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AGENDA TITLE: Ordinance No. 1947 Entitled, "An Ordinance of the Lodi City Council Amending Lodi
Municipal Code Title 9 — Public Peace, Morals and Welfare — by Repealing
Chapter 9.30, 'Medical Marijuana,' in Its Entirety; Amending Lodi Municipal Code
Title 8 — Health and Safety — by Repealing Chapter 8.30, 'Marijuana Cultivation,' in
Its Entirety; and Further Enacting Chapter 8.30, `Regulation of Medicinal and Adult -
Use Cannabis within the City of Lodi"
MEETING DATE: November 1, 2017
PREPARED BY: City Clerk
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion waiving reading in full and (following reading by title)
adopting the attached Ordinance No. 1947.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Ordinance No. 1947 entitled, "An Ordinance of the Lodi City Council
Amending Lodi Municipal Code Title 9 — Public Peace, Morals and
Welfare — by Repealing Chapter 9.30, 'Medical Marijuana,' in Its
Entirety; Amending Lodi Municipal Code Title 8 — Health and Safety — by Repealing Chapter 8.30,
`Marijuana Cultivation,' in Its Entirety; and Further Enacting Chapter 8.30, `Regulation of Medicinal and
Adult -Use Cannabis within the City of Lodi," was introduced at the regular City Council meeting of
October 18, 2017.
ADOPTION: With the exception of urgency ordinances, no ordinance may be passed within five days of
its introduction. Two readings are therefore required — one to introduce and a second to adopt the
ordinance. Ordinances may only be passed at a regular meeting or at an adjourned regular meeting;
except for urgency ordinances, ordinances may not be passed at a special meeting. Id. All ordinances
must be read in full either at the time of introduction or at the time of passage, unless a regular motion
waiving further reading is adopted by a majority of all council persons present. Cal. Gov't Code § 36934.
Ordinances take effect 30 days after their final passage. Cal. Gov't Code § 36937.
This ordinance has been approved as to form by the City Attorney.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Not applicable.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1947
AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AMENDING LODI
MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS, AND
WELFARE — BY REPEALING CHAPTER 9.30, "MEDICAL MARIJUANA,"
IN ITS ENTIRETY; AMENDING LODI MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 8 —
HEALTH AND SAFETY — BY REPEALING CHAPTER 8.30, "MARIJUANA
CULTIVATION," IN ITS ENTIRETY; AND FURTHER ENACTING
CHAPTER 8.30, "REGULATION OF MEDICINAL AND ADULT -USE
CANNABIS WITHIN THE CITY OF LODI"
WHEREAS, in 1996, the voters of the State of California approved Proposition 215,
which was codified as Health and Safety Code section 11362.5 et seq. and entitled the
Compassionate Use Act of 1996 ("CUA"); and
WHEREAS, the intent of Proposition 215 was to enable persons who are in need of
marijuana for medical purposes to obtain and use it under limited, specified circumstances; and
WHEREAS, on January 1, 2004, Senate Bill 420 (Medical Marijuana Program Act
("MMPA")) became effective to clarify the scope of the CUA and to allow cities and counties to
adopt and enforce rules and regulations consistent with SB 420 and the CUA; and
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code section 11362.83 expressly allows cities and
counties to adopt and enforce ordinances that are consistent with SB 420; and
WHEREAS, in City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center,
Inc., 56 Ca1.4th 729 (2013), the California Supreme Court held that neither the CUA nor the
MMPA preempt local regulation; and
WHEREAS, on October 11, 2015, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 643,
Assembly Bill 266, and Assembly Bill 243, collectively referred to as the Medical Marijuana
Regulation and Safety Act ("MMRSA"), effective January 1, 2016, which established a statewide
licensing system for regulating medical marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, delivery, and
dispensing with licensing requirements and regulations that are only applicable to cities and
counties that permit marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, dispensing, and delivery within their
jurisdictions. Under the MMRSA, cities and counties may continue to ban medical marijuana
cultivation, manufacturing, dispensing, and/or delivery within their jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the MMRSA expressly allows cities and counties to ban marijuana
cultivation consistent with current state law, including City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients
Health and Wellness Center, Inc., 56 Cal.4`' 729 (2013); and
WHEREAS, on November 8, 2016, the voters of the State of California approved
Proposition 64, which is entitled the Adult Use of Marijuana Act ("AUMA"), and codified as in
various sections of the Health and Safety Code and the Business and Professions Code, and to
establish a comprehensive system to legalize, control, and regulate the cultivation, processing,
manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale of nonmedicinal marijuana, including marijuana
products; and
WHEREAS, on June 27, 2017, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 94, entitled the
Medical and Adult -Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act ("MAUCRSA"), codified in Business
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and Professions Code section 26000 et seq., to reconcile the regulation of medical marijuana
under the MMPA and the MMRSA with AUMA; and
WHEREAS, under the Federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. §801 et seq.),
marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1 drug, meaning it has no accepted medical use. The
Federal Controlled Substances Act makes it unlawful, under federal law, for any person to
cultivate, manufacture, distribute or dispense, transport, or possess with the intent to
manufacture, distribute or dispense, marijuana; and
WHEREAS, Government Code sections 65850(a) and 65850(c)(4), provide the authority
of the City of Lodi to regulate by ordinance the uses of land and the intensity of land use; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi Police Department and residents of the City of Lodi have
reported adverse impacts from the outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana within the City of
Lodi, including offensive odors detectable beyond the property boundaries, increased risk of
trespassing, violent crime, burglary, and theft; and
WHEREAS, the strong odor of marijuana plants, which increases in intensity as the
plants mature, is highly offensive to many individuals and creates an attractive nuisance,
alerting people to the presence and location of marijuana plants, creating an increased risk of
burglary, robbery or armed robbery because of the monetary value of the plants; and
WHEREAS, the presence of marijuana plants is an attractive nuisance to minors,
creating a potential hazard in areas frequented by minors, such as schools, parks, recreation
centers, and similar facilities; and
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Lodi that nothing in this
ordinance be deemed to conflict with the federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. §841),
by permitting or otherwise allowing any activity which is prohibited under the Act; and
WHEREAS, it is the purpose and intent of this ordinance to ensure that marijuana grown
for non-commercial medical purposes or non-commercial adult-use remains secure and does
not find its way to illicit markets; and
WHEREAS, it is the purpose and intent of this ordinance to assist law enforcement
personnel to perform their duties effectively and in accordance with California law; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Government Code section 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct
or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and Section 15060(c)(3)
(the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California
Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical
change to the environment, directly or indirectly; it prevents changes in the environment pending
the completion of the contemplated General Plan adoption and zoning ordinance review; and
WHEREAS, for the protection of the public's health, safety, and general welfare, the City
Council on November 7, 2012, adopted Ordinance No. 1867, an Uncodified Interim Urgency
Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lodi, making findings and imposing a forty-five (45)
day moratorium on 1) the outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana within the City of Lodi and 2)
the indoor cultivation of medical marijuana that creates a public nuisance; and
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WHEREAS, for the continued protection of the public's health, safety, and general
welfare, the City Council on December 19, 2012, adopted Ordinance No. 1868 entitled an
Uncodified Interim Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lodi, making findings
and imposing an additional moratorium of ten (10) months and fifteen (15) days, as permitted by
Government Code section 65858, to maintain the current status quo and to provide time for the
City to study the issue further; and
WHEREAS, for the continued protection of the public's health, safety, and general
welfare, the City Council on November 6, 2013, adopted Ordinance No. 1885 entitled an
Uncodified Interim Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lodi, making findings
and imposing an additional moratorium of one year, as permitted by Government Code section
65858, to maintain the current status quo and to provide time for the City to meet with members
of the public, and to study and analyze the complicated legal and practical issues involved in
regulating the cultivation of marijuana for medical use, including a review of the City's General
Plan and zoning ordinances, and to make recommendations for consideration by the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, for the continued protection of the public's health, safety, and general
welfare, the City Council on October 15, 2104, adopted Ordinance No. 1898 entitled "Regulation
of Marijuana Cultivation" banning (1) the outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana with the City of
Lodi; and (2) the indoor cultivation of medical marijuana that creates a public nuisance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the cultivation of marijuana within the City limits
can adversely affect the health, safety, and well-being of the City and its residents; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance allows the indoor cultivation of marijuana in accordance with
state law; and
WHEREAS, there is evidence of an increased incidence of crime -related secondary
impacts in locations associated with marijuana cultivation facilities, medicinal marijuana
dispensaries, and in connection with medicinal marijuana deliveries, which is contrary to policies
that are intended to promote and maintain the public's health, safety, and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Lodi Municipal Code Title 9 — Public Peace, Morals and Welfare — is hereby
amended by repealing Chapter 9.30, "Medical Marijuana," in its entirety.
