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HEARING - Consider the recommendations of the County and Montecito Planning Commissions regarding Case Nos. 17ORD-00000-00004, 17ORD-00000-00009, and 17ORD-00000-00010 which would amend, respectively the County Land Use and Development Code (LUDC), the Montecito Land Use and Development Code (MLUDC), and the Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO), to establish regulations for cannabis; to consider the recommendation of the County Planning Commission to approve Case No. 18ORD-00000-00001 amending and partially rescinding Article X, Medical Marijuana Regulations; to consider the recommendation of the Agricultural Advisory Preserve Committee to approve Case No. 17ORD-00000-00019 for amendments to the Uniform Rules for Agricultural Preserves and Farmland Security Zones; and to submit a Resolution transmitting Case No. 17ORD-00000-00010 (CZO) to the Coastal Commission, as follows: (EST. TIME: 3 HR.)
a) California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA):
i) Determine that the adoption of the Coastal Zoning Ordinance amendments, Case No. 17ORD-00000-00010, is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guideline section 15265;
ii) Make the required findings for approval for the proposed Ordinances and Resolutions, including CEQA findings and the statement of overriding considerations; and
iii) Certify the Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and Licensing Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (Case No. 17EIR-00000-00003, State Clearinghouse No. 2017071016) and the associated revision letter for Case Nos. 17ORD-00000-00004, 17ORD-00000-00009, 17ORD-00000-00019, and 18ORD-00000-00001, and adopt the mitigation monitoring and reporting program as incorporated in the above referenced Ordinances pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines;
b) Santa Barbara County Code Amendments:
i) Adopt an Ordinance (Case No. 17ORD-00000-00004) amending Section 35-1 of the Santa Barbara County Land Use and Development Code, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the County Code;
ii) Adopt an Ordinance (Case No. 17ORD-00000-00010) amending Section 35 of the Santa Barbara County Coastal Zoning Ordinance, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the County Code;
iii) Adopt an Ordinance (Case No. 17ORD-00000-00009) amending Section 35-2 of the Santa Barbara County Montecito Land Use and Development Code, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the County Code; and
iv) Adopt a Resolution and an Ordinance (Case No. 17ORD-00000-00019) amending the Santa Barbara County Uniform Rules for Agricultural Preserves and Farmland Security Zones;
c) Article X Amendment and Partial Rescission:
i) Adopt an Ordinance (Case No. 18ORD-00000-00001) amending and partially rescinding Article X, Medical Marijuana Regulations, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the County Code;
d) Resolution Transmitting Case No. 17ORD-00000-00010 Coastal Zoning Ordinance to the Coastal Commission:
i) Adopt a Resolution transmitting Case No. 17ORD-00000-00010 Coastal Zoning Ordinance to the Coastal Commission for certification by the California Coastal Commission as an amendment to Santa Barbara County’s certified Local Coastal Program;
ii) Find that transmittal of the Resolution is an administrative activity of the County, which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a “project” as defined for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5); and
iii) Direct the Planning and Development Department to transmit the adopted Resolution to the Executive Director of the Coastal Commission.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY