City of Atascadero
(San Luis Obispo County)
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Measure E-18 passed with 73% of the vote. |
Only testing and delivery has been previously allowed. The new tax measure taxes cannabis businesses, but no ordinances have been drafted. The passage of the ballot measure authorizing taxes for cultivation, retail, testing, distribution and all other cannabis businesses may indicate forthcoming commercial cannabis ordinances and a newly permitted area. |
City of Atwater
(County of Merced)
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Ballot measure A passed with 64.75% of the vote. |
Cannabis regulated since May 2018 under a Cannabis Business Pilot Program. Requires a CUP. This is a newer market for cannabis businesses. |
City of Banning
(County of Riverside)
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Measure N passed with 60.64% of the vote: imposes maximum tax rates on cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, and testing.
Measure O passed with 61.22% of the vote: imposes a 10% tax on gross receipts on cannabis dispensaries.
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All commercial cannabis activities are currently banned and declared a nuisance. However, cannabis ordinances have been adopted by the city council but have not been codified and will take effect January 1, 2019. All commercial cannabis activities require a CUP. No certificate of occupancy will be issued prior to receiving a state license. Ordinance No. 1523 allows, regulates, and zones for cannabis cultivation (indoor cultivation Type 3A only (10,001-22,000 s.f.) in a fully enclosed and secure structure, only in industrial zones), manufacturing (nonvolatile only), and testing. Ordinance No. 1524 establishes application procedures and requirements for Cannabis Regulatory Permits. The ordinances will only take effect if the voters approve Measure N on November 6, 2018. |
City of Capitola
(Santa Cruz County)
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Measure I – Cannabis Business Tax (Passed with 75.45% of the vote). |
Cannabis currently banned except for testing. New tax measures passed the ballot, but no ordinances have been drafted. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes on cannabis businesses is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Ceres
(County of Stanislaus)
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Measure W — The measure PASSED with 66.03% of the vote. |
Currently, commercial cannabis activities limited to a case-by-case basis. Ordinances are not drafted. Established a Cannabis Business Pilot Program since May, 2018. Current ordinances are silent as to commercial cannabis activities; however, the passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Chula Vista
(County of San Diego)
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Measure Q – PASSED WITH 63.46% OF THE VOTE |
Cannabis currently banned. The city anticipates that it will be accepting applications for cannabis business licenses sometime on or after January 1, 2019.
A Commercial Cannabis Regulations Application Forum will be held December 13, 2018, from 4 to 6 p.m., to provide information on cannabis regulations and the implementation of recreational sales, manufacturing, cultivation and delivery services in Chula Vista. The forum will be held at Chula Vista City Hall, Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Ave., Chula Vista, 91910.
Cannabis Business License Types
Storefront and Non-Storefront Retailers: Up to three (3) Retailer licenses per Council District. Of the three (3) Retailer licenses per District, no more than two (2) may be Storefront Retailer Licenses. Storefront Retailers are open to the public; they are prohibited from providing delivery services. Non-Storefront Retailers are closed to the public; they are prohibited from making on-site sales and can only conduct deliveries.
Cultivation: Up to ten (10) Indoor Cultivation licenses city-wide. Indoor cultivation sites are limited to twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.
Distribution, Manufacturing, and Testing Laboratories: There are no limits on the number of licenses. |
City of Colfax
(Placer County)
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Measure C PASSED with 65.78% of the vote. |
Cannabis regulated since February, 2018. Indoor and outdoor cultivation are codified. Manufacturing and dispensaries are prohibited. Current regulations authorize only 4 retail commercial cannabis businesses (2 M-type and 2 A-type). The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
County of Contra Costa
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Measure R PASSED with 71.7% of the vote. |
Cannabis currently banned. Cannabis taxes for cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, testing, retail and microbusinesses codified on November 6, 2018. Permit application requirements are codified. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Daly City
(San Mateo County)
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Measure UU PASSED with 76.8% of the vote. |
All cannabis activities currently banned. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes on all cannabis businesses is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
County of Del Norte
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Measure B PASSED with 62.75% of the vote. |
All medical cannabis activities currently banned. All commercial cannabis activities currently silent. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes on adult use indoor and outdoor cultivation, manufacturing and retail is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Dunsmuir
(Siskyou County)
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Ballot measure “T” passed with 71.34% of the vote. |
Past ordinances silent as to cannabis, except for medical co-ops. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes for cultivation, processing and other cannabis businesses is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
County of El Dorado
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Measure P – Outdoor and Mixed Light Cultivation (Medical) PASSED
Measure Q – Outdoor and Mixed Light Cultivation (Recreational) PASSED
Measure R – Indoor Medical Cannabis Activities Measure PASSED
Measure S – Indoor Recreational Commercial Cannabis Measure PASSED |
Cannabis currently banned under a temporary moratorium for two years to December 12, 2019, except for medical distribution. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes for cultivation and other cannabis activities is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Goleta
(Santa Barbara County)
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Measure Z – PASSED WITH 81.92% OF THE VOTE |
Cannabis regulated since approximately June, 2018, including nursery, cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution and delivery. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Half Moon Bay
(San Mateo County)
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The Measure GG PASSED with 51.2% of the vote. |
Currently, all cannabis activity prohibited.
