Retail Dispensaries Cannabis Kathleen Mallory Planning & - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Retail Dispensaries Cannabis Kathleen Mallory Planning & Sustainability Manager Community Development Department INCO Presentation – July 10, 2019

BACKGROUND • June 26, 2018 - Council study session evaluated cannabis uses in the City. City could support 8 to 18 retail dispensaries • October 18, 2018 – Potential siting options presented. “Go Slow” approach implemented; maximum of 8 retail dispensaries within City • INCO - Jan. 9, 2019 regarding manufacturing, testing, and distribution of cannabis • INCO - April 3, 2019 regarding dispensaries • Council adoption of cannabis M, T, and D Ord. effective July 19, 2019. Applications available – est. early August • July 2, 2019 – City Council report on fees; July 30 th estimate adoption 2

PERMIT PROCESS 1. Commercial cannabis business application review, and ranking 2. Interview and second ranking; review based upon evaluation criteria which will be developed through the City Manager’s office 3. Final approval and allowance to submit an application for a Commercial Cannabis Business Permit (allowance to submit an application for a Special Use Permit/Development Design Review) 4. Submittal of a SUP or DDR 3

CANNABIS PROCESSING STEPS • Permit process the same regardless of type of cannabis business • Requirements and vetting of applications through a competitive multi-step process • Ensures City received most viable and desirable cannabis businesses • Applications and fee payments required for each step in the permitting process; must receive favorable recommendation to advance through the permit process 4

OVERVIEW OF MAPS • Maps on the following slides identify potential cannabis locations; implements 600-foot State buffer requirement • Identify retail locations by shopping center and stand alone commercial parcels which meet the definition of feasible commercial parcels • Expanded maps from April 2019 presentation; relooked at parcels and feasible sites with consideration to best practices and lessons learned in Port Hueneme 5

SITING CRITERIA • Per State regulations, any cannabis use cannot be located closer than 600- feet (“buffer”) from a sensitive use. • Sensitive use is a public/private or charter K-12 school, commercial day care center (not family day care), youth center, or public park • Measurement is parcel line to parcel line • Jurisdiction can reduce and expand buffer if codified in a local ordinance • Per State law a “buffer” from a residential use to a “cannabis use” is NOT required 6

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BEST PRACTICES • On-site security personnel required • Plan for community benefits (donations to nonprofits, community organizations) • Emergency response plan required (fires, robberies, evacuations) • Alarm system and yearly inspections required • First responder access (emergency access) • Cash handling plan required 28

BEST PRACTICES (continued) • Submittal of verification data (track and trace) • Inventory control to include regular checks • Surveillance cameras (monitor entire site) • Siting in commercial zones • Inventory secured when business is closed • Ongoing training for all employees • Limited inventory on display • Employees subject to background check • All inventory and sales reconciled each day • Consideration to neighborhood compatibility – noise, traffic/parking • Outreach and training materials – Council to consider requiring 29

NEXT STEPS • Retail Dispensary Ordinance out for public review on July 20th • Planning Commission consideration of draft Retail Dispensary Ordinance Aug. 15, 2019 • City Council consideration of draft Retail Dispensary Ordinance Sept. 17, 2019 30

Thank you • Contact: Kathleen Mallory Kathleen.Mallory@oxnard.org • www.oxnard.org/planning/cannabis • (805) 385-7858 31

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SHOPPING CENTERS Benefits to locating dispensaries within shopping centers (compared to stand alone parcels not within a center): • Easier to regulate businesses in the same location • Land use compatibility • Easier for police to monitor • Site visits to one location easier for regulators • Convenient for businesses /collaborative management • Effective regulatory tool if only one outlet allowed per site 36