REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GEORGEANNE WHITE, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
BY: JENNIFER RUIZ, Project Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to Commercial Cannabis Activity:
1. *** BILL B-6 - (Intro. 04/21/2022) (For Adoption) Amending Section 9-3307 of the Fresno Municipal Code, relating to the location of retail cannabis businesses (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council approve the Bill Amending Sections 9-3307 of the Fresno
Municipal Code, relating to the location of retail cannabis businesses.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City Manager has issued preliminary permit approval for 20 cannabis retail permits, 2 cannabis
cultivation permits, and 2 cannabis microbusiness permits.
This Bill adds language to address the even distribution of cannabis retail businesses per City
Council District.
BACKGROUND
The City of Fresno opened the application process for Commercial Cannabis Business Permits
beginning October 19, 2020. Applications were due December 4, 2020 for the standard application
process. The City Manager has issued preliminary permit approval for 20 cannabis retail permits, 2
cannabis cultivation permits, and 2 cannabis microbusiness permits.
This Bill adds language to address the even distribution of cannabis retail businesses per City
Council District. The new City Council District boundaries resulted in two cannabis retail applications,
with preliminary approval, changing Districts. This Amendment authorizes the cannabis businesses to
remain at their proposed location, but will require any future new approvals to create an equal
number of retail locations per District.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378, this item is not a
project for the purposes of CEQA.
LOCAL PREFERENCE
Local preference was not considered because this is an amendment to an existing agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT
N/A
Attachments:
1. Ordinance