Cannabis Application Fee Schedule
Summary
SCH Number
2024120571
Public Agency
San Benito County
Document Title
Cannabis Application Fee Schedule
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/13/2024
Document Description
Update of the Cannabis Application Fee Schedule, which is based on the actual cost of reviewing the applications established by hourly rates of staff time and reflects the estimated actual cost of the labor, materials, and overhead involved in review of each application.
Contact Information
Name
Stephanie Reck
Agency Name
San Benito County
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Unincorporated San Benito County
Counties
San Benito
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
County-wide cannabis application fee schedule
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
§15273(a)(1)
Reasons for Exemption
Finding: Pursuant to the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act, this project qualifies for an exemption from CEQA under State CEQA Guidelines Pursuant to Title 14, §15273(a)(1) for Rates, Tolls, Fares, and Chargers of the California Code of Regulations, said fees are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Evidence: The revision of the San Benito County Cannabis Application Fee Schedule is directly related to §15273(a)(1) as the application fees have been reduced to comply with the necessary staff time required to review and process a cannabis application. In addition, the Cannabis Application Fee Schedule update is consistent with the 2035 San Benito County General Plan for which an EIR was certified and are therefore subject to the provisions of 14 C.C.R. §15183, in that no additional environmental review shall be required. In accordance with CEQA Guidelines 14 C.C.R. § 15183, projects that are consistent with development density established by general plan policies for which an EIR has been certified shall not require additional environmental review, except as might be necessary to examine whether there are project-specific significant effects which are peculiar to the project or its site. The county finds: A) There are no environmental effects that are peculiar to a specific project or the parcel on which a project would be located. B) Amendment of the Title 1 General Provisions; Code Enforcement ordinance on a programmatic level to implement the Principles, Goals, Policies, Standards, Programs, and Implementation Measures have no significant effects that were not analyzed in the prior EIR certified for the adoption of the General Plan. C) There are no potentially significant off-site impacts and cumulative impacts which were not discussed in the prior EIR prepared for the general plan. D) There is no substantial new information which was not known at the time the EIR was certified that previously identified significant effects would have a more severe adverse impact than discussed in the prior General Plan EIR. E) All feasible mitigation measures identified in the prior General Plan EIR will be undertaken On July 21, 2015, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors certified the adoption of a programmatic Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the adoption of the 2035 San Benito County 2035 General Plan by the adoption of Resolution No. 2015-58. No subsequent EIR shall be prepared for a project unless there is substantial evidence in light of the whole record that one or more of the circumstances set forth in CEQA Guidelines, 14 C.C.R. § 15162 (a)(1) – (3) have been determined to have occurred.
County Clerk
San Benito
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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