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Board approves Rocktree neighborhood commercial-cannabis prohibition after narrow vote
Summary
By a 3-2 vote, the board rezoned 25 parcels in the Rocktree valley to add a commercial cannabis-prohibition combining district; supporters cited spawning habitat protections while opponents warned about precedent and CEQA analysis.
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to adopt an ordinance creating a commercial cannabis prohibition (CP) combining district for a cluster of 25 parcels in the Rocktree neighborhood northeast of Willits.
Planning staff said the proposed overlay is permitted by county code when at least 60% of affected landowners support the measure; the applicant provided evidence that 67% supported the change this year, an increase from insufficient support in a 2021 attempt. Planner Shelby Miller told the board the parcel mix is primarily rangeland and timber-production zoning and that no sites in the proposed district currently participate in the county cannabis program.
Supporters, including property owner Bruce Jackson, said the overlay would…
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