Amendment to Chapter 5.150 (Title 5 Cleanup) and
8.132.050 (Illegal Cultivation Appeal Fees)
- Periodic cleanup of Title 5 to promote a more effective and efficient permitting process
- Non-controversial matters: mostly alignment with State, clarifying conflicting sections, uniformity of regulations across different business types
- No items that are on the Cannabis Study scope of work Timeline for Amendment to Chapter 5.150 and 8.132.050
- Law & Legislation Committee on 1/4/22
- Budget & Audit Committee on 2/1/22 for Items with fee components (late fee, extension of life of application, illegal cultivation appeal fee)
- Council on 3/8/22
Summary of Amendments to Chapter 5.150 (Title 5 Cleanup)
PROPOSED PURPOSE
Delete employee managers and
delivery and distribution drivers from
the definition of interested
parties; transfer the background
check requirement to the business
owners
Streamlines permit review by shifting
requirement to the business to
preform and retain background
checks for their employees.
Addition of inspection authority for
electronic databases (including the
state’s track-and-trace system).
Allows City officials to verify
products on site against electronic
databases including track-and-
trace (seed-to-sale) and reduce the
potential of diversion.
Summary of Amendments to Chapter 5.150
(Title 5 Cleanup) cont.
PROPOSED PURPOSE
Increase the limit a delivery vehicle
can carry from $3,000 to $5,000
worth of cannabis products
Align with State regulations.
Delete the local requirement for
delivery vehicles to be no older than
10 years old.
Align with State regulations.
Delete the local requirement for
distributors to have a Motor Carrier
Permit.
Default to the State to determine
whether one is required.
Summary of Amendments to Chapter 5.150
(Title 5 Cleanup) cont.
PROPOSED PURPOSE
Add a requirement in BOP
applications for businesses with 20+
non-supervisory employees that
they have or will enter into a Labor
Peace Agreement
Allows local verification of a State
requirement for cannabis businesses
with 20 or more non-supervisory
employees.
Revise requirements of security plans
to protect the physical security of
cannabis facilities.
Allow greater flexibility for PD to
update and modify cannabis facility
security requirements as needed.
Summary of Amendments to Chapter 5.150
(Title 5 Cleanup) cont.
PROPOSED PURPOSE
Add process for cessation of
business operations
Provides operators with certainty
about what they need to do when
shutting down their business
Remove size limits on displays of
cannabis accessories at storefront
dispensaries
Align with State Regulations
Add “abandoned application”
section to address applications with
no activity for 180 days or more.
Align with State regulations; to
discourage “parking” of an
application on a location.
Amendment to 8.132.050 (Illegal Cultivation Appeal Fee) - Currently, illegal cannabis cultivation is Level B
violation with appeal fee set at $250 by
Sacramento City Code
- Each appeals costs $1500 on average
- Fee waivers for those who cannot afford the
appeal fee
- Amendment will result in appeal fee amount set
by Council Resolution
- Fee waiver provisions retained