Title:
Title
Establishing a Moratorium on Cannabis Uses in District 2 and Declaring the Ordinance to be an Emergency Measure to Take Effect Immediately [Four-Fifths Vote Required] (Noticed 03/26/2021) {Continued from 04/06/2021, 04/20/2021 & 05/04/2021}
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FileID
File ID: 2021-00285
Location
Location: The area bounded by Hwy 160 and Arden Way on the south, the Natomas East Main Drainage Canal on the west, and the City limits to the north and east, District 2
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Recommendation:
Recommendation
Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion: 1) pass a Motion by two-thirds vote authorizing this item to bypass the Law and Legislation Committee review per Council Rule 13B.1.b.ii; 2) adopt a Resolution determining the proposed ordinance is not a "project" under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is therefore exempt from CEQA Review (Pub. Res. Code, ? 21065.); and 3) adopt an Emergency Ordinance by four-fifths vote establishing a moratorium on all cannabis dispensaries and cannabis production uses in District 2 (Sacramento City Charter section 32(g)(2)) to be published within ten days of adoption.
FileName
Contact: Garrett Norman, Associate Planner, (916) 808-7934; Evan Compton, Principal Planner, (916) 808-5260; Community Development Department
Body
Presenter: Garrett Norman, Associate Planner, (916) 808-7934, Community Development Department
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Map of District 2 Boundary
3-Resolution
4-Emergency Ordinance
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: In January 2021, Councilmember Loloee requested staff draft an ordinance establishing a moratorium on all cannabis uses within Council District 2. On February 11, 2021, the Planning and Design Commission passed a motion to initiate a study regarding cannabis uses in North Sacramento to review concerns about overconcentration.
The purpose of this Ordinance is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by prohibiting the establishment of any new ca...
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