Arlington Heights, IL Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing zoning section
- § 28-6.18, Chapter 28
- Permitted zoning districts
- B-2 and B-3 only
- Village-wide license cap
- 3 licenses (§ 9-109)
- Max dispensaries per band
- 1 within each of 3 defined bands
- Parking requirement
- 1 space per 200 sq ft floor area
- License void if inactive
- 3 consecutive months closed
Summary
Arlington Heights limits adult-use cannabis dispensaries to the B-2 and B-3 business districts and caps the Village at one dispensary within each of three geographic bands under Zoning Section 28-6.18. A separate business-licensing rule, Section 9-109, tops the citywide total at three cannabis dispensary licenses in force at any time.
6.18Location Restrictions for Adult Use Cannabis Dispensaries. Not more than one adult use cannabis dispensary may be located at any time within each of the following areas of the Village: a.Between the northern boundary of the Village to the north and Hintz Road to the south; b.Between Hintz Road to the north and Central Road to the south; and c.Between White Oak Street the north and the southern boundary of the Village to the south.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 3 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
18, titled Location Restrictions for Adult Use Cannabis Dispensaries, divides the Village into three bands and allows no more than one dispensary in each: the area between the Village's northern boundary and Hintz Road, the area between Hintz Road and Central Road, and the area between White Oak Street and the Village's southern boundary. 1-18 for the location rule; the use is not listed as permitted or special in any other district, including B-1, B-4, B-5, Industrial, Office Transitional or Manufacturing. Section 28-10's off-street parking schedule additionally requires one parking space for each 200 square feet of dispensary floor area.
Business-license Section 9-109 layers a citywide cap on top of the zoning limits: no more than three adult-use cannabis dispensary business licenses may be issued at any time, and an applicant must first show proof of conditional or final State of Illinois cannabis retailer licensure. A licensed dispensary that fails to open within six months of licensure has its license voided absent a Village Board extension, and a license is voided again if an operating dispensary goes inactive, meaning closed to retail sales, for three consecutive months.
Violations & Fines
Section 9-109 makes noncompliance a licensing failure rather than a fine: the Village will not issue a license without proof of State cannabis retailer licensure, and any license issued is deemed null and void if the dispensary does not commence operation within six months or goes inactive for three consecutive months, subject only to a discretionary Village Board extension.
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