Report Prepared by: Jonnie Lan, AICP, Principal Planner, Development Services Department
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SUBJECT: Public Hearing - Zoning Ordinance Amendment #24-01, Initiated by the City of Merced, Application Involves Changes to the Merced Zoning Ordinance (Title 20 of the Merced Municipal Code), Which Amends Merced Municipal Code Section 20.44.170 (Regulation of Commercial Cannabis Activities - Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Required). This Amendment Would Clarify the Process to Amend or Provide Supplemental Application Materials, Clarify the Responsibility of the Applicant Relative to Meeting the Requirements of the Selection Criteria, Clarify the Process to Correct Potential Scoring Errors, Clarify the Qualified Commercial Cannabis Business Application List Timelines and Clarify the Process if There is a Failure for a Business to Meet the Clarified Timeline and Various Other Amendments
REPORT IN BRIEF
The City is proposing modifications to the City's current cannabis ordinance found under Merced Municipal Code Section 20.44.170 - Regulations of Commercial Cannabis Activities - Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Required. This ordinance amendment would clarify the process to amend or provide supplemental application materials, clarify the responsibility of the applicant relative to meeting the requirements of the Selection Criteria, clarify the process to correct potential scoring errors, clarify the Qualified Commercial Cannabis Business Application List timelines and clarify the process if there is a failure for a business to meet the clarified timeline and various other amendments.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Adopting a Categorical Exemption for Environmental Review #24-21; and,
B. Introducing Ordinance 2571, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, Amending Section 20.44.170. "Regulation of Commercial Cannabis Activities - Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Required," of Merced Municipal Code to Allow ...
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