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1. Commercial Cannabis Permit Program Overlay District
Project Address: Citywide
Project Applicant: City of Pomona
Project Planners: Lynda Lara, Vinny Tam, Ata Khan
Council District: All
Establishing a Commercial Cannabis Permit Program Overlay District in the Pomona Zoning Ordinance (CODE 12664-2019); adopting Determinations of Similarity pursuant to Section .501-A of Pomona Zoning Ordinance for commercial cannabis uses in M-1, M-2, C-2, C-3, and C-4 zoning districts (DOS 12653-2019, DOS 12654-2019, DOS 12655-2019, DOS 12656-2019, DOS 12657-2019, DOS 12658-2019); and adopting a Director’s Interpretation pursuant to Section 2.2.1 of the Pomona Corridors Specific Plan for storefront retail commercial cannabis use in the Pomona Corridors Specific Plan. Environmental impacts associated with the proposed project would be similar to those anticipated in the overlay area in the 2014 General Plan Final EIR and would not result in any new or increased severity significant environmental effects beyond those identified in the 2014 Final EIR. Mitigation beyond that identified in the 2014 Final EIR is not required. As such, pursuant to §15183 of the CEQA Guidelines, no additional environmental review or documentation is required under CEQA.
Recommendation:
The Planning Division recommends the Planning Commission: adopt a Resolution and related Exhibits recommending City Council approval of a Commercial Cannabis Permit Program Overlay District in the Pomona Zoning Ordinance (CODE 12664-2019); adopt Determinations of Similarity (DOS 12653-2019, DOS 12654-2019, DOS 12655-2019, DOS 12656-2019, DOS 12657-2019, DOS 12658-2019) pursuant to Section .501-A of Pomona Zoning Ordinance for commercial cannabis uses in M-1, M-2, C-2, C-3, and C-4 zoning districts (Attachment 5); and adopt a Director’s Interpretation pursuant to Section 2.2.1 of the Pomona Corridors Specific Plan for storefront retail commercial cannabis use in the Pomona Corridors Specific Plan.