Titusville, FL Cannabis Regulations: Buffer Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Titusville Code § 28-144.7(c)(2)
- School buffer
- 500 feet from elementary/middle/secondary school
- Override path
- City Council public hearing finding
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 5-2018, § 2, 2-13-18
Summary
Titusville bars a medical marijuana dispensing facility from locating within 500 feet of any elementary, middle or secondary school unless City Council approves the location at a public hearing finding it promotes public health, safety and welfare.
(2)A medical marijuana dispensing facility may not be located within five hundred (500) feet of the real property that comprises a public or private elementary school, middle school or secondary school unless the City Council approves the location at a public hearing at which the City Council determines that the location promotes the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 54 Update 1 | Land Development Regulations: Supplement 19 Update 1 | Technical Manuals: Supplement 10 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Titusville Code of Ordinances Sec. 986 to dispense medical marijuana and delivery devices, and the real property of any public or private elementary, middle or secondary school. The buffer is not absolute: the City Council can approve a closer location, but only at a public hearing and only on a finding that the site promotes the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community. ) and a rule applying all pharmacy regulations and permitting to dispensing facilities. The section, added by Ord. No. 5-2018, Section 2, also requires any operator accepting a development permit to indemnify and hold the City harmless from claims arising out of the facility's operation and confirms that a City permit creates no defense to state or federal criminal liability, since marijuana remains a Schedule I drug under both state and federal law.
Violations & Fines
Locating a dispensing facility within 500 feet of a school property without the required City Council public-hearing approval is a zoning violation enforceable through the City's code compliance and permitting process; the City can deny or revoke the development permit for the facility. Operators also waive claims against the City and must indemnify it for liability arising from the facility's operation, per Sec. 28-144.7(d).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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