I. RECOMMENDATION:
This is a future agenda item requested by Councilman Adkisson. Staff is seeking direction from the Council on this item as to how to proceed.
II. BACKGROUND:
Section 9-5.128(d)(12) of the Planning and Zoning Code states that Cannabis operations shall comply with the distance separation requirements from schools as required by State law. In addition, a commercial cannabis operation shall not be located within 1,800 feet from any existing school or proposed school site as identified in the General Plan. Measurements shall be from property boundary to property boundary. For purposes of this section, school means any public or private school providing instruction in kindergarten or grades 1—12, inclusive, but does not include any private school in which education is primarily conducted in private homes.
California State Regulations state that a proposed premises is not within a 600-foot radius of the perimeter of a school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grades 1 through 12, or a day care center, or youth center, or that the premises complies with the local ordinance specifying a different radius, as specified in section 26054(b) of the Act.
CA B&P Code Section 26054(b) state that a premises licensed under this division shall not be located within a 600-foot radius of a school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grades 1 through 12, day care center, or youth center that is in existence at the time the license is issued, unless a licensing authority or a local jurisdiction specifies a different radius. The distance specified in this section shall be measured in the same manner as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 11362.768 of the Health and Safety Code unless otherwise provided by law.
III. DISCUSSION:
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V. FISCAL IMPACT:
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