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The Lake County Medical Marijuana Cultivation Ordinance Advisory Committee Monday approved a motion recommending guidelines for the number of plants allowable on small parcels.
The 90-minute meeting was focused primarily on coming up with a recommendation for the Board of Supervisors (BOS), which is set to discuss and give county staff direction on medical marijuana cultivation at its meeting today.
Denise Rushing, committee chair and District 3 supervisor, asked all members for input on regulations for the number of plants allowable, especially for smaller residential parcels that might have many surrounding neighbors.
The nuisance abatement process and neighbor complaints were first discussed. A majority of the nine-member committee agreed neighbor complaints were subjective and could be used as a form of retaliation, which would not be fair.
Discussion then turned to the number of plants allowable for smaller parcels.
Member Fred Langston proposed a compromise of three mature plants, which are the plants that flower, and three immature plants for each person with a prescription, which would be limited to two prescriptions per household. This would be a reduction from previous suggestions of a maximum of 12 mature plants or six mature plants per prescribed person.
Member John Brosnan suggested the number of plants should be based on the size of the outdoor area where cultivation might take place, instead of being specific to each zoning area.
Anthony Farrington, member and District 4 supervisor, suggested six plants or lower, with no specification to mature/immature or adult/baby plants to avoid confusion.
Physician member Robert Rosenthal said 12 adult plants would best serve his patients, a position that he was not willing to compromise.
Member David Rosenthal made the suggestion for growing two plants uncovered outdoors for parcels smaller than a quarter of an acre, and up to six uncovered plants for parcels between one-quarter and one-half acre in size. He compromised and amended the first part of his suggestion to three uncovered plants.
He made a motion to approve his suggestion, which member Don Merrill seconded. The motion was approved 8-1, with physician Rosenthal in dissent.
The committee is next scheduled to meet on June 27 at 2:30 p.m. in Conference Room B at the Lake County Courthouse.
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The 90-minute meeting was focused primarily on coming up with a recommendation for the Board of Supervisors (BOS), which is set to discuss and give county staff direction on medical marijuana cultivation at its meeting today.
Denise Rushing, committee chair and District 3 supervisor, asked all members for input on regulations for the number of plants allowable, especially for smaller residential parcels that might have many surrounding neighbors.
The nuisance abatement process and neighbor complaints were first discussed. A majority of the nine-member committee agreed neighbor complaints were subjective and could be used as a form of retaliation, which would not be fair.
Discussion then turned to the number of plants allowable for smaller parcels.
Member Fred Langston proposed a compromise of three mature plants, which are the plants that flower, and three immature plants for each person with a prescription, which would be limited to two prescriptions per household. This would be a reduction from previous suggestions of a maximum of 12 mature plants or six mature plants per prescribed person.
Member John Brosnan suggested the number of plants should be based on the size of the outdoor area where cultivation might take place, instead of being specific to each zoning area.
Anthony Farrington, member and District 4 supervisor, suggested six plants or lower, with no specification to mature/immature or adult/baby plants to avoid confusion.
Physician member Robert Rosenthal said 12 adult plants would best serve his patients, a position that he was not willing to compromise.
Member David Rosenthal made the suggestion for growing two plants uncovered outdoors for parcels smaller than a quarter of an acre, and up to six uncovered plants for parcels between one-quarter and one-half acre in size. He compromised and amended the first part of his suggestion to three uncovered plants.
He made a motion to approve his suggestion, which member Don Merrill seconded. The motion was approved 8-1, with physician Rosenthal in dissent.
The committee is next scheduled to meet on June 27 at 2:30 p.m. in Conference Room B at the Lake County Courthouse.
News Hawk- TruthSeekr420 420 MAGAZINE
Source: record-bee.com
Author: Kevin Hume
Contact: Contact Us - www.record-bee.com
Website: Medical marijuana board makes recommendation - www.record-bee.com
