Sonoma County releases draft of cannabis lobby revisions to ordinance

Sonoma County releases draft of cannabis lobby revisions to ordinance

Wholesale capitulation to the cannabis lobby and out of area speculators abandonment of local residents, rural neighborhoods

  • Removal of restrictions on cannabis production in the County
  • All cannabis permits to be ministerial without neighbor notification or input
  • Cannabis to be re-classified as an Ag crop
  • Cannabis tourism restrictions to be removed

The comment period will be from February 16, 2021 to March 18, 2021. Comments must be received no later than 12:00 PM on March 18, 2021.

  • Draft Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration
  • Draft Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Ordinance
  • Draft Amendments to Chapter 26 of Sonoma County Code
  • Draft General Plan Amendment

NOTE: These documents replace the preliminary working drafts released on January 31, 2021. 

Notice of Intent (PDF: 92 kB)
Draft Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration (PDF: 1.8 MB)
Draft Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Ordinance (PDF: 471 kB) 
Draft Amendments to Chapter 26 of Sonoma County Code (PDF: 5.4 MB)
Draft General Plan Amendment (PDF: 186 kB)

Link to documents on California Environmental Quality Act website

https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Cannabis-Program/