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Planning and Building Department, Commercial Cannabis Division, recommending the Board approve Final Passage (Second Reading) of Ordinance 5123 pertaining to Section 130.41.100 of Title 130, Article 4 of the El Dorado County Ordinance Code entitled “Commercial Cannabis”, with an amendment regarding fingerprints of commercial cannabis owners giving more discretion to the Sheriff’s Office. (Cont. 5/19/20, Item 19)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On May 12, 2020, the Board approved the Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinance 5123 (Legistar 20-0621) and continued it to May 19, 2020 for Final Passage (Second Reading).
After working with commercial cannabis businesses and the Sheriff’s Office, it is recommended that commercial cannabis owners that own five percent or less of a business only be fingerprinted if it is requested by the Sheriff’s Office.
With this amendment, all commercial cannabis owners will continue to be given a background check by the Sheriff’s Office. However, it would be at the discretion of the Sheriff’s Office that any owners having a share of five percent or less would require fingerprinting.
Further History of Cannabis Public Meetings in El Dorado County
On September 10, 2019, the Board approved the amendments to commercial cannabis Ordinances 5109, 5110 and 5111 regarding manufacturing, nurseries, and testing laboratories and some other changes required after state law updates.
On July 17, 2018, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors placed five ballot measures on the ballot for the November 2018 election, which enabled voters to decide whether to allow different aspects of commercial cannabis and its taxation. The ballot measures named Measure N (taxation, permitting and enforcement of commercial cannabis), Measure P (commercial outdoor and mixed-light cultivation of cannabis for medicinal use), Measure Q (commercial outdoor and mixed-light cultivation of cannabis for recreational adult use), Measure R (retail sale, comme...
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