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File #: AB2021-590    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Requiring a Public Hearing Status: Substitute Adopted
File created: 10/4/2021 In control: Council Planning and Development Committee
On agenda: 10/26/2021 Final action: 10/26/2021
Enactment date: 10/26/2021 Enactment #: ORD 2021-066
Title: Ordinance imposing a second interim moratorium on the acceptance and processing of permit applications for new or expanded recreational cannabis growing and/or processing facilities which are proposed to operate outdoors or in greenhouses
Attachments: 1. Agenda Bill Master Report, 2. Adopted Ordinance 2021-066, 3. Original Proposed Ordinance, 4. Substitute Ordinance for 10.26.2021, 5. Notice of Hearing after 10.12.2021, 6. Notice of Action Taken on 10.26.2021
Related files: AB2021-190, AB2021-230, AB2021-647
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Primary Contact Email:    TDonovan@co.whatcom.wa.us

 

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Ordinance imposing a second interim moratorium on the acceptance and processing of permit applications for new or expanded recreational cannabis growing and/or processing facilities which are proposed to operate outdoors or in greenhouses

 

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This ordinance prohibits, on an interim basis, the filing, acceptance, or processing of permit applications for conversion of land or water, new building or structure permits, or other County permits or authorizations for recreational marijuana production and/or processing facilities, which are proposed to operate in any of the following: (1) open or cleared ground, (2) a non-rigid greenhouse, (3) a greenhouse with rigid walls, a roof and doors, or (4) similar type greenhouse structures. The interim moratorium shall not apply to applications that were filed and determined to be complete prior to the effective date of this ordinance and vested pursuant to Washington statutes, or those for minor tenant improvement permits associated with existing, permitted facilities. For the purposes of this ordinance, a minor tenant improvement permit may include new or replaced equipment or other structural alterations that do not expand the area of the facility or change the use from previous County approvals.  This is the second interim ordinance establishing this moratorium. This interim ordinance shall be effective for not longer than six months following its effective date, but may be renewed for one or more six-month periods if subsequent public hearings are held and findings of fact are made prior to each renewal.

 




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