Redding, CA Cannabis Regulations: Buffer Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- General buffer
- 600 feet from schools, parks, libraries
- Retailer buffer
- 1,000 feet for cannabis retailers
- Measurement method
- Property line to property line
- Protected uses
- K-12 schools, parks, libraries, youth facilities
- Verified at
- License application stage, § 6.12.080(D)(20)
- Governing section
- RMC § 6.12.350
Summary
Redding bars cannabis businesses from locating within six hundred feet of a K-12 school, public park, public library, or youth-oriented facility, and pushes that buffer out to one thousand feet specifically for cannabis retailers under Municipal Code Section 6.12.350. Distances run property line to property line, not from doorway to doorway.
6.12.350 - Cannabis business distance requirements. A.Except as otherwise provided in this section, no cannabis business shall be located within six hundred feet of a school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grade one through twelve, inclusive, public park, public library or youth-oriented facility.B.Notwithstanding Subsection A, no cannabis retailer shall be located within one thousand feet of a school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grade one through twelve, inclusive, public park, public library or youth-oriented facility.C.Distances shall be measured from the property line of a parcel where the cannabis business is located to the nearest property line that is occupied by a school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grade one through twelve, inclusive, public park, public library or youth-oriented facility.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 48).
Full Breakdown
350 of the Redding Municipal Code sets two separate buffer distances for cannabis businesses. 350(A)). 350(B)). 350(C)). 080(D)(20)). A site that fails the buffer distance cannot be licensed regardless of its zoning designation, and city staff verify the measurement as part of application review before any license is issued. 320.
Violations & Fines
A cannabis business sited inside a required buffer is operating without a valid, conforming license, which Chapter 6.12 treats as unlawful and a public nuisance subject to the city's inspection and enforcement authority under Section 6.12.320. City staff verify buffer compliance during licensing review under Section 6.12.080(D)(20), and a location that fails the distance test cannot be licensed regardless of its zoning.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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