br />RESOLUTION NO.18-10
<br />RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
<br />REDWOOD CITY RECOMMENDING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 59 OF
<br />THE REDWOOD CITY ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING
<br />COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMERCIAL OFFICE
<br />(CO) ZONING DISTRICT
<br />WHEREAS, in 2015, California enacted three bills, Assembly Bills 243 and 266
<br />and Senate Bill 643, commonly referred to as the Medical Cannabis Regulation and
<br />Safety Act (“MCRSA”), which established a comprehensive state regulatory and licensing
<br />framework for cultivation, manufacturing, sale, transportation, storage, delivery, and
<br />testing of medical cannabis in California; and
<br />WHEREAS, in 2016, the voters of the State of California approved Proposition 64,
<br />known as the “Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act” (AUMA), which
<br />legalized recreational cannabis use by persons age twenty-one and over, authorized
<br />cultivation of up to six cannabis plants for personal consumption, and established a new
<br />state regulatory and licensing framework for cultivation, manufacturing, sale,
<br />transportation, storage, delivery, and testing of adult use cannabis in California; and
<br />WHEREAS, in 2017, California enacted Senate Bill 94, which repealed MCRSA,
<br />incorporated certain provisions of the MCRSA into the licensing provisions of the AUMA,
<br />and consolidated the state regulatory and licensing framework for medical and adult use
<br />cannabis, with the consolidated provisions to be known as “Medicinal and Adult-Use
<br />Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act” (MAUCRSA); and
<br />WHEREAS, MAUCRSA preserves the authority of local jurisdictions to prohibit or
<br />impose additional restrictions on the cultivation, manufacture, transportation, storage,
<br />distribution, delivery, and sale of commercial medical or adult use cannabis; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City has a compelling interest in protecting the public health,
<br />safety and welfare of its residents by regulating the commercial cultivation of cannabis by
<br />indoor nurseries and the sale of cannabis and cannabis products, whether for medical or
<br />adult use, in Redwood City; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City Council of Redwood City introduced amendments to Article
<br />59 on April 9, 2018 allowing commercial cannabis activity in the GI, IR, LII, and IP Zoning
<br />Districts and directed staff to return with consideration of the CO (Commercial Office)
<br />Zoning District. On May 7, 2018, the City Council adopted the amendments to Article 59;
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to Article 59 of the Zoning Ordinance would
<br />allow for delivery centers and indoor nurseries with a 600 ft. buffer from protected uses in
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