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File Number: 13-597 <br />presentations will include a review of the adopted ordinance, and staff recommended <br />amendments to the Zoning Code to bring the Zoning Code into compliance with the <br />ordinance. The proposed Zoning Code amendments, including the comments from the Board <br />of Zoning Adjustments, and the comments and recommendation from the Planning <br />Commission, will be presented to the City Council for its approval in Spring, 2014. <br />Staff proposes the following implementation schedule: <br />1. Approval of the first reading of the ordinance. (December 2, 2013) <br />2. The ordinance will be placed on a subsequent meeting’s agenda for second reading. <br />(currently scheduled for December 16, 2013) <br />3. Staff will present the approved ordinance and amendments to the Zoning Code to the <br />Board of Zoning Adjustments and Planning Commission. The Board of Zoning <br />Adjustments and the Planning Commission will both hold public hearings on the proposed <br />Zoning Code amendments (February / March 2014) <br />4. Staff will engage a consultant to assist the City with the drafting, preparation, and <br />administration of a Request for Proposal (RFP) process to determine which medical <br />marijuana dispensary operator should be recommended for award of a dispensary permit. <br />(February - August 2014) <br />5. Staff will present for City Council approval a resolution amending the City’s fee schedule to <br />add a non-refundable medical marijuana dispensary permit application fee, and an annual <br />medical marijuana dispensary permit review fee. (February - June 2014) <br />6. Staff will prepare materials for a ballot measure to approve a percentage of gross receipts <br />tax (or other similar legally permissible calculation method) for placement on the <br />November 2014 general election ballot. (By June 2014) <br />7.Permitted dispensary to identify location and negotiate/sign lease, construction plans for <br />improvements submitted for review and permitting, improvements constructed, dispensary <br />to open. (August 2014 - December 2014) <br />Previous Actions <br />·October 4, 2010: The City Council passed An Interim Urgency Ordinance Prohibiting <br />Consideration and Approval of Use Permits, Variances, Building Permits, Start of New <br />Construction, or Other Entitlements for Any Establishment or Operation of Medical <br />Marijuana Dispensaries, Marijuana Cultivation Facilities, or Other Land Uses that Could Be <br />Proposed Should Prop 19 Be Approved by Voters for a Forty-Five Day Period. <br />·November 15, 2010: The City Council extended the Interim Urgency Ordinance to <br />October 1, 2012. <br />·May 16, 2011: The City Council heard and did not pass an ordinance that would prohibit <br />the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries in the City. The moratorium <br />continued in effect. <br />·June 18, 2012: The City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance prohibiting the <br />establishment and operation of medical marijuana dispensaries with a sunset date. <br />·July 2, 2012: The City Council took no action on an ordinance prohibiting the <br />establishment and operation of medical marijuana dispensaries with a sunset date. <br />·July 16, 2012: The City Council directed the City Council Rules and Communications <br />Committee to work with staff on an ordinance that would permit the establishment and <br />operation of medical marijuana dispensaries within the City. <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/26/2013