Pubdate: Tue, 4 Nov 2008
Source: Times-Standard (Eureka, CA)
Copyright: 2008 Times-Standard
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1051
Author: Donna Tam, The Times-Standard
Cited: Arcata City Council http://drugsense.org/url/gQEIP3TC
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/Proposition+215
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/dispensaries
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Marijuana - Medicinal)

ARCATA TAKES UP MEDICAL MARIJUANA GUIDELINES, TRILLIUM CREEK

The Arcata City Council will hold public meetings Wednesday to 
address the Trillium Creek development and the addition of medical 
marijuana dispensary guidelines to the city's land use code.

The council will hold a public meeting about potential dispensary 
guidelines, aimed at imposing regulations on how dispensaries 
operate, in hopes of curbing Proposition 215 abuse.

Last month, the council directed staff to add more specifics to the 
guidelines before bringing them back to the council for approval Wednesday.

Mayor Mark Wheetley said the council wanted more details on how the 
city will regulate the number of clinics, with the ultimate goal of 
reducing the number from four to two. The council also wanted more 
information on what method will be applied to figure out what is an 
allowable marijuana growing space in a residential area.

Similarly, the council will hold a public meeting on the Trillium 
Creek project before continuing to Nov. 19. The proposed project 
includes a request to develop a 3-acre clustered development within a 
7.4-acre subdivision that would be part of the overall 24.4-acre site.

The 7.4-acre subdivision would consists of seven lots for development 
and eight residential units. The remaining 17 acres would be 
protected for a watershed and forest preserve.

In other business, the council will appoint members to various 
committees; hear a presentation by Carol Rische, general manager for 
the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District, regarding the water 
resources planing process; and hear a presentation by Kika Tarsi of 
the North Coast Small Business Resource Center on the Green Business 
Certification Program.

The proposed program aims to provide businesses with an easy-to-use 
resource to help them reduce their environmental impacts.

If You Go:

What: Arcata City Council meeting

Where: City Hall, Council Chambers, 736 F St.

When: 6 p.m. Wednesday 
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MAP posted-by: Richard Lake