San Jose enforces a 1,000-foot buffer between cannabis dispensaries (medical marijuana collectives) and schools, parks, libraries, community centers, daycares, and treatment facilities under SJMC Section 20.80.495, exceeding the 600-foot baseline set by California law.
SJMC Section 20.80.495 sets the city's strict 1,000-foot separation between any permitted medical marijuana collective and sensitive uses including K-12 schools, public parks, libraries, community centers, licensed daycares, drug-and-alcohol treatment facilities, and other dispensaries. The state baseline in California Business and Professions Code Section 26054 sets a 600-foot K-12 school minimum, which San Jose exceeds. Distances are measured property line to property line. Pre-existing dispensaries permitted before a sensitive use opens nearby may continue operating under nonconforming use rules, but new applications are denied if any 1,000-foot buffer is breached on the date of application.
Operating within a buffer triggers permit revocation by the Division of Cannabis Regulation, civil penalties under SJMC Title 1 enforcement, and possible state license action by the California Department of Cannabis Control.
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