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Adoption of Resolution Amending Master Fee Resolution No. 12191 to Revise Fees to Add New Cannabis Business Operator and Regulatory Fees;
Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Section 30-10 (Cannabis) to (1) Add Cannabis Retail Businesses as Conditionally Permitted Uses in the C-1, Neighborhood Business and C-M, Commercial-Manufacturing Zoning Districts; (2) Add Two Delivery-Only Cannabis Retail Businesses as a Conditionally Permitted Use in the C-M, Commercial-Manufacturing Zoning District; (3) Amend Certain Portions of the Zoning Code to Enable Cannabis Retail Businesses to Dispense Non-Medicinal or "Adult Use" Cannabis; and (4) Amend Certain Portions of the Zoning Code to Eliminate the Dispersion Requirement for Delivery-Only Cannabis Businesses;
Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Article XVI (Cannabis Businesses) of Chapter VI (Businesses, Occupations and Industries) to (1) Eliminate the Cap on Testing Laboratories; (2) Add Two Delivery-Only Dispensaries; (3) Allow Adult Use; (4) Create a Two-Tier Buffer Zone from Sensitive Uses for Dispensaries and Cultivation Businesses; and (5) Make Other Clarifying Revisions; and
Recommendation to Confirm Continued Use of Request for Proposal (RFP) Process to Administer Cannabis Retail Dispensary Business Operators' Permit Selection Process. (Economic Development)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: David L. Rudat, Interim City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In late 2017, Council directed staff to undertake a fee study to determine the cost of regulating cannabis business activities in the City. Accordingly, the City retained a consultant to assist with the preparation of a fee study.
On a parallel track, City staff has worked on potential amendments to the City's existing cannabis regulations. At its May 18, 2018 goal-setting work session, City Council directed staff to report to ...
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