| Date | County | City | Meeting Type | Item Type | Item | Description |
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| 20260203 | LA County | South El Monte | City Council | Order of Business 8 | 8.b. CONSIDERATION OF FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1287 AFFIRMING THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT 25-01 TO AMEND THE SOUTH EL MONTE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 17.09 AND CHAPTER 5.26 TO ALLOW COMMERCIAL CANNABIS OPERATIONS IN THE MANUFACTURING ZONE AND TO AMEND THE EXISTING REQUIRED BUFFER DISTANCES FROM JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES TO 350 FEET AND MAINTAIN 1,000 FOOT BUFFERS FROM ALL OTHER SENSITIVE USES Public Hearing Agenda Item 8.b. continued on next page. PUBLIC HEARINGS (CONTINUED) Agenda Item 8.b. Consideration to introduce Ordinance No. 1287, affirming the Planning Commission’s recommendation to approve zoning text amendment to the South El Monte Municipal Code Chapter 17.09 and Chapter 5.26 to allow commercial cannabis operations in the manufacturing zone and to amend the existing required buffer distances from jurisdictional boundaries to 350 feet and maintain 1,000-foot buffers from all other sensitive uses. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Take public testimony; 3. Determine that Ordinance 1287 is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption); and 4. Waive the full reading and introduce Ordinance No. 1287 by title only, approving Planning Commission’s recommendation and adopting Zone Text Amendment No. 25-01 to: • Amend the South El Monte Municipal Code Chapter 17.09 to allow retailer commercial cannabis operations as a permitted use within the Manufacturing (M) zone; • Amend the South El Monte Municipal Code Chapter 5.26 to add the Manufacturing (M) zone as a permissible zone for retailer commercial cannabis operations and amend the existing required buffer distance of 1,000-foot buffer from all existing sensitive uses except for jurisdictional boundaries, the buffer of which will be 350 feet. | February 03, 2026 LA County South El Monte City Council Order of Business 8 #B |