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Council adopts state-model cannabis ordinance with local buffer rules
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 2024-05—based on the state model—establishing licensing and local zoning buffers (400 ft from schools, 500 ft from daycares/residential treatment, 300 ft from parks) and approved summary publication (Res. 2024-42).
City staff presented an ordinance based on the state model from the Office of Cannabis Management and recommended local buffer distances adopted by the planning and zoning board. Staff said the city would use the county for much of licensing administration and would send the adopted buffer requirements to the county for inclusion in its application review system.
Council adopted Ordinance 2024-05 and then approved Resolution 2024-42 authorizing summary publication of the ordinance. Staff described proposed buffer distances recommended at planning and zoning's hearing: 400 feet from schools, 500 feet from daycares and residential treatment facilities, and 300 feet from public parks. Council emphasized they did not intend to prohibit cannabis entirely but to manage locations through zoning, particularly along the Highway 12 commercial corridor.
