Laserfiche WebLink
3 <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />An Ordinance establishing land use regulations for recreational <br />marijuana businesses, amending Ordinance No. 1671-89, as <br />amended (EMC Title 19, Zoning), and superseding Ordinance <br />No. 3407-14, as amended. <br />Whereas, the City Council finds that: <br />1. Initiative Measure No. 502, approved on November 6, 2012, modified the State <br />Controlled Substances Act to allow the possession of marijuana for private, personal use and <br />established a system for lawful production, processing, and retailing of recreational marijuana <br />under state law; and <br />2. Initiative Measure No. 502 and the Washington State Liquor Control Board <br />(WSLCB) rules adopted thereunder established licenses for producers, processors, and retailers <br />of recreational marijuana (collectively "marijuana businesses"); and <br />3. The City has had, at all relevant tunes, interim zoning regulations (Ordinance No. <br />3407-14, as amended) such that applicants have had clear notice of local zoning requirements; <br />and <br />4. There have been three marijuana retailers established in the City, and the City is <br />aware of two other potential retailers that have been initially identified by the WSLCB, subject to <br />further review and approval by the WSLCB and the City; and <br />5. The City's interim regulations allow only Tier 1 production and / or processing <br />facilities, while the larger Tier 2 and Tier 3 facilities are not permitted; and <br />6. There have been no production / processing facilities established in the City; and <br />7. The City desires to adopt permanent regulations as provided herein, removing the <br />interim designation from the regulations; and <br />8. The City's interests are best served by adopting permanent regulations at this <br />time, even though the City will continue to monitor impacts and additional information related to <br />Page 1 of 7 <br />4 <br />