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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: February 6, 2017 <br />Ordinance <br />Agenda Section:File Number:16-710 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number: <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Cynthia Battenberg <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:Ordinance Amending Zoning Code Article 3, Definitions; Article 6, Commercial <br />and Professional Districts; Article 7, Industrial Districts; Involving Updates to <br />Definitions and Regulations of Land Uses Involving Medical Cannabis. <br />WHEREAS, California’s Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act established a <br />comprehensive state licensing system for the commercial cultivation, manufacture, retail sale, <br />testing, and distribution of cannabis and cannabis products; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the State of California enables local governments to adopt new <br />ordinances to regulate local cannabis-related businesses in preparation for State licensing; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in December 2013, the City Council of the City of San Leandro adopted <br />Ordinance 2013-020, which allowed for the establishment of a Medical Cannabis Dispensary, <br />subject to selection and performance standards, which became effective on January 13, <br />2014; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in April 2014, the City Council of the City of San Leandro adopted <br />Ordinance 2014-003, implementing performance standards for medical marijuana <br />dispensaries, by amending the Zoning Code to enable the use of medical marijuana <br />dispensaries; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in June 2016, the City Council of the City of San Leandro adopted <br />Ordinance 2016-007, which allowed for the establishment of a second Medical Cannabis <br />Dispensary, which became effective on July 20, 2016; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in September 2016, the City Council of the City of San Leandro adopted <br />Ordinance 2016-013, establishing a third Medical Cannabis Dispensary and removing the <br />requirement that a dispensary not be located within one thousand (1,000) feet from another <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 1/31/2017 <br />113