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Lemoore reviews cannabis ordinance, council questions dispensary limits, development agreements and noise complaints from outdoor cultivation
Summary
City staff reviewed the municipal cannabis rules and fees and police outlined noise complaints tied to outdoor cannabis cultivation. Council asked staff to research mismatches between development agreements and the ordinance, clarify fee asterisks, and follow up on nuisance and citation issues related to air cannons used for bird control.
City planning staff and the police chief briefed the Lemoore City Council on Aug. 5 about the city—s cannabis ordinance, permitted operations and fees, and complaints about noise from outdoor cannabis cultivation.
Christina Valdez, who presented the ordinance review, summarized allowable operations (cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution, dispensaries and deliveries), the requirement for site-specific regulatory permits and project development agreements, and the city—s limit of no more than one cannabis dispensary per 12,000 residents. She said that the ordinance—s population formula currently allows two dispensaries, but the city holds three dispensary licenses under development agreements; Valdez noted that one licensee, Basecamp, is licensed but not operating as a dispensary and another, listed as "Hold My Beer," received a project development agreement in July 2021 but has not opened.
Valdez said cultivation, manufacturing, testing and distribution are primarily permitted in the city—s industrial zone south…
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