Laserfiche WebLink
File Number: 20-251 <br />codes. <br />Special Findings for Approval of Cannabis Product Manufacturing <br />In addition to limiting cannabis manufacturing to certain specified zoning districts, the City of San <br />Leandro Zoning Code requires that special findings be met prior to the approval of any <br />Conditional Use Permit (CUP), in addition to the standard findings that are required for all other <br />types of CUPs. These following special findings allow some flexibility while still maintaining <br />appropriate standards to protect the public health, safety, and welfare: <br />1. The cannabis product manufacturing facility is situated in an appropriate location where <br />schools, residences, childcare centers, parks, or other sensitive land uses will not be <br />adversely impacted. <br />2. Appropriate measures have been taken to address nuisances related to odor, noise, <br />exhaust, and waste. <br />3. The cannabis product manufacturing facility is suitably designed to be secure and <br />aesthetically compatible with the surrounding area. <br />4. The cannabis product manufacturing facility will not place a burden on the provision of <br />public services disproportionate to other industrial uses. The adopted program also <br />establishes strict application requirements, including: detailed property and applicant <br />information; project and operational plans i.e. security measures and measures to control <br />inventory and cannabis waste; a traffic generation report; a noise study; and an odor <br />control mitigation plan. <br />These criteria were adopted so that each application for such uses could be considered by the <br />City on a case-by-case basis, with robust opportunities for the Board of Zoning Adjustments to <br />deny any application if it cannot be found to comport with all standards. The City also retains the <br />authority to issue citations, and to revisit or revoke a Conditional Use Permit, should problems <br />arise subsequent to approval. <br />Status of San Leandro’s Cannabis Manufacturing Program <br />Since the time that the above program requirements were adopted by the City Planning <br />Commission and the City Council several years ago, the City has approved only two Conditional <br />Use Permits for cannabis product manufacturing: Dispersa Labs at 1655 Abram Ct. (on <br />12/7/2017) and Fantasy Elixirs and Medicinals at 2994 Teagarden St. (on 2/6/2020). Dispersa <br />Labs manufactures and packages a powdered inhalant and Fantasy Elixirs manufactures <br />cannabis-infused kombucha tea drinks. Both of these facilities use cannabis extract that is <br />manufactured outside of the City and neither are licensed for Type 7 volatile cannabis extractions. <br />Both of these facilities are currently operating, and the City has had no prior incidents or issues <br />associated with their operations. <br />The City’s Board of Zoning Adjustments was scheduled to consider two new Conditional Use <br />Permits for cannabis product manufacturing on May 7, 2020 from unrelated businesses <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/10/2020 <br />797