LAMC Section 104.04 limits commercial cannabis activity to specific zones: retail and microbusiness in CR, C1, C1.5, C2, C4, C5, MR1, and MR2; cultivation, manufacturing, and distribution in M1, M2, M3, MR1, and MR2 industrial zones, with sensitive-use buffers and per-Council-District density caps.
Under LAMC Section 104.04, every commercial cannabis premise must sit in a permitted zone for its license type. Retail (Type 10) and microbusiness (Type 12) require a commercial zone such as C2 or C4. Cultivation (Type 1-5), manufacturing (Type 6, 7, N, P), distribution (Type 11), and testing (Type 8) require an industrial M-zone or qualifying MR overlay. Each Council District has a population-based undue-concentration cap for retail; once reached, no new retail premises licenses are issued in that district. Existing legal nonconforming uses are not grandfathered into new license types.
Operating in a non-permitted zone makes a premises ineligible for licensing. Unlicensed operations face daily fines under LAMC Section 11.00, civil injunction, utility shut-off under LAMC Section 12.27.1, and criminal misdemeanor charges.
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