Section
General Provisions
158.001 Chapter purpose
158.002 Applicability
158.003 Relationship to state and federal law
158.004 Severability
158.005 Definitions
Personal Use Regulations
158.010 Subchapter purpose
158.011 Personal use cannabis cultivation
Commercial Cannabis Regulations
158.020 Subchapter purpose
158.021 Standards for all districts
158.022 Temporary cannabis events
Commercial Cannabis Licenses
158.030 Subchapter purpose
158.031 Commercial cannabis licenses
158.032 Enforcement and penalties
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(A) This chapter establishes regulations for commercial cannabis uses and cannabis cultivation for personal use. These regulations are intended to:
(1) Provide safe access to medicinal and adult-use cannabis and cannabis products;
(2) Prevent adverse impacts to adjacent properties, surrounding neighborhoods, and the general community;
(3) Minimize potential environmental impacts resulting from commercial cannabis uses;
(4) Promote economic vitality, new business investment, and the creation and retention of quality jobs;
(5) Allow for a diversity of cannabis-related uses in Eureka;
(6) Provide for an efficient approval process for city-required permits and licenses;
(7) Implement and enforce state law while not duplicating the requirements of state licensing authorities;
(8) Ensure city-issued commercial cannabis licenses generate sufficient revenue to cover city costs to oversee and regulate commercial cannabis businesses;
(9) Assist law enforcement agencies in performing their duties effectively and in accordance with state law; and
(10) Ensure cannabis uses operate in compliance with this chapter.
(B) This chapter implements the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), codified in Cal. Business and Professions Code §§ 26000 - 26250 (Cannabis).
(Ord. 933-C.S., passed 7-19-22)
(A) General. This chapter applies to all personal use cannabis cultivation activities and all commercial cannabis uses in Eureka, including commercial cannabis uses legally established prior to the effective date of this chapter.
(B) Coastal Zone.
(1) This chapter applies to all areas in Eureka, including areas inside and outside of the coastal zone.
(2) Commercial cannabis uses and cannabis cultivation for personal use in the coastal zone must also comply with cannabis regulations in Chapter 156 of the Eureka Municipal Code and other applicable requirements of the City of Eureka Local Coastal Program (LCP) certified by the California Coastal Commission.
(3) In cases of conflict between this chapter and the certified LCP, the certified LCP governs within the coastal zone.
(Ord. 933-C.S., passed 7-19-22)
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