Jim Finnel
Fallen Cannabis Warrior & Ex News Moderator
Local medical marijuana dispensaries must face a lengthy list of fees under the city’s new medical pot regulations.
The Sacramento City Council approved new rules and fees for medical marijuana dispensaries on Tuesday.
Depending on the medical marijuana dispensary, fees of roughly $33,000 or $39,600 will be paid in the application process for the first year of operation, said Joy Patterson, the city’s principal planner. The medical pot shops will pay these total amounts only if they successfully navigate the application process by meeting the city’s new rules, she said.
The city’s 39 registered medical pot shops will be sent to the Planning Commission or the zoning administrator depending on the zone in which they operate and how well they comply with the city’s rules for where pot shops should be located, according to Patterson.
A dispensary that operates in a heavy commercial or industrial zone and meets location requirements falls under the zoning administrator permit, Patterson said. If a dispensary is in a general commercial zone or does not meet location requirements, it would apply for a permit from the Planning Commission, she added.
The medical pot shops are not guaranteed to obtain a permit unless they meet the city’s rules.
Medical marijuana dispensaries that apply with the Planning Commission will pay a variety of fees. Here is Patterson’s breakdown of the fees:
Special Permit $19,415
Environmental Fee $560
Eight percent Technology Fee $1,598
Traffic Engineering Plan Review Fee $500
Dispensary Permit Application $5,000
Dispensary Permit Program $12,600
Total: $39,673 (approximate figure)
Patterson also listed the fees for dispensaries that will apply through the city’s zoning administrator:
Special Permit $13,815
Environmental (Assume exemption) $140
Eight percent Technology Fee $1,116.40
Traffic Engineering Plan Review Fee $500
Dispensary Permit Application $5,000
Dispensary Permit Program $12,600
Total: $33,171.40 (approximate figure)
The approximate totals do not include fingerprinting fees. Regardless of whether the dispensary goes through the zoning administrator or the Planning Commission, each will pay an annual $12,600 fee.
Patterson wrote in an e-mail that building permit fees are not factored into the totals. “There could be a possibility that, as they go through the process, that they will need building permits (for example, to put in the security system),” she said. “There is really no way to give you an estimate for something like that, it is really a case-by-case basis, as it is with any proposed development/business venture.”
NewsHawk: User: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: sacramentopress.com
Author: Kathleen Haley
Copyright: 2010 Castle Press, LLC
Contact: Sacramento Press / Kathleen Haley
Website: Sacramento Press / Medical marijuana fees explained
The Sacramento City Council approved new rules and fees for medical marijuana dispensaries on Tuesday.
Depending on the medical marijuana dispensary, fees of roughly $33,000 or $39,600 will be paid in the application process for the first year of operation, said Joy Patterson, the city’s principal planner. The medical pot shops will pay these total amounts only if they successfully navigate the application process by meeting the city’s new rules, she said.
The city’s 39 registered medical pot shops will be sent to the Planning Commission or the zoning administrator depending on the zone in which they operate and how well they comply with the city’s rules for where pot shops should be located, according to Patterson.
A dispensary that operates in a heavy commercial or industrial zone and meets location requirements falls under the zoning administrator permit, Patterson said. If a dispensary is in a general commercial zone or does not meet location requirements, it would apply for a permit from the Planning Commission, she added.
The medical pot shops are not guaranteed to obtain a permit unless they meet the city’s rules.
Medical marijuana dispensaries that apply with the Planning Commission will pay a variety of fees. Here is Patterson’s breakdown of the fees:
Special Permit $19,415
Environmental Fee $560
Eight percent Technology Fee $1,598
Traffic Engineering Plan Review Fee $500
Dispensary Permit Application $5,000
Dispensary Permit Program $12,600
Total: $39,673 (approximate figure)
Patterson also listed the fees for dispensaries that will apply through the city’s zoning administrator:
Special Permit $13,815
Environmental (Assume exemption) $140
Eight percent Technology Fee $1,116.40
Traffic Engineering Plan Review Fee $500
Dispensary Permit Application $5,000
Dispensary Permit Program $12,600
Total: $33,171.40 (approximate figure)
The approximate totals do not include fingerprinting fees. Regardless of whether the dispensary goes through the zoning administrator or the Planning Commission, each will pay an annual $12,600 fee.
Patterson wrote in an e-mail that building permit fees are not factored into the totals. “There could be a possibility that, as they go through the process, that they will need building permits (for example, to put in the security system),” she said. “There is really no way to give you an estimate for something like that, it is really a case-by-case basis, as it is with any proposed development/business venture.”
NewsHawk: User: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: sacramentopress.com
Author: Kathleen Haley
Copyright: 2010 Castle Press, LLC
Contact: Sacramento Press / Kathleen Haley
Website: Sacramento Press / Medical marijuana fees explained
