The following definitions apply to this chapter. Additional definitions related to marijuana businesses are contained in Chapter
314-55 WAC, RCW
69.50.101 and Chapter
69.51A RCW.
means an entity that regularly provides child day care and early learning services for a group of children for periods of less than 24 hours and is licensed by the Washington State Department of Early Learning under Chapter
170-295 WAC.
means a member group of up to four qualifying patients or designated providers who share responsibility for acquiring and supplying the resources needed to produce and process marijuana for medical use by the members and subject to the limitations therein and the municipal codes, as set forth in Chapter
69.51A RCW, as amended by 2SSB 5025 and 2E2SHB 2136.
means a person's true, fixed, primary permanent home and place of habitation and the tax parcel on which it is located. It is the place where the person intends to remain and to which the person expects to return when the person leaves without intending to establish a new domicile elsewhere.
"Elementary school"means a school for early education that provides the first four to eight years of basic education and is recognized by the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
"Game arcade"means an entertainment venue featuring primarily video games, simulators, and/or other amusement devices.
"Library"means an organized collection of resources made accessible to the public for reference or borrowing supported with money derived from taxation.
"Marijuana"means all parts of the plant Cannabis, whether growing or not, with a THC concentration greater than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin. The term does not include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, or any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination.
"Marijuana retail business"means an establishment engaged in selling marijuana to people for their personal or household use. It does not include businesses that produce or process marijuana and do not sell it directly for personal or household use.
"Playground"means a public outdoor recreation area for children, usually equipped with swings, slides, or other playground equipment, owned and/or managed by a city, county, state, or federal government.
"Public park"means an area of land for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and/or recreation, such as a baseball diamond or basketball court, owned and/or managed by a city, county, state, federal government, or metropolitan park district and does not include parcels that are primarily comprised of a trail or trails.
"Public transit center"means a facility located outside of the public right-of-way that is owned and managed by a transit agency or city, county, state, or federal government for the express purpose of staging people and vehicles where several bus or other transit routes converge.
"Recreation center or facility"means a supervised center that provides a broad range of activities and events intended primarily for use by persons under 21 years of age, owned and/or managed by a charitable nonprofit organization, city, county, state, or federal government.
"Residence"means a building, dwelling unit or property where one or more persons may live or maintain an abode, and is commonly referred to as the place one lives.
"Secondary school"means a high school and/or middle school, i.e., a school that is recognized by the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction for the education of students, typically children, in grades seven to 12 who have completed their primary education.
(Ord. 2686 § 2, 2016)