Bellflower, CA Cannabis Regulations: Buffer Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- School buffer
- 600 feet
- Park/daycare/church buffer
- 300 feet
- Other cannabis business buffer
- 1,000 feet (500 ft if enclosed)
- Renewal exception
- if sensitive use arrived later
Summary
Bellflower bars cannabis business permits within 600 feet of schools, 300 feet of parks, daycares, youth centers, and religious facilities, and 1,000 feet of another operating cannabis business, with narrow renewal exceptions.
It is unlawful for a cannabis business permit to be issued for a cannabis-related business located on a parcel that is:
A. Within 600 feet of any other parcel containing a school. For purposes of this section, "school" includes a pre-school, transitional kindergarten, K-12 school, whether public or private.
B. Within 300 feet of any other parcel containing a religious facility; park (except those designated as primarily a pedestrian walkway rather than for recreational purposes); State- or County-licensed child daycare facility; youth center; or licensed drug or alcohol rehabilitation facility.
C. Except as otherwise provided, within 1,000 feet of any other parcel upon which a cannabis business is operating.
D. A cannabis business permit may be renewed for a cannabis-related business located on a parcel that is within the distance limitations in this section if:
1. The sensitive use located to the area after the subject cannabis business permit was first issued;
2. The subject cannabis business permit has not lapsed for any period of time; and 3. The cannabis-related business was in continuous operation.
E. Nothing in this section establishes a distance requirement for cannabis businesses located within the C-G zone that may be in the vicinity of residential uses.
F.
Full Breakdown
Section 14.08.020 of the Bellflower Municipal Code sets the siting buffers every cannabis business permit must clear. No permit may issue for a parcel within 600 feet of any parcel containing a school (including preschools and K-12), within 300 feet of a religious facility, park, State- or County-licensed child daycare, youth center, or licensed drug/alcohol rehabilitation facility, or, with limited exceptions, within 1,000 feet of another operating cannabis business. A permit can still be renewed if a sensitive use moved in after the permit issued and the business has operated continuously. Enclosed cultivation or manufacturing sites may locate as close as 500 feet from another cannabis business if the City Council makes specific findings.
Violations & Fines
Issuing or operating under a cannabis business permit inside a prohibited buffer distance violates § 14.08.020 and can block, void, or bar renewal of the permit.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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