23.42.058

A. Major cannabis activity is prohibited in any dwelling unit, regardless of the zone in which the dwelling unit is located, except that major cannabis activity is allowed in caretaker's quarters unless the quarters are located in a zone or district identified in subsection 23.42.058.B. B. Major cannabis activity is prohibited in the following zones and districts: 1. Neighborhood residential zones; 2. Multifamily zones; 3. Neighborhood Commercial 1 (NC1) zones; 4. Pioneer Square Mixed (PSM); 5. International District Mixed (IDM); 6. International District Residential (IDR); 7. Downtown Harborfront 1 (DH1); 8. Downtown Harborfront 2 (DH2); 9. Pike Market Mixed (PMM); 10. Ballard Avenue Landmark District; 11. Columbia City Landmark District; 12. Fort Lawton Landmark District; 13. Harvard-Belmont Landmark District; 14. International Special Review District; 15. Pike Place Market Historical District; 16. Pioneer Square Preservation District; 17. Sand Point Overlay District; or 18. Stadium Transition Area Overlay District. C. Major cannabis activity is allowed in all other zones if the activity and site meet the following requirements: 1. The person operating the major cannabis activity must have a current license issued by the State of Washington pursuant to Title 69 RCW authorizing the person to produce, process, or sell, at the proposed site, cannabis, cannabis-infused products, useable cannabis, or cannabis concentrates, or to research or test any of those products at the proposed site for quality assurance pursuant to Title 69 RCW; 2. Any lot line of property having a major cannabis activity must be 1,000 feet or more from any lot line of property on which any of the following uses as defined in WAC 314-55-010 is located: elementary school; secondary school; or playground; 3. Any lot line of property having a major cannabis activity that includes the retail sale of cannabis products, except that in Downtown Mixed Residential and Downtown Mixed Commercial zones within that portion of the Downtown Regional Center that is west of Interstate 5, north of Yesler Way, and south of Denny Way major cannabis activity that includes the retail sale of cannabis products must be 250 feet or more, must be 500 feet or more from any lot line of property on which any of the following uses as defined in WAC 314-55-010 is established and operating: child care center; game arcade; library; public park; public transit center; or recreation center or facility; 4. Any lot line of property having a major cannabis activity that does not include the retail sale of cannabis products must be 250 feet or more from any lot line of property on which any of the following uses as defined in WAC 314-55-010 is established and operating: child care center; game arcade; library; public park; public transit center; or recreation center or facility; 5. No more than two properties with major cannabis activity that includes the retail sale of cannabis products are allowed within 1,000 feet of each other; where any lot lines of two properties with existing major cannabis activity that includes the retail sale of cannabis products are located within 1,000 feet of each other, any lot line of another property with a new major cannabis activity that includes the retail sale of cannabis products must be 1,000 feet or more from the closest lot line of the property containing existing major cannabis activity that includes the retail sale of cannabis products; 6. Whether a major cannabis activity complies with the locational requirements prescribed by subsections 23.42.058.C.2, 23.42.058.C.3, 23.42.058.C.4, or 23.42.058.C.5 shall be based on facts that exist on the date of application to the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board issues a "Notice of Cannabis Application" to The City of Seattle. (Ord. 127375 , § 31, 2025; Ord. 127099 , § 10, 2024; Ord. 126509 , § 29, 2022 [zone name change]; Ord. 124969 , § 3, 2016; Ord. 124326, § 1, 2013.)