Lengthy public hearing on cannabis rules ends without decision; board asks staff for mapping and science-based odor options
After hours of testimony from supervisors, staff, growers and residents, the Board of Supervisors did not adopt ordinance changes but directed staff to return May 12 with GIS mapping of potentially nonconforming permits, analysis of setbacks by zoning, and recommended odor‑mitigation performance standards.
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The Board of Supervisors heard several hours of testimony on proposed amendments to Article 27 (commercial cannabis) and related code changes, but took no final action. The hearing covered reduced‑canopy and opt‑out rules, inspection and annual reporting, retail permitting in commercial zones, farmland-protection-zone boundaries, and odor‑mitigation approaches including Yolo County-style odor‑management plans and setback alternatives.
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