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Legislation Details
File #:
Version:
2
260281
Name:
Various Codes - Cannabis Cafés
Status:
Type:
Ordinance
Passed
File created:
In control:
3/17/2026
Clerk of the Board
On agenda:
Final action:
7/23/2026
Enactment date:
7/23/2026
131-26
Enactment #:
Title:
Ordinance amending the Health, Planning, Police, and Business and Tax Regulations Codes to
establish a new permit type for cannabis cafés to be administered by the Office of Cannabis that will
authorize the permittee to sell cannabis and cannabis products only for consumption on the premises
of the café; exempt cannabis cafés from the prohibition on smoking in business establishments;
eliminate the prohibition on establishments with a cannabis consumption permit requiring employees
to enter a designated smoking room as a condition of employment; exempt cannabis cafés in certain
circumstances from the 600-foot buffer rule that applies to cannabis retail establishments; restrict
eligibility for cannabis café permits for one year to businesses that currently hold a cannabis storefront
retailer permit or that have the same owners as such a business; require Equity Applicants that apply
for a cannabis café permit to pay the $2,000 application fee, any permit amendment processing costs,
and the $3,000 license fee for the first year of operation, associated with the cannabis café permit;
affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act;
making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code,
Section 101.1; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code,
Section 302.
Sponsors:
Rafael Mandelman
Attachments:
1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. Referral CEQA PC 032526, 4. Referral FYI 032526, 5. Referral SBC
032526, 6. CEQA Det 040826, 7. SBC Response 043026, 8. PC Transmittal 061026, 9. Hearing
Notice 061926, 10. Comm Pkt 062926, 11. Leg Ver2, 12. Leg Dig Ver2, 13. OEWD Presentation
062926, 14. Board Pkt 070726, 15. Board Pkt 071426, 16. Comment Ltrs, 17. Leg Final
Action By
Date
Action
Result
Ver.
ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE
President
3/17/2026
1
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Clerk of the Board
3/25/2026
1
RESPONSE RECEIVED
Planning Department
4/8/2026
1
RESPONSE RECEIVED
Small Business Commission
4/30/2026
1
RESPONSE RECEIVED
Planning Commission
6/10/2026
1
NOTICED
Clerk of the Board
6/19/2026
1
NOTICED
Clerk of the Board
6/24/2026
1
REFERRED WITHOUT
RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
Land Use and Transportation
Committee
6/29/2026
2
Pass
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
Land Use and Transportation
Committee
6/29/2026
1
Pass
PASSED ON FIRST READING
Board of Supervisors
7/7/2026
2
Pass
FINALLY PASSED
Board of Supervisors
7/14/2026
2
Pass
APPROVED
Mayor
7/23/2026
2