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Gardena planning commission backs zoning change to allow medical cannabis delivery services with 600-foot buffers
Summary
The commission voted 3-1 on Aug. 20 to recommend the City Council adopt Ordinance 18-75, which would permit non-storefront medical cannabis delivery businesses in M1 and M2 zones with a 600-foot buffer from sensitive receptors and require local permits alongside state licensing.
The Gardena Planning and Environmental Commission voted 3-1 on Aug. 20 to recommend that the City Council adopt Ordinance 18-75, which would amend the zoning code to allow non-storefront medical cannabis delivery businesses in the city’s industrial districts (M1 and M2) subject to local permitting and distance requirements.
Staff explained that Senate Bill 1186 requires local jurisdictions to allow retail sales of medical cannabis by delivery and that municipalities may adopt reasonable regulations on location, security, licensing and similar standards. As staff summarized during the presentation, "This bill…
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