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City of Tukwila <br />Allan Ekberg, Mayor <br />TO: Community Development and Neighborhoods Committee <br />FROM: Jack Pace, DCD Director <br />BY: Nora Gierloff, Deputy DCD Director <br />CC: Mayor Ekberg <br />DATE: January 12, 2017 <br />SUBJECT: Request for Review of Marijuana Regulations <br />ISSUE <br />Should Tukwila's marijuana retail zoning regulations be modified to expand the potential locations? <br />BACKGROUND <br />In the fall of 2012 Washington voters passed Initiative 502 (1 -502) legalizing the recreational use of <br />marijuana and setting up a framework for regulated producers, processers and retailers. Tukwila <br />adopted zoning regulations allowing recreational marijuana uses in the Heavy Industrial and Tukwila <br />Valley South districts in 2013. <br />In 2015 State marijuana regulations and the scope of local control over marijuana uses were <br />significantly changed by two bills, 2SSB 5052 and HB 2136. These allowed cities to reduce buffers for <br />retail locations from 1000 feet to 100 feet for child care centers, parks, transit centers, and libraries <br />but not schools or playgrounds. Ayear ago Seattle made major changes to its marijuana zoning code <br />as follows: <br />1. For Any 502 business /license: <br />• 1000 feet from any elementary school, secondary school, or playground as defined in <br />WAC 314 -55. <br />2. Retail 502 business /license: <br />• 500 feet from child care centers, game arcades, libraries, public parks, public transit <br />centers, or recreation center /facilities except in Downtown Mixed Residential, Downtown <br />Mixed Commercial, and within Downtown Urban Center west of 1 -5, North of Yesler, and <br />South of Denny Way where the 1000 foot rule will remain active. <br />• 1000 feet from any other retail 502 business. Based on the property line, not door to <br />door. <br />3. Non - Retail 502 business /license: <br />• 250 feet from child care centers, game arcades, libraries, public parks, public transit <br />centers, or recreation center /facilities. <br />Issaquah considered overall buffer reductions but ultimately only reduced the distances between <br />retail stores. Renton considered buffer reductions but ultimately kept the 1000 foot distance, <br />instituted a citywide cap of 5 marijuana businesses and banned cooperatives and transporters <br />(delivery services). <br />55 <br />