Commercial Cannabis Study Session #2 · Commercial Cannabis Study Session #2 Sonoma City Council...
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Commercial Cannabis Study Session #2 Sonoma City Council
April 15, 2019
Presentationby:JeffWalter/DavidStorer-CityStaffTimCromartie–HdLCompanies
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City Council direction – March 4, 2019
• Retailers:“Storefront”and“Non-storefront”–allowoneofeach(2)• Manufacturing:Type“N”forinfusionsandType“P”forlabeling&packaging–allowoneofeither• Testinglaboratory:allowone• Allowfordistribution–“Transportonly”– (Type13)forretailers• Allowdeliveriestoresidentslivingwithinthecitybycannabisbusinesseslocatedinthecityandbyoutoftownoperatorsdeliveringtoresidentswithinthecity(medicinalandnon-medicinal)• Zoningdistricts:“storefront”inCommercial(C)zoneonly;allotherpermitsinCommercial(C)andMixedUse(MX)zones)–“Non-storefront”,TestingLaboratoryandManufacturing
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Prohibited business types:
• “Cultivation”
• “Distributors”
• “Micro-businesses”
• newManufacturingType“S”permit?-“Sharedfacilities”(inconjunctionwith“ManufacturingTypeN”permits–only)
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Plaza Retail Overlay District
(PROD)
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600 Foot Buffer
Sonoma Valley High School (9-12)
Adele Harrison Middle School (6-8)
Prestwood Elementary School
(PreK, K-5)
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Estimated 600 Foot Buffer
removing Safeway, Sonoma Market and
Whole Foods Shopping Centers
Sassarini Elementary School (K-5)
St. Francis
Solano School (K-8)
Soloquest Learning Center (6-12)
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600 Foot Buffer
Sonoma Little League
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Three phase permitting process:
(CC)
(CUP/UP)
(CCBP)
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PROCESS -- Commercial Cannabis Business Permit (CCBP) SELECTIONPROCESS(4+months;startingAugust–)
MarketingRequestforApplications
ProposalReviewCommittee-PRC
QualifiedFinalists
QualifiedFinalistsPresenttoCity
Council
CityCouncilSelects;Awards
ConditionalCertificate
SelectedApplicantsApplyforLandUse
Entitlements
PlanningCommission
ConditionalUsePermit(CUP/UP)
(CEQAreview)
BuildingPermitProcess AllPermitsIssued–ConditionsSatisfied
LANDUSE&BUILDINGPERMITPROCESS(4+monthsforCUP/UP;BuildingPermitTBD)
CONFIRMATIONPROCESS(30days)
ApplytoCityManagerforCommercial
CannabisBusinessPermit
OpenBusiness ComplywithOperatingRegulations
Reviewafter1Year(Renewed)
(HdLCompanyStaff,PlanningDirector,ChamberExecDir,SCCannabisManager)
(>80%gradedfromPRC)(lessthan80%rejected)
(>80%gradedfromPRC;AppealstoCouncil)
AppealtoCouncil
AppealtoCouncil 9
CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATE - SELECTION PROCESS
SELECTIONPROCESS(4+months;August–)
MarketingRequestforApplications
ProposalReviewCommittee-PRC
QualifiedFinalists
QualifiedFinalistsPresenttoCity
Council
CityCouncilSelects;Awards
ConditionalCertificate
(HdLCompanyStaff,PlanningDirector,ChamberExecDir,SCCannabisManager) (>80%gradedfromPRC)
(>80%gradedfromPRC;AppealstoCouncil)
• CriteriaforReviewIncludes:• Ownership,pastandcurrentoperations,State
compliance,identification• Financial/Pro-forma(3years)• Disclosures–Litigation,Legalproceedings• CertificatesofInsurance/SecurityPlan• OdorControl/evidenceofsufficientcapitalization-
startupcosts• HazardousMaterials/Communitybenefits• Fees/Signatures• NoSiteInformationtobeevaluated–
• PolicyIssues:• MembersofProposalReviewCommittee(PRC)?
• Identifysiteaspartofapplication?• Typeofcommunitybenefits(employment,contributions,economicincentivestothecity,etc.)
• IsoneyearadequatetimetoreceiveUsePermitandcompleteimprovementsfromthedateofissuanceofaConditionalCertificate?
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LAND USE & BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS
SelectedApplicantsApplyforLandUse
Entitlements
PlanningCommissionConditionalUse
Permit/UsePermit(CEQA)
BuildingPermitProcess AllPermitsIssued–ConditionsSatisfied
LANDUSE&BUILDINGPERMITPROCESS(4+monthsforUP;BuildingPermitTBD)
• LandUseIssues:
• Parking–spacesandtrafficflow• Hoursofoperationforretail(9amto9pm)• NohoursrestrictionsforTestinglaborManufacturer
• Buffers• Nooutdoorstorage
• Graphics/Signagecontent• Odor• Security• Garbagedisposal• Conflictswithotheruses
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Confirmation and Opening Process
CONFIRMATIONANDOPENINGPROCESS(30days)
ApplytoCityManagerforCommercial
CannabisBusinessPermit
OpenBusiness ComplywithOperatingRegulations
Reviewafter1Year(Renewed)
• ConfirmationIssues:
• AppealstotheCityCouncil• PolicyIssues:
• CannabisDeliveryPermit(CDL)foroutsidecityorinsidecitybusinesses–issuedbyChiefofPolice
• Deliveriesrestrictedto8amto8pm
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Next Steps:
-Developmentoftwoordinances:
-Title5-BusinessLicensesandregulations& -Title19–IntegratedDevelopmentRegulationsand Guidelines(“DevelopmentCode”)
-TentativePlanningCommissiononMay9th,2019-CityCouncilinJunewithOrdinancesandFeeResolutions(e.g.,CannabisDelivery
Permitfee,Transferfee,registrationandre-registrationfees,appealfee,backgroundchecksfee,DOJ/FBIclearances)
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Questions / Direction
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