SUBJECT: Continued Second Reading and Final Adoption of an Ordinance to Amend Merced Municipal Code Section 20.44.170, “Regulation of Commercial Cannabis Activities - Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Required” of the Merced Municipal Code to Allow City Council Consideration of Alternative Sites for Retail Cannabis Business Applications under Appeal, and Include a Local Ownership Element for Cannabis Retail Permits Issued after November 3, 2021 REPORT IN BRIEF Continued second reading and final adoption of an Ordinance to amend Merced Municipal Code Section 20.44.170, “Regulation of Commercial Cannabis Activities - Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Required” of the Merced Municipal Code to Allow City Council Consideration of Alternative Sites for Retail Cannabis Business Applications under Appeal and Include a Local Ownership Element for Cannabis Retail Permits Issued after November 3, 2021. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion adopting Ordinance 2550, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, amending section 20.44.170 “Regulation of Commercial Cannabis Activities - Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Required,” of the Merced Municipal Code to allow City Council consideration of alternative sites for retail cannabis business applications under appeal, and include a local ownership element for cannabis retail permits issued after November 3, 2021.

Consent Item Passed Introduced August 9, 2023

Committee: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
Introduced: August 9, 2023
On agenda: August 21, 2023
Passed: August 21, 2023