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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: I The foregoing recitals are true and correct and made a part of this Ordinance. 2. This project is: exempt, from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to "general exemp"tions"describedinSection 15061(b)(3)of the CEQA Guidelines,since the ordinance would not have any significant effects on the environment. 3. 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 11. AMENDMENTS. The City Council hereby amends the following sections of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code to read as follows. Sections and subsectionsiliat are not amended by this ordinance are not included below, and shall remain in full force and effect. I Section 10-1.202 Designated. is hereby amended by adding the following definitions placed in alphabetical order: Cannabis means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis indica or Cannabis ruderalis,whether growing or not;the seeds thereof; the resin,whether crude or purified, extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin. "Cannabis" also means the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from marijuana. "Cannabis" also means marijuana as defined by Section 11018 of the Health and Safety Code as enacted by Chapter 1407 of the Statutes of 1972. "Cannabis"does not include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound,manufacture, salt, derivative,mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable.of germination. For the purpose of this chapter, "cannabis" does not mean"industrial hemp" as defined by Section 81000 of the Food and Agricultural Code or Section 11018.5 of the Health and Safety Code. Cannabis cultivation means any activity involving the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, or trimming of cannabis. Cannabis delivery operations means the commercial transfer of medical cannabis or medical cannabis products from a dispensary, up to an amount determined by the Bureau Ordinance 562 Page 3