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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF KITTITAS STATE OF WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. 2013- A Resolution Recognizing Growth and Initial Processing of Marijuana as an Agriculture Activity Subject to Local Ordinance and Subject to State and Federal Laws WHEREAS, the voters of Washington State passed Initiative 502 in 2012, which, in part, directs the Washington State Liquor Control Board to establish a regulatory and licensing system for the production, processing and retail sales of marijuana and marijuana-related products; and WHEREAS, the Washington State Liquor Control Board will open a thirty-day filing period on November 18, 2013 for interested persons to apply for licenses to produce, process and sell marijuana and marijuana-related products, and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Justice's Deputy Attorney General's Office has provided guidance regarding the implementation of Initiative 502; and WHEREAS, Kittitas County does not wish to expose the County to legal and liability issues associated with Federal and State laws in relation to use and growth of marijuana. WHEREAS, Kittitas County wishes to establish policies to direct potential marijuana growth, processing and sale while licenses are being purchased during November and December, 2013; and WHEREAS, Kittitas County within its authority may adopt future renewable local license for growth, processing and retail sale of marijuana plants and products conducted within the County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the following policies are adopted in relation to growth, processing and retail sales of marijuana in Kittitas County insofar as land use and building matters: 1. Per Kittitas County Code Title 17, marijuana, as with any other crop, may be grown in land use zones within Kittitas County where such zones itemized in KCC 17.15 allow for "agriculture production" as defined in KCC 17.08.033 and under the conditions of the Code.