Responsible Cannabis Ordinance Amendments: A Petition to the SLO County Board of Supervisors
Background
On November 27, 2017 the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors approved the current Cannabis Ordinances which were developed with the active participation of the cannabis industry, and not our community at large. This blatant inequity has resulted in 1) numerous appeals being filed by nearby home and business owners, 2) lawsuits being filed against the county and cannabis growers by environmental community groups, 3) county staff being inundated with odor proximity-related complaints, and 4) Public Records Act requests by county residents trying to ascertain what is driving the shrouded and broken cannabis regulation and permitting process in SLO County. Currently proposed Phase II amendments do not address the serious concerns of residents, and proposed Phase III amendments will not be addressed before the vast majority of the 141 allowed permits are issued. Without substantive change to the one-sided cannabis regulations, SLO county residents in rural communities and those living near city lines face an unmitigated incursion of industrialized cannabis production that threatens to damage their livelihoods, neighborhood character and health.
Action petitioned for
We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens who urge our leaders to fulfill the stated purpose of the cannabis ordinances to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, enact strong and effective regulatory and enforcement controls in compliance with State laws and federal enforcement guidelines, protect neighborhood character, and minimize potential for negative impacts on people, communities, and the environment by acting immediately to: (Section 23.08.420 of the Cannabis Land Use Ordinances)
1) Eliminate industrial cannabis manufacturing on Agricultural Zoned Land.
2) Include residential dwelling units in the “sensitive receptor” definition and site restrictions.
3) Keep the cultivation of cannabis indoors, and limited to sealed greenhouses that do not vent to the atmosphere.
4) Require compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act by ending undue exemptions to cannabis projects.
5) Implement strict density limitations for the number of cannabis cultivation sites that may be near each other.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
November 11, 2019
November 8, 2019
We are approaching our next target and need to keep the momentum moving before the board meeting. Post this link on your Facebook page right now to pull in more neighbors. Send an email to your individual supervisor today and demand they address the odor and proximity complaints.
November 5, 2019
The Board of Supervisors continues to ignore the mounting odor complaints and legal challenges we keep bringing to their desks. Call your district representative today and demand they pause the Phase II amendments until they hold a public hearing that actually considers our neighborhoods.
Reached 100 supporters
June 11, 2019
June 8, 2019
We need to hit the 100 signature mark before we present this to the Board of Supervisors. Post this link on Facebook right now and text three friends to ask them to sign.
79 Comments
Please do not bring this corporation or business to the beautiful rustic town of Creston. This is one of the last true rural towns in our county and bringing this kind of attention will bring no good to the community.
I run a large family childcare business next to the school in Creston and am concerned about this issue and how it will effect our town and what elements it will bring in...I'm not against growing marijuana, just not on Ag land right near and around our community. It needs to be in an industrial zone where residents andvtheir hones are not affected.
Cannabis and hemp should not be grown near homes. People live in our beautiful rural areas and should not be subjected to the potential health impacts of noise, air quality, and loss of water required to subsidize this crop. Environmental review should be mandated not waived for proposed hemp grows.
I am very much against cannabis farms in SLO County and live 2 parcels from one that has applied to increase size and make modifications to their permit to lessen requirements.
I live near the one on Mesa Rd. In Nipomo. They vent around 4:30am. If you sleep with your windows open you will awaken by the skunk smell. Just awful!!
Put these operations in big cement tilt-ups by the freeways in the big city- Not appropriate anywhere else
Please no more weed growing. We care about a safe community and preservation of our precious water supply. Thank you.
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Responsible Cannabis Ordinance Amendments: A Petition to the SLO County Board of Supervisors
Background
On November 27, 2017 the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors approved the current Cannabis Ordinances which were developed with the active participation of the cannabis industry, and not our community at large. This blatant inequity has resulted in 1) numerous appeals being filed by nearby home and business owners, 2) lawsuits being filed against the county and cannabis growers by environmental community groups, 3) county staff being inundated with odor proximity-related complaints, and 4) Public Records Act requests by county residents trying to ascertain what is driving the shrouded and broken cannabis regulation and permitting process in SLO County. Currently proposed Phase II amendments do not address the serious concerns of residents, and proposed Phase III amendments will not be addressed before the vast majority of the 141 allowed permits are issued. Without substantive change to the one-sided cannabis regulations, SLO county residents in rural communities and those living near city lines face an unmitigated incursion of industrialized cannabis production that threatens to damage their livelihoods, neighborhood character and health.
Action petitioned for
We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens who urge our leaders to fulfill the stated purpose of the cannabis ordinances to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, enact strong and effective regulatory and enforcement controls in compliance with State laws and federal enforcement guidelines, protect neighborhood character, and minimize potential for negative impacts on people, communities, and the environment by acting immediately to: (Section 23.08.420 of the Cannabis Land Use Ordinances)
1) Eliminate industrial cannabis manufacturing on Agricultural Zoned Land.
2) Include residential dwelling units in the “sensitive receptor” definition and site restrictions.
3) Keep the cultivation of cannabis indoors, and limited to sealed greenhouses that do not vent to the atmosphere.
4) Require compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act by ending undue exemptions to cannabis projects.
5) Implement strict density limitations for the number of cannabis cultivation sites that may be near each other.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
November 11, 2019
November 8, 2019
We are approaching our next target and need to keep the momentum moving before the board meeting. Post this link on your Facebook page right now to pull in more neighbors. Send an email to your individual supervisor today and demand they address the odor and proximity complaints.
November 5, 2019
The Board of Supervisors continues to ignore the mounting odor complaints and legal challenges we keep bringing to their desks. Call your district representative today and demand they pause the Phase II amendments until they hold a public hearing that actually considers our neighborhoods.
Reached 100 supporters
June 11, 2019
June 8, 2019
We need to hit the 100 signature mark before we present this to the Board of Supervisors. Post this link on Facebook right now and text three friends to ask them to sign.
79 Comments
Pay attention to what has happened in Santa Barbara County, as detailed in the LA Times article dated June 12, 2019. Cannabis money, rather than citizen concerns, is driving this explosion of cannabis permits being granted before residential effects are understood.
Please do not bring this corporation or business to the beautiful rustic town of Creston. This is one of the last true rural towns in our county and bringing this kind of attention will bring no good to the community.
I run a large family childcare business next to the school in Creston and am concerned about this issue and how it will effect our town and what elements it will bring in...I'm not against growing marijuana, just not on Ag land right near and around our community. It needs to be in an industrial zone where residents andvtheir hones are not affected.
Cannabis and hemp should not be grown near homes. People live in our beautiful rural areas and should not be subjected to the potential health impacts of noise, air quality, and loss of water required to subsidize this crop. Environmental review should be mandated not waived for proposed hemp grows.
I am very much against cannabis farms in SLO County and live 2 parcels from one that has applied to increase size and make modifications to their permit to lessen requirements.
I live near the one on Mesa Rd. In Nipomo. They vent around 4:30am. If you sleep with your windows open you will awaken by the skunk smell. Just awful!!
Put these operations in big cement tilt-ups by the freeways in the big city- Not appropriate anywhere else
Please no more weed growing. We care about a safe community and preservation of our precious water supply. Thank you.
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Pay attention to what has happened in Santa Barbara County, as detailed in the LA Times article dated June 12, 2019. Cannabis money, rather than citizen concerns, is driving this explosion of cannabis permits being granted before residential effects are understood.