Los Angeles County Commercial Cannabis Business Licensing Program
Summary
SCH Number
2025030223
Lead Agency
County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer and Business Affairs
(DCBA)
Document Title
Los Angeles County Commercial Cannabis Business Licensing Program
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Countywide land uses, including commercial, industrial, institutional, mixed-use zones
Document Description
On February 15, 2022, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors directed relevant County departments to move forward with the development and implementation of Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Program for unincorporated Los Angeles County. In accordance with this directive, the County of Los Angeles is proposing amendments to Title 22 (Zoning Ordinance Amendments) and Title 8 (Commercial Cannabis Administration Amendments) to allow for the permitting of legal commercial cannabis uses in eligible zone districts in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County.
Contact Information
Name
Fernando Nieto
Agency Name
Office of Cannabis Management
Job Title
Program Chief
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Nick Meisinger
Agency Name
WSP USA Inc.
Job Title
Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Unincorporated Los Angeles County
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Countywide
State Highways
1, 4, 5, 10, 23, 27, 101, 110, 1
Railways
Multiple
Airports
POC, CPM, EMT, WJF, WHP
Schools
Several districts
Waterways
Pacific Ocean, Los Angeles River, San Gabriel River, Santa Clara River, creeks, etc.
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, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Justice, Attorney General's Office, 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 7 (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 Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC), Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC), 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, University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Other (Commercial cannabis businesses)
Local Actions
Ordinance
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Energy, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
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 Agency(ies)]
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