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Council reclassifies existing marijuana retailers as legal nonconforming uses for one year
Summary
In an emergency interim ordinance, Spokane Valley reclassified its three existing marijuana retail stores as legal nonconforming uses and barred relocations for one year while the city updates zoning through its comprehensive-plan periodic update. Staff noted annual local tax distributions of about $180,000–$280,000.
Spokane Valley’s City Council adopted an emergency interim ordinance Feb. 3 that reclassifies the city’s three existing marijuana retail stores as legal nonconforming uses and prohibits any relocations within or between the zones where they currently operate for one year.
Deputy City Attorney Tony Beatty said the measure was intended to prevent relocations that could undermine the…
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