The Lompoc City Council chamber was filled with applause Tuesday night after the council voted unanimously to reject a proposed ordinance that would have heavily regulated marijuana cultivation within the city.

Each of the more than a dozen public speakers at Tuesday’s meeting asked the council to vote against the potential new regulations, which were supported by Lompoc’s police and fire chiefs and the city’s attorney. Each of the four members of the council — Mayor Bob Lingl didn’t comment on the issue — expressed agreement with the members of the public and referred to the ordinance as over-reaching.

After an hour of discussion, most of it public comment, Councilman Victor Vega made a motion for the Council to dismiss the proposed ordinance as written and instead form an ad-hoc committee made up of him, Councilwoman Jenelle Osborne and city department heads to develop a new, “more commonsensible” set of regulations.

“I think that this ordinance is probably just a little bit over the top,” Vega said before making his motion.

Among the regulations that were included in the ultimately failed ordinance was that all marijuana growers be at least 21 years old; all growing must be done indoors; building, electrical and plumbing permits would be required if alterations are necessary for existing structures; and that permits from the police and fire departments would be mandatory.

The ordinance also required that there be no evidence of growing activities from public right-of-ways. This would mean that odors must be controlled, that grow areas be secured so that only the permitted cultivator has access, and that each grow area have sufficient ventilation to remove excess heat and moisture, as designed by a licensed mechanical engineer.