To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on the Cultivation of Industrial Hemp in the Coastal Zone (4/5 Vote Required). Case # PLN-2021-17163
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the Interim Urgency Ordinance extending the temporary moratorium on the cultivation of industrial hemp (Ordinance 2674) by "Established Agricultural Research Institutions" and any growers of industrial hemp in the Coastal Zone of Humboldt County based on the findings set forth within the Interim Urgency Ordinance under the provisions contained in California Government Code sections 25123(d) and 65858 (4/5 vote required); and
2. If adopted, direct the Clerk of the Board to publish a summary of the Ordinance amendments within 15 days after adoption by the Board, along with the names of those Supervisors voting for and against each 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.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
The salary funding for preparing this staff report is included in the General Fund contribution to the Long-Range Planning unit, 1100-282.
DISCUSSION:
This item follows up the Board of Supervisor's action on Item # J-1 of the May 18, 2021, meeting when the Board adopted a 45 day temporary moratorium on the cultivation of industrial hemp by "Established Agricultural Research Institutions" and any growers of industrial hemp in the Coastal Zone of Humboldt County by Ordinance 2674. Staff recommends extending for a six-month period the temporary moratorium of cultivation of Industrial Hemp in the Coastal Zone to provide adequate time for the Commission to review, evaluate, and approve the permanent prohibition for ...
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