CLEARLAKE, Calif. – In its first meeting of the year, the Clearlake City Council is set to consider updated medical marijuana regulations recommended by the Clearlake Planning Commission.
The council will meet in closed session at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, to discuss cases of existing litigation and property negotiations before the public portion of the meeting convenes at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
At the start of the meeting Lt. Tim Celli of the Clearlake Police Department will present a commendation, introduce new police officers and honor the retiring police K9 officers.
One of the main items of business on the agenda is the introduction and first reading of an ordinance updating the city's medical marijuana cultivation rules.
The Clearlake Planning Commission recommended approval of the tightened regulations – created by an ad hoc committee working with city staff – at its meeting last month, as Lake County News has reported.
Among the proposed charges is a limit of a maximum of six plants on all parcels, regardless of size; and a ban on commercial grows, grows near water bodies or within scenic corridors or beatification zones.
The new ordinance also would institute an annual $150 fee to register for city-approved grow permits that would be in effect from May 1 to April 30.
Grows must be inspected annually, and growers must have the permission of the property owner – if they're renting – as well as a permanent water source on the land.
Also on Thursday, the council will consider mayoral appointments, and the selection of council members as representatives to the League of California Cities Redwood Empire Division meetings, along with giving them approval to vote at the meetings on behalf of the city.
On the meeting's consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are warrant registers; minutes from the council meetings on Nov. 12, Nov. 17, Dec. 10 and Dec. 15; receipt of the League of California Cities Final Report on Resolutions of September 2015; approval of the Fair Political Practices Form 806 reporting public official appointments; office of donation of land located at 14150 Olympic Drive; consideration of second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 179-2015 relating to conduct in public parks and beaches; consideration of second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 180-2015 requiring dogs to be leashed and owners to pick up dog waste; amend contact for general update for air quality technical review and supplemental planning work to complete the general plan update; and award of contract for grant writing and administration services for the city of Clearlake's Community Development Block Grant.
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Clearlake City Council to discuss updated medical marijuana regulations
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