Los Angeles County Commercial Cannabis Business Licensing Program
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025030223
Lead Agency
County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer and Business Affairs
(DCBA)
Document Title
Los Angeles County Commercial Cannabis Business Licensing Program
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Countywide land uses, including commercial, industrial, institutional, mixed-use zones
Document Description
On February 15, 2022, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors directed relevant County departments to move forward with the development and implementation of Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Program for unincorporated Los Angeles County. In accordance with this directive, the County of Los Angeles is proposing amendments to Title 22 (Zoning Ordinance Amendments) and Title 8 (Commercial Cannabis Administration Amendments) to allow for the licensing of legal commercial cannabis uses in eligible zone districts in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County
Contact Information
Name
Fernando Nieto
Agency Name
Department of Consumer Business Affairs, Office of Cannabis Management
Job Title
Program Chief
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Nick Meisinger
Agency Name
WSP USA Inc.
Job Title
Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated Los Angeles County
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Parcel #
Numerous (County-wide)
State Highways
1, 4, 5, 10, 23, 27, 101, 110
Railways
Multiple (County-wide)
Airports
POC, CPM, EMT, WJF, WHP
Schools
Several districts (County-wide)
Waterways
Pacific Ocean, Los Angeles River, San Gabriel River, Santa Clara River
Other Location Info
State Highways: State Hwy # 134, 138, 210
Railways: BNSF, Union Pacific, Los Angeles Junction, Pacific Harbor Line, Alameda Corridor, Amtrak, Metrolink
Waterways: Ballona Creek, Domingue Channel, Rio Hondo, Coyote Creek, Malibu Creek, Arroyo Seco, Big Tujunga Creek, Little Tujunga Creek, Compton Creek, Walnut Creek, Santa Monica Bay, San Pedro Bay, Alamitos Bay
Schools: Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District, Antelope Valley Union High School District, Azusa Unified School District, Bassett Unified School District, Castaic Union School District, Centinela Valley Union High School District, Charter Oak Unified School District, Compton Unified School District, Duarte Unified School District, East Whittier City Elementary School District, El Monte Union High School District, Hacienda-La Puente Unified School District, Inglewood Unified School District, Keppel Union Elementary School District, Lawndale Elementary School District, Lennox Elementary School District, Los Angeles Unified School District, Montebello Unified School District, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, Pasadena Unified School District, Rowland Unified School District, Saugus Union School District, South Whittier Elementary School District, Valle Lindo Elementary School District, Westside Union Elementary School District, Whittier City Elementary School District, Whittier Union High School District, Wilsona Elementary School District, Wiseburn Elementary School District, and William S. Hart Union High School District.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Baldwin Hills Conservancy (BHC), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Education, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Cannabis Program (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Colorado River Board, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Office of Historic Preservation, San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC), Santa Monica Bay Restoration, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS)
Development Types
Other (Commercial cannabis businesses)
Local Actions
Ordinance
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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