Fresno requires commercial cannabis retailers to maintain at least 800-foot buffers from schools, daycare centers, youth centers, and other cannabis retailers under FMC §9-3309 and California Business & Professions Code §26054.
Fresno Municipal Code §9-3309 imposes buffer distances exceeding California's statewide minimums. Cannabis retailers must sit at least 800 feet from public and private K-12 schools, licensed daycare centers, and youth recreation centers, measured property line to property line. Retailers must also sit at least 800 feet from each other to prevent clustering. State law (Bus. & Prof. Code §26054) sets a 600-foot minimum from schools, but local jurisdictions may impose stricter buffers. Fresno's Planning Department verifies compliance during the permit application's mapping review before any council approval.
Permits are denied for non-compliant locations. Operating after permit denial or buffer breach triggers enforcement under FMC §9-3329 with fines up to $1,000 per day and closure orders.
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