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Troutdale planning staff: marijuana retailers, FEMA floodplain rule and industrial applications on the horizon
Summary
City planning staff told the Feb. 5 Citizens Advisory Committee they will propose restoring conditional allowances for marijuana retailers, implement new FEMA floodplain submittal requirements on a permit‑by‑permit basis, and are processing multiple industrial and downtown development applications.
City planning staff briefed the Troutdale Citizens Advisory Committee on Feb. 5 about several items heading to planning commission and city council.
Marijuana facilities: Staff said city council will receive an introduction next week to a code amendment that would restore the pre‑2023 approach to marijuana retailers in commercial and industrial zones. Planning staff described the change as reversing a 2023 amendment that had banned marijuana facilities after a prior council action; staff said that followed voters’ rejection of ballot measure 26‑248 that would have banned marijuana facilities. The amendment restores conditional allowance for retailers in specified zones and adds a provision that treats the community college as a school for separation requirements.
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