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Created: 2024-10-03 11:59:38 [EST]
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19.150.020.A Permitted Uses Table
This table identifies permitted uses and uses requiring approval of other permits by zoning designation. In addition to these uses, other incidental and temporary uses may also be permitted as noted in the Incidental Uses Table and the Temporary Uses Table.
Use Zones Location of
Required
Standards in the
Municipal Code
Residential Zones
(Residential Conservation (RC), Residential
Agricultural (RA-5), Rural Residential (RR),
Residential Estate (RE), Single-Family
Residential
(R-1), Multiple Family Residential (R-3 and R-
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Office & Commercial Zones
(Office, Commercial Retail,
Commercial General,
Commercial Regional Center)
Mixed Use Zones
(Neighborhood,
Village,
Urban)
Industrial Zones
(Business Manufacturing
Park, General Industrial,
Airport Industrial, Airport)
Other Zones
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BMP I AI AIR PF RWY NC
Overlay
Cannabis Cultivation X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X See Also Incidental Uses Table
Cannabis, Microbusiness X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Cannabis Storefront Retail See Retail Sales.
Additional location
restrictions apply.
See Chapter 5.77 –
Cannabis Business
Activities
Cannabis Testing Laboratory See Laboratories - Research
Cannabis
Warehouse/Distribution
See Warehouse &
Distribution
Facilities
* = For CRC, MU-U and MU-V Zones a Site Plan Review Permit (Chapter 19.770) is required for any new or additions/changes to existing buildings or structures.
** = For a more detailed listing of the permitted land uses in the RA-5 and RC Zones, refer to Sections 19.100.030.A (RA-5 Zone Permitted Uses) and 19.100.030.B (RC Zone Permitted Uses). If any conflict between this Table and Sections 19.100.030.A and 19.100.030.B exists, the provisions of Sections 19.100.030.A and 19.100.030.B shall apply.
*** = Refer to Chapter 19.149 - Airport Land Use Compatibility and applicable Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for airport land use compatibility zones where use may be strictly prohibited.
C = Subject to the granting of a conditional use permit MC = Subject to the granting of Minor Conditional Use Permit (MCUP), Chapter 19.730 P = Permitted (CUP), Chapter 19.760
PRD = Planned Residential Development Permit, Chapter 19.780 RCP = Recycling Center Permit, Chapter 19.870
SP = Site Plan Review Permit, Chapter 19.770 sq. ft. = Square Feet
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X = Prohibited
1 Commercial Storage Facilities are permitted in all zones with the Commercial Storage Overlay Zone (Chapter 19.190).
2 Legal, existing duplexes built prior to the adoption of this Zoning Code are permitted in the R-1-7000 Zone see 19.100.060 D.
3 Allowed with a Planned Residential Development (PRD) Permit, Chapter 19.780.
4 One single-family detached dwelling allowed on one legal lot 0.25 acres in size or less in existence prior to January 1, 2018 subject to the development standards of the R-1-7000 Zone.
5 Permitted or conditionally permitted on sites that do not include a residential use.
6 For Clean Energy Uses and associated Outdoor Storage (Chapter 19.510) and/or Indoor Vehicle Repair (Chapter 19.420), permitted with a Minor Conditional Use Permit.
7 Allowed for Two-Unit Developments pursuant to Chapter 19.443. (Ord. 7683, § 9(Exh. F), 2024; Ord. 7660, § 1(Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 7652 § 3(Exh. B), 2023; Ord. 7630 § 4(Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 7 592 § 4(Exh. D), 2022; Ord. 7587, § 2(Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 7573 § 1(Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 7552 §7(Exh. C), 2021; Ord. 7541, § 6( Exh. C), 2020; Ord. 7528 § 1(Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 7520 § 1(Exh. A); Ord. 7505 § 1(Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 7487 § 13(Exh. D), 11 -5-2019; Ord. 7462, § 2(Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 7431 § 3(Exh. A), 2018) .
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
3750 UNIVERSITY AVE., STE. 250
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
(951) 826-5567
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RIVERSIDE, CALI FORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 5.77 THE
RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING CANNABIS BUSINESS
ACTIVITIES.
The City Council of the City of Riverside does ordain as follows:
Section 1: Section 5.77.100.C of the Riverside Municipal Code is amended as follows:
“Section 5.77.100 Maximum number and type of authorized cannabis businesses permitted.
