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ORDINANCE NO. 933
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MEDINA, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
AMENDING SECTIONS 8.24.020, 20.12.020, 20.12.140, 20.21.030, 20.21.040, 20.31.010,
AND 20.31.050, RELATING TO MARIJUANA LAND USE REGULATIONS
WHEREAS, state legislation amended Title 69 RCW to create a system for the
possession, production, processing, distribution and researching of medical marijuana but
preserved local governments’ ability to prohibit marijuana land-uses; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously found by Ordinance No. 911 that permitting
licensed marijuana producers, processors, retailers and researchers to locate within City limits
will negatively impact the City’s regulatory enforcement, criminal law enforcement, public safety
and public health, and accordingly adopted land use ordinances prohibiting such uses in all
zones; and
WHEREAS, in 2015 the state legislature enacted provisions eliminating collective
gardens and instead authorizing medical marijuana “cooperatives,” which allow up to four
qualifying patients or designated providers to grow up to 60 plants in the residence of one of the
participants; and
WHEREAS, the legislature explicitly granted the City Council the authority to prohibit
these cooperatives within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City finds it necessary to adopt this ordinance in order to avoid negative
impacts on the community and the public health, safety and welfare associated with medical
marijuana cooperatives and state-licensed marijuana producers, processors, retailers, and
researchers; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36.70A.106, a notice of intent to adopt was transmitted to
the Washington State Department of Commerce on February 24, 2016, (material ID# 22118);
and
WHEREAS, a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) threshold Determination of Non-
significance (DNS) for the proposed code amendment was issued on March 4, 2016, pursuant
to WAC 197-11-340(1); and
WHEREAS, public notice for a public hearing was published in The Seattle Times
newspaper on , and was posted at the City’s notice boards and on the City’s website; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on March 22, 2016, to
receive public testimony concerning the proposed code amendment and voted to forward a
recommendation to approve the proposed code amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council received the Planning Commission recommendation at
their April 11, 2016, regular meeting; and
WHEREAS, the City Council enters the following findings in support of its decision: