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Ordinance Amending Zoning Code Article 3, Definitions; Article 6, Commercial and Professional Districts; Article 7, Industrial Districts; Related to Medical Cannabis Dispensaries and the Manufacturing and Testing of Cannabis Products.
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WHEREAS, California's Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act established a comprehensive state licensing system for the commercial cultivation, manufacture, retail sale, testing, and distribution of cannabis and cannabis products; and
WHEREAS, the State of California enables local governments to adopt new ordinances to regulate local cannabis-related businesses in preparation for State licensing; and
WHEREAS, in 2016, the City of San Leandro adopted a new General Plan, which states that "[t]he San Leandro General Plan aspires to reshape the industrial areas of West and Central San Leandro to meet the demands of the new economy." Furthermore, the General Plan states that "[t]he guiding objectives in the City's large business districts are to promote business retention and diversification"; and to "locate the most intensive industrial uses in the areas that are furthest away from residential neighborhoods"; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan establishes policies to "[e]nsure that industrial zoning regulations are flexible enough to achieve the vision of San Leandro's industrial area as an 'innovation ecosystem', where new methods of production, operations, and design are supported"; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan directs the City to "[r]egularly review the Zoning Code to respond to real estate market and development trends, as well as changes in technology," and directs that "[t]he City shall routinely review the lists of permitted and conditionally permitted uses in industrial areas to ensure that desired and potentially compatible uses are not excluded"; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Amendments are in accord with the policies of the General Plan in that the Amendments will "en...
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