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For Immediate Release
Permit Sonoma to provide informational update on Cannabis Program to Board of Supervisors on April 15
SANTA ROSA, CA | April 08, 2025
Permit Sonoma will provide an update on the Cannabis Program and Environmental Impact Report Project to the Board of Supervisors during its regular meeting on April 15. The item, which is scheduled to be addressed at or around 1:30 p.m., will be informational only.
The following documents have been published on the Cannabis Program Update and EIR webpage:
- Draft General Plan Amendment
- Draft Cannabis Land Use Ordinance
- Draft Cannabis Land Use Table
- Maps showing proposed residential land use setbacks
The proposed program aims to treat cannabis cultivation more like other agricultural uses while also applying larger compatibility setbacks from concentrations of residential uses on the agricultural fringe. Cannabis supply chain uses (e.g., distribution, manufacturing, retail) would also be permitted consistent with similar uses in industrial and commercial areas.
Proposed program highlights include:
- Defining cannabis in the General Plan as “controlled agriculture,” a type of agriculture that is subject to unique regulations but is included in all General Plan agricultural policies unless specifically excluded (cannabis would be the only crop defined as a controlled agricultural crop).
- Permitting cannabis uses in commercial and industrial zones consistent with similar non-cannabis uses (e.g., mostly by-right uses with no cannabis-specific setbacks).
- Allowing visitor-serving uses such as accessory retail (similar to farm retail), cannabis events (similar to but more limited than winery events), and periodic special events.
- Imposing larger compatibility setbacks from concentrations of residential uses (600 feet).
- Applying a 100-foot property line setback to the entire operation (not just to cultivation).
Written comments may be submitted to Cannabis@sonoma-county.org or by mail to Permit Sonoma, Attn: Cannabis Ordinance Update, 2550 Ventura Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95403.
For more information, visit the Cannabis Program Update and EIR webpage or the Board of Supervisors Agenda.
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Media Contact:
Matt Brown, Communications Specialist
publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org
(707) 565-3040
575 Administration Drive, Suite 104A
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
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