HomeMy WebLinkAbout52-16 - Ord. for Moratorium on Medical Cannabis CooperativesORDINANCE NUMBER
MORATORIUM ON MEDI(IAL (ANNABIS COOPERATIVES
WHEREAS, on April 29, 2011 Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5073 (Medical
Cannabis Act) was signed into law by Governor Christine Gregoire; and
WHEREAS, the Medical Cannabis Act was superseded by the Cannabis Patient Protection
Act signed by Governor Jay Inslee on April 24, 2015; and
WHEREAS, effective July 1, 2016, RCW 69.51A was revised under the Cannabis Patient
Protection Act with respect to the regulation of medical cannabis; and
WHEREAS, the Cannabis Patient Protection Act repealed Collective Gardens and replaced
them with "Cooperatives"; and
WHEREAS, Mason County is currently amending its zoning code to remove Collective
Gardens; and
WHEREAS, the County's current zoning regulations do not address Cooperatives and
would need adequate time to consider any and all necessary regulations.
NOW THEREFORE, the Mason County Board of Commissioners hereby ordain as
follows:
I. MORATORIUM ENACTED. Pursuant to the provisions of RCW 36.7oA.39o, a
zoning moratorium is hereby enacted in Mason County prohibiting the
establishment, maintenance or continuation of any Cooperative. Cooperatives as
established under RCW 69.51A allow qualifying patients or designated providers to
share responsibility for acquiring and supplying the resources needed to produce
and process marijuana only for the medical use of the members of the cooperative.
II. PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION. This Ordinance may be referred to the
Planning Advisory Commission for its review and recommendation in the
development regulations for Mason County.
III. WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. Pursuant to RCW 36.7oA.1o6,
this Ordinance shall be transmitted to the Washington Department of Commerce as
required by law.
IV. FINDINGS OF FACT. The Board of County Commissioners hereby adopts the
recitals set forth above as their Findings of Fact as required by RCW 36.7oA.39o.
V. TERMINATION OF MORATORIUM. This moratorium shall be in force and effect
for six (6) months terminating on December 28, 2016 unless extended by the Board of
County Commissioners.
DATED this I day of S , 2o1.6.
Board of Commissioners
Mason County, Washington
ATTEST:
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Julie Almanzor, Clerk of the Boded
APPROVED AS TO FOR
Tim Whitehead, Chief DPA
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Tim Sheldon, Commissioner
RandNeatherlin, Commissioner
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