Hoover, AL Cannabis Regulations: Buffer Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Buffer distance
- 1,000 feet
- Protected uses
- schools, churches, parks, day cares
- Also buffered from
- liquor stores, other hemp stores
- Measured
- property line to property line
Summary
A Hoover consumable hemp store must sit at least 1,000 feet from schools, churches, parks, playgrounds, child care facilities and single-family districts, and 1,000 feet from any liquor store or other hemp store.
Retail businesses engaged in the sale of consumable hemp products as a primary use shall: B. Not be located within 1,000 feet of religious institutions, schools, single family residential districts, kindergartens or child care facilities, public or private parks or public playgrounds C. Not be located within 1,000 feet of a business licensed to sell liquor for off-premise consumption or another consumable hemp store.
Full Breakdown
Section 10.14.01.B-D of the Zoning Ordinance bars a primary-use consumable hemp store from locating within 1,000 feet of religious institutions, schools, single-family residential districts, kindergartens or child care facilities, and public or private parks or playgrounds. A second 1,000-foot buffer under Section 10.14.01.C keeps hemp stores away from businesses licensed for off-premise liquor sales and from each other. Distance is measured from the closest point of the hemp store to the nearest point on the property line of the protected use.
Violations & Fines
A consumable hemp store sited inside any of the 1,000-foot buffers can't be approved unless it qualifies for legally nonconforming status as a business already operating before the Ordinance's effective date.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is the 1,000-foot hemp store buffer measured in Hoover?
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Sources & Official References
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