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Lehi, UT Cannabis Regulations: Buffer Zones (2026)

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

School/park buffer
1,000 ft
Residential zone buffer
600 ft
Cultivation area cap
100,000 sq ft, fenced
Pharmacy hours
8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Pharmacy density cap
1 per 50,000 residents

Summary

Lehi keeps cannabis cultivation, production and medical pharmacy businesses well away from where people gather. Development Code Section 12.130.M.3 bars any cannabis-related business within 1,000 feet of a school, licensed child-care facility, church, library, playground or park, and within 600 feet of any residential zoning district.

3. Regulations for all cannabis related businesses including cultivation, production, and pharmacy distribution. (a) No cannabis related business may locate within 1,000 feet of a community location including: public or private schools, a licensed child-care facility or preschool, a church, public library, a public playground or public park. (b) No cannabis related business may locate in or within 600 feet of a residential zoning district including: RA-1, R-1-22, R-1-15, R1-12, R-1-10,R-1-8, R-Flex, R-2, R-2.5, R3, and PC. (i) The 600- and 1,000-feet requirements shall be measured from the nearest entrance to the cannabis business by following the shortest route of ordinary pedestrian travel to the property boundary of the community location or border of the residential zone. (c) All cannabis related businesses must comply with all other related State Code and must show a State License prior to applying.

Full Breakdown

B. 1002, and to keep cultivation, production and pharmacy distribution away from sensitive uses while still allowing them to locate in the city. 5, R-3 and the Planned Community zone. Both distances are measured the practical way, from the business's nearest entrance along the shortest route of ordinary pedestrian travel to the boundary of the protected use or residential zone, not as the crow flies. Every cannabis business must also hold a State license before applying to the city and comply with all other state cannabis statutes.

, cannot have outdoor seating or visible bars, chains or other security devices, and is capped citywide at one pharmacy for every 50,000 residents, rounding down, so Lehi's roughly 90,000 residents currently support one pharmacy.

Violations & Fines

Operating a cannabis cultivation, production or pharmacy site inside either buffer, without a current State license, or a pharmacy outside its 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. window is a Development Code violation. Section 34.010.D makes noncompliance a class C misdemeanor, with each ten-day period of continued violation charged as a separate offense until the Zoning Administrator confirms the business is brought into compliance.

Frequently Asked Questions

How far must a cannabis pharmacy be from a school in Lehi?
At least 1,000 feet, measured from the pharmacy's nearest entrance along the shortest pedestrian route to the school's property boundary, under Development Code Section 12.130.M.3(a). The same 1,000-foot buffer applies to child-care facilities, churches, libraries, playgrounds and parks.
Can a cannabis business locate near a residential neighborhood?
No closer than 600 feet from any residential zoning district, including RA-1, R-1-22 and every numbered R-1, R-2 and R-3 district, plus the Planned Community zone, per Section 12.130.M.3(b).
How many medical cannabis pharmacies can Lehi have?
One for every 50,000 residents, rounded down, so it takes 100,000 residents to support a second location under Section 12.130.M.5(e). At Lehi's current population that caps the city at one licensed pharmacy.
What hours can a Lehi cannabis pharmacy operate?
Between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. only, per Section 12.130.M.5(b), and the pharmacy cannot offer outdoor seating or vending or display bars, chains or other visible security devices from the street.

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