C. The maximum number of cannabis storefront retail uses that shall be permitted to operate in the City shall be no more than fourteen (14) permittees. A maximum of one (1) permit per ward.” Section 2: Section 5.77.140A of the Riverside Municipal Code is amended as follows:
“Section 5.77.140 Exercise of a cCannabis bBusiness pPermit.
A. A cCannabis bBusiness pPermit shall be exercised within 12 months of the final selection process, as defined by the procedure guideline and review criteria. A c Cannabis bBusiness pPermit shall be considered exercised shall be when anyall of the following occur:” Section 3: Section 5.77.270 of the Riverside Municipal Code is amended as follows:
“Section 5.77.270 Transfer of cCannabis bBusiness pPermit.
A. The owner of a cCannabis bBusiness pPermit (“transferor”) shall not transfer ownership or control of the permit to another person or entity (“transferee”) unless and until the transferee obtains an amendment to the permit from the City Manager Council stating that the transferee is now the permittee.
1. Such an amendment may be obtained only if the transferee files an application with the City M
anager in accordance with the provisions of this chapter (as though the transferee were applying for an original cCannabis bBusiness pPermit).
2. The transferee’s application must demonstrate that the transferor has exercised its Cannabis Business Permit as provided in Section 5.77.140 and been in continuous operation with the full ownership team/structure as identified in the tr ansferor’s Cannabis Business Permit application for a minimum of one year before the transfer application was submitted.
23. The proposed transferee's application shall be accompanied by a transfer fee in an amount set by resolution of the City Council (or if not set, shall be the same amount as the application fee).
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34. The transferee's application will be treated as a new application and will be evaluated according to procedures adopted by the City Manager, pursuant to Section 5.77.440450, and must result in a score equal to or greater than the score received by the transferor.
B. Cannabis bBusiness pPermits issued through the grant of a transfer by the City Manager Council shall be valid for a period of one year beginning on the day the City ManagerCouncil approves the transfer of the permit.
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Section 4: Section 5.77.320 of the Riverside Municipal Code is amended as shown on Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein.
Section 5: S ection 5.77.340.D of the Riverside Municipal Code is amended as follows:
“Section 5.77.340 Records and recordkeeping.
D. Each owner and operator of a cannabis business shall maintain a current register of the names and the contact information (including the name, address, and telephone number) of anyone owning or holding an interest in the cannabis business, and separately of all the officers, managers, employees, agents, and volunteers currently employed or otherwise engaged by the cannabis business. The register required by this paragraph shall be provided to the City Manager upon request for review on April 15 and December 15 of each year.”
Section 6: The City Council has reviewed the matter and, based upon the facts and information contained in the staff reports, administrative record, and written and oral testimony, hereby finds that this ordinance is not subject to CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (General Rule), as it can be seen with certainty that approval of the project will not have an effect on the environment.
Section 7 : The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause publication once in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance with Section 414 of the Charter of the City of Riverside. This ordinance shall become effective on the 30th day after the date of its adoption but shall not be operative and enforced by the City of Riverside until approved by the voters of the City of Riverside in compliance with California law.
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ADOPTED by the City Council this _________ day of _____________, 2025.
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PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
Attest:
_____________________________
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
I, Donesia Gause, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a meeting of the City Council on the _______ day of _______________, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Riverside, California, this ________ day of ______________, 2025.
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DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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EXHIBIT “A”
“Section 5.77.320 Location and design of cannabis businesses.
A. A cannabis business must meet land use and building standards pursuant to Title 16, Title 17, Title 18, and Title 19 of this Code, including:
1. Conform with the City's general plan, any applicable specific plan, master plan, and design requirements.
. . .
4. A cannabis business shall not be located on a parcel that is within 1,000 feet of another parcel containing a cannabis business, measured in a straight line from the closest property line of the proposed location to the closest property line of the parcel containing the other cannabis business. In addition, no cannabis business shall be located within 1,000 feet on another cannabis business, measured from entrance to entrance, even if located on the same parcel.
5. The located and design of a cannabis business shall be compatible with a business operating under the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) rules and regulations rendering an existing ABC business non-compliant.
6. A cannabis business is prohibited from operating within the boundaries of the Downtown and Midtown areas as identified of the following figures.
Figure 5.77.320.A.6-1: Downtown Boundary Map
Figure 5.77.320.A.6-2: Midtown Boundary Map
B. A cannabis business must meet the following rules relating to proximity to sensitive uses:
1. The use shall be no closer than 600 or 1,000 feet from any parcel in the City designated as a sensitive use under this section that is in existence at the time the permit is issued. . . .
