§ 23.08.420. Cannabis Activities (L).

The purpose of these Sections is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, enact strong and effective regulatory and enforcement controls in compliance with State law and federal enforcement guidelines, protect neighborhood character, and minimize potential for negative impacts on people, communities, and the environment in the unincorporated areas of San Luis Obispo County by establishing minimum land use requirements for cannabis activities. Cannabis activity, as defined pursuant to Chapter 6 Section D - Land Use Definitions of the Framework for Planning - Coastal Zone of the San Luis Obispo County General; Plan, includes the cultivation, possession, manufacturing, processing, storing, laboratory testing, labeling, transporting, distribution, delivery, or sale of cannabis or a cannabis product. Therefore, these Sections recognize that cannabis activities require land use controls due to the unique federal and State legal constraints on cannabis activity, and the potential environmental and social impacts associated with cannabis activity. These standards are organized as follows:

23.08.421 - Applicability

23.08.422 - Exemptions from Land Use Permit Requirements

23.08.423 - Requirements for All Cannabis Activities

23.08.424 - Cannabis Cultivation (L-1)

23.08.425 - Cannabis Nurseries (L-2)

23.08.426 - Cannabis Manufacturing (L-3)

23.08.427 - Cannabis Testing Facilities (L-4)

23.08.428 - Cannabis Dispensaries (L-5)

23.08.429 - Cannabis Distribution Facilities (L-6)

23.08.430 - Grounds for Revocation

23.08.431 - Procedure for Revocation

23.08.432 - Enforcement

[Added 2017, Ord. 3357]