Ohio law and Cleveland zoning require cannabis dispensaries and cultivators to maintain buffer distances from schools, churches, libraries, parks, and playgrounds, generally 500 feet under state rules with city overlay restrictions.
Ohio Revised Code §3796.30 and Ohio Administrative Code Division of Cannabis Control rules require licensed adult-use and medical cannabis dispensaries to be at least 500 feet from the property line of any school, church, public library, public playground, or public park. Cleveland Title 7 Zoning Code and Chapter 678 add city-level overlay rules and concentration limits in commercial districts. The buffer is measured property-line to property-line. Pre-existing protected uses moving in after a dispensary opens generally do not retroactively force closure, but dispensary relocation triggers fresh compliance review by the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control (DCC).
Operating a dispensary inside a buffer, failing to disclose nearby protected uses, or relocating without DCC re-approval can trigger license revocation and zoning enforcement.
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