REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 02/01/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Legal and Risk Management Department
SUBJECT:
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Resolution amending Section VI(A)(3) of the rules and regulations for permitting commercial cannabis businesses.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to adopt a Resolution amending the rules and regulations for permitting commercial cannabis businesses. Resolution No. 2021-022, which established the rules and regulations for permitting commercial cannabis businesses pursuant to Corona Municipal Code ("CMC") Chapter 5.36 ("Cannabis Rules & Regs"), requires commercial cannabis permit applicants to obtain all building, fire, and occupancy permits within 180 days of the date that the applicant obtains all required State licenses and authorizes the City Manager to extend this deadline by 60 days. City staff mistakenly advised certain storefront retail applicants that the City Manager could extend the deadline by 180 days. City staff is recommending updates to the Cannabis Rules and Regs to permit extensions for storefront retail applicants impacted by this inaccuracy and to authorize the City Manager to extend the deadline for all other non-storefront applicants.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-005, amending Section VI(A)(3) of the Rules and Regs for permitting commercial cannabis businesses.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
On October 20, 2020, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 3321 amending Chapter 5.36 of the CMC to establish development standards and permit certain types of commercial cannabis businesses in the City's manufacturing/industrial zones. On April 21, 2021, the City Council also adopted the most recent Cannabis Rules & Regs pursuant to Resolution No. 2021-022.
Section VI(A)(3) of the Cannabis Rules & Regs requires all commercial cannabis permit applicants to obtain all building, fire and occupancy p...
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