Measure passed allowing greenhouse nursery cultivation of immature cannabis plants on existing greenhouse sites in the City’s A-1 (Agricultural/Exclusive Floriculture) Zoning District for cannabis nurseries that receive a license from the City Council and comply with specified standards.
Measure authorizing tax on all cannabis activities passed. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Hesperia
(San Bernardino County)
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Measure T – PASSED WITH 60.83% OF THE VOTE |
All non-medical cannabis activities currently banned. However, cannabis tax measure passed. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes for cultivation and other cannabis businesses is indicative of cultivation ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Imperial
(Imperial County)
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The measure PASSED with 74.7% of the vote. |
Adult use cannabis currently banned. January 17, 2018 – With a 3-2 vote the City Council approved Ordinance No. 795, allowing for some medical cannabis businesses, and banning all other commercial cannabis businesses, including all adult use businesses. Ordinances have not been drafted regarding licensure, and zoning ordinances are unavailable. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes for cultivation, retail and other cannabis businesses is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Jurupa Valley
(Riverside County)
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Measure L – PASSED WITH 51.94% OF THE VOTE |
Cannabis currently banned except for delivery. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes on adult use indoor cultivation, nursery, manufacturing, testing, distribution, microbusinesses and retail is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of La Mesa
(San Diego County)
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Measure V – PASSED WITH 72.52% OF THE VOTE |
Adult use cannabis currently banned. Only medical cultivation and manufacturing currently allowed. Ordinances for adult use have not been drafted. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes on cultivation and other cannabis businesses is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
County of Lake
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Measure K PASSED with 69.4% of the vote. |
Cannabis cultivation regulated since March, 2018, but all other activities are silent in ordinance code. On March 20, 2018, the Board passed an ordinance regulating commercial and personal use cultivation. However, current ordinances only address cannabis cultivation taxation and no ordinances are codified. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes for activities other than cultivation is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
County of Lassen
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MEASURE M – CANNABIS TAX BALLOT MEASURE (PASSED) |
All cannabis currently banned and declared a public nuisance. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes on cultivation and other cannabis businesses is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Lindsay
(Tulare County)
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Measure G – PASSED WITH 66.80% OF THE VOTE |
All cannabis currently banned. Municipal code not available. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes on cannabis businesses is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Malibu
(County of Los Angeles)
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This measure PASSED with 68.54% of the vote. |
Cannabis currently banned except for medical dispensaries. Ordinances for adult use cannabis have not been drafted. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes on adult use cannabis businesses is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Marina
(Monterey County)
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Measure V passed with 64.10% of the vote. |
Cannabis currently banned. The Mayor of Marina (Bruce Delgado) led the petition drive and citizen ballot initiative that passed. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes on medical and adult use cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution and retail is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Morgan Hill
(Santa Clara County)
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Measure I passed with 78.58% of the vote. |
All cannabis activities currently banned and declared a public nuisance. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes on cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution, and retail is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Moreno Valley
(Riverside County)
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Measure M – PASSED WITH 72.56% OF THE VOTE |
Cannabis regulated since April, 2018. Current code prohibits all adult use cannabis. City council has authorized the total number of cannabis businesses is limited to 27. The maximum number of dispensaries is 8, the maximum number of testing facilities is 2, the maximum number of cultivation facilities is 8, the maximum number of manufacturing facilities is 5, the maximum number of microbusinesses is 2, and the maximum number of distribution centers is 2. |
City of Morro Bay
(San Luis Obispo County)
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Measure D-18 – PASSED WITH 73.27% OF THE VOTE. |
All adult use cannabis activities currently banned. Only medical distribution and retail are currently allowed. Current application process allows medical distribution and 2 retail licenses. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of a ballot measure authorizing taxes on cultivation is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Mountain View