Section 2. Lodi Municipal Code Title 8 - Health and Safety — is hereby amended by
repealing Chapter 8.30, "Marijuana Cultivation," in its entirety, and enacting Chapter 8.30,
"Regulation of Medicinal and Adult -Use Cannabis," to read as follows:
SECTIONS:
8.30.010
8.30.020
8.30.030
CHAPTER 8.30
REGULATION OF MEDICINAL AND ADULT -USE CANNABIS
Purpose and Intent
Definitions
Establishment and Operation of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Adult -Use
Commercial Cannabis Sales Prohibited
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8.30.040
8.30.050
8.30.060
8.30.070
8.30.080
8.30.090
8.30.010
Delivery of Medicinal and Adult -Use Cannabis Prohibited
Commercial Cannabis Activity Prohibited
Outdoor Cultivation Prohibited
Indoor Cultivation
Public Nuisance
Enforcement and Civil Penalties
Purpose and Intent.
It is the purpose and intent of this Chapter to prohibit medicinal and adult -use commercial
cannabis activities, medicinal and adult -use cannabis deliveries, the outdoor cultivation of either
medicinal or adult -use cannabis, and to reasonably regulate the indoor cultivation of medicinal
and adult -use of cannabis within the City of Lodi in a manner that protects the health, safety,
and welfare of the community.
The City Council finds that sanctioning activities related to commercial cannabis (marijuana) is
inconsistent with federal law under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. §801 et seq.)
which lists marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug and prohibits the possession, sale, and distribution
of marijuana .
8.30.020 Definitions.
A. "AMUA" refers to the "Control, Regulate and Tax Adult -Use of Marijuana Act" approved
by the voters as Proposition 64 on November 8, 2016, and codified in various sections of the
Health and Safety Code and the Business and Professions Code.
B. "Cannabis" or "Marijuana" shall have the meaning set forth in Business and Professions
Code section 26001(f), as may be amended from time to time, and means all parts of the plant
Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not; the
seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the cannabis plant, its seeds or resin. It does not
include industrial hemp, as defined by Health and Safety Code section 11018.5 or the weight of
any other ingredient combined with cannabis to prepare topical or oral administrations, food,
drink, or other product.
C. "Commercial Cannabis Activity" shall have the meaning set forth in Business and
Professions Code section 26001(k), as may be amended from time to time, and includes the
medicinal or adult -use cultivation, possession, manufacture, distribution, processing, storing,
laboratory testing, packaging, labeling, transportation, delivery or sale of cannabis or cannabis
products. Commercial cannabis activity also includes the activities of any business, person or
nonprofit licensed by the State of California or other governmental entity under Chapter 3.5 of
Division 8 or Division 10 of the Business and Professions Code.
D. "Cultivation" shall have the meaning set forth in Business and Professions Code section
26001(1), as may be amended from time to time, and includes the planting, growing, harvesting,
drying, curing, grading, or trimming of any cannabis plant(s) or any part(s) thereof for either
medicinal or adult use.
E. "Delivery" shall have the meaning set forth in Business and Professions Code section
26001(p), as may be amended from time to time, and means the commercial delivery, transfer
or transport, or arranging for the delivery, transfer or transport, or the use of any technology
platform to arrange for or facilitate the commercial delivery, transfer or transport of medical
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marijuana, adult -use cannabis, all cannabis edibles, and/or any and all cannabis products to or
from any location within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Lodi, and any and all associated
business and/or operational activities.
F. "Indoors" means within a fully -enclosed and secure structure.
G. "MAUCRSA" refers to the "Medicinal and Adult -Use Regulation and Safety Act" signed
into law on June 27, 2017, and codified in Business and Professions Code section 26000 et
seq.
H. "Medical Marijuana" and "Medicinal Cannabis" means marijuana authorized in strict
compliance with Health and Safety Code Sections 11362.5 et seq.
I. "Outdoor" means any location within the city limits that is not a residential structure (as
defined below).
J. "Person with an Identification Card" shall have the meaning as set forth in Health and
Safety Code Section 11362.7, and as may be amended from time to time.
K. "Primary Caregiver" has the meaning set forth in Health and Safety Code Section
11362.7, as may be amended from time to time.
L. "Qualified Patient" has the meaning set forth in Health and Safety Code Section
11362.7, as may be amended from time to time.
M. "Residential Structure" means a single or multi -family house, an apartment unit, a mobile
home, or other similar dwelling located within a residential zoning district. Residential structure
includes a greenhouse on the property of the residential structure, but not physically part of the
residence, as long as it is fully enclosed, secure, and not visible from any street, sidewalk, or
other place freely accessible by the public.
8.30.030 Establishment and Operation of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Adult -Use
Commercial Cannabis Sales Prohibited.
Medical marijuana dispensaries and adult -use commercial cannabis retail or wholesale
establishments are prohibited in all zoning districts within the City's jurisdictional limits and shall
not be established, operated, or permitted in or upon any premises in the City of Lodi. The city
shall not issue, approve or grant any permit, license or other entitlement for the establishment or
operation of a medical marijuana dispensary or the operation of an adult -use cannabis
commercial, wholesale or retail establishment. No person may be the lessor for property where
a medical marijuana dispensary or adult -use cannabis commercial, wholesale or retail
establishment is located.
8.30.040 Delivery of Medicinal and Adult -Use Cannabis Prohibited.
Delivery of cannabis by any person or entity, including, but not limited to, clinics, collectives,
cooperatives and dispensaries, is prohibited in all zoning districts within the City's jurisdictional
limits. No permit, license, use permit or variance, whether conditional or otherwise, shall be
issued for the establishment of such activity. Any delivery that takes place in violation of any
provision of this Chapter is unlawful, and is hereby declared a public nuisance. Nothing in this
Chapter is intended to, nor shall it be construed to, make legal any delivery activity that is
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otherwise prohibited under California law. As an exception to this provision, a person may
deliver or transport medicinal cannabis to a qualified patient or person with an identification card
for whom the delivering party is the primary caregiver.
