Ord 2518 - Amend to Ordinance 2514 Marijuana MoratoriumCOUNCIL BILL NO. 2951
ORDINANCE NO. 2518
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2514 (TEMPORARILY PROHIBITING THE
LOCATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA FACILITIES) TO ADD THE IMPOSITION OF A
MORATORIUM AS PROVIDED BY SENATE BILL 1531 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, on February 24, 2014, the City Council adopted Ordinance
2514, which temporarily prohibited the location of medical marijuana facilities
for a one hundred twenty (120) day period and also initiated, pursuant to
Section 401.02 E of the Woodburn Development Ordinance (the WDO) the
establishment of appropriate zoning regulations for medical marijuana
facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Oregon Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 1531,
which was intended to clarify the authority of cities and counties regarding
medical marijuana facilities; and
WHEREAS, more specifically, Senate Bill 1531 provides that cities and
counties shall have the legal authority to enact a moratorium for a period of
one (1) year on the operation of registered medical marijuana facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Woodburn City Council wants to amend Ordinance 2514
to modify the temporary prohibition of one hundred twenty (120) days and
impose a statutory moratorium one (1) year, as allowed by Senate Bill 1531;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the imposition of the one (1)
year moratorium will allow the City the more necessary time to complete
amendments to the WDO to add zoning regulations for medical marijuana
facilities; NOW, THEREFORE,
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Ordinance No. 2518
THE CITY OF WOODBURN ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 2 of Ordinance 2514 is amended to read as follows:
Section 2. Pursuant to Senate Bill 1531, the City Council
imposes a moratorium on the siting of medical marijuana
facilities. This moratorium shall be in force from the
effective date of this ordinance for a period of one (1)
year, unless it is rescinded earlier by action of the City
Council.
Section 2. This ordinance being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, because it is in the City's
interest to amend its ordinance to impose the moratorium allowed by state
law at the earliest possible time, an emergency is declared to exist and this
ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the
Mayor.
Approved as to form: �•�� 3 Z7 / 1
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Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
ATTEST:
Heather Pierson, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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Ordinance No. 2518
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