REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
September 24, 2020
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
THROUGH: DAN ZACK, Assistant Director
Development Services Division
BY: ISRAEL TREJO, Supervising Planner
Development Services Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to Text Amendment Application No. P19-02978 regarding the proposed regulation and permitting of commercial cannabis activities in the City of Fresno
1. ***BILL NO. B-39 - (Intro. 9/17/2020) (For adoption) - Repealing Sections 15-2739 and 15-2739.1 of the Fresno Municipal Code and replacing with Section 15-2739 relating to adult use and medicinal cannabis retail business and commercial cannabis business regulation. (Subject to Mayor's veto)
2. ***BILL NO. B-40 - (Intro. 9/17/2020) (For adoption) Amending Section 12-2104 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to marijuana cultivation. (Subject to Mayor's veto)
3. ***BILL NO. B-41 - (Intro. 9/17/2020) (For adoption) Amending Section 12-2302 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to Money Back Guarantee/Business Streamlining Act to exclude Cannabis Conditional Use Permits. (Subject to Mayor's veto)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The subject text amendment proposes to implement the provisions of the Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act ("MAUCRSA") to accommodate the needs of medically-ill persons in need of and provide access to cannabis for medicinal purposes as recommended by their health care provider(s), as well as provide access to adult use cannabis, while imposing sensible regulations on the use of land to protect the city's residents, neighborhoods, and businesses from disproportionately negative impacts. As such, it is the purpose and intent of this text amendment to regulate commercial cannabis activities in the City of Fresno in a responsible manner and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the city and to enforce rules and regulations consistent with state ...
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