8.30.050 Commercial Cannabis Activity Prohibited.
Commercial cannabis activity by any person or entity, including, but not limited to, clinics,
collectives, cooperatives, dispensaries, commercial or retail establishments, is prohibited in all
zones within the City's jurisdictional limits. No permit, license, use permit or variance, whether
conditional or otherwise, shall be issued for the establishment of such activity. Any commercial
cannabis activity that takes place in violation of any provision of this Chapter is unlawful, and is
hereby declared a public nuisance. Nothing in this Chapter is intended to, nor shall it be
construed to, make legal any commercial cannabis activity that is otherwise prohibited under
California law.
8.30.060 Outdoor Cultivation Prohibited.
Outdoor cultivation of cannabis is prohibited in all zoning districts in the City of Lodi. No person
owning, renting, leasing, occupying or having charge, possession, or control of any property
within the City limits shall cause or allow such property to be used for the outdoor cultivation of
cannabis for any purpose.
8.30.070 Indoor Cultivation.
A. Indoor cultivation of cannabis is prohibited in all zoning districts of the City, except for
residential zones. Cultivation of cannabis is permitted in a residential structure to the extent
authorized under the AMUA and MAUCRSA. Indoor cannabis cultivation, including any lighting,
plumbing, or electrical components used for cultivation, shall comply with all state and local
building and fire codes. The residential structure shall remain at all times a residence, with
legally permitted and functioning cooking, sleeping, and sanitation facilities, and with
appropriate ingress and egress as required by this code. Cultivation shall not prevent the
primary use of these rooms for the cooking of meals, sleeping, and bathing.
B. No person owning, renting, leasing, occupying or having charge, possession, or control
of any residential structure within the City shall cause or allow indoor cultivation of cannabis to
be visible from any street, sidewalk, or other place freely accessible by the public or to allow the
odor of marijuana to permeate beyond the boundaries of the parcel or property where the indoor
cultivation is occurring. The indoor cultivation of cannabis is prohibited as a home occupation.
8.30.080 Public Nuisance.
Any violations of this Ordinance shall be considered and declared to be a public nuisance and
may be summarily abated by the City of Lodi pursuant to Civil Code Section 731.
8.30.090 Enforcement and Civil Penalties.
A. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to prevent the City from instituting any
appropriate legal procedures to abate, correct, enjoin or restrain any violation of this section,
including civil or criminal proceedings.
B. In any civil action for injunctive relief brought pursuant to Lodi Municipal Code Chapter
1.10, a court of competent jurisdiction may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the
prevailing party.
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C. Any person violating this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be subject
to the penalties set forth in Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 1.08.
D. Each day a person is in violation of this chapter shall be considered a separate violation.
E. The remedies and relief provided in this section shall be cumulative and in addition to
any and all other remedies available to the city under this code and state law.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause
or phrase of this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or
invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City
Council of the City of Lodi hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection,
subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one
or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be
declared unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective.
Section 4. No Mandatory Duty of Care. This Ordinance is riot intended to and shall not be
construed or given effect in a manner which imposes upon the City, or any officer or employee
thereof, a mandatory duty of care towards persons or property within the City or outside of the
City so as to provide a basis of civil liability for damages, except as otherwise imposed by law.
Section 5: CEQA. This Ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Government Code section 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment), Section 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378), and
Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter
3, because it has no potential for causing a significant effect to the environment.
Section 6. Conflict. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed
insofar as such conflict may exist.
Section 7. Effective Date and PublicationThis Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days
after its adoption. In lieu of publication of the full text of the ordinance within fifteen (15) days
after its passage, a summary of the ordinance may be published at least five (5) days prior to
and fifteen (15) days after adoption by the City Council, and a certified copy shall be posted in
the office of the City Clerk pursuant to Government Code section 36933(c)(1).
ATTEST:
NIFE M. FERRIAOLO
ity Clerk
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Approved this 1st day of November, 2017
OUG KU H E
Mayor
State of California
County of San Joaquin, ss.
I, Jennifer M. Ferraiolo, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify that Ordinance
No. 1947 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi on
October 18, 2017, and was thereafter passed, adopted, and ordered to print at a regular
meeting of said Council held November 1, 2017 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Chandler, Nakanishi, and Mayor Kuehne
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Johnson and Mounce
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
I further certify that Ordinance No. 1947 was approved and signed by the Mayor on the
date of its passage and the same has been published pursuant to law.
Approved to Form:
JANICE D. MAGDICH
City Attorney
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CITY OF LODI
ORDINANCE NO. 1947
AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AMENDING LODI MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE
9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS, AND WELFARE — BY REPEALING CHAPTER 9.30,
"MEDICAL MARIJUANA," IN ITS ENTIRETY; AMENDING LODI MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 8
— HEALTH AND SAFETY — BY REPEALING CHAPTER 8.30, "MARIJUANA CULTIVATION,"
IN ITS ENTIRETY; AND FURTHER ENACTING CHAPTER 8.30, "REGULATION OF
MEDICINAL AND ADULT -USE CANNABIS WITHIN THE CITY OF LODI." The purpose of this
ordinance is to maintain the existing ban on medical cannabis dispensaries and expand the ban
to include commercial and wholesale sales of adult -use cannabis, cannabis edibles, and/or
byproducts; continue the ban on all outdoor cultivation of cannabis; allow indoor cultivation of
cannabis as permitted under State law; continue the ban on the delivery and processing of
medical cannabis and expand the ban to include adult -use cannabis. Introduced
October 18, 2017. Adoption to be considered November 1. 2017. AYES: Chandler, Johnson,
Nakanishi, and Mayor Kuehne; NOES: Mounce; ABSENT: None.
Jennifer M. Ferraiolo, City Clerk
City of Lodi
October 18, 2017
Certified copy of the full text of this ordinance is available in the office of the Lodi City Clerk.
DECLARATION OF POSTING
ORDINANCE NO. 1947
AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AMENDING LODI MUNICIPAL CODE
TITLE 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS, AND WELFARE — BY REPEALING
CHAPTER 9.30, "MEDICAL MARIJUANA," IN ITS ENTIRETY; AMENDING LODI
MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 8 — HEALTH AND SAFETY — BY REPEALING
CHAPTER 8.30, "MARIJUANA CULTIVATION," IN ITS ENTIRETY; AND FURTHER
ENACTING CHAPER 8.30, "REGULATION OF MEDICINAL AND ADULT -USE
CANNABIS WITHIN THE CITY OF LODI"
On Thursday, October 19, 2017, in the City of Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, a
certified copy of Ordinance No. 1947 (attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A") was posted
in the Lodi City Clerk's Office.
declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on October 19, 2017, at Lodi, California.
