County to host public meetings on marijuana regulations
Published 6:11 pm Wednesday, July 31, 2013
King County will hold public meetings on its proposed standards for the zoning of marijuana-related businesses that would be regulated by the state and located in unincorporated King County, outside of cities.
“The voters have mandated that marijuana-related businesses are allowed uses, so we have worked to identify appropriate zoning districts for them,” said John Starbard, director of the King County Department of Permitting and Environmental Review.
The agency will hold four public meetings in August on the proposed legislation. All meetings are 6 to 9 p.m., with an open house the first hour with King County staff available to answer questions. The public comment period will begin at 7 p.m.
The meetings closest to Renton are:
• Thursday, Aug. 8
North Highline area
Technology Access Foundation
605 S.W. 108th St., Seattle
• Monday, Aug. 12
Southeast King County
Maple Valley Library
21844 S.E. 248th St., Maple Valley
Among the elements of the proposed ordinance that will be discussed:
• Indoor growing and processing of marijuana would be allowed in areas zoned as Community Business, Regional Business and Industrial.
• Outdoor growing would be limited to the Agriculture and Rural Area zones.
County Executive Dow Constantine is expected to submit a final proposed ordinance to the Metropolitan King County Council by the end of August.
