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CityCouncil | 2019-01-15 | 8 | (19-051) Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by (1) Amending Section 30-10 (Cannabis) to (a) Add Cannabis Retail Businesses as Conditionally Permitted Uses in the C-1, Neighborhood Business, and C- M, Commercial-Manufacturing Zoning Districts, (b) Amend Certain Portions of the Zoning Code to Enable Cannabis Retail Businesses to Dispense Non-Medicinal or "Adult Use" Cannabis, and (c) Amend Certain Portions of the Zoning Code to Remove the Dispersion Requirement; and (2) Repeal Ordinance No. 3228. Not introduced; and (19-051A) Introduction of Ordinance: (1) Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Article XVI (Cannabis Businesses) of Chapter VI (Businesses, Occupations and Industry) to (a) Eliminate the Cap on Testing Laboratories, (b) Allow for Two Additional Cannabis Businesses to Operate as "Dispensary/Delivery" (Delivery Required, Open to the Public) within the Zoning Districts for Cannabis Retail, (c) Amend the Dispersion Requirement to Require No More Than Two Cannabis Retail Businesses to Operate on Either Side of Grand Street, (d) Create a Two-Tier Buffer Zone from Sensitive Uses for Cannabis Businesses, (e) Amend Certain Portions of the Regulatory Ordinance to Enable Cannabis Retail Businesses to Dispense Non-Medicinal or "Adult Use" Cannabis, (f) Modify Requirements for Off-Island Delivery, and (g) Make Other Clarifying or Conforming Amendments Thereto; and (2) Repealing Ordinance No. 3227. Not introduced. Councilmember Daysog recused himself and left the dais. The Interim City Attorney gave a brief presentation. Councilmember Oddie inquired if Council approves the item, will the original ordinance still be in effect, to which the Interim City Attorney responded in the affirmative. Councilmember Oddie inquired if Council does not approve the item, will the original ordinance still be in effect, to which the Interim City Attorney responded in the affirmative. Councilmember Oddie inquired if there is a plan to have a Council discussion about the Sunshine Ordinance and where it may conflict with the Charter and the Constitution, to which the Interim City Attorney responded in the affirmative. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the previous ordinances will stand regardless of how the Council votes, to which the Interim City Attorney responded in the affirmative; recommended re-introduction of the ordinances; stated Council will need three votes to reintroduce the ordinance; if there are not three affirmative votes, the current ordinances will stay in effect, but will raise the potential of legal action. Councilmember Oddie inquired if the youth center issue is not on the agenda, to which the Interim City Attorney responded in the affirmative. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 6 January 15, 2019 | CityCouncil/2019-01-15.pdf |