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Board feedback funnels changes to Lake County cannabis rules; staff to codify hydrology reports and reconsider setback and permit lifetimes
Summary
Lake County staff will draft cannabis ordinance revisions that reflect Board of Supervisors direction to strengthen hydrology review, consider larger setbacks from residences and move certain cultivation types into commercial or light-industrial zones, the Planning Commission heard July 10.
The Lake County Planning Commission received a detailed update on July 10 about Board of Supervisors direction on revisions to the county cannabis ordinance and related implementation policies.
Director Michelle Turner told commissioners the Board reviewed the commission's prior recommendations and offered additional direction. Turner summarized several Board preferences: not adding homeschools to a formal exclusion list because homeschools are difficult to track; exploring increased setbacks from off-site residences (discussed in the range of 500 to 1,000 feet); and considering moving indoor and mixed-light cultivation into service-commercial and light-industrial zoning districts rather than allowing those uses in rural residential zones.
Turner emphasized the Board's interest in stronger, more easily…
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