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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> DOUGLAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br /> Resolution No. TLS 13-34 <br /> Land Use Guidance for ) <br /> implementing Initiative 502) TRANSP6RTATION & LAND SERVICES <br /> WHEREAS, the voters of Washington State passed Initiative 502 in 2012, which, in part, <br /> directs the Washington State Liquor Control Board to establish a regulatory and <br /> licensing system for the production, processing and retail sales of marijuana and <br /> marijuana-related products; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Washington State Liquor Control Board is planning on adopting <br /> implementing rules on October 16, 2013 and will open a thirty-day filing period on <br /> November 16, 2013 for interested persons to apply for licenses to produce, process and <br /> sell marijuana and marijuana-related products; and <br /> WHEREAS, the United States Dept. of Justice's Deputy Attorney General's Office has <br /> provided guidance regarding the implementation of Initiative 502; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners does not want to expose the <br /> County and County personnel to legal and liability issues associated with federal law <br /> while still being responsive to state law. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the following policy is adopted insofar as <br /> land use and building construction matters only: <br /> 1. Marijuana, as any other crop, may be grown in agricultural and rural zoning <br /> districts, and may be grown in the Industrial district if within a greenhouse. <br /> Marijuana may also be grown in urban growth areas where city land use codes <br /> permit agriculture. <br /> 2. Marijuana may be processed in any zoning district that allows agricultural <br /> processing (agricultural, rural, industrial). Marijuana may also be processed in <br /> urban growth areas where city land use codes permit processing of agricultural <br /> products. <br /> 3. Sales of products authorized by Initiative 502 may be conducted in commercial <br /> districts that allow retail sales, and possibly in conjunction with other activities <br /> (e.g. fruit stands) or via conditional use permit for retail sales in rural service <br /> centers. <br /> 4. The initiative and the draft proposal undergoing rulemaking identify distance <br /> separation standards between marijuana-related activities and certain assembly <br /> and recreation uses. These separation standards are administered by the Liquor <br />