3. Sensitive uses and corresponding minimum separation distances include:
a. A school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grades 1 through 12, (whether public, private, or charter, including pre-school, transitional kindergarten, and K- 12) (1,000 feet).
. . .
d. A park (600 feet).
4. Exceptions.
a. Pursuant to its authority under California Business and Professions Code Section 26054, the City hereby establishes a zero-foot radius buffer for youth centers for cannabis businesses permitted under this chapter.
. . .
c. During the annual Cannabis Business Permit renewal process, a permitted Cannabis Business shall not be deemed non-compliant as a result of sensitive uses that came into existence after the issuance of the Cannabis Business Permit that is being renewed.”
Exhibit D
CITY OF RIVERSIDE STOREFRONT RETAIL COMMERCIAL
CANNABIS BUSINESS PERMIT – PREFERRED LOCATIONS
Satisfaction of Preferred Location
Pursuant to Section III.D.2.a(ii)(b) of the City of Riverside Storefront Retail Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Procedure Guidelines and Application Review Criteria, below is a list of the preferred locations for the 14 top ranked Cannabis Business Permit Applicants.
Beginning with the applicant that is ranked number one (1) during Phase 1, the Independent Facilitator review ed the applicants’ preferred location s and confirmed that the location s have not been identified and selected as a preferred location by a higher ranked applicant.
The posting of this notice on the City’s website does not constitute written evidence of permission given by the City of Riverside or any of its officials to operate a Cannabis Business at the listed preferred locations, nor does it establish a “permit” within the meaning of the Permit Streamlining Act, nor does it create an entitlement or vested right under the Zoning or Building Code.
RANK BUSINESS NAME PREFERRED SITE LOCATION WARD
1 STIIIZY Riverside LLC
Preferred Location Unavailable
Resubmittal due October 16th, 2024 TBD
2 SGI Riverside LLC 2870 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92507 1 (APN: 211-132-025) 3 C4TP Retail A Inc. 3674 Sunnyside Drive, Riverside, CA 92506 3 (APN: 225-124-012) 3 Riverside Community Retail LLC 10919-10921 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505 6 (APN: 142-261-009) 5 Community Oriented Riverside Retail LLC 1175 E. Alessandro Blvd. Riverside, CA 92508 2 (APN: 297-031-002) 5 Riverside Responsible and Compliant Retail LLC 3225 Market Street, Suite 104, Riverside, CA 92501 1 (APN: 213-071-001) 7 Blaine St. RS LLC 1345 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92507 2 (APN: 250-190-006) 8 OTC Riverside City LLC 3666 Van Buren Blvd. Riverside, CA 92503 5 (APN: 234-112-034) 9 Packs Riverside LLC 3652 Van Buren Blvd. Riverside, CA 92503 5 (APN: 234-112-062) 9 Riverside West Coast Retail LLC 9901 Indiana Avenue, Suite 106, Riverside, CA 92503 5 (APN: 234-074-004) 9 TAT LLC 4920 Jackson Street, Riverside, CA 92503
(APN: 191-030-002) 3
12 Catalyst Riverside Equity LLC 3847 Pierce Street, Riverside, CA 92503 6 (APN: 142-180-040) 13 Haven Riverside LLC 10081 Indiana Ave, Suite A1, Riverside CA 92503 5 (APN: 234-064-013) 13 Catalyst Riverside LLC 1778 Columbia Avenue, Suites C1&2, Riverside, CA 92507 1 (APN: 210-043-047) 1 Exhibit E
From: Biggerstaff, Connor <[email protected]> Sent: 3/21/2024 11:43:38 AM
To: Christopoulos, Chris
Cc:
Subject:
Let me know if you need my participation in any other cannabis meeting, happy to help. In my opinion, Frank's concern is warranted, but if, say, Stiiizy had submitted three applications for three locations in the City, and all were well-received and are high-end, I don't see an ethical issue; they went through the same scoring system, they shouldn't be penalized for high-performing proposals. With that said, we should keep an eye out for shenanigans.
Exhibit F
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/nyregion/new-york-cannabis-vapes- investigation.html
Regulators are looking into whether several cannabis companies are making illegal products for sale in New Y ork. The products may be worth more than $10 million.
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By Ashley Southall
May 10, 2025
New York State has paused sales of millions of dollars of top-selling cannabis vapes and pre-rolled joints amid an investigation into whether they were made with legally approved ingredients produced in the state, according to documents obtained by The New York Times.
