Jurupa Valley, California, Measure L, Marijuana Legalization and Tax (November 2018)

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Measure L: Jurupa Valley Marijuana Legalization and Tax
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Election date:
November 6, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local marijuana
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Jurupa Valley, California

A marijuana legalization and tax measure was on the ballot for Jurupa Valley voters in Riverside County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of this citizen initiative to allow marijuana businesses within the city and establish regulations and taxes at rates of up to $25 per square foot for retail businesses and up to $3 per square foot for other businesses.
A no vote was a vote against this citizen initiative to allow marijuana businesses within the city and establish regulations and taxes, thereby leaving the city's ban on marijuana businesses in place.

Election results

Jurupa Valley Measure L

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

10,398 53.98%
No 8,866 46.02%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

“

Shall the ordinance which legalizes retail cannabis sales and commercial cannabis activity in certain zones, imposes operational requirements, and imposes an annual general tax of up to $25 per square foot of space used for retail cannabis sales and up to $3 per square foot for space used for other commercial cannabis activity (potentially generating $196,875 annually from retail sales and an unknown amount from other commercial activity and continuing until repealed) be adopted?[2]

”

Impartial analysis

The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Jurupa Valley City Attorney:

“

In June 2018, the voters approved Ordinance No. 18-06 prohibiting all "commercial cannabis activity" in the City, defined to include cultivation, possession, distribution, processing, storing, laboratory testing, packaging, labeling, transportation, delivery and sales of cannabis and cannabis goods.

Measure L , placed on the ballot by a petition signed by the requisite number of voters, would provide an exemption from enforcement to allow "commercial cannabis activity" in certain areas of the City:

  • Retail cannabis businesses would only be allowed in the General Commercial (C-1/C-P) and Rubidoux Village Commercial (R-VC ) zones;
  • Other commercial cannabis businesses would be allowed in these zones and in the Manufacturing Service Commercial (MS-C ) and Business Park (B-P ) zones.

Measure L provides for the following regulations of these businesses:

  • seven cannabis retailers allowed in the City at this time based on one cannabis retailer may receive exempt status for every 15,000 residents;
  • Only three commercial cannabis businesses can be located within a 1,000-feet radius of one another, but no set limit on the number of cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, or laboratory testing facilities that can obtain exempt status;
  • Commercial cannabis businesses cannot be located within a 600-foot radius of a school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grades 1 through 12 existing at the time the application is filed;
  • No radius restrictions may be imposed by the City on commercial cannabis business near day care or youth centers.
  • Commercial cultivation is prohibited outdoors;
  • Only $200 in cash overnight and no one under 21 allowed in commercial cannabis businesses; and
  • All commercial cannabis businesses would require a state license

No discretionary permit is required to be issued by the City before a cannabis business can operate in the City. "Priority" applicants can apply before "non-priority" applicants to obtain exempt status if they filed a Statement by Unincorporated Association with the California Secretary of State before September 1, 2016 that contains certain language. If the application is deemed complete and complies with the zoning and location restrictions set forth above, a cannabis business can operate in the City, subject to the provisions of the Measure.

Commercial cannabis businesses would be required to pay the City the following annual tax for general governmental purposes:

  • A maximum of $25 per square foot of space used for retail cannabis sales.
  • A maximum of $3 per square foot for space used in connection with all other commercial cannabis activity. The annual tax to be collected is dependent on the size and number of cannabis businesses that operate in the City each year. The City Council is authorized to lower the tax rates but voter approval is required to increase the tax. This local tax is in addition to taxes imposed and collected by the State

A “Yes” vote on Measure L allows cannabis businesses to operate in certain areas of Jurupa Valley, subject to regulation and tax. A “No” vote is against the operation of cannabis businesses in the City.[2]

”
—Jurupa Valley City Attorney[1]

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a successful initiative petition campaign.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Voter's Edge, "Measure L," accessed October 7, 2018
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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