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Planning commission recommends Estacada development-code changes to restrict new cannabis production and tighten rules for existing operators
Summary
On June 18 the Estacada Planning Commission voted 3–2, with one abstention, to forward ordinance 2025-004 to City Council; the draft would prohibit new cannabis production and processing inside city limits and tighten operational and licensing requirements for existing facilities.
The Estacada Planning Commission on June 18 recommended that City Council consider ordinance 2025-004, a package of amendments to Title 16 that would change how cannabis production and processing are regulated in the city. The commission voted to forward the ordinance to council by a 3–2 vote with one abstention; the matter will appear on the council agenda for July 14.
City planner Alan presented staff’s report explaining the background and the proposed changes. He said the city in 2016 had allowed marijuana production and processing as an outright use in the M-1 (light industrial) zone. Since then, staff and council had received recurring complaints—most often about nuisance odors—from industrial-area businesses and neighbors. According to staff, enforcement through education, equipment inspections and recommended management practices has not resolved the recurring odor problems; council directed staff in early 2025 to propose regulatory options, and staff drafted the ordinance under discussion.
Alan summarized staff’s…
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