Tuesday, September 24, 9:15 a.m., Council Hearing Room
— from San Juan County Department of Community Development —
The San Juan County Council will take public testimony on a proposed resolution to extend the existing six month moratorium on new or pending applications for a building or occupancy permit, variance, conditional use or other development permit or approval with respect to licensed marijuana production and processing. This moratorium adopted in Resolution No. 15-2019 expires October 2, 2019, unless renewed or otherwise extended as provided in RCW 36.70.795 and RCW 36.70A.390.
Under the existing moratorium, permit applications for marijuana production and processing shall not be accepted as either consistent or complete by any County department. After reviewing public testimony,
County Council will consider adopting a new resolution to extend the moratorium and propose a work plan to adopt regulations needed to address the siting of marijuana production and processing.
Copies of the Resolution are available at the SJC Department of Community Development (935 Rhone Street, Friday Harbor, WA. 98250) office during business hours or the County Council’s office or at: www.sanjuanco.com/1585/Marijuana.
HOW TO COMMENT: The official comment period is September 11, 2019 through September 24, 2019 at the public hearing, unless the County Council extends it. Written comments submitted prior to 12:00 p.m. on Monday, September 23, 2019, will be copied for the County Council unless they wish to review comments on-line. Please comment:
- Via Mail: Before the public hearing, mail written comments to Linda Kuller, Department of Community Development (DCD) PO Box 947 Friday Harbor, WA 98250, or deliver them to the DCD office at 135 Rhone Street, Friday Harbor, WA between 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Via Email: Email comments to dcd@sanjuanco.com. Title of subject line: Marijuana Moratorium. For the record, include your full address.
- Via Oral Testimony: You may provide comments on the proposals at the public hearing.
Copies: Please provide five (5) copies of written comments if you submit them to County Council after 12:00 p.m. on Monday, September 23, 2019, or if you distribute written comments at the public hearing.
It may be time for the County to “quickly” address the “electric skateboards and bicycles”. Are they going to be allowed on the roads, unlicensed? They are on the main county roads and all the streets and sidewalks in the Village. I have seen them going up the hill from Eastsound toward the Ferry, in the down downhill lane. All most none wear safety gear. Fortunately, the county addressed the “ski doo jet ski” issue, before it got out of hand, lets get this one “NOW”
John Erly, “Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle…” RCW 46.61.755
I think John is referring to the newer trendy forms of conveyance that are being used by people without experience in many tourist areas, like electric scooters. Worse still, many municipalities have allowed them to lie all over sidewalks with no set docking stations.
Bikes have full rights and responsibilities on the roads under state law. The law on the electric scooters and little mini cars is mixed.