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Dear County Officials:
Last year the Planning Commission of Jefferson County urged the County Commissioners to place the issue of prohibiting marijuana facilities in rural residential zones on the 2019 docket. The County Commissioners voted 2-1 to NOT
place the issue on the docket. Commissioners Sullivan and Brotherton voted no, and Commissioner Dean voted yes. At that time, many County officials expressed a desire to place this issue on the 2020 docket.
I am asking you, our County Officials, to place this matter on the docket for 2020.
Presently, the majority counties in Washington prohibit marijuana facilities in rural residential zoning areas. They have made this prohibition to protect the citizens who live in these residential areas. Jefferson County allows such
facilities if the applicant goes through the process of getting a conditional use permit. The process creates a hardship and burden on the County, the applicant, and the surrounding homeowners who may be opposed to having a
marijuana facility as a neighbor. You, our elected County officials, would be taking away those burdens by prohibiting these facilities in rural residential zones. If this prohibition were in place, applicants could locate their facilities in
over 60 percent of the county without having to go through this onerous process. We ask you to protect us before it is too late.
Please keep marijuana production in industrial zoned areas where its risks to the environment can be mitigated and we have more readily available emergency and police services.
Sincerely,
Katherine Cody
260 Beach Drive
Nordland, WA 98358
Katherine Cody <codykatherine@hotmail.com>
Fri 8/21/2020 11:35 AM
To:Planning Commission Desk <PCommissionDesk@co.jefferson.wa.us>; Kate Dean <KDean@co.jefferson.wa.us>; jeffbocc <jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us>; Greg Brotherton <GBrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us>;