Marijuana Land Use
Marijuana Land Use Complaint Form
Marijuana Text Amendments
Since the release of the Marijuana Regulatory Assessment on April 2, 2018, the Board of County Commissioners has conducted numerous work sessions to discuss programmatic changes to the regulation and enforcement of marijuana production on rural lands based on the Board’s ensuing experience with marijuana production sites since the original regulations were adopted in 2016.
LATEST UPDATES
September 3, 2019: The Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 2019-012, repealing Ordinance No. 2018-012 (marijuana text amendments) in its entirety.
August 19, 2019: The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously and by emergency to temporarily opt out of the establishment of future marijuana production and processing businesses, until the matter is referred to Deschutes County voters in the next statewide general election (November 3, 2020). Effective immediately, no new applications for marijuana production or processing will be accepted by CDD until the matter is voted upon on November 3, 2020. See below for meeting agenda items, including the staff memorandum and draft ordinances.
July 3, 2019: The Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing for the reconsideration of Deschutes County's marijuana text amendments on July 3, 2019. Information regarding the hearing and links to associated documents are posted below. An open record period for written testimony was available until July 21 at 11:59 PM. All documents submitted during the open record period are provided below.
February 28, 2019: Deschutes County filed a Notice of Withdrawal of the adoption of Ordinance No. 2018-012. A public hearing will be held to reconsider the proposed text amendments at a date to be determined. Public notice for the hearing will be provided per the requirements of Deschutes County Code.
November 14, 2018: Deschutes County received an appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals of Ordinance No. 2018-012.
October 24, 2018: Ordinance No. 2018-012, consisting of changes to the Deschutes County Code concerning the regulation and enforcement of marijuana production on rural lands, was signed by the Board of County Commissioners on October 24, 2018. The effective date of the new regulations is November 23, 2018. Applications submitted beginning November 26, 2018 must comply with the new regulations.
Timeline
| July 24, 2018: | DLCD (Department of Land Conservation and Development) 35-day required notice published |
| August 8, 2018: | Proposed text amendments available to the public for review |
| August 9, 2018: | Planning Commission work session |
| August 28, 2018: | Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing Link to video of public hearing Presentation document from public hearing (PDF) |
| September 24, 2018: | Board of County Commissioners Work Session Work session agenda packet (PDF) |
| October 1, 2018: | Board of County Commissioners Deliberations Deliberations agenda packet (PDF) Link to video of BOCC session |
| October 17, 2018: | Board of County Commissioners Continuation of Deliberations Deliberations agenda packet (PDF) Link to video of BOCC session (deliberations begin at 51-minute mark) |
| October 24, 2018: | Board of County Commissioners Consideration of First Reading - Ordinance 2018-012 Agenda packet - Ordinance No. 2018-012 (PDF) |
| June 24, 2019: | Board of County Commissioners Work Session Work session agenda packet (PDF) |
| July 3, 2019: | Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing Public hearing agenda packet (PDF) |
| July 21, 2019 | Written public comment period closed at 11:59 p.m. |
| August 7, 2019 | Board of County Commissioners Deliberations Deliberation meeting link (Note: Agenda packet for deliberations totals approximately 2,000 pages; links to individual attachments are available at the link provided.) |
| August 19, 2019 | Board of County Commissioners Consideration of Ordinances No. 2019-014 (Opt Out) and 2019-012 (Repeal of Text Amendments/Ordinance No. 2018-012) Link to meeting agenda item and attachments |
| September 3, 2019 | Board of County Commissioners Consideration of Second Reading - Ordinance No. 2019-012 (Repeal of Text Amendments/Ordinance No. 2018-012) Link to meeting agenda item and attachments |
Public Input
Public comments that have been submitted are available via the Oregon ePermitting System at https://aca-oregon.accela.com/oregon/
- Click "Search," then "Planning Permits"
- Search by Record Number for File No. 247-18-000-540-TA
- Click on "Record Info/Schedule Inspections" and then select "Attachments" for all files related to the amendments.
In addition, public comments will be posted below in batches as staff time permits:
- Comments received between June 13 and July 2, 2019 (PDF, 422 KB): Marshall, Cascade Cannabis, Morgan, Hawes, Bend Park & Rec, King, M Rendon, V Rendon, Davis
- Comments received July 3 (PDF, 14 MB): Hunt, Silliman, Colebreit Engineering, Marshall/Bennu Law
- Comment received July 3 - Glass House Grown (PDF, 41 MB - large file)
- BOCC Public Hearing Citizen Input - July 3, 2019 (PDF, 3 MB)
- BOCC Public Hearing Citizen Input - L Dickson Testimony - Part 1 (PDF, 20 MB); Part 2 (PDF, 15 MB)
- Comments received July 3 - July 8 (PDF, 1 MB): Oregon Farm Bureau, Cascade Cannabis, Schock, Every, Simpson, Jones, Pederson, Triplett, Kruse, Elgas
- Comments received July 9 - July 12 (PDF, 200 KB): Lady, Doe
- Comments received July 15 - July 16 (PDF, 600 KB): Cook, Harty
- Comments received July 17 - July 21 (PDF, 1.8 MB): Piatt (x2), Tye, Barrios, Clark, Griggs, Opt Out Deschutes, Anonymous (x2), Monte, Lovegren, Smith (Staff), Newman, Barron, Wattier, Mayer, Hollitz, Clouse, Lee, Dickson, Finck, Bouziane, Lee, Davis, Hanks, Lee, Paulding, Oliver
Resources
- Deschutes County Code (DCC) Chapter 18.116, Supplementary Provisions
- Agenda Packet from July 2, 2018 BOCC work session
- Ordinance No. 2018-012 (PDF)
- Marijuana Text Amendments Effective November 23, 2018 (PDF) This document provides a clean version of the new marijuana code chapter excerpts without marked-up changes.
News Release Issued: August 13, 2015
