Title:
Title
(Pass for Publication) Ordinance Amending Sections 8.132.030 and 8.132.050 of the Sacramento City Code, Relating to Illegal Cultivation of Cannabis
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01739
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
1) Review an Ordinance amending sections 8.132.030 and 8.132.050 of the Sacramento City Code, relating to illegal cultivation of cannabis; and 2) pass for publication the ordinance title as required by Sacramento City Code section 32(c) to be adopted on December 10, 2019.
Contact: Leyne Milstein, Assistant City Manager, (916) 808-8491; Zarah Cruz, Program Specialist, (916) 808-8925, Office of Cannabis Management, Office of the City Manager; Gustavo Martinez, Supervising Deputy City Attorney, (916) 808-5346.
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Ordinance (Redline)
3-Ordinance (Clean)
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: In 2017, City Council amended chapter 8.132 of the Sacramento City Code (all references herein to "chapter" or "section" will refer to the Sacramento City Code) and thereby restricted the cultivation of cannabis from anywhere in the city, unless it is done by a permitted cannabis business in accordance with chapter 5.150 or in a private residence in accordance with chapter 8.132. Section 8.132.030 makes it unlawful for a person to own, lease, occupy, or have possession (as used herein "like person" refers to a person who leases, occupies, or has possession of a property) of any property upon which cannabis is being cultivated, whether the person knew or did not know of the cultivation. Section 8.132.040.B makes it unlawful to cultivate more than six (6) living plants in or on the grounds of a residence in the city. Violations of chapter 8.132 are subject to civil actions, criminal sanctions, and administrative penalties. (Section 8.132.050) The proposed ordinance seeks to codify the City's policy and practice with respect to violations of section 8.132.030 and ...
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