(Santa Clara County)
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Measure Q passed with 80.70% of the vote. |
Cannabis currently banned except for retail and deliveries. Currently, Mountain View does not allow commercial cannabis activity except medical and adult-use deliveries into the city. City Council has stated that if the measure is successful then the City will begin allowing commercial cannabis businesses in 2019. |
County of Nevada
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Measure G PASSED with 75.9% of the vote |
Cannabis currently banned. Cultivation declared a public nuisance. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of ballot measure authorizing taxes on nursery, cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution and retail is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Oakdale
(County of Stanislaus)
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The Measure PASSED with 70% of the vote. |
Cannabis regulated since February 2018. Cultivation, manufacturing, testing, and distribution permitted with a development agreement and CUP. This is a new market for cannabis activities. |
City of Oroville
(Butte County)
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RESULTS: Measure T PASSED with 60% of the vote. |
Cannabis regulated since August, 2018. On August 7, 2018, the City Council adopted an ordinance allowing for commercial cannabis activities. Tax measure includes nursery, cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution and retail. This is a new commercial cannabis area. |
City of Oxnard
(Ventura County)
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Results – The Measure PASSED with 78.63% of the vote. |
Cannabis currently banned except for medical delivery. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of ballot measure authorizing taxes for cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, testing, retail sales and all other cannabis businesses is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Paso Robles
(San Luis Obispo County)
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Measure I -18 PASSED WITH 67.5% OF THE VOTE. |
All cannabis currently banned except for medical delivery. Tax measure passed is for cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution and retail. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of ballot measure authorizing taxes on cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution and retail is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Perris
(County of Riverside)
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Measure G – PASSED WITH 71.05% OF THE VOTE. |
Indoor and mixed-light cultivation regulated since November, 2017. January 30, 2018 – The City Council ADOPTED an ordinance that would allow medical and adult-use cannabis limited to manufacturing and distribution. This is a new area for cannabis. |
City of Placerville
(El Dorado County)
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Results – The Measure PASSED with 67.17% of the vote. |
Cannabis currently banned by code, but accepting applications and city council will decide after the elections. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of ballot measure authorizing taxes for cultivation, retail and all other cannabis businesses is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Pomona
(Los Angeles County)
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RESULTS: This measure PASSED with 70.44% of the vote. |
Cannabis currently banned. The City Council is currently discussing terms and provisions for incorporation into a draft ordinance regulating commercial cannabis activities and businesses. There is a consensus to allow both medicinal and adult-use. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of ballot measure authorizing taxes for cultivation and all other cannabis businesses is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Redding
(Shasta County)
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RESULTS: Measure C PASSED with 73.94% of the vote. |
Cannabis regulated since March, 2018. On March 20, 2018, the City of Redding adopted an ordinance allowing for and regulating medical and adult use commercial cannabis activities. New taxes for cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution and retail now authorized. This is a new commercial cannabis area. |
City of Redwood City
(San Mateo County)
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Results – The Measure PASSED with 77.6% of the vote. |
Cannabis regulated since May, 2018. Only indoor medical cultivation and delivery currently allowed. Commercial cannabis activity is prohibited in all zoning districts.
The passage of ballot measure authorizing taxes for cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution and retail is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of San Juan Bautista
(San Benito County)
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A marijuana tax was on the ballot for San Juan Bautista voters in San Benito County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved. |
Cannabis regulated since June, 2018. June 19, 2018 – The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2018-05, establishing regulations pertaining to recreational and medical cannabis dispensaries, cultivation, testing, distribution, and manufacturing facilities. This is a new cannabis area. |
City of San Luis Obispo
(San Luis Obispo County)
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Measure F – PASSED WITH 79.57% OF THE VOTE. |
The City currently is NOT accepting Cannabis Commercial Business Operator Permit applications at this time. Ordinances have been adopted in May, 2018 but not codified.
