Ord 2514 - Medical Marijuana FacilitiesCOUNCIL BILL NO. 2947
ORDINANCE NO. 2514
AN ORDINANCE TEMPORARILY PROHIBITING THE LOCATION OF MEDICAL
MARIJUANA FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF WOODBURN AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, in the 2013 Special Session, the Oregon Legislature approved
House Bill 3460 which creates a medical marijuana registration system and
allows for medical marijuana facilities to be located in areas zoned for
commercial, industrial, or mixed use; and
WHEREAS, House Bill 3460 also includes specific restrictions on the
location of medical marijuana facilities related to proximity to schools
attended by minors and to other medical marijuana facilities; and
WHEREAS, this use and these restrictions are not currently included in the
Woodburn Development Ordinance "the WDO"; and
WHEREAS, the City has received inquiries regarding siting of medical
marijuana facilities in commercial and industrial zones within the City; and
WHEREAS, the Woodburn City Council believes that siting medical
marijuana facilities within the City absent zoning regulations endangers the
health, peace, and welfare of the City of Woodburn; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of this ordinance will allow the City the
necessary time to complete amendments to the WDO to add zoning
regulations for medical marijuana facilities, a process expected to take up to
four months; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Effective immediately no person shall site a medical marijuana
facility (as described in House Bill 3460 of the 2013 Oregon Special Legislative
Session) within the city limits of Woodburn.
Section 2. The prohibition on siting of medical marijuana facilities shall be in
effect for one hundred twenty (120) days from the effective date of this
Ordinance, or until the effective date of an adopted amendment to the WDO
establishing zoning regulations for such facilities, whichever occurs first.
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Section 3. Pursuant to Section 401.02 E, the Woodburn City Council initiates an
amendment to the WDO to establish appropriate zoning regulations for
medical marijuana facilities.
Section 4. This ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public peace, health and safety since in order for the City to initiate any
municipal controls over medical marijuana facilities this ordinance must take
effect before the state regulations are effective on March 1, 2014, an
emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon passage and approval by the Mayor.
Approved as to form: 2— I ( q`zd _`-
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Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in theOfficeof the Recorder
ATTEST:
Heather Pierson, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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