Ordinance 3237CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. 3237
New Series
REPEALING IN ITS ENTIRETY ORDINANCE NO. 3227 (ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 30-10 (CANNABIS) TO (1) ADD CANNABIS
RETAIL BUSINESSES AS CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USES IN
THE C-1, NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS, AND C-M, COMMERCIAL-
MANUFACTURING ZONING DISTRICTS, (2) AMEND CERTAIN
PORTIONS OF THE ZONING CODE TO ENABLE CANNABIS RETAIL
BUSINESSES TO DISPENSE NON-MEDICINAL OR "ADULT USE"
CANNABIS, AND (3) AMEND CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE ZONING
CODE TO REMOVE THE DISPERSION REQUIREMENT)
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Alameda:
Section 1: REPEAL
Ordinance No. 3227 (ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 30-10 (CANNABIS) TO (1)
ADD CANNABIS RETAIL BUSINESSES AS CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USES IN
THE C-1, NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS, AND C-M, COMMERCIAL-
MANUFACTURING ZONING DISTRICTS, (2) AMEND CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE
ZONING CODE TO ENABLE CANNABIS RETAIL BUSINESSES TO DISPENSE NON-
MEDICINAL OR "ADULT USE" CANNABIS, AND (3) AMEND CERTAIN PORTIONS OF
THE ZONING CODE TO REMOVE THE DISPERSION REQUIREMENT) is repealed in
its entirety.
Section 2: CEQA DETERMINATION
The City Council finds that adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Business and Professions Code section
26055(h) as discretionary review and approval, which shall include any applicable
environmental review pursuant to Division 13 (commencing with Section 21 000) of the
Public Resources Code, shall be required in order to engage in commercial cannabis
activity within the City of Alameda under such Ordinance. Adoption of this Ordinance is
additionally exempt from CEQA pursuant to section 15061 (b)(3) of the State CEQA
Guidelines because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the
adoption of this Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment.
Section 3: EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the expiration of thirty
(30) days from the date of its final passage.
Attest:
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Lara Weisiger, GtfY Clerk
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly and
regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular
meeting assembled on this 7th day of May, 2019, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Knox White, Oddie, Vella-3.
NOES: Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft -1.
ABSENT: Councilmember Daysog -1_
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of said City this sth day of May, 2019.
Approved as to form:
Michael H. Roush, Interim City Attorney
City of Alameda
City of Alameda