To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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Public Hearing on Extension of Temporary Moratorium on the Cultivation of Industrial Hemp (4/5 Vote Required) (Case#PLN-2019-15557)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Introduce the proposed ordinance extending for four months and 15 days the temporary moratorium on Cultivation of Industrial Hemp by title [Attachment 1];
2. Receive and consider the staff report, open the public hearing, and accept public comment;
3. Close the public hearing;
4. Deliberate on the proposed ordinance;
5. Find the ordinance exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15308 (regulatory activity to assure protection of the environment);
6. Adopt Ordinance No: _____ [Attachment 1], extending for 4 months and fifteen days the moratorium on industrial hemp cultivation and acceptance of applications for industrial hemp cultivation;
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 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); and
8. Direct Planning staff to prepare and file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk and Office of Planning and Research.
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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:
The item before the Board is a final four month, 15-day extension to the existing 12-month temporary moratorium of Industrial Hemp cultivation in Humboldt County which expires on December 25th, 202...
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