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Council introduces amendments to cannabis enforcement appeals, expands liable parties
Summary
City staff introduced changes to Riverbank's cannabis regulations to standardize appeals, require a deposit for administrative hearings, have neutral hearing officers hear appeals, expand the definition of a responsible party to include property owners, and clarify the city's cost-recovery authority; council voted 5-0 to take the ordinance to a second reading.
City staff presented proposed amendments to Chapter 120 of the Riverbank Municipal Code on July 23 to clarify appeals of administrative penalties for cannabis-related violations and to expand the universe of potentially responsible parties.
Community Development Director Joshua Mann told the council the city adopted its cannabis ordinance in 2017 and has since encountered multiple illegal residential grow…
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