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Cathedral City hears report on cannabis odor mitigation as staff details inspections, cease-and-desist actions and industry fixes
Summary
City staff and C4 Industry told the council that complaints have fallen after new odor-control rules and pilot monitoring, while code compliance described 57 inspections since the ordinance rollout and several escalated enforcement actions including cease-and-desist letters and a pending revocation hearing.
Cathedral City on March 8 received a detailed update on cannabis odor mitigation and enforcement that city staff said shows early progress but still leaves neighbors and council members watching for results when seasonal visitors return.
Justin Gardner, the city's code compliance manager, told the council the city has stepped up interdepartmental inspections since Ordinance 892 took effect and is piloting an EnviroSuite reporting platform to better time and locate odor complaints. "We've conducted 57 total inspections since the passing of August," he said. "30 of those have passed, 27 failed," and of the failed inspections 13 voluntarily complied, Gardner said. He added that 11 businesses required escalated enforcement and there are ongoing actions including a cease-and-desist and a pending local license revocation hearing.
The council heard technical details from C4 Industry's representatives on an aggressive, multi-stage approach the company deployed at one…
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