A. The purpose of this Chapter is to regulate commercial cannabis activity in the City of Chico, whether the cannabis is for medicinal or adult-use commercial purposes by enacting a permitting and regulatory system for this action.
B. The purpose of this Chapter is also to enact and enforce reasonable regulations on medicinal and adult-use purposes, by enacting a permitting and regulatory scheme for this action citywide for commercial cannabis uses, by allowing certain commercial uses in specified zones, and continuing to allow personal cannabis cultivation activities (non-commercial) in residential zoning districts.
C. Personal cultivation activities give rise to, or pose a significant risk of giving rise to, various health and safety concerns and negative impacts to residents of the City of Chico, including but not limited to burglaries and robberies, trespassing, personal and property crimes, fire and building hazards, chemical and waste disposal, mold growth, offensive odors, and possession and use by persons under the age of twenty-one (21). In light of such concerns, the City Council for the City of Chico desires to ban outdoor personal cultivation activities, and impose reasonable regulations on indoor personal cultivation activities for both medicinal and adult-use purposes.
D. The City Council finds that the regulation of commercial cannabis activity, including the prohibition of commercial cultivation and microbusiness uses, is necessary for the preservation and protection of the public health, safety and welfare for the City and its community. The City Council’s regulation of such activity is within the authority conferred upon the City Council by the City’s Charter and applicable state law, and is an exercise of its police powers to enact and enforce regulations for the public benefit, safety, and welfare of the City and its community.
(Ord. 2505; Ord. 2553; Ord. 2589 §4)