Queen Creek, AZ Cannabis Regulations: Buffer Zones (2026)

D sets the buffer grid that any medical marijuana dispensary, offsite cultivation location, caregiver cultivation site or infusion facility must clear before the Town will issue a Conditional Use Permit. Three separate 1,500-foot buffers apply at once. First, no such use can sit within 1,500 feet of another medical marijuana dispensary, offsite cultivation location, caregiver cultivation site or infusion facility, which is the mechanism that spreads operations across Queen Creek rather than letting them cluster. Second, the same 1,500 feet is required from a named list of "Sensitive Uses": a school, public library, public or private recreation center, park, religious institution, massage establishment, group care home, sexually oriented business, teen club or registered pharmacy.

Third, a 1,500-foot buffer also runs from the boundary of any residential zoning district and from the property line of any lot devoted to residential use, regardless of the zone it sits in. 2 fixes how all three are measured: the shortest horizontal line between the property lines of the two properties involved, specifically excluding any public right-of-way that is adjacent to and connects the recorded lot lines. 11 conditional use process.