9/15: San Francisco Planning Commission to Discuss Dispensary Ordinance

Quick reminder...*

Thursday, Sept. 15th: San Francisco Planning Commission to Discuss
Dispensary Ordinance
*
This is the first time the dispensary ordinances will be heard in front
of the Planning Commission. Please come to show your support and argue
against the following zoning provisions:

1. Dispensaries must be located 500 ft away from schools, community
centers and drug treatment facilities.

2. If dispensaries are to allow on-site consumption, they must be
located 1000 ft away from schools, community centers and drug treatment
facilities.

3. Dispensaries must be located 1000 ft away from each other.

To read ASA's full position paper on San Francisco dispensary
ordinances, click here:
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/downloads/ASA%20SF%20Position.doc

Remember to be polite and assume best intentions. We do not yet know
what the Planning Commission thinks about these issues, and we need to
persuade the commissioners, not anger them.

Look for Caren from ASA - she will be passing out talking points.

The meeting begins at 1:30, but our items likely won't be heard until
2:30 or 3:00 pm.

Commission Chambers - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Here's what's on the agenda...

19. 2005.0664E_T_
(D. SIDER: (415) 558-6097)

_Medical Cannabis Dispensary regulations introduced by Supervisor
Mirkarimi under Board File No. 051250_ - *Consideration of an Ordinance
amending the San Francisco Planning Code* *by amending Sections 209.3,
217, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722,
723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815,
816, 817, and 818*, and by adding Sections 790.141, and 890.131, to:
define medical cannabis dispensaries; prohibit dispensaries in
residential-house and residential-mixed zoning districts; permit
dispensaries elsewhere subject to restrictions based on a dispensary's
proximity to schools, community centers and institutions for the
treatment of addictive diseases; require adequate ventilation in
dispensaries; prohibit the sale or distribution of alcohol at
dispensaries; require Planning Department notice to interested
individuals and properties within 300 feet of proposed dispensaries;
require dispensaries operating before April 1, 2005 to obtain a permit
within 18 months of the effective date of this legislation or cease
operation; require a notice that permits for dispensaries are not
intended to and do not authorize the violation of State or Federal law;
and make environmental findings and findings of consistency with the
priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan;
amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Sections 3200 through
3220, to: set medical marijuana possession guidelines; require a permit,
business license, and business registration certificate for a medical
cannabis dispensary; set out the application process for a medical
cannabis permit; set out operating requirements for medical cannabis
dispensaries; and set out the administrative process for imposing
penalties and/or permit suspension or revocation for violations;
amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by amending Sections 53 and 132,
to create an infraction for double parking in front of a medical
cannabis dispensary and set the fine at $100; and, amending the San
Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by amending Section 1, and
by adding Sections 1.177 and 249.17, to authorize the Department of
Health to issue medical cannabis dispensary permits and to set out the
license fees for medical cannabis dispensaries.



20. 2005.0665E_T_:
(D. SIDER: (415) 558-6097)

_Medical Cannabis Dispensary regulations introduced by Supervisor
Sandoval under Board File No. 051260_ *- Consideration of an Ordinance
amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 209.3,
217, 303, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721,
722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814,
815, 816, 817, and 818*, and by adding Sections 790.141, and 890.131,
to: define medical cannabis dispensaries; prohibit dispensaries in
residential-house and residential-mixed zoning districts; permit
dispensaries as conditional uses elsewhere subject to the restriction
that no dispensary may be located within 1000 feet of another
dispensary; provide additional conditional use criteria for evaluating
proposed dispensaries relating to the proposed dispensary's proximity to
schools, playgrounds, neighborhood centers, drug treatment centers,
child care centers, and other medical cannabis dispensaries; allow
medical cannabis dispensaries in operation prior to April 1, 2005 twelve
months from the effective date of this legislation to obtain a
conditional use permit or otherwise discontinue operation; prohibit
dispensaries from applying for conditional use permits while they are
under a notice of violation from the Planning Department or the subject
of legal action by the City; require a notice on all dispensary permits
that the permits are not intended to and do not authorize the violation
of State or Federal law; and making environmental findings and findings
of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1
and the General Plan.



21. 2005.0772E_T_
* *
(D. SIDER: (415) 558-6097)

_Medical Cannabis Dispensary regulations introduced by Supervisor
Elsbernd under Board File No. 051455_*-* Consideration of an Ordinance
amending the *San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 209.3,
217, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722,
723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815,
816, 817, and 818*, and by adding Sections 790.141, and 890.131, to:
define medical cannabis dispensaries; prohibit dispensaries in
residential-house and residential-mixed zoning districts; permit
dispensaries elsewhere subject to restrictions based on a dispensary's
proximity to other dispensaries, schools, community centers and
institutions for the treatment of addictive diseases; require adequate
ventilation in dispensaries; prohibit the sale or distribution of
alcohol at dispensaries; require Planning Department notice to
interested individuals and properties within 300 feet of proposed
dispensaries; require dispensaries operating before April 1, 2005 to
obtain a permit within 18 months of the effective date of this
legislation or cease operation; require a notice that permits for
dispensaries are not intended to and do not authorize the violation of
State or Federal law; and make environmental findings and findings of
consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1
and the General Plan; amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding
Sections 3200 through 3220, to: set medical marijuana possession
guidelines; require a permit, business license, and business
registration certificate for a medical cannabis dispensary; set out the
application process for a medical cannabis permit; limit the time period
for submitting applications for medical cannabis dispensary permits;
require an annual report from the Director of Public Health to the Board
of Supervisors; set out operating requirements for medical cannabis
dispensaries; and set out the administrative process for imposing
penalties and/or permit suspension or revocation for violations;
amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by amending Sections 53 and 132,
to create an infraction for double parking in front of a medical
cannabis dispensary and set the fine at $100; and, amending the San
Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by amending Section 1, and
by adding Sections 1.177 and 249.17, to authorize the Department of
Health to issue medical cannabis dispensary permits and to set out the
license fees for medical cannabis dispensaries.


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Rebecca Saltzman
Field Coordinator
Americans for Safe Access
p (510) 251-1856
f (510) 251-2036
http://www.safeaccessnow.org