To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Time Certain Matter
SUBJECT:
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1:30 p.m. - Extension of Temporary Moratorium on the Cultivation of Industrial Hemp and Update on Preparation of Regulations for Cultivation of Industrial Hemp (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Introduce the proposed ordinance extending for 6 months the temporary moratorium on Cultivation of Industrial Hemp by title [Attachment 1];
2. Receive an update on development of Industrial Hemp ordinance options;
3. Open the public hearing and accept public comment;
4. Provide additional direction to staff on developing Industrial Hemp ordinance options (if needed);
5. Adopt Ordinance No: _____ [Attachment 1] extending for 6 months the moratorium on industrial hemp cultivation and acceptance of applications for industrial hemp cultivation (4/5 vote required); and
6. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish a Summary of the Ordinance within 15 days after adoption by the Board, along with the names of those Supervisors voting for and against the ordinance [Attachment 2] and to post in the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors a certified copy of the full text of the adopted ordinance along with the names of those Supervisors voting for and against the ordinance. (Government Code section 25124)
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund (1100).
DISCUSSION:
This item involves a temporary moratorium on the cultivation of Industrial Hemp. If the Board approves the attached ordinance, the current 45-day moratorium on cultivation of Industrial Hemp approved by the Board on May 21, 2019 will continue for six additional months. The six month time period correlates to the time it is expected to take to develop and adopt an ordinance regulating cultivation of Industrial Hemp.
At previous meetings, including April 2nd, May 14th, and May 21st, the public expressed interest in...
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