Marijuana-Related Uses

The county’s land use code permits multiple types of marijuana-related uses by right, subject to use-specific standards (§§17.120.190–240). It defines four types of “medical marijuana establishment”: “medical marijuana center,” “medical marijuana infused-products manufacturing operation,” “medical marijuana optional premise cultivation operation,” and “storage warehouse.” And it defines five types of “retail marijuana establishment”: “retail marijuana store,” “retail marijuana cultivation facility,” “retail marijuana product manufacturing facility,” “retail marijuana testing facility,” and “storage warehouse” (§17.04.040).

Its general use-specific standards for marijuana-related uses address state and local licensing, home occupations, location in structures with residences or movable structures, odor, noise, lighting, and fencing (§17.120.190).

Additional use-specific standards for medical marijuana centers and retail marijuana stores address zoning district use permissions; and separation from schools, churches, childcare facilities, alcohol or drug treatment facilities, group homes, halfway houses, residences, and other marijuana centers or stores (§17.120.200).

Additional use-specific standards for marijuana products manufacturers address zoning district use permissions; and separation from schools, churches, childcare facilities, alcohol or drug treatment facilities, group homes, and halfway houses (§17.120.210).

Additional use-specific standards for cultivation facilities and operations address zoning district use permissions; and separation from schools, churches, childcare facilities, alcohol or drug treatment facilities, group homes, halfway houses, and residences (§17.120.220 & (§17.120.220).

Additional use-specific standards for testing facilities address zoning district use permissions (§17.120.230).

The county’s business licensing code address application requirements, review, and enforcement (§5.12).