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May , 2012Honorable Board of SupervisorsE r i c Rood A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Center950 Maidu A v e n u eNe v ad a C i t y , CA 5959DATEOF MEETING: May , 2012

KEITH ROYAL ~~SHERIFF/CORONER

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SUBJECT: I n t r o d u c t i o n a n d Adoption of a n Urgency Ordinance Adding A r t i c l e 5 o ChapterIV of the N e v a d a C o u n ty General Code Regarding Medical Marijuana C u l t i v a t i o n , an dI n t r o d u c t i o n a n d W a i v e Further Reading of a egular Ordinance Adding A r t i c l e 5 o Chapter IVof the N e v a d a C o u n ty General Code egarding Medical Marijuana C u l t i v a t i o nFUNDING: NABACKGROUND:

On A p r i l 24, 2012, the Board of Supervisors h e l d a p u b l i c hearing a n d received p u b l i ccomment egarding a a i r of ordinances r e l a t e d t o r e g u l a t i o n of Medical Marijuana C u l t i v a t i o n .At the conclusion of the hearing, Board members rovided i n p u t o n the proposed ordinances,a n d requested that we b r i n g r e v i s e d ordinances t o the Board o n May 8 t " f o r f u r t h e rconsideration. S ince the May t " Board meeting, we h a v e continued t o receive n u m e r o u scomments a n d suggestions from the p u b l i c , a n d o n F r i d a y , May t" , had a very p r o d u c t i v emeeting w i t h our focus group .B a s e d o n the c o m m u n i t y feedback we h a v e continued t o receive a nd ou r own a d d i t i o n a lresearch, we a v e continued t o r e v i s e a n d u pdate the proposed ordinances. Revised d r a f t s ofthe proposed ordinances were released o n Friday afternoon. The rimary change s t o the A p r i l24t" versions are a s o l l o w s :

a. The ordinances now allow f o r u p t o 100 s q u a r e feet of indoor c u l t i v a t i o n area o n a l lr e s i d e n t i a l a n d r u r a l p a r c e l s , regardless of the size or l o c a t i o n of the p a r c e l . To ddressp o t e n t i a l nuisance issues associated w i t h indoor grows, a d d i t i o n a l p r o v i s i o n s werea d d e d t o (a) e q u i r e t h a t a l l e l e c t r i c a l a n d plumbing work b e d o n e pursuant t o a v a l i d

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b u i l d i n g p e r m i t ; (b) l i m i t e l e c t r i c a l usage t o the maximum r a t i n g o f the r e s i d e n c e ' se l e c t r i c a l p a n e l ; (c) r e q u i r e t h a t accessory s t r u c t u r e s be v e n t i l a t e d w i t h odor c o n t r o lf i l t e r s ; and (d) p r o v i d e t h a t indoor grows may not c r e a t e an o d o r , h u m i d i t y o r moldproblem on the Premises or adjacent Premises.

b . Th e ordinances no w p r o v i d e t h a t a l l setbacks i l l be measured from the c u l t i v a t i o n areat o any l e g a l residence or "outdoor l i v i n g area" on an adjacent p a r c e l , and a newd e f i n i t i o n o f "outdoor l i v i n g area" has been added. I n a d d i t i o n , t h e requirement f o r asetback between the c u l t i v a t i o n area and a p r o p e r t y boundary has been removed.These changes are i n t e n d e d t o p r o v i d e a d d i t i o n a l d i s t a n c e between c u l t i v a t i o n areasand adjac ent residences and outdoor l i v i n g spaces, which i n t u r n f u r t h e r reduces t h ep o t e n t i a l f o r odor, s e c u r i t y , a e s t h e t i c and o t h e r nuisance impacts on the s u r r o u n d i n gneighbors.

c . M o d i f i e s th e requirements o r r e s i d e n t i a l p a r c e l s as o l l o w s :For p a r c e l s t h a t are 2 acres o r l e s s , o n l y i n d o o r c u l t i v a t i o n i s a l l o w e d .This change r e f l e c t s a c o n t i n u i n g concern t h a t the l i v i n g spaces on s m a l l e rp a r c e l s ar e o f t e n i n close p r o x i m i t y t o each o t h e r and, h e r e f o r e , t h e r e i s ag r e a t e r l i k e l i h o o d t h a t surrounding neighbors w i l l be impacted by o d o r ,n o i s e , t r a f f i c , mold, e c u r i t y r i s k s and o t h e r p o t e n t i a l nuisances a s s o c i a t e dw i t h outdoor c u l t i v a t i o n . Keeping c u l t i v a t i o n i n d o o r s s i g n i f i c a n t l y reducesthe p o t e n t i a l f o r some o f these nuisances i n r e s i d e n t i a l neighborhoodsw i t h smaller l o t s . Th e setback between the c u l t i v a t i o n area and anadjac ent residence or outdoor l i v i n g area has been i n c r e a s e d from 50 o100 e e t t o f u r t h e r p r o t e c t th e adjacent r e s i d e n t s i n these neighborhoods.

i i . Parcels g r e a t e r than 2 cres ar e l i m i t e d t o (a)75 ontiguous square f e e t o foutdoor c u l t i v a t i o n area, b) i x (6) Marijuana p l a n t s grown outdoors i n 25-g a l l o n grow bags, or (c) 100 contiguous square f e e t o f i n d o o r c u l t i v a t i o narea. Th e setback from an adjacent residence o r outdoor l i v i n g area hasbeen increased from 50 o 2 00 f e e t d ue t o the l a r g e r s i z e of the p a r c e l sand g r e a t e r a b i l i t y t o accommodate a l a r g e r setback.

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Ou td o o r Less than2 75 sf 5 0/100 t * 100 sf 100 t**2 o 5 15 0 sf 100/100 f t * 15 0 sf 15 0 t**5 o 10 15 0 sf 100/100 t * 30 0 sf 2 00 t**10 o 20 2 5 0 sf 200/100 t * 5 00 sf 2 5 0 t**20 r more 4 00 sf 2 5 0/100 f t * 1000 sf 30 0 t**

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* P r i o r d r a f t measured setbackfrom c u l t i v a t i o n area t o p r o p e r t y boundary andfrom c u l t i v a t i o n s i t e t o adjacentresiden ce**Rev isedd r a f t measuressetbac kfrom c u l t i v a t i o n area t o adjacent residenceo rout do orl i v i n g areaR e g i s t r a t i o n : The r e g i s t r a t i o n requi rement has beenremoved; however, anyperso nc u l t i v a t i n g marijuana i s s t i l l r e q u i r e d t o o b t a i n the w r i t t e n , n o t a r i z e d consent o f thel a n do wner t o c u l t i v a t e mari juanaonthe p r o p e r t y , t o p o s t ac op yo f theconsent a t t h ec u l t i v a t i o n area and t o show the o r i g i n a l consentform upon requesto f a S h e r i f f ' sdeputy.

g . The e v i s e d ordi nan ces a l s o r e f l e c t the o l l o w i n g mi scellaneouschanges:The mi n i mum setbac kb etween c u l t i v a t i o n areas and scho ols, daycarec e n t e r s ,y o u t h - o r i e n t e d f a c i l i t i e s , e t c . hasbeen increasedfrom600e e t t o 1000.

i i . Thefen cing requi rement has been m o d i f i e d t o r e q u i r e an opaque, s i g h tobsc uring fencer a t h e r thana s o l i d , s i g h t obsc uring fen ce.i i i . Atthe request of Environmental H e a l t h , a newp r o v i s i o n l i m i t i n g the on - s i t estorage ofHazardous M a t e r i a l s has been added.i v . New e f i n i t i o n s f o r the terms"Heari ngO f f i c e r " and"OutdoorL i v i n g Area"havebeen added.

F i n a l l y , I wish t o thankthemanypeopleona l l sidesof t h i s i s s u e who have tak en the timet op r o v i d e p o s i t i v e , c o n s t r u c t i v e feedbackonthe p rop osed ordi nances, whohave been w i l l i n g t orec ognized i f f e r e n t p e r s p e c t i v e s and showc omp romi se, and who have workedc o l l a b o r a t i v e l yonf i n d i n g p o t e n t i a l s o l u t i o n s . Toward t h i s end, I would e s p e c i a l l y l i k e t o recognize t h ememberso f the focus groupwhohave spentmany l o n g hours h e l p i n g usdev elop theseordinances. Weec ognize t h a t the prop osed ordinan ces i l l n o t r e s o l v e every i s s u e a t ev eryl e v e l , but weo needt o s t a r t somewhere. Thed r a f t ordinancesw i l l p r o v i d e myf f i c e w i t hv a l u a b l e t o o l s t o b e t t e r addressp o t e n t i a l nuisan ce and p u b l i c s a f e t y issues a s s o c i a t e d w i t hmarijuana c u l t i v a t i o n , and h e l p ensure t h a t Nev ada County remainsa saf e and h e a l t h yc ommuni ty o r a l l r e s i d e n t s . I rec o mmen dt h a t theBoard adopttheordinances as proposed.R e s p e c t f u l l y sub ed,

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