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JEFFERSON COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
621 Sheridan Street I Port Townsend, WA 98358
360-379-4450 | ema il: dcd @co.jefferson.wa. us
www. co.jefferson.wa.us/com mdevelopment
MEMORAI\DUM
Patty Charnas, Director, UDC Administrator
David Wayne Johnson, Associate Planner
DATE: April29,20l9
Section JCC 18.40.530(2) of the Jefferson County Unified Development Code stipulates
criteria for determining whether a Conditional Discretionary "C(d)" Use Permit shall be
processed as a Type II or Type III permit. Prior to referring the Conditional Use Permit to the
Hearing Examiner, the Administrator shall make the following findings:
(a)(i) In the exclusive, discretionary judgment of the administrator, the application involves
potentially significant issues relating to location, design, configuration, and potential
impacts to surrounding properties and the community that can be more appropriately
considered and addressed through an open public record pre-decision hearing before the
Jefferson County hearing examiner; or
(a)(ii) In the exclusive, discretionary judgment of the administrator, the application seeks
approval of a use involving complex legal issues necessitating special expertise in the
decision-maker.
Staff Findinss:
Type II Conditional Discretionary Use "C(d)" permit for a Cottage Industry to produce and
process Cannabis in a Rural Residential zoned 5.48 acre parcel under State License Number
416544. The project includes two (2) 5,000 square foot buildings with 2,000 square feet
dedicated to processing cannabis, and the remainder used for production. The proposal must
comply with the conditional use criteria under JCC 18.40.530, Cottage Industry regulations
under JCC 18.20.170, Marijuana regulations under JCC 18.20.295, and is exempt from SEPA
review under WAC 197-l l-800(lXbxiii) and JCC 18.40.750(l)(c) - building under 30,000
square feet. The "C(d)"process requires public notice with a fourteen (14) day comment
period, but no public hearing unless deemed necessary by the UDC Administrator under JCC
18.40520(2).
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Conditional Discretionary "C(d)" Use Determination for
Tracy Williamson MLA I 8-00 I 02lZONl8-0003 9
Cannabis Production and Processing
Written Comments:
Twenty Four (24) public comments, and one (l) agency comment were received
StaffConclusion:
Because of the number and nature of public comments received, this application involves
potentially significant impacts to the surrounding properties and the community, and legal
issues necessitating special expertise in the decision-maker, as such, staff concludes the
above criteria under JCC 18.40.530(2)(a) apply and therefore recommends that MLAI8-
00102 be processed as a Type IllCondition al "CgTttJse Permit with a Decision by the
Jefferson County Hearing Examiner.
UDC ADMINISTRATOR DETERMINATION
Process as a Type II Conditional Administrative "C(a)" Use Permit
Y Process as a Type III Conditional "C" Use Permit
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Patty Charnas, Director, UDC Administrator