City Council

12A. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5.77 OF THE STANTON\nMUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXTENSION OF EXPIRED COMMERCIAL\nCANNABIS CULTIVATION PERMITS AND SPECIFY THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAY\nOPEN AN APPLICATION PERIOD AND SET THE PARAMETERS FOR SUCH\nAPPLICATION PERIOD\nAt the March 26, 2024 City Council meeting, the City Council directed staff to come back\nwith a proposed ordinance that would extend expired commercial cannabis cultivation\npermits in exchange for certain fees and allow for the issuance of delivery permits for\nexisting operational commercial cannabis retail outlets.\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\nApril 9, 2024\n2. Consider and waive first reading of Ordinance No. 1142, entitled:\n“AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STANTON\nADDING SECTIONS 5.77.065 AND 5.77.105 TO CHAPTER 5.77\n(COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES) OF TITLE 5 (BUSINESS\nLICENSES AND REGULATIONS) OF THE STANTON MUNICIPAL CODE\nAND DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA\nPURSUANT TO STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTIONS 15301, 15060(C)(2),\n15061(B)(3), AND 15378(b)(5)”; and\n3. Set Ordinance No. 1142 for second reading on April 23, 2024.