Reno requires cannabis retail establishments to maintain minimum separation distances from schools, daycare centers, parks, and community facilities under state-mandated buffer rules and Reno zoning code Title 18.
Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 678B and Reno Title 18 require cannabis retail stores to be located at least 1,000 feet from schools and 300 feet from community facilities, daycares, and public parks. Distances are measured property line to property line. Reno enforces additional spacing between dispensaries themselves. Owners must verify buffer compliance during the special use permit process. New schools or parks opening near an existing dispensary do not retroactively force closure, but buffer rules block new locations.
Operating a cannabis retail location inside a protected buffer zone results in license denial, special use permit revocation, and state Cannabis Compliance Board enforcement actions including fines.
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