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PlanningBoard | 2017-11-13 | 9 | Staff Member Potter said the ordinance gives staff the ability to regulate that issue, but they are not yet at that point. Board Member Sullivan said she has concerns about possible locations for dispensaries, and places where youth congregate. Staff Member Potter said the Council went with the state definition of sensitive uses. Board Member Sullivan asked how the determinations were made on how many manufacturing and testing plants were needed. Staff Member Potter said they used testimony, Council desire to phase in, and industry estimates for population need. Board Member Curtis asked if the language protecting neighbors could be emphasized for both commercial and personal use. Staff Member Potter said those issues are captured in the ordinance. Board Member Sullivan opened the public hearing. Mark Hersman, resident, said he was planning to apply to open one of the dispensaries. He asked that other zones, such as light manufacturing, be opened up for possible location of dispensaries. He said large shopping center landlords would likely not rent to cannabis businesses due to banking policies. Cathie Warner said her company is a lab testing business and they want to locate in Alameda. She said starting January 1st, cannabis testing would become mandatory. She said the testing industry is important and will be growing. She said they have found good laboratory space in Marina Village and Harbor Bay Business Park. Rasheed Shabazz asked how the ordinance defined its being equitable. Board Member Sullivan closed the public hearing. Staff Member Potter said the zoning maps were equitably distributed, but this was not referring to a potential equity component for communities disproportionately affected by the war on drugs. Board Member Teague made a motion to approve the zoning with modifications: section C permitted uses number three, strike the second sentence; section h, reference the regulatory ordinance as the guiding light for operational radius; special findings, strike the entire section and let the findings happen under the regulatory ordinance. Board Member Knox White seconded the motion. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 9 of 11 November 13, 2017 | PlanningBoard/2017-11-13.pdf |