ORDERED BY:
JENNIFER M. FERRAIOLO
CITY CLERK
Pamela M. Farris Elizabeth Burgos
Deputy City Clerk Administrative Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
ORDINANCE NO. 1947
AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AMENDING LODI
MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS, AND
WELFARE — BY REPEALING CHAPTER 9.30, "MEDICAL MARIJUANA,"
IN ITS ENTIRETY; AMENDING LODI MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 8 —
HEALTH AND SAFETY— BY REPEALING CHAPTER 8.30, "MARIJUANA
CULTIVATION," IN ITS ENTIRETY; AND FURTHER ENACTING
CHAPTER 8.30, "REGULATION OF MEDICINAL AND ADULT -USE
CANNABIS WITHIN THE CITY OF LODI"
WHEREAS, in 1996, the voters of the State of California approved Proposition 215,
which was codified as Health and Safety Code section 11362.5 et seq. and entitled the
Compassionate Use Act of 1996 ("CUA"); and
WHEREAS, the intent of Proposition 215 was to enable persons who are in need of
marijuana for medical purposes to obtain and use it under limited, specified circumstances; and
WHEREAS, on January 1, 2004, Senate Bill 420 (Medical Marijuana Program Act
("MMPA")) became effective to clarify the scope of the CUA and to allow cities and counties to
adopt and enforce rules and regulations consistent with SB 420 and the CUA; and
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code section 11362.83 expressly allows cities and
counties to adopt and enforce ordinances that are consistent with SB 420; and
WHEREAS, in City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center,
Inc., 56 Ca1.4th 729 (2013), the California Supreme Court held that neither the CUA nor the
MMPA preempt local regulation; and
WHEREAS, on October 11, 2015, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 643,
Assembly Bill 266, and Assembly Bill 243, collectively referred to as the Medical Marijuana
Regulation and Safety Act ("MMRSA"), effective January 1, 2016, which established a statewide
licensing system for regulating medical marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, delivery, and
dispensing with licensing requirements and regulations that are only applicable to cities and
counties that permit marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, dispensing, and delivery within their
jurisdictions. Under the MMRSA, cities and counties may continue to ban medical marijuana
cultivation, manufacturing, dispensing, and/or delivery within their jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the MMRSA expressly allows cities and counties to ban marijuana
cultivation consistent with current state law, including City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients
Health and Wellness Center, Inc., 56 Ca1.4th 729 (2013); and
WHEREAS, on November 8, 2016, the voters of the State of California approved
Proposition 64, which is entitled the Adult Use of Marijuana Act ("AUMA"), and codified as in
various sections of the Health and Safety Code and the Business and Professions Code, and to
establish a comprehensive system to legalize, control, and regulate the cultivation, processing,
manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale of nonmedicinal marijuana, including marijuana
products; and
WHEREAS, on June 27, 2017, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 94, entitled the
Medical and Adult -Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act ("MAUCRSA"), codified in Business
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and Professions Code section 26000 et seq., to reconcile the regulation of medical marijuana
under the MMPA and the MMRSA with AUMA; and
WHEREAS, under the Federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. §801 et seq.),
marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1 drug, meaning it has no accepted medical use. The
Federal Controlled Substances Act makes it unlawful, under federal law, for any person to
cultivate, manufacture, distribute or dispense, transport, or possess with the intent to
manufacture, distribute or dispense, marijuana; and
WHEREAS, Government Code sections 65850(a) and 65850(c)(4), provide the authority
of the City of Lodi to regulate by ordinance the uses of land and the intensity of land use; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi Police Department and residents of the City of Lodi have
reported adverse impacts from the outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana within the City of
Lodi, including offensive odors detectable beyond the property boundaries, increased risk of
trespassing, violent crime, burglary, and theft; and
WHEREAS, the strong odor of marijuana plants, which increases in intensity as the
plants mature, is highly offensive to many individuals and creates an attractive nuisance,
alerting people to the presence and location of marijuana plants, creating an increased risk of
burglary, robbery or armed robbery because of the monetary value of the plants; and
WHEREAS, the presence of marijuana plants is an attractive nuisance to minors,
creating a potential hazard in areas frequented by minors, such as schools, parks, recreation
centers, and similar facilities; and
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Lodi that nothing in this
ordinance be deemed to conflict with the federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. §841),
by permitting or otherwise allowing any activity which is prohibited under the Act; and
WHEREAS, it is the purpose and intent of this ordinance to ensure that marijuana grown
for non-commercial medical purposes or non-commercial adult -use remains secure and does
not find its way to illicit markets; and
WHEREAS, it is the purpose and intent of this ordinance to assist law enforcement
personnel to perform their duties effectively and in accordance with California law; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Government Code section 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct
or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and Section 15060(c)(3)
(the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California
Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical
change to the environment, directly or indirectly; it prevents changes in the environment pending
the completion of the contemplated General Plan adoption and zoning ordinance review; and
WHEREAS, for the protection of the public's health, safety, and general welfare, the City
Council on November 7, 2012, adopted Ordinance No. 1867, an Uncodified Interim Urgency
Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lodi, making findings and imposing a forty-five (45)
day moratorium on 1) the outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana within the City of Lodi and 2)
the indoor cultivation of medical marijuana that creates a public nuisance; and
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WHEREAS, for the continued protection of the public's health, safety, and general
welfare, the City Council on December 19, 2012, adopted Ordinance No. 1868 entitled an
Uncodified Interim Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lodi, making findings
and imposing an additional moratorium of ten (10) months and fifteen (15) days, as permitted by
Government Code section 65858, to maintain the current status quo and to provide time for the
City to study the issue further; and
WHEREAS, for the continued protection of the public's health, safety, and general
welfare, the City Council on November 6, 2013, adopted Ordinance No. 1885 entitled an
Uncodified Interim Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lodi, making findings
and imposing an additional moratorium of one year, as permitted by Government Code section
65858, to maintain the current status quo and to provide time for the City to meet with members
of the public, and to study and analyze the complicated legal and practical issues involved in
regulating the cultivation of marijuana for medical use, including a review of the City's General
Plan and zoning ordinances, and to make recommendations for consideration by the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, for the continued protection of the public's health, safety, and general
welfare, the City Council on October 15, 2104, adopted Ordinance No. 1898 entitled "Regulation
of Marijuana Cultivation" banning (1) the outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana with the City of
Lodi; and (2) the indoor cultivation of medical marijuana that creates a public nuisance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the cultivation of marijuana within the City limits
can adversely affect the health, safety, and well-being of the City and its residents; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance allows the indoor cultivation of marijuana in accordance with
state law; and
WHEREAS, there is evidence of an increased incidence of crime -related secondary
impacts in locations associated with marijuana cultivation facilities, medicinal marijuana
dispensaries, and in connection with medicinal marijuana deliveries, which is contrary to policies
that are intended to promote and maintain the public's health, safety, and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Lodi Municipal Code Title 9 — Public Peace, Morals and Welfare — is hereby
amended by repealing Chapter 9.30, "Medical Marijuana," in its entirety.
Section 2_ Lodi Municipal Code Title 8 - Health and Safety — is hereby amended by
repealing Chapter 8.30, "Marijuana Cultivation," in its entirety, and enacting Chapter 8.30,
"Regulation of Medicinal and Adult -Use Cannabis," to read as follows:
SECTIONS:
8.30.010
8.30.020
8.30.030
CHAPTER 8.30
REGULATION OF MEDICINAL AND ADULT -USE CANNABIS
Purpose and Intent
Definitions
Establishment and Operation of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Adult -Use
Commercial Cannabis Sales Prohibited
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8.30.040
8.30.050
8.30.060
8.30.070
8.30.080
8.30.090
8.30.010
Delivery of Medicinal and Adult -Use Cannabis Prohibited
Commercial Cannabis Activity Prohibited
Outdoor Cultivation Prohibited
Indoor Cultivation
Public Nuisance
Enforcement and Civil Penalties
Purpose and Intent.
