Marijuana-Related Uses

The city’s land use code permits medical marijuana cooperatives with a discretionary use permit, subject to use-specific standards, and also includes a special zoning overlay for medical marijuana manufacturing and cultivation.

Its use-specific standards for medical marijuana cultivation and dispensing cover both home cultivation and medical marijuana cooperatives (§9.42.105).

The standards for home cultivation address the size of the cultivation area, lighting, the use of gas products, home occupations and sales, visibility, patient occupancy, status as a residence, compliance with state codes, environmental performance, and variances for additional cultivation area.

The standards for medical marijuana cooperatives address zoning district use permissions and permitting requirements; total number of permissible cooperatives; proximity to residential districts, schools, parks, playgrounds, daycares, or other cooperatives; cultivation sources; having an operations manual; daily dispensing limits; verification of qualified patients; display of rules and regulations; hours of operation; on-site consumption or use; on-site display of plants; distribution of plants; compliance with permitting requirements; taxes; and reporting.

The code’s Medical Marijuana Innovation Zone permits manufacturing, processing, cultivation, warehousing, research, and testing of marijuana and marijuana-infused products (§9.28.130). Its district standards address permissible land uses and activities, size of cultivation areas, commercial manufacturing or testing facilities, residential uses, and minimum lot area reductions.