Cannabis Permits Policy
Discussion
Rules Committee meeting
June 30, 2025
1 OVERVIEW
• Summary of current regulations
• Eligible locations
• Overview of cannabis supply chain and use types
• Regional context
• Policy questions for Committee feedback and discussion Slide2
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY
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HIGHLIGHTS OF CURRENT SAN LEANDRO MUNI CODE
REGULATIONS (RETAIL DISPENSARIES)
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Municipal Code:
• Total number of dispensary operating permits: 4
• Setbacks*:
• 1,000 feet of a public or private school, public library, youth center (serving youth ages eighteen (18) and under) • 500 feet from parks and recreation facilities, facilities for religious worship and incidental religious education • 500 feet from a residential zone
• Commercial or Industrial zone, or its equivalent*
• Additional operating, security, recordkeeping, facilities, and signage regulations • City Manager may impose separate conditions of approval • Compliance with CA Dept of Cannabis Control regulations • Commercial cultivation prohibited in City of San Leandro under separate ordinance *location limitations apply “unless it is determined by the City that the location will not impact the peace, order and welfare of the public.”
HIGHLIGHTS OF SAN LEANDRO ZONING CODE REGULATIONS
(DISPENSARIES)
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Zoning Code:
• All permitted cannabis business types require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) from the Planning Commission • CUP findings ensure consistency with the General Plan and the Code, no detrimental effect to public health, safety or welfare, and no adverse impacts
• Zoning Districts that allow a Cannabis Dispensary with a CUP:
• IT (Industrial Transition)
• IG (Industrial General)
• IG (AU) (Industrial General with Assembly Use Overlay) • IP (Industrial Park)
• CC (Commercial Community)
• Cannabis Dispensaries subject to the performance standards in the Municipal Code • Additional specific CUP findings for Cannabis Manufacturing:
• Appropriate distance to sensitive land uses (e.g., schools, residences, childcare, parks) • Measures taken to address odor, noise, waste, exhaust • Site is secure and aesthetically compatible
• No disproportionate burden on provision of public services DISPENSARIES:
POTENTIALLY
ELIGIBLE
LOCATIONS
BASED ON CURRENT
SETBACKS AND
ZONING
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CANNABIS SUPPLY CHAIN
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Key:
= Permitted in
San Leandro
= Not Permitted
in San Leandro
*
*
*
= Must Originate
from a CA
licensed facility
OVERVIEW OF CANNABIS USE TYPES
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• Currently permitted use types in San Leandro
• Retail sales dispensaries (currently 4 operating permits) • Delivery (must originate from licensed facility in CA)* • Distribution (must originate from licensed facility in CA)* • Manufacturing
• Testing Laboratory
• Examples of other use types that could be authorized by the City, per State law** • Cultivation
• On-site consumption
• Temporary cannabis event licenses
*Allowable for businesses not permitted in San Leandro
**Full list: https://cannabis.ca.gov/applicants/license-types/
REGIONAL CONTEXT
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REGIONAL TRENDS
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• Retail sales ‘normalizing’ in most communities
• Cities are exploring increases in number of allowed
dispensaries and use types
• Retail dispensaries are common in many
downtown/pedestrian areas and shopping centers:
• Hayward
• Alameda
• Union City
• Berkeley
• Emeryville
• San Francisco
• San Jose
Union City:
Alameda:
Hayward:
POLICY QUESTIONS FOR COMMITTEE FEEDBACK
• Is there interest in allowing more dispensary operating permits? If so, how many? • Is there interest in expanding the eligible locations map? • Is there interest in eliminating the requirement for a CUP? • Is there interest in allowing other use types?
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QUESTIONS?
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