To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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Extension of Temporary Moratorium on the Cultivation of Industrial Hemp and Provide Direction 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. Request that staff present the project;
3. Open the public hearing and accept public comment;
4. Deliberate on the options for regulating industrial hemp activities within the unincorporated areas of Humboldt County in Attachment 2;
5. Direct staff to develop an ordinance to allow cultivation of Industrial Hemp in certain limited circumstances as a principally permitted use;
6. 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
7. 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 each ordinance [Attachment 3] 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 two decision points for the Board of Supervisors. First is to identify an approach to regulating Industrial Hemp, and second is on the extension of the Moratorium related to temporary prohibition of cultivation of Industrial Hemp. Staff recommends the Board direct staff to pursue development of an ordinance allowing cultivation of Industrial Hemp within ce...
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