In a series of orders issued on April 23, the Office of Cannabis Management, which oversees businesses that grow and sell cannabis in the state, directed dispensaries to remove from their shelves mostly vapes and pre-rolled joints from the companies Stiiizy and mfused, among other products.
The orders offered a window into the cannabis agency’s investigation of companies accused of pumping weed from unlicensed growers into licensed dispensaries, which is illegal. The Times obtained two of the documents through a public records request and another order from two people with whom they were shared.
New Y ork Pauses Sales of Popular Cannabis
Vapes Amid Investigation
The strategy of using unlicensed growers, known as “inversion,” undercuts promises that legalization offers consumers a safe supply of cannabis products that can be traced back to local farms. It is a federal crime to transport marijuana across state lines, so legal weed has to be grown and sold in the same state through licensed businesses.
According to the orders, investigators were questioning the origin of cannabis oil that was used to fill the vapes and the accuracy of lab tests that certified all of the mfused varieties as safe. Stiiizy, based in Los Angeles, and mfused, based in Seattle, are two of the biggest cannabis brands in America.
Their vapes were among the 10 best sellers in New York in April, according to Headset, a data firm that crunches cannabis sales numbers. The quarantined products, which are being held in factory warehouses and dispensary vaults, have a retail value exceeding $10 million, according to batch records and retail pricing.
If investigators find evidence of inversion, the products could be seized and destroyed in a recall. In the most severe case, regulators could revoke the license of the processing company that made the vapes and ban the brands from New York. If the investigation finds no wrongdoing, the products could be released for sale.
In a statement, mfused said that it stood by the integrity of its products, while Stiiizy said it was confident the investigation would find no evidence of inversion on its part. Kaycha Labs, a state-licensed laboratory that did the testing for mfused, did not respond to an email seeking comment.
The brands each have contracts with Omnium Health, a state-licensed processing company that makes their vapes in New York. Omnium records reviewed by inspectors with the Office of Cannabis Management, or O.C.M., in connection with an audit on April 7 indicated that the vapes were filled with oil that had been extracted at a site associated with Omnium that hadn’t been approved for processing of the oil, the order said. Officials barred Omnium from using the oil until it could prove it was extracted legally.
An order served on a different processor, Adonis Distribution in Gloversville, N.Y., also froze sales of some pre-rolled joints infused with terpenes, the compounds that give cannabis its smell and flavor, that were not properly logged.
In a statement, Omnium said the situation boiled down to a clerical error. “The confusion arose from the address listed on the document being Omnium’s corporate address rather than the actual site of extraction,” the company said. “It was confirmed that all extraction occurred at an approved location, which was inspected by the O.C.M. and verified to have proper extraction equipment on site.” The O.C.M. said in a statement that its investigation was still active, adding that Omnium had submitted a plan for correcting the issues outlined in the orders. The quarantine remained in effect on Thursday.
Thousands of the vapes have already been sold to consumers, particularly around April 20, the date of the unofficial annual celebration of cannabis that is typically the biggest sales day for retailers.
In an email to retailers on April 23, Omnium said the quarantine order also applied to products under the brands Animal, Bodega Boyz, Muha Meds, Smoke and To The Moon.
The quarantine has left the state’s licensed dispensaries in a lurch.
Brandon Carter, a co-owner of Trends in Long Island City, Queens, said that dispensaries place larger orders ahead of April 20, expecting to conduct more sales on the day and as the weather warms. The quarantine has forced them to hold onto weed they can’t sell to customers who are looking for it, he said. “That’s a lot of extra inventory that people have to sit on that we can’t make any money on,” he said.
At The Flowery on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, a chunk of shelf space that housed mfused’s product display sat empty last Sunday. The brand had been a best seller. Lenox Hill Cannabis on the Upper East Side said the quarantine affected about 15 percent of the store’s inventory.
Wei Hu, a co-owner of Lenox Hill Cannabis, said his store put in a big order for Stiiizy’s vapes and pre-rolled joints after they were released in New York in February. He said he expected the brand to sell well because it was already popular on the West Coast and in the street market. Half the order was sold by the time the quarantine went into effect, he said, but the other half is stashed in a vault.
Customers “are asking for Stiiizy,” he said. “They’re wondering why it’s not on the menu.”
Ashley Southall writes about cannabis legalization in New York.
A version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 21 of the New York edition with the headline: State Pauses Sales of Popular Cannabis Vapes
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