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PLN20-0157 - Use Permit - 1616 Webster Street - Applicant: John Ngu on behalf of Alameda Patients Group. Public hearing to consider a Use Permit to allow the operation of a cannabis retail dispensary within the existing commercial building at 1616 Webster Street for the on-site sale and off-site delivery service of Cannabis and Cannabis Products. 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 and Section 15183 - Projects Consistent with the General Plan and Zoning.
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: ` David Sablan
Planner III
BACKGROUND
The subject use permit application for a cannabis retail dispensary follows a brief history of City Council actions that established the current cannabis permitting framework:
In 2017, the City Council adopted two separate ordinances which permitted commercial cannabis activity within the City of Alameda (City). The first ordinance codified Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) Section 6-59, which established Cannabis Business Regulations for commercial cannabis activity in the City. The Cannabis Business Regulations require that every commercial cannabis business obtain a Cannabis Business Operator's Permit (Operator's Permit), and capped the number of retail cannabis dispensaries to two in the City. The second ordinance modified the Zoning Ordinance (AMC Section 30-10) to allow commercial cannabis activity in certain zoning districts, and required all commercial cannabis businesses obtain a use permit.
In March 2019, the Planning Board approved the first use permit for a cannabis retail dispensary at 1528 Webster Street, which began operations in February of 2020.
In May 2019, the City Council adopted an ordinance that increased the maximum number of cannabis retail dispensaries in the Ci...
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