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Redmond council refers dispensary time, place and manner rules to planning commission after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing and review of ballot results, councilors voted to send the proposed time, place and manner (TPM) regulations for marijuana dispensaries to the Redmond Planning Commission for drafting; councilors discussed buffers, zoning, tax options and a likely timeline for ordinance readings.
At a public hearing Tuesday, the Redmond City Council reviewed November advisory vote results supporting local dispensaries and a local sales tax, then voted to ask the Planning Commission to draft time, place and manner (TPM) regulations before any business licenses or tax ordinance take effect.
City staff summarized two ballot questions that passed Nov. 5: an advisory measure asking whether dispensaries should be allowed (about 53.5 percent yes) and a separate question authorizing a local retail sales tax on marijuana items up to 3 percent. City Attorney Keith Lights and planning staff described the next legal steps: ordinances to enact a 3 percent local sales tax, changes to the development code and business‑license code to allow dispensaries, and TPM rules to regulate locations, hours and buffers.
Staff proposed statutory and…
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