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AN ORDINANCE related to zoning; amending Ordinance 17710, Section 4, and K.C.C. 21A.06.7344, Ordinance 17710, Section 5, and K.C.C. 21A.06.7346, Ordinance 17710, Section 6, and K.C.C. 21A.06.7348, Ordinance 10870, Section 334, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.070, Ordinance 10870, Section 335, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.080, and Ordinance 10870, Section 336, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.090, adding a new chapter to K.C.C. Title 6, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 27.10 and repealing Ordinance 18269, Section 2, and Ordinance 18269, Section 3.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings: For the purposes of effective land use planning and regulation, the King County council makes the following legislative findings:
A. King County adopted zoning regulations for marijuana retail, processing and production activities in Ordinances 17710, 17725 and 17841 to address the land uses allowed under Washington state Initiative 502.
B. In 2015, the Washington state legislature adopted changes to the marijuana regulatory system as part of Chapter 70, Laws of Washington 2015 and Chapter 4, Laws of Washington 2015 2nd Special Session.
C. In response to the 2015 laws, the Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board has accepted a large number of applications for additional producer and processor licenses and additional retail license applications.
D. King County has received notice that many additional license applications have been submitted to the Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board for marijuana producers and processors seeking to become established in rural and agriculturally zoned areas of unincorporated King County, leading to increased concerns that King County's adopted zoning regulations neither adequately comply with the King County Comprehensive Plan policies to preserve rural character, nor sufficiently address the impacts and proliferation of these businesses in unincorporated King County.
E. King County has...
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