Cannabis Clean-up Ordinance Amendment; LRP2023-00013 (ED24-010)
Summary
SCH Number
2024070759
Public Agency
San Luis Obispo County
Document Title
Cannabis Clean-up Ordinance Amendment; LRP2023-00013 (ED24-010)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/19/2024
Document Description
Hearing to consider amendments to the Land Use Ordinance (Title 22 of the County Code) and Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance (Title 23 of the County Code) relating to Cannabis Activities (LRP2023-00013). The proposed amendments include modifying regulations pertaining to expiration of cannabis cultivation permits, hours of operation for non-storefront retail dispensaries, and abatement procedures and cost recovery relating to unpermitted cannabis activities. All Districts. All Districts.
Contact Information
Name
Kip Morais
Agency Name
County of San Luis Obispo
Job Title
Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Cambria, Grover Beach, Morro Bay, Nipomo, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, Unincorporated Area (Countywide)
Counties
San Luis Obispo
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
Countywide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061 (b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
This project is covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. The County of San Luis Obispo determines that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment; the activity is not subject to CEQA. [Reference: State CEQA Guidelines sec. 15061(b)(3), Common Sense Exemption]
These amendments are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that it will have a significant effect on the environment (CEQA Guidelines §15061 (b)(3)), will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment (CEQA Guidelines § 15060(c)(2)), consists of regulations to streamline the public abatement, cost recovery and administrative fine process related to cannabis activities to assure the maintenance, restoration, or enhancement of natural resources and the environment (Class 7 and Class 8, CEQA Guidelines §§15307, 15308), and relates to the enforcement of laws, general rules, standards, or objectives, administered and adopted by the County (Class 21, CEQA Guidelines §15321).
The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Planning and
Building has reviewed the proposed activity and has identified that it qualifies for an exemption from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the State CEQA Guidelines (Chapter 3 of Division 6 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations) and has determined that the proposed activity will not have a significant effect on the environment.
The proposed ordinance amendments qualify for a Common-Sense Exemption because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that it will have a significant effect on the environment (CEQA Guidelines §15061 (b)(3)), will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment (CEQA Guidelines §15060(c)(2)), consists of regulations to streamline the public abatement, cost recovery and administrative fine process related to cannabis activities to assure the maintenance, restoration, or enhancement of natural resources and the environment (Class 7 and Class 8, CEQA Guidelines §§15307, 15308), and relates to the enforcement of laws, general rules, standards, or objectives, administered and adopted by the County (Class 21, CEQA Guidelines §15321).
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15307 and 15308
Reasons for Exemption
This project is covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. The County of San Luis Obispo determines that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment; the activity is not subject to CEQA. [Reference: State CEQA Guidelines sec. 15061(b)(3), Common Sense Exemption]
These amendments are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that it will have a significant effect on the environment (CEQA Guidelines §15061 (b)(3)), will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment (CEQA Guidelines § 15060(c)(2)), consists of regulations to streamline the public abatement, cost recovery and administrative fine process related to cannabis activities to assure the maintenance, restoration, or enhancement of natural resources and the environment (Class 7 and Class 8, CEQA Guidelines §§15307, 15308), and relates to the enforcement of laws, general rules, standards, or objectives, administered and adopted by the County (Class 21, CEQA Guidelines §15321).
The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Planning and
Building has reviewed the proposed activity and has identified that it qualifies for an exemption from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the State CEQA Guidelines (Chapter 3 of Division 6 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations) and has determined that the proposed activity will not have a significant effect on the environment.
The proposed ordinance amendments qualify for a Common-Sense Exemption because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that it will have a significant effect on the environment (CEQA Guidelines §15061 (b)(3)), will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment (CEQA Guidelines §15060(c)(2)), consists of regulations to streamline the public abatement, cost recovery and administrative fine process related to cannabis activities to assure the maintenance, restoration, or enhancement of natural resources and the environment (Class 7 and Class 8, CEQA Guidelines §§15307, 15308), and relates to the enforcement of laws, general rules, standards, or objectives, administered and adopted by the County (Class 21, CEQA Guidelines §15321).
County Clerk
San Luis Obispo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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