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File Number: 16-254 <br />City ordinance with new statewide regulations, known as the Medical Marijuana Regulation <br />and Safety Act (MMRSA), but also to incorporate suggestions from the applicants that would <br />better support the smooth operation of the dispensary once it opens its doors to patients. <br />These requests have been vetted and/or modified by the City Manager’s stakeholder team, <br />and include feedback from the Police Department. Highlights of those proposed changes that <br />affect substantive policy provisions contained within the ordinance are outlined below: <br />Section 4-33-200(c): Allows for the issuance of up to two dispensary permits <br />Section 4-33-200(d)(2): Eliminates requirements for dispensaries to operate as a <br />collective or cooperative <br />The new statewide regulatory framework that was established by MMRSA intentionally <br />phases out collectives and cooperates as they exist today, and instead allows dispensaries <br />and other cannabis-related businesses to operate on a for-profit basis. As such, the proposed <br />amendments would align San Leandro’s local ordinance with this new statewide framework. It <br />is anticipated that these changes will not demonstrably affect the Community Benefits and <br />Financial Contributions to the City’s General Fund that were incorporated as conditions of <br />approval in the first dispensary permit that was already awarded. <br />Section 4-33-500(a)(7): Hours of Operation <br />The adopted ordinance currently limits the hours of operation of dispensaries from 9:00am - <br />7:00pm. HSL has requested that these hours be extended to 8:00 pm in order to better serve <br />the working public. In comparison, the pharmacy at Kaiser Permanente’s San Leandro <br />campus is typically open 24 hours per day and San Leandro Hospital’s in-patient pharmacy <br />operates between the hours of 7:00 am-10:00 pm daily. The pharmacy counter at the CVS <br />located in Downtown San Leandro’s Village Shopping Center is open from 8:00 am - 9:00 pm <br />Monday-Friday, and 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday & Sunday. <br />Section 4-33-500(e)(1): Signage <br />The adopted ordinance currently limits the size of any signage for the dispensary to one wall <br />sign not to exceed 10 square feet and one identifying sign not to exceed two square feet. The <br />recommended amendments would instead apply the same size limitations on signage that <br />would be imposed on any other property under similar commercial or industrial zoning, which <br />limits signage to 2 square feet per lineal foot of frontage up to 55 feet of frontage, or 15 times <br />the square root of frontage for sites with more than 55 feet of frontage. <br />ATTACHMENT <br />·Draft Amended Dispensary Ordinance Showing Track Changes <br />PREPARED BY: Eric Engelbart, Deputy City Manager, City Manager’s Office <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/1/2016