Temple City council adopts first reading of zoning changes tied to state medical-cannabis access law

Temple City’s City Council on April 10 approved the first reading by title of Ordinance 25-1082, amending Titles 5 and 9 of the Temple City Municipal Code to come into compliance with a state medical cannabis access law that was referred to during the meeting as both “SB186” and “Senate Bill 1186.” The vote to adopt the ordinance for first reading and to schedule a second reading for Sept. 2, 2025 passed by roll call: Council members Chavez and Chen and Mayor Sternquist voted yes.

City staff said the ordinance formalizes provisions the council earlier adopted under an urgency ordinance. Scott Reamers, the staff presenter, told the council the city had adopted an urgency ordinance on May 13 and that since then staff had received no public comments or applications related to the change and the Planning Commission offered no additional input. “We haven’t received any comments from the public either for or against. We also haven't received any applications,” Reamers said, and staff recommended adopting the ordinance and waiving further urgency action.

Mayor Sternquist opened the public hearing and, seeing no members of the public rise to speak, closed the hearing before the council moved and seconded the ordinance on first reading. The mayor then read the ordinance title aloud as required by council procedure.

The ordinance was presented and discussed solely as a code update to align local zoning and licensing rules with the cited state law; staff did not present any changes from the previously adopted urgency ordinance. No applications, proposed local standards beyond those discussed, or competing regulatory approaches were presented during the hearing.

Votes at a glance - Consent calendar: approved by roll call (Chavez, Chen, Sternquist — yes). - Ordinance 25-1082 (first reading by title only; amends Titles 5 and 9 to comply with the cited state law): motion moved, seconded and approved by roll call (Chavez, Chen, Sternquist — yes).

What happens next The council scheduled a second reading of Ordinance 25-1082 for Sept. 2, 2025. If the second reading leads to final adoption, the ordinance will replace the existing urgency ordinance staff previously described as effective since May 13. Any final adoption would be reflected in the city’s official ordinance record and posted by the city clerk.

Reporting note: The meeting transcript includes inconsistent references to the state law (both “SB186” and “Senate Bill 1186”); the city presentation itself used both labels. The council and staff presented this item as a technical code-alignment effort rather than a change initiating new local permit applications at this time.