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commercial cannabis business established outside of Town limits to an adult individual in accordance with state law; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills finds that this project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to "general exemptions" described in Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, since the ordinance would not have any significant effects on the environment. NOW,THEREFORE,the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby ORDAIN as follows: SECTION I. FINDINGS. Based on the entirety of the record as described above,the City Council for the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby makes the following findings: 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and made a part of this Ordinance. 2. By adopting the ordinance, the Town will satisfy the requirement under the new state legislation that an application for a state license for commercial nonmedical cannabis operations in the Town cannot be approved if approval of the state license would violate Town land use regulations or ordinances regulating or prohibiting commercial cannabis activity/operations. 3. The Town of Los Altos Hills Zoning Code is hereby amended where and as necessary to prohibit cultivation of cannabis and all commercial cannabis activity/operations in the Town of Los Altos Hills,except for delivery of cannabis by a licensed commercial cannabis business established outside of Town limits to adult individuals in accordance with state law. 4. This project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act("CEQA")pursuant to "general exemptions"described in Section 15061(b)(3)of the CEQA Guidelines,since the ordinance would not have any significant effects on the environment. 5. The proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments are consistent with the adopted General Plan because the prohibited uses are not compatible with the low density,semi-rural atmosphere of the community. None of the amendments will conflict with or impede achievement of any of the objectives, goals, policies, programs, or general land use designations established in the General Plan and are compatible with such General Plan objectives, policies, general land uses, and programs. SECTION H. AMENDMENTS. The City Council hereby amends the following sections of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code to read as follows. Sections and subsections that are not amended by this ordinance are not included below, and shall remain in full force and effect. Ordinance 577 Page 3