18.59.030 Required geographic separation

18.59.030 Required geographic separation.

Marijuana related businesses operating within the city shall be geographically separated as follows. For purposes of these regulations, these standards shall be considered in addition to those geographic siting standards specified by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board:

A. A marijuana retailer authorized by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board and the city to operate within the city shall be sited a minimum of one mile from another similarly authorized marijuana business.

B. A marijuana retailer business shall be sited a minimum of 1,320 feet from any properties zoned and utilized for single-family residential or multifamily residential land uses.

C. All marijuana related businesses shall not be located within the distances identified for the following uses or any use included in Chapter 314-55 WAC now or as hereafter amended:

1. Two thousand six hundred forty (2,640) feet for:

a. Elementary or secondary school that is existing or that is planned and has a site-specific location identified in an adopted capital facilities plan;

b. Public or private playgrounds inclusive of those located within a multifamily residential complex;

c. Public or private recreation center or facility;

d. Child care centers;

e. Public or private parks;

f. Any game arcade; and

2. One thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet for:

a. Public trails;

b. Public transit centers;

c. Religious institutions;

d. Public libraries;

e. Transit center or park-and-ride facility operated by a sovereign nation on trust or non-trust designated properties.

D. Measurement. All separation requirements shall be measured as the shortest straight line distance from the property line or right-of-way line of the proposed business location to the property line or right-of-way line of the use specified in this section. (Ord. 6642 § 30, 2017.)