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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO. 2017-014 ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING CODE ARTICLE 3, DEFINITIONS; ARTICLE 6, COMMERCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL DISTRICTS; ARTICLE 7, INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS; AND ARTICLE 16, NONRESIDENTIAL USES, TO ENABLE CANNABIS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING AND LABORATORIES. WHEREAS, California's Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act established a comprehensive state licensing system for the commercial cultivation, manufacture, retail sale, testing, and distribution of cannabis and cannabis products; and WHEREAS, the State of California enables local governments to adopt new ordinances to regulate local cannabis -related businesses in preparation for State licensing; and WHEREAS, the manufacturing of cannabis products has only recently been legalized in the State of California and it is in the interest of the City of San Leandro to ensure that this new land use is responsibly established and compatible with other uses in the City; and WHEREAS, in 2016, the City of San Leandro adopted a new General Plan, which states that "[t]he San Leandro General Plan aspires to reshape the industrial areas of West and Central San Leandro to meet the demands of the new economy." Furthermore, the General Plan states that "[t]he guiding objectives in the City's large business districts are to promote business retention and diversification"; and to "locate the most intensive industrial uses in the areas that are furthest away from residential neighborhoods"; and WHEREAS, the General Plan establishes policies to "[e]nsure that industrial zoning regulations are flexible enough to achieve the vision of San Leandro's industrial area as an `innovation ecosystem', where new methods of production, operations, and design are supported"; and WHEREAS, the General Plan directs the City to "[r]egularly review the Zoning Code to respond to real estate market and development trends, as well as changes in technology," and directs that "[t]he City shall routinely review the lists of permitted and conditionally permitted uses in industrial areas to ensure that desired and potentially compatible uses are not excluded"; and WHEREAS, the proposed Amendments are in accord with the policies of the General Plan in that the Amendments will "encourage business development that improves the City's ability to provide the public with high-quality services and which minimizes increases in the tax burden for existing businesses and residents"; and WHEREAS, in December 2013, the City Council of the City of San Leandro adopted Ordinance 2013- 020, which allowed for the establishment of a Medical Marijuana Dispensary, subject to selection and performance standards, which became effective on January 13, 2014; and WHEREAS, in April 2014, the City Council of the City of San Leandro adopted Ordinance 2014-003, implementing performance standards for medical cannabis dispensaries, by amending the Zoning Code to enable the use of medical cannabis dispensaries; and WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro's Planning Services Division is tasked with periodic updates to the Zoning Code for conformance with General Plan policy and State law; and ORDINANCE NO. 2017-014