Sacramento Title 17 zoning code restricts cannabis dispensaries, cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and testing to specific commercial and industrial districts, requiring conditional use permits and compliance with sensitive-use buffers.
Sacramento City Code Title 17 (Planning and Development) defines where each cannabis license type may locate. Storefront retail (dispensaries) is generally allowed in select commercial corridors with a conditional use permit. Indoor cultivation and manufacturing are restricted to industrial zones, while distribution and testing have broader allowances. All uses must satisfy state buffers and city overlay restrictions. The Office of Cannabis Management coordinates with Community Development on conditional use permit review, including parking, security plans, odor control, and neighborhood notice. Sacramento periodically caps the number of storefront dispensary permits citywide as part of council policy.
Operating a cannabis business in a zone where the use is not permitted, or without a conditional use permit, can result in cease-and-desist orders, permit denial, and zoning enforcement penalties.
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