24-808
SUBJECT: Zoning Ordinance Amendment #24-01, initiated by the City of Merced. This application involves changes to the Merced Zoning Ordinance (Title 20 of the Merced Municipal Code) which would amend Merced Municipal Code Section 20.44.170 (Regulation of Commercial Cannabis Activities - Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Required). This amendment would clarify the process to amend or provide supplemental application materials, clarify the responsibility of the applicant relative to meeting the requirements of the Selection Criteria, clarify the process to correct potential scoring errors, clarify the Qualified Commercial Cannabis Business Application List timelines and clarify the process if there is a failure for a business to meet the clarified timeline and various other amendments. *PUBLIC HEARING*. ACTION: PLANNING COMMISSION: Recommendation to City Council 1) Environmental Review #24-21 (Categorical Exemption) 2) Zoning Ordinance Amendment #24-01 CITY COUNCIL: Approve/Disapprove/Modify 1) Environmental Review #24-21 (Categorical Exemption) 2) Zoning Ordinance Amendment #24-01 SUMMARY The City is proposing modifications to the City’s current cannabis ordinance found under Merced Municipal Code Section 20.44.170 - Regulations of Commercial Cannabis Activities - Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Required. This ordinance amendment would clarify the process to amend or provide supplemental application materials, clarify the responsibility of the applicant relative to meeting the requirements of the Selection Criteria, clarify the process to correct potential scoring errors, clarify the Qualified Commercial Cannabis Business Application List timelines and clarify the process if there is a failure for a business to meet the clarified timeline and various other amendments. RECOMMENDATION Planning staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend approval to the City Council of Environmental Review #24-21 (Categorical Exemption) and Zoning Ordinance Amendment #24-01 as outlined in Exhibit B of the Draft Resolution #4139, subject to the findings/considerations in Exhibit A of the Draft Resolution at Attachment A.
- Committee
- Planning Commission
- Introduced
- August 9, 2024
- On agenda
- August 21, 2024