Measure A: Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative
https://cannabisinitiative.org/
Key Provisions For Commercial Cultivation
1. Caps the eventual number of cultivation permits per watershed to March 4, 2022 level of 957, not 3,500 determined by County Resolution 18-43
2. No new or expanded permits >10,000 sq ft; permits >10,000 sq ft would not expand
3. ‘Liquor license’ process allowing new permits (<10,000 sq ft), if watershed is below its cap
4. No multiple cultivation permits per person/corporation or per parcel; no restrictions for any other types of permits
5. Category 4 roads assessed by engineer, if new or expanded permit
6. Must store sufficient water, or cut back crop – add storage
7. Phase out generators, except one emergency 50 hp
8. Hydrologic study for new wells must prove no negative impacts on streams or other wells
9. Water diversion from streams reduced by one month
10. Only Outdoor, Tier 1 mixed light, or nursery for new permits
11. At least one on-site, in-person inspection per year, < 24 hrs notice
12. Limited one-year term of cultivation permit, renew annually.
13. County to investigate all public complaints
14. Permit expires if requirements are not met within the renewal period
15. County must notify neighborhoods about cultivation permit applications
16. No waiver of public hearings
17. County to coordinate and collaborate with state agencies
18. Protects vested and property rights
Paid for by Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative, Yes on A, FPPC # 1443594