King County Code Title 21A allows state-licensed cannabis retailers, producers, and processors only in specific commercial, industrial, and rural zones in unincorporated areas. Each city sets its own zoning, and several cities ban retail sales entirely.
After I-502, the King County Council adopted zoning amendments placing cannabis retailers in Community Business and Regional Business zones with conditional use review, and producer-processor operations in Industrial, Forest, and Agricultural zones with size caps. Stores must also satisfy state buffer rules and obtain a Liquor and Cannabis Board license. Cities such as Seattle, Bellevue, and Kirkland adopted their own siting rules; some smaller cities including Federal Way and Covington enacted moratoria or bans. Tribal compacts govern stores on tribal lands.
Operating without proper zoning approval triggers code enforcement notices, daily civil penalties under KCC 23, and possible referral to the LCB for license revocation or suspension.
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