It is the purpose and intent of this Chapter to prohibit medicinal and adult -use commercial
cannabis activities, medicinal and adult -use cannabis deliveries, the outdoor cultivation of either
medicinal or adult -use cannabis, and to reasonably regulate the indoor cultivation of medicinal
and adult -use of cannabis within the City of Lodi in a manner that protects the health, safety,
and welfare of the community.
The City Council finds that sanctioning activities related to commercial cannabis (marijuana) is
inconsistent with federal law under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. §801 et seq.)
which lists marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug and prohibits the possession, sale, and distribution
of marijuana .
8.30.020 Definitions.
A. "AMUA" refers to the "Control, Regulate and Tax Adult -Use of Marijuana Act" approved
by the voters as Proposition 64 on November 8, 2016, and codified in various sections of the
Health and Safety Code and the Business and Professions Code.
B. "Cannabis" or "Marijuana" shall have the meaning set forth in Business and Professions
Code section 26001(f), as may be amended from time to time, and means all parts of the plant
Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not; the
seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the cannabis plant, its seeds or resin. It does not
include industrial hemp, as defined by Health and Safety Code section 11018.5 or the weight of
any other ingredient combined with cannabis to prepare topical or oral administrations, food,
drink, or other product.
C. "Commercial Cannabis Activity" shall have the meaning set forth in Business and
Professions Code section 26001(k), as may be amended from time to time, and includes the
medicinal or adult -use cultivation, possession, manufacture, distribution, processing, storing,
laboratory testing, packaging, labeling, transportation, delivery or sale of cannabis or cannabis
products. Commercial cannabis activity also includes the activities of any business, person or
nonprofit licensed by the State of California or other governmental entity under Chapter 3.5 of
Division 8 or Division 10 of the Business and Professions Code.
D. "Cultivation" shall have the meaning set forth in Business and Professions Code section
26001(1), as may be amended from time to time, and includes the planting, growing, harvesting,
drying, curing, grading, or trimming of any cannabis plant(s) or any part(s) thereof for either
medicinal or adult use.
E. "Delivery" shall have the meaning set forth in Business and Professions Code section
26001(p), as may be amended from time to time, and means the commercial delivery, transfer
or transport, or arranging for the delivery, transfer or transport, or the use of any technology
platform to arrange for or facilitate the commercial delivery, transfer or transport of medical
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marijuana, adult -use cannabis, all cannabis edibles, and/or any and all cannabis products to or
from any location within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Lodi, and any and all associated
business and/or operational activities.
F. "Indoors" means within a fully -enclosed and secure structure.
G. "MAUCRSA" refers to the "Medicinal and Adult -Use Regulation and Safety Act" signed
into law on June 27, 2017, and codified in Business and Professions Code section 26000 et
seq.
H. "Medical Marijuana" and "Medicinal Cannabis" means marijuana authorized in strict
compliance with Health and Safety Code Sections 11362.5 et seq.
"Outdoor" means any location within the city limits that is not a residential structure (as
defined below).
J. "Person with an Identification Card" shall have the meaning as set forth in Health and
Safety Code Section 11362.7, and as may be amended from time to time.
K. "Primary Caregiver" has the meaning set forth in Health and Safety Code Section
11362.7, as may be amended from time to time.
L. "Qualified Patient" has the meaning set forth in Health and Safety Code Section
11362.7, as may be amended from time to time.
M. "Residential Structure" means a single or multi -family house, an apartment unit, a mobile
home, or other similar dwelling located within a residential zoning district. Residential structure
includes a greenhouse on the property of the residential structure, but not physically part of the
residence, as long as it is fully enclosed, secure, and not visible from any street, sidewalk, or
other place freely accessible by the public.
8.30.030 Establishment and Operation of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Adult -Use
Commercial Cannabis Sales Prohibited.
Medical marijuana dispensaries and adult -use commercial cannabis retail or wholesale
establishments are prohibited in all zoning districts within the City's jurisdictional limits and shall
not be established, operated, or permitted in or upon any premises in the City of Lodi. The city
shall not issue, approve or grant any permit, license or other entitlement for the establishment or
operation of a medical marijuana dispensary or the operation of an adult -use cannabis
commercial, wholesale or retail establishment. No person may be the lessor for property where
a medical marijuana dispensary or adult -use cannabis commercial, wholesale or retail
establishment is located.
8.30.040 Delivery of Medicinal and Adult -Use Cannabis Prohibited.
Delivery of cannabis by any person or entity, including, but not limited to, clinics, collectives,
cooperatives and dispensaries, is prohibited in all zoning districts within the City's jurisdictional
limits. No permit, license, use permit or variance, whether conditional or otherwise, shall be
issued for the establishment of such activity. Any delivery that takes place in violation of any
provision of this Chapter is unlawful, and is hereby declared a public nuisance. Nothing in this
Chapter is intended to, nor shall it be construed to, make legal any delivery activity that is
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otherwise prohibited under California law. As an exception to this provision, a person may
deliver or transport medicinal cannabis to a qualified patient or person with an identification card
for whom the delivering party is the primary caregiver.
8.30.050 Commercial Cannabis Activity Prohibited.
Commercial cannabis activity by any person or entity, including, but not limited to, clinics,
collectives, cooperatives, dispensaries, commercial or retail establishments, is prohibited in all
zones within the City's jurisdictional limits. No permit, license, use permit or variance, whether
conditional or otherwise, shall be issued for the establishment of such activity. Any commercial
cannabis activity that takes place in violation of any provision of this Chapter is unlawful, and is
hereby declared a public nuisance. Nothing in this Chapter is intended to, nor shall it be
construed to, make legal any commercial cannabis activity that is otherwise prohibited under
California law.
8.30.060 Outdoor Cultivation Prohibited.
Outdoor cultivation of cannabis is prohibited in all zoning districts in the City of Lodi. No person
owning, renting, leasing, occupying or having charge, possession, or control of any property
within the City limits shall cause or allow such property to be used for the outdoor cultivation of
cannabis for any purpose.
8.30.070 Indoor Cultivation.
A. Indoor cultivation of cannabis is prohibited in all zoning districts of the City, except for
residential zones. Cultivation of cannabis is permitted in a residential structure to the extent
authorized under the AMUA and MAUCRSA. Indoor cannabis cultivation, including any lighting,
plumbing, or electrical components used for cultivation, shall comply with all state and local
building and fire codes. The residential structure shall remain at all times a residence, with
legally permitted and functioning cooking, sleeping, and sanitation facilities, and with
appropriate ingress and egress as required by this code. Cultivation shall not prevent the
primary use of these rooms for the cooking of meals, sleeping, and bathing.
B. No person owning, renting, leasing, occupying or having charge, possession, or control
of any residential structure within the City shall cause or allow indoor cultivation of cannabis to
be visible from any street, sidewalk, or other place freely accessible by the public or to allow the
odor of marijuana to permeate beyond the boundaries of the parcel or property where the indoor
cultivation is occurring. The indoor cultivation of cannabis is prohibited as a home occupation.
8.30.080 Public Nuisance.
Any violations of this Ordinance shall be considered and declared to be a public nuisance and
may be summarily abated by the City of Lodi pursuant to Civil Code Section 731.
