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King County adopts ordinance prohibiting wineries, breweries and distilleries in unincorporated rural and agricultural areas
Summary
The council adopted a substitute ordinance that prohibits wineries, breweries, distilleries and remote tasting rooms in unincorporated King County's rural and agricultural zones to comply with a Washington Supreme Court ruling that invalidated an earlier ordinance.
The Metropolitan King County Council on Tuesday adopted a substitute ordinance that amends county rules for wineries, breweries, distilleries (WBDs) and remote tasting rooms, restricting those uses in unincorporated rural and agricultural areas.
Councilmember Kathy (Balducci) (first referenced as Councilmember Balducci in the packet) described the ordinance as the county’s response to the Washington State Supreme Court’s September 2024 decision upholding an earlier Growth Management Hearings Board ruling that invalidated a 2019…
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