To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Departmental
SUBJECT:
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Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on the Cultivation of Industrial Hemp (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the Interim Urgency Ordinance declaring a temporary moratorium on the cultivation of industrial hemp by "Established Agricultural Research Institutions" and any growers of industrial hemp within the unincorporated areas 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 the post-adoption summary of the ordinance within 15 days.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
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DISCUSSION:
This item would adopt an urgency ordinance to establish a moratorium on the cultivation of Industrial Hemp. This is as directed by the Board of Supervisors at the meeting of May 14, 2019.
On April 2, 2019, the Board of Supervisors adopted an interim urgency ordinance establishing a moratorium on the cultivation of Industrial Hemp. The moratorium was for a period of 45 days unless extended. The vote to extend the moratorium requires a 4/5s vote. On May 14, 2019 the Board of Supervisors did not have the necessary votes to extend the moratorium and it expired on May 17, 2019. At that meeting, the Board directed staff to return on May 21, 2019 with an ordinance for a new 45 day moratorium on industrial hemp cultivation. That ordinance is in Attachment 1 of this staff report. The Board also directed staff to initiate work on amending the CCLUO to address hemp cultivation in the County of Humboldt.
The moratorium being in place until adequate regulations can be established is important because:
1. The people who provided public comment advocating for the unregul...
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