— from San Juan County Communications —

San Juan County has a moratorium on the siting of licensed marijuana production and processing. The resolution adopting this moratorium is found here

The moratorium applies to new or pending applications for a building or occupancy permit, variance, conditional use permit, or other development permit or approval with respect to licensed marijuana production and processing.  Resolution No. 15-2019 placed a six-month moratorium on such operations.  This moratorium was renewed for six months beginning on October 2, 2019 in Resolution No. 34-2019.  It exempts building permits for the alteration of marijuana production and processing operations legally established prior to the adoption of Resolution No. 15-2019, provided that there is no enlargement or intensification of the permitted processing or production.  

Code Amendment Project Related to Marijuana Production and Processing

Staff will brief County Council on December 3, 2019 about possible strategies to regulate marijuana production and processing operations.  The following staff report outlines some potential policy choices.

December 3, 2019 Council Briefing Staff Report: Policy Options

Comments may be sent to LindaK@sanjuanco.com.

Marijuana Production and Processing Moratorium Documents

The County Council renewed Resolution No. 15-2019 regarding the moratorium on marijuana production and processing after an October 1, 2019 public hearing. 

September 25, 2019 staff report:

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19045/2019-09-25_DCD_Kuller_Report_Council_Oct_1-2019

The original draft resolution, work plan and public hearing notice: 

Extension of Resolution No. 15-2019 Staff Report, Draft Work Plan and Public Hearing Notice:   

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19043/2019-09-11_New_PH_Notice-for-10-01-19_Council-PH

Public Comments

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19077/2019-09-30_PUB_Taylor_Min_Size

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19076/2019-09-30_PUB_Mauseth_RR

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19061/2019-09-28_PUB_North_1_aquifer_noise_lights

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19062/2019-09-29_PUB_Janeway_-well_water

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19063/2019-09-29_PUB_North_1

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19064/2019-09-29_PUB_Poole_wat_energy_light_odor

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19066/2019-09-30_PUB_GSCHwend_Lot_size_distance

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19067/2019-09-30_PUB_Parvin

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19032/2019-09_14_PUB_Decklebaum_-Prohibit_Tier_3_sugs_regs

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19033/2019-09-14_PUB_Robinson_Bad

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19034/2019-09-15_PUB_Aufderhar

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19035/2019-09-14_PUB_Atkinson_Not-allow

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19036/2019-09-17_PUB_Lund_study-LU_regs

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19037/2019-09-18_PUB_Pedigo_no_marijuana

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19038/2019-09-19_PUB_Rovente_sugggested_regs

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19039/2019-09-21_PUB_Brooks_Prohib_T-3_sizes

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19040/2019-09-20_Rogers

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19041/2019-09-21_PUB_Hattman_prohib_Tier_3_-size_req

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19042/2019-09-24_PUB_Behnke_no_marijuana

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19044/2019-09-24_PUB_Scott_2016_wkgrp

If you are considering growing or processing marijuana on your property, please submit an ask a planner form or request a pre-application meeting here.

Saturn Group LLC WSLCB Application

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/18041/Saturn-Group-Marijuana-License-Application—San-Juan-County-notice

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/18040/01-29-2019-Letter-to-WSLCB-Requesting-Extension

https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/18039/WSLCB-San-Juan-County-ExtensionRequestResponse

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