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Sonoma County board narrows cannabis setbacks, keeps pipeline grandfathering after heated public comments
Summary
After hours of public comment and legal questions, the Board of Supervisors approved amendments to county cannabis rules (item 26) that increase setbacks to 500 feet from residences and non‑grazing agricultural operations and retain grandfathering for pipeline applications; item 27 was approved with Supervisor Gore recused.
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 9 approved amendments to the county’s cannabis zoning rules after lengthy public comment and a series of last‑minute edits. The board’s action, taken as item 26 on the agenda, expands many setbacks and clarifies how existing and in‑pipeline applications are treated.
Permit Sonoma staff told the board that the edits change the off‑site residential setback to 500 feet from off‑site residences and non‑grazing agricultural operations, while preserving exceptions for off‑site cannabis operations owned in common and keeping pipeline applications subject to the setbacks that applied when their permits were deemed complete. Staff described the 100‑, 300‑ and 1,000‑foot measurements used in earlier drafts and explained the revised…
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