8.30.090 Enforcement and Civil Penalties.
A. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to prevent the City from instituting any
appropriate legal procedures to abate, correct, enjoin or restrain any violation of this section,
including civil or criminal proceedings.
B. In any civil action for injunctive relief brought pursuant to Lodi Municipal Code Chapter
1.10, a court of competent jurisdiction may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the
prevailing party.
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C. Any person violating this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be subject
to the penalties set forth in Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 1.08.
D. Each day a person is in violation of this chapter shall be considered a separate violation.
E. The remedies and relief provided in this section shall be cumulative and in addition to
any and all other remedies available to the city under this code and state law.
Section 3. Severabilitv. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause
or phrase of this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or
invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City
Council of the City of Lodi hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection,
subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one
or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be
declared unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective.
Section 4, No Mandatory Duty of Care. This Ordinance is not intended to and shall not be
construed or given effect in a manner which imposes upon the City, or any officer or employee
thereof, a mandatory duty of care towards persons or property within the City or outside of the
City so as to provide a basis of civil liability for damages, except as otherwise imposed by law.
Section 5: CEQA. This Ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Government Code section 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment), Section 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378), and
Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter
3, because it has no potential for causing a significant effect to the environment.
Section 6, Conflict. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed
insofar as such conflict may exist.
Section 7. Effective Date and PublicationThis Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days
after its adoption. In lieu of publication of the full text of the ordinance within fifteen (15) days
after its passage, a summary of the ordinance may be published at least five (5) days prior to
and fifteen (15) days after adoption by the City Council, and a certified copy shall be posted in
the office of the City Clerk pursuant to Government Code section 36933(c)(1).
ATTEST:
JENNIFER M. FERRIAOLO
City Clerk
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Approved this day of November, 2017
DOUG KUEHNE
Mayor
State of California
County of San Joaquin, ss.
I, Jennifer M. Ferraiolo, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify that Ordinance
No. 1947 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi on
October 18, 2017, and was thereafter passed, adopted, and ordered to print at a regular
meeting of said Council held , 2017 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS —
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS —
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS —
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS —
I further certify that Ordinance No. 1947 was approved and signed by the Mayor on the
date of its passage and the same has been published pursuant to law.
Approved to Form:
JANICE D. MAGDICH
City Attorney
JENNIFER M. FERRAIOLO
City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 1947
AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AMENDING LODI MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE
9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS, AND WELFARE — BY REPEALING CHAPTER 9.30,
"MEDICAL MARIJUANA," IN ITS ENTIRETY; AMENDING LODI MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 8
— HEALTH AND SAFETY — BY REPEALING CHAPTER 8.30, "MARIJUANA CULTIVATION,"
IN ITS ENTIRETY; AND FURTHER ENACTING CHAPTER 8.30, "REGULATION OF
MEDICINAL AND ADULT -USE CANNABIS WITHIN THE CITY OF LODI." The purpose of this
ordinance is to maintain the existing ban on medical cannabis dispensaries and expand the ban
to include commercial and wholesale sales of adult -use cannabis, cannabis edibles, and/or
byproducts; continue the ban on all outdoor cultivation of cannabis; allow indoor cultivation of
cannabis as permitted under State law; continue the ban on the delivery and processing of
medical cannabis and expand the ban to include adult -use cannabis. introduced
October 18, 2017. Adopted November 1, 2017, and effective December 1, 2017. AYES:
Chandler, Nakanishi, and Mayor Kuehne; NOES: None; ABSENT: Johnson and Mounce.
Jennifer M. Ferraiolo, City Clerk
City of Lodi
November 1, 2017
Certified copy of the full text of this ordinance is available in the office of the Lodi City Clerk.
DECLARATION OF POSTING
ORDINANCE NO. 1947
AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AMENDING LODI MUNICIPAL CODE
TITLE 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS, AND WELFARE — BY REPEALING
CHAPTER 9.30, "MEDICAL MARIJUANA," IN ITS ENTIRETY; AMENDING LODI
MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 8 — HEALTH AND SAFETY — BY REPEALING
CHAPTER 8.30, "MARIJUANA CULTIVATION," IN ITS ENTIRETY; AND FURTHER
ENACTING CHAPER 8.30, "REGULATION OF MEDICINAL AND ADULT -USE
CANNABIS WITHIN THE CITY OF LODI"
On Thursday, November 2, 2017, in the City of Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, a
certified copy of Ordinance No. 1947 (attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A") was posted
in the Lodi City Clerk's Office.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on November 2, 2017, at Lodi, California.
Pamela M. Farris
ORDERED BY:
JENNIFER M. FERRAIOLO
CITY CLERK
Elizabeth Burgos
Deputy City Clerk Administrative Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 1947
AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AMENDING LODI
MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS, AND
WELFARE — BY REPEALING CHAPTER 9.30, "MEDICAL MARIJUANA,"
IN ITS ENTIRETY; AMENDING LODI MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 8 —
HEALTH AND SAFETY — BY REPEALING CHAPTER 8.30, "MARIJUANA
CULTIVATION," IN ITS ENTIRETY; AND FURTHER ENACTING
CHAPTER 8.30, "REGULATION OF MEDICINAL AND ADULT -USE
CANNABIS WITHIN THE CITY OF LODI"
WHEREAS, in 1996, the voters of the State of California approved Proposition 215,
which was codified as Health and Safety Code section 11362.5 et seq. and entitled the
Compassionate Use Act of 1996 ("CUA"); and
WHEREAS, the intent of Proposition 215 was to enable persons who are in need of
marijuana for medical purposes to obtain and use it under limited, specified circumstances; and
WHEREAS, on January 1, 2004, Senate Bill 420 (Medical Marijuana Program Act
("MMPA")) )) became effective to clarify the scope of the CUA and to allow cities and counties to
adopt and enforce rules and regulations consistent with SB 420 and the CUA; and
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code section 11362.83 expressly allows cities and
counties to adopt and enforce ordinances that are consistent with SB 420; and
WHEREAS, in City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center,
Inc., 56 Ca1.4th 729 (2013), the California Supreme Court held that neither the CUA nor the
MMPA preempt local regulation; and
WHEREAS, on October 11, 2015, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 643,
Assembly Bill 266, and Assembly Bill 243, collectively referred to as the Medical Marijuana
Regulation and Safety Act ("MMRSA"), effective January 1, 2016, which established a statewide
licensing system for regulating medical marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, delivery, and
dispensing with licensing requirements and regulations that are only applicable to cities and
counties that permit marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, dispensing, and delivery within their
jurisdictions. Under the MMRSA, cities and counties may continue to ban medical marijuana
cultivation, manufacturing, dispensing, and/or delivery within their jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the MMRSA expressly allows cities and counties to ban marijuana
cultivation consistent with current state law, including City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients
Health and Wellness Center, Inc., 56 Cal.4'' 729 (2013); and
WHEREAS, on November 8, 2016, the voters of the State of California approved
Proposition 64, which is entitled the Adult Use of Marijuana Act ("AMA"), and codified as in
various sections of the Health and Safety Code and the Business and Professions Code, and to
establish a comprehensive system to legalize, control, and regulate the cultivation, processing,
manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale of nonmedicinal marijuana, including marijuana
products; and
WHEREAS, on June 27, 2017, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 94, entitled the
