Baldwin Park

City Council

October 15, 2025 Item #12

Agenda Item 12

12.\nAdoption of an Ordinance to Incorporate Los Angeles County's Emblem Program Into Chapter\n128 And Amend Chapter 127 and 128 to Incorporate by Reference The County’s Title 11, Health\nCode, and Portions of Title 8, Consumer Protections Code, to Allow For The County to Perform\nCannabis Inspections and Enforcement Actions Within The City\nIt is recommended that the City Council:\n1. Conduct a Public Hearing; and\n2. Find the proposed ordinance is exempt from environmental review under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, §§ 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) and the State\nCEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs, tit. 14, §§ 15000 et seq.). Specifically, the ordinance is\ncategorically exempt from CEQA under Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense\nException) since it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the ordinance will\nhave a significant effect on the environment.; and\n3. Introduce by first reading, by title only and waive further reading Ordinance 1520, entitled,\n“AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK,\nCALIFORNIA AMENDING THE BALDWIN PARK MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE VI,\nBUSINESS REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 127 AND CHAPTER 128, ADDING SECTIONS\n127.21 AND 128.31 INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE LOS ANGELES COUNTY’S\nTITLE 11, HEALTH CODE, AND PORTIONS OF TITLE 8, CONSUMER PROTECTIONS\nCODE, TO ALLOW FOR THE COUNTY TO PERFORM INSPECTIONS AND\nENFORCEMENT OF COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY,\nAND ADDING SECTION 128.32 TO INCORPORATE THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY’S\nEMBLEM PROGRAM.”