Sonoma County Comprehensive Cannabis Program Update
Summary
SCH Number
2023020144
Lead Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
Sonoma County Comprehensive Cannabis Program Update
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
The project involves adoption of General Plan Amendment and Zoning Code Amendments
Document Description
The Cannabis Program Update would result in a series of zoning changes that may retain, replace, expand on, or eliminate existing provisions of the current cannabis ordinance. The primary goals of the Cannabis Program Update are to consider the need for expanded or new cannabis land uses within the unincorporated County, further enhance neighborhood compatibility and environmental protections (which could result in restriction or elimination of cannabis land uses), and streamline the cannabis permitting process. The Cannabis Program Update is currently being developed consistent with County Resolution No. 22-0088, “Cannabis Program Update Framework” (Framework).
Contact Information
Name
Crystal Acker
Agency Name
Sonoma County Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Supervising Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Patrick Angell
Agency Name
Ascent Environmental
Job Title
Principal
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Location
Cities
County-wide
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
State Highways
US 1 & 101; SR 12, 37, 116 & 121
Railways
Multiple
Airports
Sonoma County Airport
Schools
Multiple
Waterways
Multiple
Other Location Info
The project involves adoption of General Plan Amendment and Zoning Code Amendments
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Cannabis Program (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (Cannabis Program Update)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Zoning Ordinance
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Archeological/Historical, Forest Land/Fire Hazard, Geologic/Seismic, Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading, Toxic/Hazardous, Traffic/Circulation, Water Quality, Water Supply/Groundwater,
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from state reviewing agencies]
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