Medical and Adult -Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act ("MAUCRSA"), codified in Business
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and Professions Code section 26000 et seq., to reconcile the regulation of medical marijuana
under the MMPA and the MMRSA with AUMA; and
WHEREAS, under the Federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. §801 et seq.),
marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1 drug, meaning it has no accepted medical use. The
Federal Controlled Substances Act makes it unlawful, under federal law, for any person to
cultivate, manufacture, distribute or dispense, transport, or possess with the intent to
manufacture, distribute or dispense, marijuana; and
WHEREAS, Government Code sections 65850(a) and 65850(c)(4), provide the authority
of the City of Lodi to regulate by ordinance the uses of land and the intensity of land use; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi Police Department and residents of the City of Lodi have
reported adverse impacts from the outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana within the City of
Lodi, including offensive odors detectable beyond the property boundaries, increased risk of
trespassing, violent crime, burglary, and theft; and
WHEREAS, the strong odor of marijuana plants, which increases in intensity as the
plants mature, is highly offensive to many individuals and creates an attractive nuisance,
alerting people to the presence and location of marijuana plants, creating an increased risk of
burglary, robbery or armed robbery because of the monetary value of the plants; and
WHEREAS, the presence of marijuana plants is an attractive nuisance to minors,
creating a potential hazard in areas frequented by minors, such as schools, parks, recreation
centers, and similar facilities; and
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Lodi that nothing in this
ordinance be deemed to conflict with the federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. §841),
by permitting or otherwise allowing any activity which is prohibited under the Act; and
WHEREAS, it is the purpose and intent of this ordinance to ensure that marijuana grown
for non-commercial medical purposes or non-commercial adult-use remains secure and does
not find its way to illicit markets; and
WHEREAS, it is the purpose and intent of this ordinance to assist law enforcement
personnel to perform their duties effectively and in accordance with California law; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Government Code section 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct
or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and Section 15060(c)(3)
(the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California
Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical
change to the environment, directly or indirectly; it prevents changes in the environment pending
the completion of the contemplated General Plan adoption and zoning ordinance review; and
WHEREAS, for the protection of the public's health, safety, and general welfare, the City
Council on November 7, 2012, adopted Ordinance No. 1867, an Uncodified Interim Urgency
Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lodi, making findings and imposing a forty-five (45)
day moratorium on 1) the outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana within the City of Lodi and 2)
the indoor cultivation of medical marijuana that creates a public nuisance; and
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WHEREAS, for the continued protection of the public's health, safety, and general
welfare, the City Council on December 19, 2012, adopted Ordinance No. 1868 entitled an
Uncodified Interim Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lodi, making findings
and imposing an additional moratorium of ten (10) months and fifteen (15) days, as permitted by
Government Code section 65858, to maintain the current status quo and to provide time for the
City to study the issue further; and
WHEREAS, for the continued protection of the public's health, safety, and general
welfare, the City Council on November 6, 2013, adopted Ordinance No. 1885 entitled an
Uncodified Interim Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lodi, making findings
and imposing an additional moratorium of one year, as permitted by Government Code section
65858, to maintain the current status quo and to provide time for the City to meet with members
of the public, and to study and analyze the complicated legal and practical issues involved in
regulating the cultivation of marijuana for medical use, including a review of the City's General
Plan and zoning ordinances, and to make recommendations for consideration by the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, for the continued protection of the public's health, safety, and general
welfare, the City Council on October 15, 2104, adopted Ordinance No. 1898 entitled "Regulation
of Marijuana Cultivation" banning (1) the outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana with the City of
Lodi; and (2) the indoor cultivation of medical marijuana that creates a public nuisance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the cultivation of marijuana within the City limits
can adversely affect the health, safety, and well-being of the City and its residents; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance allows the indoor cultivation of marijuana in accordance with
state law; and
WHEREAS, there is evidence of an increased incidence of crime -related secondary
impacts in locations associated with marijuana cultivation facilities, medicinal marijuana
dispensaries, and in connection with medicinal marijuana deliveries, which is contrary to policies
that are intended to promote and maintain the public's health, safety, and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Lodi Municipal Code Title 9 — Public Peace, Morals and Welfare — is hereby
amended by repealing Chapter 9.30, "Medical Marijuana," in its entirety.
Section 2. Lodi Municipal Code Title 8 - Health and Safety — is hereby amended by
repealing Chapter 8.30, "Marijuana Cultivation," in its entirety, and enacting Chapter 8.30,
"Regulation of Medicinal and Adult -Use Cannabis," to read as follows:
SECTIONS:
8.30.010
8.30.020
8.30.030
CHAPTER 8.30
REGULATION OF MEDICINAL AND ADULT -USE CANNABIS
Purpose and Intent
Definitions
Establishment and Operation of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Adult -Use
Commercial Cannabis Sales Prohibited
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8.30.040
8.30.050
8.30.060
8.30.070
8.30.080
8.30.090
8.30.010
Delivery of Medicinal and Adult -Use Cannabis Prohibited
Commercial Cannabis Activity Prohibited
Outdoor Cultivation Prohibited
Indoor Cultivation
Public Nuisance
Enforcement and Civil Penalties
Purpose and Intent.
It is the purpose and intent of this Chapter to prohibit medicinal and adult -use commercial
cannabis activities, medicinal and adult -use cannabis deliveries, the outdoor cultivation of either
medicinal or adult -use cannabis, and to reasonably regulate the indoor cultivation of medicinal
and adult -use of cannabis within the City of Lodi in a manner that protects the health, safety,
and welfare of the community.
The City Council finds that sanctioning activities related to commercial cannabis (marijuana) is
inconsistent with federal law under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. §801 et seq.)
which lists marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug and prohibits the possession, sale, and distribution
of marijuana .
8.30.020 Definitions.
A. "AMUA" refers to the "Control, Regulate and Tax Adult -Use of Marijuana Act" approved
by the voters as Proposition 64 on November 8, 2016, and codified in various sections of the
Health and Safety Code and the Business and Professions Code.
B. "Cannabis" or "Marijuana" shall have the meaning set forth in Business and Professions
Code section 26001(f), as may be amended from time to time, and means all parts of the plant
Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not; the
seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the cannabis plant, its seeds or resin. It does not
include industrial hemp, as defined by Health and Safety Code section 11018.5 or the weight of
any other ingredient combined with cannabis to prepare topical or oral administrations, food,
drink, or other product.
C. "Commercial Cannabis Activity" shall have the meaning set forth in Business and
Professions Code section 26001(k), as may be amended from time to time, and includes the
medicinal or adult -use cultivation, possession, manufacture, distribution, processing, storing,
laboratory testing, packaging, labeling, transportation, delivery or sale of cannabis or cannabis
products. Commercial cannabis activity also includes the activities of any business, person or
nonprofit licensed by the State of California or other governmental entity under Chapter 3.5 of
Division 8 or Division 10 of the Business and Professions Code.
D. "Cultivation" shall have the meaning set forth in Business and Professions Code section
26001(1), as may be amended from time to time, and includes the planting, growing, harvesting,
drying, curing, grading, or trimming of any cannabis plant(s) or any part(s) thereof for either
medicinal or adult use.
