Bolingbrook, IL Cannabis Regulations: Buffer Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Cultivation/craft grower spacing
- 1,500 ft from each other
- School buffer
- 500 ft from preexisting school, all types
- Dispensary spacing
- 1,500 ft from another dispensary
- Cultivation center canopy cap
- 210,000 sq ft flowering stage
- Craft grower canopy cap
- 5,000 sq ft flowering stage
- Dispensary drive-through
- Not permitted
Summary
Bolingbrook's zoning ordinance sets hard spacing rules for cannabis operators: cultivation centers and craft growers must stay 1,500 feet apart, dispensaries must stay 1,500 feet from each other, and every cannabis business type must sit 500 feet from a preexisting school.
f.Cannabis cultivation centers.1.May not be located within 1,500 feet of a cannabis craft grower or existing cannabis cultivation center.2.May not be located within 500 feet of the property line of a lot occupied by a preexisting school.3.The facility may not contain more than 210,000 square feet of canopy space for plants in the flowering stage.g.Cannabis craft growers.1.May not be located within 1,500 feet of a cannabis craft grower or existing cannabis cultivation center.2.May not be located within 500 feet of the property line of a lot occupied by a preexisting school.3.The facility may contain no more than 5,000 square feet of canopy space for plants in the flowering stage.h.Cannabis dispensaries.1.May not be located within 1,500 feet of another existing cannabis dispensary.2.May not be located within 500 feet of the property line of a lot occupied by a preexisting school.3.The facility may not have a drive-through service.i.Cannabis infusers, processors, transporters. May not be located within 500 feet of the property line of a lot occupied by a preexisting school.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 54-610(10)(f) through (i) lays out separate buffers by license type. Cannabis cultivation centers may not locate within 1,500 feet of a cannabis craft grower or another existing cultivation center, nor within 500 feet of the property line of a lot occupied by a preexisting school, and are capped at 210,000 square feet of flowering-stage canopy space. Cannabis craft growers face the identical 1,500-foot and 500-foot buffers but are capped at 5,000 square feet of canopy. Cannabis dispensaries must stay 1,500 feet from another existing dispensary and 500 feet from a preexisting school, and are barred from operating a drive-through window.
Cannabis infusers, processors, and transporters carry only the 500-foot school buffer, with no distance requirement from other cannabis businesses. The 'preexisting' qualifier means the buffer is measured against a school that was already there when the cannabis application is filed, not one built later next to an operating business. These distances sit on top of, not instead of, the general special use permit process in Sec. 54-608 and 54-609, so a site that clears the buffer math still needs Plan Commission review and Village Board approval before it can open. ) gives municipalities to set time, place, and manner rules for cannabis businesses.
Violations & Fines
A proposed site that fails a buffer distance cannot receive a special use permit and the application is denied outright; operating without the required permit and buffer compliance is a zoning violation under Sec. 54-6, carrying a fine of $25.00 to $500.00 per day, with each day of continued operation a separate offense, in addition to any action against the operator's state cannabis license.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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