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Committee advances substitute ordinance to extend cannabis permit deadlines and fee waivers
Summary
Supervisors accepted substantive amendments and voted to continue a substitute ordinance that extends fee waivers and temporary cannabis permit deadlines—moving deadlines into 2020 and extending some temporary adult‑use permit windows to four years per Planning Commission recommendation—then continued the item to the next meeting.
The Budget and Finance Committee considered a substituted ordinance on Oct. 30 to extend deadlines and fee waivers for cannabis businesses participating in the city’s amnesty and permitting process.
Supervisor Rafael Mandelmann said the ordinance would allow cannabis businesses participating in the city’s amnesty program to continue to access Department of Building Inspection (DBI) fee waivers and extend temporary cannabis business permits and medical dispensary permit deadlines. He explained the substitute ordinance extends the deadline for fee waivers to Dec. 31, 2020 and extends temporary cannabis business permits while the Office of Cannabis processes permanent licenses.
Mandelmann said the substitute includes Planning Commission recommendations to lengthen temporary adult‑use permit terms from three years to four to give the Office of Cannabis more time to process moves to permanent licensing. “This ordinance will extend the deadline for these fee waivers through 12/31/2020 so that these remaining businesses can pass their inspections and come into full compliance without being assessed fees,” he said.
Ray Law of the Office of Cannabis told the committee the oversight committee had reached quorum and expected a first meeting by late November, but would not convene in time to review this legislation. A Planning Department representative said the Planning Commission recommended approval with modifications (notably a 3→4 year extension for the temporary use permit) and thanked Mandelmann for incorporating the change.
Because Supervisor Mandelmann intended to make substantive amendments to the substitute ordinance, the chair had the committee vote on the amendments; the committee accepted them without objection and made a motion to continue the item to the next week’s budget planning committee meeting as amended.
Next steps: the ordinance will be continued with the adopted amendments for further committee consideration.