E. "Delivery" shall have the meaning set forth in Business and Professions Code section
26001(p), as may be amended from time to time, and means the commercial delivery, transfer
or transport, or arranging for the delivery, transfer or transport, or the use of any technology
platform to arrange for or facilitate the commercial delivery, transfer or transport of medical
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marijuana, adult -use cannabis, all cannabis edibles, and/or any and all cannabis products to or
from any location within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Lodi, and any and all associated
business and/or operational activities.
F. "Indoors" means within a fully -enclosed and secure structure.
G. "MAUCRSA" refers to the "Medicinal and Adult -Use Regulation and Safety Act" signed
into law on June 27, 2017, and codified in Business and Professions Code section 26000 et
seq.
H. "Medical Marijuana" and "Medicinal Cannabis" means marijuana authorized in strict
compliance with Health and Safety Code Sections 11362.5 et seq.
"Outdoor" means any location within the city limits that is not a residential structure (as
defined below).
J. "Person with an Identification Card" shall have the meaning as set forth in Health and
Safety Code Section 11362.7, and as may be amended from time to time.
K. "Primary Caregiver" has the meaning set forth in Health and Safety Code Section
11362.7, as may be amended from time to time.
L. "Qualified Patient" has the meaning set forth in Health and Safety Code Section
11362.7, as may be amended from time to time.
M. "Residential Structure" means a single or multi -family house, an apartment unit, a mobile
home, or other similar dwelling located within a residential zoning district. Residential structure
includes a greenhouse on the property of the residential structure, but not physically part of the
residence, as long as it is fully enclosed, secure, and not visible from any street, sidewalk, or
other place freely accessible by the public.
8.30.030 Establishment and Operation of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Adult -Use
Commercial Cannabis Sales Prohibited.
Medical marijuana dispensaries and adult -use commercial cannabis retail or wholesale
establishments are prohibited in all zoning districts within the City's jurisdictional limits and shall
not be established, operated, or permitted in or upon any premises in the City of Lodi. The city
shall not issue, approve or grant any permit, license or other entitlement for the establishment or
operation of a medical marijuana dispensary or the operation of an adult -use cannabis
commercial, wholesale or retail establishment. No person may be the lessor for property where
a medical marijuana dispensary or adult -use cannabis commercial, wholesale or retail
establishment is located.
8.30.040 Delivery of Medicinal and Adult -Use Cannabis Prohibited.
Delivery of cannabis by any person or entity, including, but not limited to, clinics, collectives,
cooperatives and dispensaries, is prohibited in all zoning districts within the City's jurisdictional
limits. No permit, license, use permit or variance, whether conditional or otherwise, shall be
issued for the establishment of such activity. Any delivery that takes place in violation of any
provision of this Chapter is unlawful, and is hereby declared a public nuisance. Nothing in this
Chapter is intended to, nor shall it be construed to, make legal any delivery activity that is
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otherwise prohibited under California law. As an exception to this provision, a person may
deliver or transport medicinal cannabis to a qualified patient or person with an identification card
for whom the delivering party is the primary caregiver.
8.30.050 Commercial Cannabis Activity Prohibited.
Commercial cannabis activity by any person or entity, including, but not limited to, clinics,
collectives, cooperatives, dispensaries, commercial or retail establishments, is prohibited in all
zones within the City's jurisdictional limits. No permit, license, use permit or variance, whether
conditional or otherwise, shall be issued for the establishment of such activity. Any commercial
cannabis activity that takes place in violation of any provision of this Chapter is unlawful, and is
hereby declared a public nuisance. Nothing in this Chapter is intended to, nor shall it be
construed to, make legal any commercial cannabis activity that is otherwise prohibited under
California law.
8.30.060 Outdoor Cultivation Prohibited.
Outdoor cultivation of cannabis is prohibited in all zoning districts in the City of Lodi. No person
owning, renting, leasing, occupying or having charge, possession, or control of any property
within the City limits shall cause or allow such property to be used for the outdoor cultivation of
cannabis for any purpose.
8.30.070 Indoor Cultivation.
A. Indoor cultivation of cannabis is prohibited in all zoning districts of the City, except for
residential zones. Cultivation of cannabis is permitted in a residential structure to the extent
authorized under the AMUA and MAUCRSA. Indoor cannabis cultivation, including any lighting,
plumbing, or electrical components used for cultivation, shall comply with all state and local
building and fire codes. The residential structure shall remain at all times a residence, with
legally permitted and functioning cooking, sleeping, and sanitation facilities, and with
appropriate ingress and egress as required by this code. Cultivation shall not prevent the
primary use of these rooms for the cooking of meals, sleeping, and bathing.
B. No person owning, renting, leasing, occupying or having charge, possession, or control
of any residential structure within the City shall cause or allow indoor cultivation of cannabis to
be visible from any street, sidewalk, or other place freely accessible by the public or to allow the
odor of marijuana to permeate beyond the boundaries of the parcel or property where the indoor
cultivation is occurring. The indoor cultivation of cannabis is prohibited as a home occupation.
8.30.080 Public Nuisance.
Any violations of this Ordinance shall be considered and declared to be a public nuisance and
may be summarily abated by the City of Lodi pursuant to Civil Code Section 731.
8.30.090 Enforcement and Civil Penalties.
A. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to prevent the City from instituting any
appropriate legal procedures to abate, correct, enjoin or restrain any violation of this section,
including civil or criminal proceedings.
B. In any civil action for injunctive relief brought pursuant to Lodi Municipal Code Chapter
1.10, a court of competent jurisdiction may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the
prevailing party.
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C. Any person violating this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be subject
to the penalties set forth in Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 1.08.
D. Each day a person is in violation of this chapter shall be considered a separate violation.
E. The remedies and relief provided in this section shall be cumulative and in addition to
any and all other remedies available to the city under this code and state law.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause
or phrase of this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or
invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City
Council of the City of Lodi hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection,
subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one
or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be
declared unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective.
Section 4 No Mandatory Duty of Care. This Ordinance is not intended to and shall not be
construed or given effect in a manner which imposes upon the City, or any officer or employee
thereof, a mandatory duty of care towards persons or property within the City or outside of the
City so as to provide a basis of civil liability for damages, except as otherwise imposed by law.
Section 5: CEQA. This Ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Government Code section 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment), Section 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378), and
Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter
3, because it has no potential for causing a significant effect to the environment.
Section 6. Conflict. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed
insofar as such conflict may exist.
Section 7. Effective Date and PublicationThis Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days
after its adoption. In lieu of publication of the full text of the ordinance within fifteen (15) days
after its passage, a summary of the ordinance may be published at least five (5) days prior to
and fifteen (15) days after adoption by the City Council, and a certified copy shall be posted in
the office of the City Clerk pursuant to Government Code section 36933(c)(1).
ATTEST:
JENNIFER M. FERRIAOLO
City Clerk
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Approved this 1st day of November, 2017
DOUG KUEHNE
Mayor
State of California
County of San Joaquin, ss.
I, Jennifer M. Ferraiolo, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify that Ordinance
No. 1947 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi on
October 18, 2017, and was thereafter passed, adopted, and ordered to print at a regular
meeting of said Council held November 1, 2017 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Chandler, Nakanishi, and Mayor Kuehne
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Johnson and Mounce
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
I further certify that Ordinance No. 1947 was approved and signed by the Mayor on the
date of its passage and the same has been published pursuant to law.
Approved to Form:
JANICE D. MAGDICH
City Attorney
JENNIFER M. FERRAIOLO
City Clerk
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