LAKEPORT — A potential interim marijuana cultivation law impacted the meeting of the Lake County Medical Marijuana Cultivation Ordinance Advisory Committee Wednesday.
With committee members Bobby Dutcher and District 4 Supervisor Anthony Farrington missing, no action was taken on proposed number of plants for small parcels between an eighth and one-half acre in size.
The discussion was re-opened following a desire to add the additional category of one-eighth of an acre category.
Much of the two-hour meeting was spent discussing matters related to the interim ordinance the Board of Supervisors (BOS) were set to discuss Tuesday afternoon.
Hundreds of people filled the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, causing a potential safety hazard. The supervisors rescheduled the discussion to take place at the Little Theatre Building at the Lake County Fairgrounds on July 9.
Some members of the committee said they wanted more data from the Lake County Sheriff”s Office (LCSO) and code enforcement to assist them in making an informed decision. The committee members were interested in seeing data on the number of plants stemming from complaints to the LCSO and code enforcement.
Community Development Director Rick Coel, who was present at the meeting, said he would talk to LCSO about the matter.
Another issue discussed was the possibility of allowing individual communities or districts to come up with region-specific limits for the number of marijuana plants. It was not put to a vote.
The committee is scheduled to meet again on July 16 at 2:30 p.m. in Conference Room C at the courthouse.
Kevin N. Hume can be reached at kevin.n.hume@gmail.com or call directly 263-5636 ext. 14. Follow on Twitter: @KevinNHume.
