Washington County, OR Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- County opt-out status
- Not opted out; retail permitted
- Allowed districts
- Industrial, General Commercial, Rural Commercial
- Max floor area
- 3,000 sq ft in those districts
- Licensees per lot
- One per business activity type
- Applies to
- Unincorporated Washington County only
Summary
Washington County has not opted out of recreational marijuana. Retail Marijuana Facilities, covering both medical dispensaries and licensed recreational retailers, are a permitted use in the unincorporated area's Industrial, General Commercial, and Rural Commercial districts, capped at 3,000 square feet of gross floor area in those zones.
Retail Marijuana Facilities are permitted subject to the following: A.All state requirements must be met; ... D.In the Industrial (IND), General Commercial (GC), and Rural Commercial (R-COM) Land Use Districts, the maximum allowed gross floor area for a Retail Marijuana Facility is 3,000 square feet; and,
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Community Development Code: Supplement 2 | Code of Ordinances: Supplement 25).
Full Breakdown
2 makes clear the county has not opted out of retail marijuana: it opens by stating Retail Marijuana Facilities 'are permitted subject to the following' conditions, rather than prohibiting them. Subsection D sets the zoning ceiling that fixes where a retailer of any real size can operate: in the Industrial (IND), General Commercial (GC), and Rural Commercial (R-COM) Land Use Districts, the maximum allowed gross floor area for a Retail Marijuana Facility is 3,000 square feet. 2(A) requires the operator to meet every applicable state requirement, meaning OLCC recreational licensing or OHA medical dispensary registration first, county zoning compliance second.
1 caps the county to one licensee per marijuana business activity, including retail, on the same lot of record, so a single parcel cannot host two competing retail licenses. 2 do not carry over to a grow site or processing facility. All of this applies to the unincorporated county only; a retailer opening inside Hillsboro, Beaverton, Tigard, or another incorporated city in the county needs that city's own marijuana licensing and zoning approval instead.
Violations & Fines
A Retail Marijuana Facility built out beyond the 3,000-square-foot cap in the Industrial, General Commercial, or Rural Commercial district, or sited in a district Section 430-80.2 does not list, does not qualify for county land use approval and cannot legally open in the unincorporated area regardless of its OLCC or OHA license status. Operating without the required entrance and parking lighting standard in Section 430-80.2(C), or hosting a second retail licensee on the same lot of record in violation of Section 430-80.1, exposes the operator to the county's land use enforcement process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Has Washington County opted out of recreational marijuana sales?
Which zoning districts allow a marijuana dispensary in unincorporated Washington County?
Can one property have two dispensaries?
Sources & Official References
Other rules in Washington County
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