Cannabis Regulations in Chelan County, WA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Chelan County, Washington.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Chelan County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Dispensary Zoning

Chelan County has not opted out of cannabis; it channels licensed producers, processors and retailers into specific unincorporated zones. Indoor cannabis production and processing are allowed only in Rural Industrial, Commercial Agricultural Lands, and Rural Residential/Resource 10 and 20 zones, each requiring a conditional use permit. Outdoor production is confined to the RR20 zone alone, also by conditional use permit. Inside the Peshastin and Manson growth areas, cannabis businesses instead follow the applicable city's own municipal code.

Chelan County Cannabis Zoning and Location Rules

Significant Restrictions

Chelan County Code § 11.100.040(3)(A), (4)(A)

Indoor cannabis producers and/or processors shall only be allowed in the rural industrial (RI), commercial agricultural lands (AC), rural residential/resource 20 (RR20) and rural residential/resource 10 (RR10) zones defined and identified in Title 11, subject to conditional use approval, and meeting the production/processing buffers identified in this section. ... Outdoor cannabis production (a...

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Buffer Zones

In unincorporated Chelan County, no state-licensed cannabis producer, processor or retailer may locate within 1,000 feet of any elementary or secondary school, playground, recreation center, child care center, public park, public transit center, library, or game arcade not restricted to adults 21 and over. Outdoor cannabis production carries a separate 1,500-foot buffer from the nearest property line not owned by the licensee. The Department of Community Development enforces both distances under Chelan County Code Section 11.100.040, measuring the shortest straight-line distance between property lines.

Chelan County Cannabis Buffer Zones from Schools

Some Restrictions

Chelan County Code § 11.100.040(1)(D), (4)(B)(i)

No cannabis licensees (producer, processor or retail) shall be located within one thousand feet of the perimeter of the grounds of any elementary or secondary school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, public park, public transit center, or library, or any game arcade (where admission is not restricted to persons aged twenty-one years or older). The distance shall be ...

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