BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF LAKE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Supervisors, County of Lake, State of California, has set TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2013, at 5:30 P.M., Fritch Hall, Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin Street, Lakeport, as time and place to consider a proposed Ordinance amending Chapter 21 of the Ordinance Code of the County of Lake adding Article 72: Regulations for the Cultivation of Medical Marijuana (AM 13-01). A certified copy of the proposed Ordinance is available at the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.

This ordinance proposes permanent regulations regarding the cultivation of medical marijuana within the unincorporated area of Lake County. The most pertinent provisions of this proposed ordinance are as follows: Indoor cultivation limited to 100 square feet; No outdoor cultivation within Community Growth Boundaries, or on parcels located outside said boundaries that are one (1) acre or smaller; Outdoor cultivation of six (6) mature or twelve (12) immature plants allowed on parcels outside Community Growth Boundaries and larger than one (1) acre; Collective or cooperative organizations comprised of local members allowed outdoor cultivation of 48 mature or 72 immature plants when located on “A”, Agriculture zoned property of at least 20 acres; Includes environmental standards to avoid impacts to surface waters; Includes detailed abatement and enforcement procedures and several options for fines, penalties and recovery of abatement costs.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that at said time and place any interested person may appear and be heard.

If you challenge the action of the Board of Supervisors on any of the above stated items in court, it may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing.

MATT PERRY
Clerk of the Board

By: Mireya G. Turner
Assistant Clerk to the Board