Alameda, CA Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)

1 governs commercial cannabis land uses citywide. 3(b). Subsection (g), Permitted Locations, starts by barring the use entirely on city-owned or federal land, then lists where each activity may be conditionally permitted notwithstanding Section 30-4 (District Uses and Regulations): cannabis retail in the C-1 Neighborhood Business District, C-C Community Commercial Zone, C-M Commercial Manufacturing District, the AP-AR Alameda Point Adaptive Reuse subdistrict, and the North Park Street Workplace and Gateway subdistricts; cannabis cultivation and industry (manufacturing/distribution) only in C-M and the Alameda Point Enterprise and Adaptive Reuse subdistricts, with industry also reaching the Marina Village office/R&D zones and the North Park Street Maritime Manufacturing District.

Home occupations are expressly barred from commercial cannabis activity under subsection (e). Approved use permits vest for only one year unless construction or the permitted activity actually begins, with a single one-year extension available for good cause under subsection (l), and the City may revoke or modify a permit at any time after a public hearing under subsection (m). Parking, lighting, and building-enclosure standards from Sections 30-7 and elsewhere in the chapter apply on top of the zoning limits.