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Conditional Use Permit - 1528 Webster Street - Applicant: Dustin Moore on behalf of Main Street Supply, LLC. Public hearing to consider a Use Permit to allow the operation of a Cannabis Retail dispensary within the existing commercial building at 1528 Webster Street for the sale of Cannabis and Cannabis Products. The dispensary will also have a delivery service and will have an indoor area for on-site consumption of products by customers. The project is located within the C-C (Community Commercial) Zoning District. The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 - Minor Alteration of Existing Facilities
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Andrew Thomas
Planning, Building and Transportation Director
BACKGROUND
In November and December 2017 the City Council adopted two separate ordinances which permitted, and established guidelines for, commercial cannabis activity within the City of Alameda. These ordinances were in response to the legalization of commercial cannabis activity in California and the State's subsequent Medical and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA).
The first ordinance established the guidelines for the operation of commercial cannabis activity and was codified in Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) Section 6-59 (hereafter referred to as the Cannabis Business Regulations). Among other things, these guidelines defined the different types of commercial cannabis businesses, set the maximum number of permits for each type of business (cap), established buffers around sensitive uses where commercial cannabis businesses are prohibited, and required that all commercial cannabis businesses receive a Cannabis Business Operators Permit (Operators Permit).
The second ordinance modified AMC Section 30-10 to repeal the City's prohibition on medicinal marijuana dispensaries and cultivation, identified specific zoning dist...
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