Commercial Cannabis
Business Permit Application
(CCBP) #22-02R
Culture Merced on Motel Drive, Inc. (Culture Cannabis Club) Commercial Cannabis Retail
1111 Motel Drive
MERIT-BASED SCORING
(FINDING C)
• T otal of eleven (11) CCBP
retail applications
submitted to the City,
January 2022
• Nine (9) applications
completed Phase 2 review
• 100 possible points (78
Non-discretionary points,
22 discretionary points)
• Culture Cannabis Club
achieved top rank based
on the average of the total
scores from each member
of the Selection Panel
SUBJECT SITE
ZONED THOROUGHFARE
COMMERCIAL (C-T) WITH
THOROUGHFARE
COMMERCIAL (CT) LAND
DESIGNATION
APPROXIMATELY 3,520 SF
EXISTING BUILDING
(FORMERLY KEWL CATS)
ADJACENT TO COMMERCIAL
USES
20XX 3
Sensitive
Use
Buffer
Map
Contoso business plan 4
ELEV ATIONS
20XX 5
SITE PLAN– 1111 MOTEL DRIVE
Takuma Hayashi
President
Contoso business plan
• Retail Use
• Parking requirements: 7
spaces minimum
• Including 2 accessible
spaces
• Red shaded areas
indicate extra parking
• Primary ingress to the
South (off Motel Dr)
• Primary egress to the
North (on to Pine St)
• Adjacent lot (west) is
opposite orientation
FLOOR PLAN– 1111 MOTEL DRIVE
Takuma Hayashi
President
Flora Berggren
Chief Operations Officer
20XX Contoso business plan
Main
Entrance/
Reception
Sales
Floor
Vendor
Room/
Quality
Inspection
DELIVERY AREA
• Fenced in loading bay
allows for only 1
authorized vehicle at a
time
• Security guard present
• Surveillance cameras
• Protocols in line with
State requirements
OPERATIONS
9 Hours of Operation to be from 8:00 a.m. to
10:00 p.m., daily
Commercial Cannabis Dispensary (Medicinal
and Recreational) including Delivery
Business to receive finished product from
licensed cannabis distributors and sell to the
general public
Four Manager positions will be filled at build
out; staff anticipated at a total of 25 employees at
open
5 POS Stations on the sales floor
Cannabis waste shall be stored in two 65-
gallon waste storage receptacles
One receptacle shall be for compostable
waste and the other for non-compostable
waste
Will use City refuse for non-cannabis
waste and a cannabis waste hauling
company to dispose of cannabis waste
10 Community Benefits Proposed by Applicants
11 Community Outreach
Meetings
Youth Incubator
Program
2% Gross Receipts
Donated to Local
Charitable
Organizations
100% Local
Workforce
Various
Contributions to
Local
Organizations
CONDITIONS TO NOTE
10)…Building permit applications submitted after December 31, 2022, shall comply with 2022 California Building Codes
23) …Parking lot and building lighting shall be shielded or oriented in a way that does not allow “spill-over” or affect the residents located directly across the street. 25) …applicant shall provide a cross-access agreement between subject site and the adjacent lot to the west…
28) (Applicant) shall ensure that the site provides a clear path of travel from the provided accessible parking spaces to the main entrance…
33)…applicant shall extend the proposed chain-link fence so that deliveries do not enter unsecured areas
37)…any element of an application that provided a successful applicant with points on the merit-based scoring system is subject to review and inspection by the city…(MMC
20.44.170 L(1)(g)(iv)
39)…the minimum amount of local ownership that could be approved through a Minor Modification is 51% (MMC 20.44.170 L(7)(b)(iii)
ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW #22-04
20XX 13
STAFF IS
RECOMMENDING A
CATEGORICAL
EXEMPTION FOR CCBP
#22-02R, BASED ON
SECTION 15332 FOR IN-
FILL PROPERTIES
SECURITY
14 At least one guard shall be onsite during the build out; two guards shall be present onsite after open
Security to increase if operations require it
Security guards shall be present onsite 24/7
Card scanners installed for restricted (employee-only) access areas
Applicant shall meet or exceed all security
requirements set forth in MMC 20.44.170 E(3)
Safety
15 Several concerns have been raised regarding the safety at cannabis dispensary locations, including a request for data from Commissioner White.
Planning Staff, with assistance from PD, reviewed calls for service at permitted dispensaries.
Calls for service reflect all incidents that occur in proximity to the property and may not be directly related to the business thereon.
Source: Merced Police Department
1 6
2 16
0 6
3 15
2 18
17 31
2 8
6 28
3 4
18 17
0 5
10 15
20 25
30 35
Medallion Dispensary (Not Open) Berners Dispensary Manzanita Dispensary Blue Fire Dispensary Dispensary Incidents by Location, 2018
-
2022
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Safety-
Contoso business plan
For comparison, sites with similar uses (pharmacies) were also reviewed.
Source: Merced Police Department
26 98 100
163
35 58
92 180
48 54
85 113
49 74
109
200
34 46
77 168
0 20
40 60
80 100
120
140
160
180
200
CVS Walgreens Walgreens Rite Aid
Pharmacy Incidents by Location, 2018
-
2022
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Source: Merced Police Department
1 6 2
16 26
98 100
163
0 6 3
15 35
58 92
180
2 18 17
31 48
54 85
113
2 8 6
28 49
74 109
200
3 4
18 17
34 46
77 168
0 20
40 60
80 100
120
140
160
180
200
Medallion Dispensary
(Not Open)
Berners Dispensary Manzanita Dispensary Blue Fire Dispensary CVS Walgreens Walgreens Rite Aid Incidents by Location, 2018
-
2022
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Source: Merced Police Department
8 42
46 107
197
330
463
824
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
Medallion Dispensary (Not Open)
Berners Dispensary
Manzanita Dispensary
Blue Fire Dispensary
CVS
Walgreens
Walgreens
Rite Aid
T otal Incidents 2018
-
2022
Source: Merced Police Department
7 30
41 76
131
174
271
481
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
Medallion Dispensary (Not Open)
Berners Dispensary
Manzanita Dispensary
Blue Fire Dispensary
CVS
Walgreens
Walgreens
Rite Aid
T otal Incidents 2020
-
2022
PLANNING
COMMISSION ACTION
APPROVE/DISAPPROVE/MODIFY:
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW #22-04
(CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION)
CCBP #22-02R (DISPENSARY), 39
CONDITIONS