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Community Development report on appellants' applications

In compliance with San Buenaventura Municipal Code (“SBMC”) Section 6.420.230.(a)(5), Community Development has completed its analysis of the five appellants’ applications. The report has been provided to the CIty Manager for review as part of the selecti...

City Manager Selects Top Applicants

Ventura, Calif. — The Ventura City Manager Alex D. McIntyre selected the finalists for the City’s first round of commercial cannabis permits. The three retail businesses that have been conditionally awarded permits are Responsible and ...

Phase IV Timeframe Extended

Due to a few delays, Phase IV of the commercial cannabis selection process, City Manager's Final Selection, is being extended through the end of October 2022.  

Public Comment Period Extended

The new deadline to share public input about cannabis applicants and/or proposed locations is Friday, July 29, 2022.  Submit your public comment, watch the Cannabis Community Meeting, and see applicant PowerPoint presentations here: https://www.c...

Live Stream Tonight's Meeting and Order of Presentations

LIVE STREAM LINK: 

https://www.youtube.com/cityofventura/live

Watch the Cannabis presentations tonight using the live stream link.  This is not a hybrid meeting and this link is for viewing purposes only.   There will not be virtu...

Ranking of Applicants After Part 1 of Phase III

Part 1 of Phase III: “Further Evaluation, Interviews, and Scoring” of the cannabis business permit application process has concluded.  Below is a ranking sheet of Applicants who participated in the interviews.  The ra...

Updated List of Proposed Locations and Interview Info

Updated List of Proposed Locations

See the City's Cannabis Information webpage for an updated list of proposed commercial cannabis business locations.  This information can be found under the section titled, "Proposed Locations - 2/2...

Cannabis Delivery Services and Retail Permits FAQ

Please see the FAQ below clarifying Cannabis Delivery Services and Retail Permits as there have been multiple questions about this topic.  

You may see all cannabis FAQs here: https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/Faq.aspx?TID=77

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Zoning Verification Letter - File by July 26, 2021

ZONING VERIFICATION LETTERS 

Reminder: Because Zoning Verification Letters (ZVL) take 10 working days for the City to process, to ensure a timely return of your processed ZVL in order to submit it with your completed cannabis application, you shou...

Orientation FAQs

Please see the questions below that were asked at the Orientation Meeting on June 23, 2021.  The answers were pending staff review and discussions.  You may watch the entire Orientation Meeting video recording here: https://www.youtube.c...

Cannabis Application Documents Posted

Application documents for Commercial Cannabis Business Permits are released as of June 21, 2021.  The Cannabis Orientation "Kick Off" Meeting will be held Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 3:00 pm.  You must register in order to atte...

3 New Cannabis Application FAQs Posted - 5/27/21

The 3 FAQs below were posted to the City’s website today on 5/27/21.  To see the full list of all FAQs, go to: https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/Faq.aspx?TID=77

May I submit more than one application?

Applicants possessing ownership interest of five...

Application Period and Orientation Postponed

APPLICATION PERIOD AND ORIENTATION POSTPONED

This is an important notice that the City of Ventura will delay the opening of Application Period 1 for Commercial Cannabis Business Permits until Monday, June 28.  The new 45-day Application Period 1 w...