Cannabis Policy
Proposed Code Amendments
Rules Committee meeting
December 10, 2025
(cont’d from Sept 22, 2025 Rules Committee meeting) 1
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY
Slide 2
OVERVIEW
• Recap of September Rules Committee meeting
• Updated setback comparisons and proposed code changes • Location scenarios
• Staff recommendations
Slide 3
RECAP OF SEPTEMBER RULES COMMITTEE FEEDBACK
• Supported codifying youth center definition
• Response: Draft definition presented at Sept 22 meeting, which mirrors City of Alameda • Allow setback modifications to account for physical barriers, such as freeways or waterways • Response: proposed code provisions provided on slide 6 • Identify scenarios for modified zoning districts
• Show visualizations of the various potential zoning districts where retail cannabis sales potentially could be allowed
• Response: visualization maps provided on slides 7-12
Slide 4
EXISTING
REGIONAL
CONTEXT
Slide 5
San Leandro Zoning Districts that allow
a Cannabis Dispensary with a CUP:
Industrial Zones
• IG - Industrial General
• IG (AU) – Industrial General
(Assembly Overlay)
• IP - Industrial Park
• IT - Industrial Transition
Commercial Zones
• CC - Commercial Community
PROPOSED SETBACK REVISION
Slide 6
• Draft setback provisions:
A dispensary must be located at least 600 feet from a public or private school, house of worship, parks and recreation facilities, youth centers, and childcare or daycare facilities. The minimum distance may be reduced if the approval authority finds that a significant physical or geographic barrier (e.g., a freeway, waterway, etc.) or site-specific features exist that would block access between the dispensary and the other use.
Scenario 1:
1. Existing Zones
1. IG (Industrial General)
2. IP (Industrial Park)
3. IT (Industrial Transition)
4. CC (Commercial Community)
Zoning scenarios*
*scenarios 1-6 exclude setbacks
Slide 7
Scenario 2:
1. Existing Zones
1. IG (Industrial General)
2. IP (Industrial Park)
3. IT (Industrial Transition)
4. CC (Commercial Community)
2. Downtown
1. DA (Downtown Area)
Zoning
scenarios
Slide 8
Scenario 3:
1. Existing Zones
1. IG (Industrial General)
2. IP (Industrial Park)
3. IT (Industrial Transition)
4. CC (Commercial Community)
2. Downtown
1. DA (Downtown Area)
3. E. 14th St Corridor
1. NA (North Area)
2. SA (South Area
Zoning
scenarios
Scenario 4:
1. Existing Zones
1. IG (Industrial General)
2. IP (Industrial Park)
3. IT (Industrial Transition)
4. CC (Commercial Community)
2. Downtown
1. DA (Downtown Area)
3. E. 14th St Corridor
1. NA (North Area)
2. SA (South Area
4. Bayfair TOD
1. B-TOD
Zoning
scenarios
Slide 10
Scenario 5:
1. Existing Zones
1. IG (Industrial General)
2. IP (Industrial Park)
3. IT (Industrial Transition)
4. CC (Commercial Community)
2. Downtown
1. DA (Downtown Area)
3. E. 14th St Corridor
1. NA (North Area)
2. SA (South Area
4. Bayfair TOD
1.B-TOD (Bayfair TOD)
5. Remaining Industrial
1. IL (Light Industrial)
Zoning
scenarios
Scenario 6:
1. Existing Zones
1. IG (Industrial General)
2. IP (Industrial Park)
3. IT (Industrial Transition)
4. CC (Commercial Community)
2. Downtown
1. DA (Downtown Area)
3. E. 14th St Corridor
1. NA (North Area)
2. SA (South Area
4. Bayfair TOD
1.B-TOD (Bayfair TOD)
5. Remaining Industrial
1. IL (Light Industrial)
6. Additional Commercial
a. CN (Neighborhood Com.)
b. P (Professional Office)
Zoning
scenarios
Slide 12
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
Slide 13
Review and Forward to City Council the Following:
• Allow deviations from setbacks to account for physical barriers • Clearly define youth centers
• Modify minimum required setbacks as shown on slide 5
• Proceed with zoning map scenario 6
• Allow dispensaries in full range of commercial and industrial zoning districts QUESTIONS?
Slide 14
P Professional Office District. To provide
opportunities for offices, mixed-use and multifamily residential uses at appropriate locations, subject to development standards and landscaping
requirements that prevent significant adverse
effects on adjacent uses. Retail activity is
appropriate, subject to limitations to ensure
development is consistent with the existing
neighborhood quality.
CC Commercial Community District. To provide
sites for commercial centers containing a wide
variety of commercial establishments, including
banking and financial establishments and
businesses selling home furnishings, apparel,
durable goods, and specialty items and generally
having a citywide market area. Facilities, such as
entertainment, eating-and-drinking establishments,
hotels and motels are permitted, subject to certain
limitations to avoid adverse effects on adjacent
uses.
CN Commercial Neighborhood District. To provide
sites for businesses serving the daily needs of
nearby residential areas, subject to development
standards that prevent significant adverse effects
on adjoining neighborhoods. In addition to uses
serving nearby residential areas, business and
professional offices and residential uses are
permitted above the ground floor.
IL Industrial Limited District. To provide areas
appropriate for a wide range of: (1) low-to moderateintensity industrial uses capable of being located adjacent to residential areas through provision of
adequate buffering and attenuation measures; and
(2) commercial services and light manufacturing, and
to protect these areas, to the extent feasible, from
disruption and competition for space from unrelated
retail or commercial uses or general industrial uses.
Certain types of retail sales are permitted under
specified limitations.
IG Industrial General District. To provide and protect
existing industrial sites and allow for continued
operation of existing general industry, subject to
performance standards and buffering requirements
to minimize potential environmental impacts. Certain
types of retail sales are permitted under specified
limitations.
IP Industrial Park District. To provide and protect
industrial lands for the development in a landscaped
setting of communities of high technology, research
and development facilities, limited industrial
activities (including production and assembly but not
raw materials processing or bulk handling), smallscale warehousing and distribution, industrial office centers, certain types of specified retail sales, and
related uses.
IT Industrial Transition District. To provide and
protect industrial lands for the development of
emerging technologies, artisanal production, and
light manufacturing methods, while preserving
existing businesses and allowing additional
commercial uses under specified limitations and
residential development within one-half mile of a
BART station.
Industrial Zones: Commercial Zones:
B-TOD Districts
NA Districts
DA Districts
SA Districts
Zoning District Purposes