City Council

12A. REQUEST FOR A SECOND EXTENSION OF EXPIRED COMMERCIAL CANNABIS\nCULTIVATION PERMITS\nAt the April 23, 2024 City Council meeting, the City Council conducted the second reading\nof Ordinance No. 1142, extending expired commercial cannabis cultivation permits in\nexchange for certain fees. Ordinance No. 1142 became effective on May 23, 2024. The\npermit holders are now requesting a second extension.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that these actions are not subject to California Environmental Quality\nAct (“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(5) (Organizational or administrative\nactivities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in\nthe environment) and even if they were considered a project, they would still be\nexempt from CEQA under State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301, 15060(B)(3), and\n15061(B)(3); and\nMarch 25, 2025\n2. At this time, staff is recommending Council deny the second extension request for\nexpired cannabis cultivation permits and affirm that the extension period for both\npermit holders has terminated and become null and void based on a violation of the\nterms and conditions of the permit extension. Both permit holders missed the\nmemorialized deadline to pay certain fees, and Stanton Municipal Code Section\n5.77.105(C) states, “If a Permittee fails to timely pay a City invoice for any reason, the\nCultivation Extension Period shall immediately terminate and become null and void\nwithout any liability to the City and/or any of its officials, employees, contractors, or\nvolunteers, even if a Permittee has expended any money, time, and/or resources in\nfurtherance of their respective cultivation business or operation. Permit holders still\nhave until May 2027 to exercise their rights under the current extension.