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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.
Having been through this issue in recent years, and having heard expert testimony citing high levels of noise and smell emanating from Marijuana grow and/or processing facilities, and having incurred significant cost
and time commitment to challenge such a facility on Marrowstone Island, I strongly request you to place the issue of prohibition of marijuana facilities in rural residential zones on the 2020 docket.
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.
Regards,
Bruce Carlson
2522 E Marrowstone Rd
Nordland, WA 98358
Bruce Carlson <bruce.carlson61@gmail.com>
Fri 8/21/2020 2:45 PM
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>;