55D - RESO - MEDICAL MARIJUANA REGULATION

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Medical Marijuana Ballot Initiative June 17, 2014 Page 2 At the March 18, 2013 meeting, the City Council directed staff to explore placing a competing initiative on the November 2014 ballot to either affirm the City's ban on storefront medical marijuana collectives /cooperatives or an initiative to permit but further regulate collectives /cooperatives beyond the proposed regulations provided in the collective- backed initiative. On June 3, 2014, the City Council received an update on the Medical Marijuana Initiatives and were provided options to proceed. These options included taking no further actions and awaiting the results of the voter initiative, directing staff to prepare an initiative to affirm the City's ban on medical marijuana collectives /cooperatives or directing staff to prepare an initiative to permit but regulate medical marijuana collectives /cooperatives. Following a presentation by staff and discussion of the relevant issues, the City Council voted to direct staff to prepare a competing ballot initiative to permit but regulate medical marijuana collectives /cooperatives beyond the proposed regulations contained in the voter initiative. Additionally, staff was directed to explore options regarding the separation requirements between medical marijuana facilities and increase the maximum number of facilities permitted in the City from eight to twelve. Proposed City Initiative The regulations proposed were derived from recommendations from the California Police Chiefs Association, a review of other cities' and counties' regulations regarding medical marijuana collectives and direct Code Enforcement experience regulating illegal medical marijuana collectives in the City. While a complete list of the proposed regulations is provided in Exhibit 1, the proposed City initiative will include: • Limit to industrially zoned (M1, M2) properties only. • 1,000 foot separation requirement from sensitive uses (schools, parks and residentially zoned properties). • Strict operational standards including (but not limited to): • On -site, licensed security guards • Closed- circuit video surveillance (interior and exterior) • Limited signage (non - illuminated) • Require sufficient odor absorbing ventilation and exhaust so that odors generated inside the property cannot be detected outside or in adjacent suites. • Limit the hours of operation to Monday- Saturday 10:00 a.m.to midnight and Sunday 11:00 a.m.to 7:00 p.m. • Restrict minors under the age of 18 • Prohibit on -site consumption 55D -2