Jacob Bell
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LAKEPORT, CA. -- The Lake County Board of Supervisors (BOS) made a change Tuesday to an ordinance regulating the cultivation of medical marijuana.
District 3 Supervisor Denise Rushing said she wanted to see an amendment to the ordinance following a unanimous vote on Sept. 20, which she said was "rushed." That vote followed approximately four hours of public testimony and debate.
Rushing asked a change be made to the ordinance in the section regarding outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana. The ordinance made it illegal for anyone on a parcel smaller than one-half acre to cultivate marijuana outdoors. Rushing said this would increase medical marijuana dispensary usage and indoor cultivation. Indoor cultivation would drive up energy usage and could possibly damage homes, Rushing said.
Rushing said she was concerned these conditions would serve to increase the illegal growing activities the BOS was trying to combat with the ordinance. She said she wanted a unanimous approval vote on the matter and asked the rest of the supervisors to take one more week to make a change to the rules for outdoor cultivation.
District 4 Supervisor Anthony Farrington agreed with Rushing that a unanimous vote on the issue is important. He said he thinks people could grow outdoors as long as they aren't offending their neighbors. Rushing said outdoor cultivation of more than two plants in small residential areas is prohibited.
Community Develop-ment Director Richard Coel, who drafted the ordinance alongside the county's Planning Commission, said greenhouses with air filtration systems would address these issues. Coel said an air filtration system was already required for indoor cultivation. He said greenhouses would be a reasonable solution for outdoor cultivation on small parcels.
Farrington and Rushing agreed that was a workable solution. District 5 Supervisor Rob Brown said he would support the change and asked the BOS to advance the ordinance to Tuesday at 10:25 a.m., which was unanimously approved.
The change came in place of voting to approve the ordinance on its second reading, which would have enacted the ordinance into law. The BOS will vote again on whether to approve the ordinance on its second reading at its next meeting.
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District 3 Supervisor Denise Rushing said she wanted to see an amendment to the ordinance following a unanimous vote on Sept. 20, which she said was "rushed." That vote followed approximately four hours of public testimony and debate.
Rushing asked a change be made to the ordinance in the section regarding outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana. The ordinance made it illegal for anyone on a parcel smaller than one-half acre to cultivate marijuana outdoors. Rushing said this would increase medical marijuana dispensary usage and indoor cultivation. Indoor cultivation would drive up energy usage and could possibly damage homes, Rushing said.
Rushing said she was concerned these conditions would serve to increase the illegal growing activities the BOS was trying to combat with the ordinance. She said she wanted a unanimous approval vote on the matter and asked the rest of the supervisors to take one more week to make a change to the rules for outdoor cultivation.
District 4 Supervisor Anthony Farrington agreed with Rushing that a unanimous vote on the issue is important. He said he thinks people could grow outdoors as long as they aren't offending their neighbors. Rushing said outdoor cultivation of more than two plants in small residential areas is prohibited.
Community Develop-ment Director Richard Coel, who drafted the ordinance alongside the county's Planning Commission, said greenhouses with air filtration systems would address these issues. Coel said an air filtration system was already required for indoor cultivation. He said greenhouses would be a reasonable solution for outdoor cultivation on small parcels.
Farrington and Rushing agreed that was a workable solution. District 5 Supervisor Rob Brown said he would support the change and asked the BOS to advance the ordinance to Tuesday at 10:25 a.m., which was unanimously approved.
The change came in place of voting to approve the ordinance on its second reading, which would have enacted the ordinance into law. The BOS will vote again on whether to approve the ordinance on its second reading at its next meeting.
News Hawk- Jacob Ebel 420 MAGAZINE
Source: record-bee.com
Author: Kevin N. Hume
Contact: Contact Us
Copyright: Lake County Record-Bee
Website: Supervisors amend cultivation ordinance
