HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Resolution _6384- Case 5.1218-CRESOLUTION NO.6384
OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL AMEND PARAGRAPH A.20 OF SECTION
92.15.01, PARAGRAPH A.6 OF SECTION 92.10.01,
PARAGRAPH A.5 OF SECTION 92.17.1.01, AND SECTION
93.23.15 OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE,
RELATING TO ZONING REGULATIONS FOR MEDICAL
CANNABIS COOPERATIVES AND COLLECTIVES IN THE
CITY.
WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing of the Planning Commission of the City of Palm
Springs to consider Case 5.1218-C Zone Text Amendment was given in accordance
with applicable law; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines,
the project has been determined that the proposed Zone Text Amendment is
Categorically Exempt under Section 15305 — Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations
— of the Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA. The proposed amendment does
not result in any significant change in land use or density.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEREBY FINDS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph A.20 of Section 92.15.01 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code
is amended to read:
20. Medical Cannabis Cooperative or Collective, subject to the property development
standards contained in Section 93.23.15 of this Code and compliance with the
provisions of Chapter 5.35 of this Code.
Section 2. Paragraph A.6 of Section 92.17.01 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is
amended to read:
6. Medical Cannabis Cooperative or Collective, subject to the property development
standards contained in Section 93.23.15 of this Code and compliance with the
provisions of Chapter 5.35 of this Code.
Section 3. Paragraph A.5 of Section 92.17.1.01 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code
is amended to read:
5. Medical Cannabis Cooperative or Collective, subject to the property development
standards contained in Section 93.23.15 of this Code and compliance with the
provisions of Chapter 5.35 of this Code.
Section 4. Section 93.23.15 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is amended to read:
93.23.15 Medical Cannabis Cooperative or Collective Special Standards.
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A. No land use entitlement, permit (including building permit) approval, site plan,
certificate of occupancy, zoning clearance, or other land use authorization for a Medical
Cannabis Cooperative or Collective shall be granted or permitted except in
conformance with this Section.
B. Medical Cannabis Cooperatives or Collectives shall be permitted only upon
application and approval of a regulatory permit in accordance with the criteria and
process set forth in Chapter 5.35 of this Code. Prior to initiating operations and as a
continuing requisite to conducting operations, the legal representative of the persons
wishing to operate a Medical Cannabis Cooperative or Collective shall obtain a
regulatory permit from the City Manager under the terms and conditions set forth in
Chapter 5.35 of this Code and shall otherwise fully comply with the provisions of this
Section.
C. No Medical Cannabis Cooperative or Collective shall be established, developed,
or operated within five hundred (500) feet of a school, public playground or park, or any
residential zone property, child care or day care facility, youth center, or church, or
within one thousand (1,000) feet of any other Medical Cannabis Cooperative or
Collective, and shall not be located on any property that is occupied with a commercial
retail use where such use is the primary use on such property. All distances shall be
measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures, from the nearest
property line of the property on which the Medical Cannabis Cooperative or Collective
is, or will be located, to the nearest property line of those uses described in this
Subsection. Administrative modifications for this standard may be granted by the City
Council pursuant to Section 94.06.01.B.
D. A Medical Cannabis Cooperative or Collective is not and shall not be approved as
an accessory use to any other use permitted by this Zoning Code.
E. A Medical Cannabis Cooperative or Collective shall be parked at a rate of one (1)
space for every two hundred fifty (250) gross square feet of office space, and one (1)
space for every eight hundred (800) square feet of warehouse/cultivation space.
Administrative modifications for this standard may be granted by the City Council
pursuant to Section 94.06.01.13.
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Planning Commission Resolution No. 6384
5.1218-C zone Text Amendment
Medical Cannabis Cooperatives and Collectives
February 12, 2014
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, based upon the foregoing, the Planning
Commission hereby recommends that the City Council amend Paragraph A.20 of
Section 92.15.01, Paragraph A.6 of Section 92.10.01, Paragraph A.5 of Section
92.17.1.01, and Section 93.23.15 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code, relating to
zoning regulations for medical cannabis cooperatives and collectives in the City.
ADOPTED this 12" day of February 2014.
AYES: 7, Commissioner Calerdine, Commissioner Klatchko, Commissioner
Lowe, Commissioner Roberts, Commissioner Weremiuk, Vice -Chair
Hudson and Chair Donenfeld
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
- AWheeler, AICPf Planning Services
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
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