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Staff Report for Proposed Amendments to the City of San Leandro Zoning Code in Article 3, Section 1-304 Definitions; Article 6, Section 2-606 CC Districts - Use Regulations; Article 7, Sections 2-706 IG District - Use Regulations, 2-708 IP District - Use Regulations, and 2-712 IG(AU) District - Use Regulations; and Article 17, Section 4-1704 Off-Street Parking and Loading Spaces Required Related to a Medical Marijuana Dispensary
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff has developed a set of draft revisions to the San Leandro Zoning Code in order to implement City of San Leandro Ordinance 2013-020 related to a Medical Marijuana Dispensary; the Ordinance went into effect on January 15, 2014. The ordinance allows for one Medical Marijuana Dispensary to operate in the City of San Leandro, after receiving approval from the City through a formal Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process and approval of a Conditional Use Permit from the Board of Zoning Adjustments. The Medical Marijuana Dispensary must be operated in accordance with the City's ordinance and State law.
Staff proposes to amend the San Leandro Zoning Code to add new definitions for "Medical Marijuana Dispensary" and "Medical Marijuana". Staff also recommends that the regulations in Article 6 Commercial and Professional and Article 7 Industrial should be amended to add the term "Medical Marijuana Dispensary" to the set of Use Regulations for uses subject to a Conditional Use Permit in the Industrial General (IG), Industrial Park (IP) and Commercial Community (CC) zoning districts. Finally, the parking requirements table in Article 17, Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations should be amended by adding a requirement for one off-street parking space for every 200 square feet of floor area for the Medical Marijuana Dispensary use category.
At the February 20, 2014 meeting, the Planning Commission voted 4-3 to deny the motion on the staff proposal. The Commission then voted 5-2 i...
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