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Planning commission agrees to revisit marijuana retail zoning; schedules discussion and recommendation for October
Summary
Commissioners agreed to reopen a previously active zoning text amendment on retail marijuana sales and to consider a recommendation at the October meeting so new commissioners can participate and the applicant can obtain a formal decision.
The Woodland Planning Commission voted to place a previously active zoning-text amendment on its October agenda so commissioners can reconsider whether to allow retail marijuana sales in specified commercial zones. The item was first filed in 2024 and received prior review but no final council action; the applicant asked the city to reintroduce the case.
Travis Goddard, community development director, explained the 2024 application originally sought permission for retail sales in industrial and commercial zones and that the most recent request narrowed the proposal to permit retail sales only in the highway commercial zone. Goddard said the city’s code currently prohibits retail marijuana sales and that the files show the case never progressed to a formal ordinance vote by the council in 2024.
Commissioners discussed fairness to the applicant given prior fees and also raised the procedural point that three new commissioners had not participated in the original recommendation. Several commissioners said the applicant should receive a formal vote after paying application fees; one commissioner noted repeated earlier denials by council. The commission voted unanimously to advertise for a public hearing and to take up the matter in October, with staff preparing a full presentation and a staff report for the commission to consider.
Goddard told the commission that staff can reuse previous analyses and that the case remains active in the permit database; he said the commission could either provide a new recommendation to council in October or direct additional work beforehand. Commissioners asked staff to include the background on prior years’ hearings and council action (or lack of action) in the October packet.
No change to city code was adopted at the meeting; the commission simply agreed to hold a public hearing and make a recommendation at its October meeting.
Speakers: Travis Goddard, community development director; Commissioner Whitney; multiple commissioners.
