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EVERETT WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 3772-20 An ORDINANCE Increasing the Number of Permitted Recreational Marijuana Retail Stores to Not More than Eight,Amending Section C of Ordinance No. 3486-16 (EMC 19.39.145,as amended) WHEREAS, A. The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 3486-16, establishing a limit on the number of permitted recreational marijuana retail stores in the city limits of Everett to not more than five; B. The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB)will allow up to ten recreational marijuana stores within the Everett city limits; C. Subsection c.13 of Section 2 of Ordinance No. 3486-16, provided for review of the number of retail stores to be permitted by June 1, 2018; D. The Planning Commission held a public workshop on February 20, 2018, at which they requested additional information from City staff regarding a variety of standards in the City's current regulations for recreational marijuana retail stores, and took public testimony about the current regulations; E. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on April 3, 2018,to consider information provided by City staff and to take additional public testimony; F. The Planning Commission recommended that the City Council increase the permitted number of retail marijuana store to ten; G. The City Council held a public hearing on May 9, 2018,to consider the recommendation of the Planning Commission, but decided at that time not to change the permitted number of recreational marijuana stores or change the minimum separation requirement between stores; H. In 2019,the Public Safety Committee of the City Council conducted a review of the permitted number of recreational marijuana retail stores, and after considering police department data and information from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, asked staff to prepare an ordinance for consideration by the full City Council to increase the permitted number of recreational marijuana stores from five to eight, provided that any new store shall commit to being certified by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board as a medical marijuana provider;