Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Special Orders of the Day
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PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERING INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE 18-1826 APPROVING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 17-2018 BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARSON AND FOCAL STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS, LLC, FOR A PROPOSED COMMERCIAL CANNABIS OPERATION CENTER LOCATED AT 17505 S. MAIN STREET IN THE CITY OF CARSON (APN 7339003900) AND;
INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 18-1825 FOR ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 29-2018 TO EXPRESSLY PERMIT COMMERCIAL CANNABIS USES WITHIN INDUSTRIAL ZONES SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT; AND, APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION CERTIFYING ASSOCIATED MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On October 30, 2018, the Planning Commission recommended denial of this request with a 4-5 vote, Exhibit No. 1. Focal Strategic Investments, LLC ("Applicant" / "Developer") is requesting approval of a Development Agreement ("DA") by and between the City of Carson and Applicant, a Zoning Text Amendment ("ZTA"), and an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Exhibit Nos. 2, 3, 4.) The proposed development is the construction of two one-story buildings totaling approximately 13,557 sq. ft. on a 0.66-acre vacant lot. The two buildings will be used for commercial cannabis operations including cultivation, manufacturing, and storage of residual materials from cannabis cultivation. The term of the DA is twenty years.
Public benefits include cannabis tax revenues to the City of 18% of proceeds and $25.00 per square foot for space utilized as cultivation area (generating a very rough estimate of perhaps $1,000,000 or more in annual revenue to the City), payment of $27,114 in development impact fees to the City, participation in a community facilities district to provide funding for public safety services and infrastructure, social justice hiring and a commitment to local hiring.
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