On October 16, 2018 the City Council reviewed the Cannabis Operator Permit Draft Evaluation Criteria and provided comments to staff. As a result of these comments, as well as public feedback, the Evaluation Criteria is being revised and will be reviewed on November 27, 2018 by Council. |
City of Santa Ana
(Orange County)
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The measure PASSED with 69% of the vote. |
Cannabis regulated since May, 2018.
May 1, 2018 – The City Council adopted Ordinance NS-2944, which allows commercial cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, and distribution. New taxes passed for cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution, and retail. This is a new cannabis area. |
City of Santa Clara
(Santa Clara County)
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Results – Measure M PASSED with 75.36% of the vote. |
All cannabis activities currently banned.
Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of ballot measure authorizing taxes on nursery, cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution and retail is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Santa Paula
(Ventura County)
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Results – Measure N PASSED with 70.98% of the vote. |
All commercial cannabis activities currently banned.
Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of ballot measure authorizing taxes on cultivation and other cannabis businesses is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Simi Valley
(Ventura County)
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Results – Measure Q PASSED with 65.5% of the vote. |
All cannabis activities currently banned.
Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of ballot measure authorizing taxes on cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution and retail is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Solvang
(Santa Barbara County)
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Measure F – PASSED WITH 80.32% OF THE VOTE. |
Currently, only medical cannabis activities allowed. City Council adopted an ordinance that allows medical cannabis dispensaries, delivery, cultivation (indoor and mixed-light only), manufacturing (volatile and non-volatile), testing, distribution, and transportation facilities that are owned and operated by bona fide nonprofit organizations in the C-3 zoning district. City Council may limit the number of each type of medical cannabis facility by resolution. Adult-use commercial cannabis activities remain prohibited in the City. |
City of Sonora
(County of Tuolumne)
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Measure N PASSED with 68.30% of the vote. |
There are currently no cannabis businesses allowed to operate in the three-square-mile city limits, but the council approved an ordinance earlier this year that could provide an opening for some medical-only cannabis dispensaries, manufacturing facilities and testing laboratories. The passage of ballot measure authorizing taxes is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of South San Francisco
(San Mateo County)
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Measure LL PASSED with 74.4% of the vote. |
In 2018, the Council ADOPTED an ordinance that allows for indoor commercial cultivation and an ordinance that bans dispensaries and microbusinesses and allows for manufacturing, testing, distribution, and delivery only businesses. Outdoor cultivation and retail remain prohibited.
This is a new cannabis area. |
City of Suisun City
(Solano County)
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Measure C passed with 74.78% of the vote. |
Cannabis regulated since May, 2018.
The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 750 permitting indoor cultivation, mixed-light cultivation, retailers, non-storefront retailers (i.e., sale by delivery of medicinal cannabis and/or medicinal cannabis products to a qualified patient), manufacturers, testing laboratories and distribution. Outdoor cultivation and microbusinesses prohibited.
This is a new cannabis area. |
City of Thousand Oaks
(Ventura County)
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The Measure PASSED with 75.88% of the vote. |
Cannabis currently banned except for testing. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of ballot measure authorizing taxes on cultivation and all other cannabis businesses is indicative of cultivation and other cannabis activity ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
Tuolumne County
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The measure PASSED with 62.61% of the vote. |
All cannabis activities currently banned and cultivation declared a public nuisance. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of ballot measure authorizing taxes is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Vista
(County of San Diego)
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MEASURE AA – PASSED WITH 51.52% OF THE VOTE |
Cannabis currently banned.
2018 – The City Council adopted Resolutions that place a medicinal cannabis business ordinance and a commercial cannabis tax on the November 6, 2018 ballot, which passed.
Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of ballot measure authorizing taxes on cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution and retail is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |
City of Willits
(Mendocino County)
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RESULTS: Measure I PASSED with 74.9% of the vote. |
Recreational cannabis currently banned. Ordinances have not been drafted. The passage of ballot measure authorizing taxes on cultivation, retail and all other cannabis businesses is indicative of ordinances that may be forthcoming. |