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Council discussion Tuesday centered on whether the production facility qualified for agriculture zoning if it had a commercial component and how it would be assessed for tax purposes.
Coun. Charles McLean asked whether commercial zoning applied if the marijuana growers were going to process the crop on site. Steve Salmons, director of community and development services, said it would not be unlike a milling operation for grain.
“If they mill their own grain it’s value added, but they can’t take grain from anywhere else,” Salmons said. The property would be taxed at the agriculture rate, staff said.
Salmons said growing marijuana was a legitimate crop much like a greenhouse operation. Security at the facility will be tighter than what is found at a maximum security prison, he said.
Council discussion Tuesday centered on whether the production facility qualified for agriculture zoning if it had a commercial component and how it would be assessed for tax purposes.
Coun. Charles McLean asked whether commercial zoning applied if the marijuana growers were going to process the crop on site. Steve Salmons, director of community and development services, said it would not be unlike a milling operation for grain.
“If they mill their own grain it’s value added, but they can’t take grain from anywhere else,” Salmons said. The property would be taxed at the agriculture rate, staff said.
Salmons said growing marijuana was a legitimate crop much like a greenhouse operation. Security at the facility will be tighter than what is found at a maximum security prison, he said.
