§ 19.43.040 PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN CANNABIS BUSINESSES.

   (A)   Permit required. Commercial cannabis activities may only occur in compliance with the approval of the applicable permit identified in division (B) of this section and in Title 25. The required permit shall be obtained prior to the commencement of any commercial cannabis activity. All conditions of the permit for the cannabis business shall be satisfied prior to the commencement of the commercial cannabis activity or as otherwise specified in the conditions of the permit.

   (B)   The following table identifies the cannabis business land uses allowed by zone and the type of permit required to establish each use pursuant to Title 25. Designation of zoning districts in this section does not give any owner, occupant, or lessor of real property any rights to operate, or provide that any permit applied for under Title 25 shall be granted.

San Benito County Cannabis Business Permit Types/Land Use by Commercial Cannabis Activity	State License Type	P		Permitted Use, Land Use Permit Required
		MCUP		Minor Use Permit Required
		CUP		Conditional Use Permit Required
		----		Use Not Allowed
		N/A		Not Applicable
		PERMIT REQUIRED BY ZONE
		Agricultural Districts		Rural Districts			Residential Districts		Commercial Thoroughfare and Neighborhood Commercial		Controlled Manufacturing, LightIndustrial, HeavyIndustrial, and ResourcesRecovery Park				Airport Safety District
		AR	AP	R	RT	RR	R1	RM	C-1	C-2	CM	M-1	M-2	RRP	AS
Cultivation	1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4, 5A, 5B, Processor	CUP	CUP	----	----	----	----	----	----	----	CUP	CUP	CUP	----	CUP
Manufacturing	6, 7, N, P, S	CUP	CUP	----	----	----	----	----	----	----	CUP	CUP	CUP	----	CUP (non- volatile)
Testing	8	CUP	CUP	----	----	----	----	----	----	----	CUP	CUP	CUP	----	----
Retailer (out-of-county delivery)	10, 12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Retail (storefront)		----	----	----	----	----	----	----	CUP	CUP	----	----	----	----	----
Distributor	11	CUP	CUP	----	----	----	----	----	----	----	CUP	CUP	CUP	----	----
Microbusiness (non-retail)	12	CUP	CUP	----	----	----	----	----	----	----	CUP	CUP	CUP	----	----

 

   (C)   Notice and public hearing. Entitlements for cannabis business uses and/or development shall be subject to the applicable noticing requirements set forth in Chapters 25.43 and 25.49, except that a mailed notice regarding a pending action or hearing regarding a cannabis business entitlement shall be provided to all owners of property located within a 1,000-foot radius of the exterior boundaries of the subject parcel.

   (D)   Indemnification. The applicant shall enter into an indemnification agreement with the county in accordance with Chapter 19.41.

(Ord. 975, § 1, 2018; Ord. 984, § 2, 2019; Ord. 1032, § 6, 2021; Ord. 1036, § 11, 2021)