Planning & Zoning Meeting

What was on the agenda

8 items as recorded in the agenda, packet, and minutes, each with a plain-English summary of what was at issue.

1Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance

Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance: 7:00 p.m.

The commission opened the meeting, took roll, approved the presented agenda, approved the July 22, 2025 minutes, and adjourned at 8:01 p.m.

The meeting was called to order and the pledge was recited.

routine meeting business

No action

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2Roll Call

Roll Call

The commission opened the meeting, took roll, approved the presented agenda, approved the July 22, 2025 minutes, and adjourned at 8:01 p.m.

Roll call was taken.

routine meeting business

No action

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3Approve/Amend Agenda

Approve/Amend Agenda

The commission opened the meeting, took roll, approved the presented agenda, approved the July 22, 2025 minutes, and adjourned at 8:01 p.m.

The presented agenda was approved.

routine meeting business

Approved

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4Approve July 22, 2025, Meeting Minutes

Approve July 22, 2025, Meeting Minutes

The commission opened the meeting, took roll, approved the presented agenda, approved the July 22, 2025 minutes, and adjourned at 8:01 p.m.

The July 22, 2025 minutes were approved, although the minutes section heading says June 24, 2025.

routine meeting business

Approved

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5Public Hearings

Public Hearings

The commission held the public hearing on the Paradise application to allow cannabis cultivation as an interim use in the Rural Residential Agriculture zoning district. After discussing acreage, licensing, owner-occupancy, setbacks, agricultural tax classification, and the need for a later interim use permit, the commission carried a motion recommending approval with a 20-acre minimum, owner occupation, 500-foot property setbacks, micro licensing only, and removal of the agricultural tax classification requirement.

The commission considered the fee ordinance amendment for planning and zoning applications. Instead of keeping a separate upfront public hearing charge, the commission carried a motion for a $250 administrative fee plus actual postage costs assessed to the applicant.

This was the agenda heading for the two public hearing items that followed.

cannabis cultivation zoning amendment
planning and zoning fee amendment

Discussion only

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5aAmendment to Zoning Ordinance re: Cannabis Cultivation

Amendment to Zoning Ordinance re: Cannabis Cultivation

The commission voted to recommend approval with added requirements: 20-acre minimum, owner occupation, 500-foot property setbacks, micro licensing only, and removal of the agricultural tax classification requirement.

cannabis cultivation zoning amendment

Approved with conditions

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5bAmendment to Fee Ordinance

Amendment to Fee Ordinance

The commission approved the fee amendment as a $250 administrative fee plus actual postage costs assessed to the applicant.

planning and zoning fee amendment

Approved with conditions

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6Adjournment

Adjournment

The commission opened the meeting, took roll, approved the presented agenda, approved the July 22, 2025 minutes, and adjourned at 8:01 p.m.

The meeting adjourned at 8:01 p.m.

routine meeting business

Approved

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Motions and votes

5 motions on the record. Split votes are highlighted.

M1MOTION BY COMMISIONER PEARO, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BIES TO APPROVE PRESENTED AGENDA.

Exact transcript text

MOTION BY COMMISIONER PEARO, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BIES TO APPROVE PRESENTED AGENDA.

moved by Pearo, seconded by Bies

Passed

YAmes
YJorgenson
YCarlson
YPearo
YBies
·Haapala

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M2MOTION BY COMMISIONER PEARO, SECONDED BY CARLSON TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM JULY 22, 2025.

Exact transcript text

MOTION BY COMMISIONER PEARO, SECONDED BY CARLSON TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM JULY 22, 2025.

moved by Pearo, seconded by Carlson

Passed

SIX (6) AYES. MOTION PASSED.

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M3MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PEARO, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BIES TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FOR CANNABIS CULTIVATION WITH THE NOTES REGARDING 20- ACRE MINIMUM, OWNER OCCUPATION, PROPERTY SETBACKS OF 500 FEET, MICRO LICENSING ONLY, AND REMOVING THE AGRICULTERAL TAX CLASSIFICATION REQUIREMENT.

Exact transcript text

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PEARO, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BIES TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FOR CANNABIS CULTIVATION WITH THE NOTES REGARDING 20- ACRE MINIMUM, OWNER OCCUPATION, PROPERTY SETBACKS OF 500 FEET, MICRO LICENSING ONLY, AND REMOVING THE AGRICULTERAL TAX CLASSIFICATION REQUIREMENT.

moved by Pearo, seconded by Bies

PassedSplit vote

YPearo
YBies
YCarlson
YJorgenson
NAmes
NHaapala

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M4MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HAAPALA, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CARLSON TO APPROVE THE FEE AMENDMENT WITH A $250 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE PLUS ACTUAL POSTAGE COSTS TO BE ASSESSED TO THE APPLICANT.

Exact transcript text

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HAAPALA, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CARLSON TO APPROVE THE FEE AMENDMENT WITH A $250 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE PLUS ACTUAL POSTAGE COSTS TO BE ASSESSED TO THE APPLICANT.

moved by Haapala, seconded by Carlson

Passed

SIX (6) AYES. MOTION CARRIED.

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M5MOTION BY CARLSON, SECONDED BY HAAPALA, TO ADJOURN.

moved by Carlson, seconded by Haapala

Passed

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Prior history on this business

When someone referred back to earlier business, we found the matching prior discussion and tied it in here.

Discussion ensued about whether the current RRA restriction limited cannabis cultivation to indoor only, with commissioners remembering the previous discussion but not the final outcome. Nash indicated she would need to check the ordinance.

— Commissioners

What this is about
Commissioners were trying to recall the prior cannabis ordinance discussion and whether the current RRA restriction was indoor-only.

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Related history

The records show a relevant discussion at the March 24, 2026 meeting during a public hearing on what Planner Nash described as Nowthen’s first cannabis cultivation permit. The applicant described cultivation occurring only during the growing season, approximately May through October, with security measures such as 24-hour monitoring, electronic access controls, and inspections. Nash clarified that the ordinance limited such operations to properties of at least 20 acres, with cultivation at least 200 feet from property lines and 500 feet from residences, schools, and daycare facilities. The excerpts found do not show Nash saying the RRA restriction was indoor-only; if anything, the March 24 discussion appears to have contemplated seasonal outdoor cultivation subject to acreage, setback, and security requirements. However, the search results provided do not include the original ordinance adoption discussion or a recorded final vote resolving the “indoor-only” question, so this is a partial match rather than a complete history of the ordinance decision.

Apr 28, 2026cultivation would only occur during the growing season from approximately May through October, and described the extensi
Mar 24, 2026cultivation would only occur during the growing season from approximately May through October, and described the extensi
Dec 23, 20259 From: Cindy Nash - Collab Planning Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 11:04 AM To: 'Shane Nelson' <shanen@haa-inc.com>
Dec 23, 2025· All employees are well-trained, long-term employees · All THC edibles are kept behind the counter, not accessible to t
Apr 14, 2026### environment that is used only for the storage of regulated products. All regulated cannabis plants and products will

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