Bayonne, NJ Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted zones
- H-C and I-H, east of Route 440
- Retailer license cap
- 2 Class V licenses citywide
- Retailer spacing
- 1,000 feet, entrance to entrance
- Zoning compliance fee
- $50 Letter of Zoning Compliance
- Excluded parcels
- 12 specific I-H blocks/lots carved out
Summary
Bayonne confines every licensed cannabis cultivator, manufacturer, retailer and delivery service to the H-C and I-H zoning districts east of the Route 440 corridor, excludes a long list of specific blocks and lots, caps citywide license counts, and keeps retailers 1,000 feet apart.
Maximum number of Licenses. ... The City may issue a maximum of one Class I license, one Class II license, two Class V licenses, and two Class VI licenses. ... Location. The City of Bayonne hereby permits a Class I Cultivator, Class II Manufacturer, Class V Retailer and Class VI Bayonne-based Delivery Service to operate in the designated H-C (Highway Commercial/Selected Light Industrial District and I-H (Heavy Industrial District) as listed in Chapter 35 of the Revised General Ordinances, Zoning Regulations, Section 5 District Regulations, Subsections 5.13 and 5.17 only provided that the properties are located East of the Route 440 Corridor and excluding the following blocks and lots in the I-H as follows: ... Within the permitted zones in accordance with this chapter, there shall be a minimum of 1,000 feet between cannabis retailers measured from the primary entrance of each location to the next.
Full Breakdown
City Code Chapter 39, added April 20, 2022 by Ord. No. O-22-16 and amended September 21, 2022 by Ord. No. O-22-32, sets both the license structure and the zoning footprint for cannabis businesses. Under § 39-2.b, the City caps municipal licenses at one Class I cultivator, one Class II manufacturer, two Class V retailers, and two Class VI delivery licenses, applying the limits set by N.J.A.C. 17:30-6.8. Section 39-2.c confines Class I, II, V, and VI Bayonne-based operations to the H-C and I-H districts identified in Chapter 35's District Regulations, §§ 35-5.13 and 35-5.17, but only east of the Route 440 corridor, and it carves out a specific list of excluded I-H blocks and lots, including Block 360 Lots 1 and 2 and Block 511 Lots 2 through 6.
A Certificate of Zoning Compliance from the Zoning Officer, defined in § 39-1.3, confirms a proposed site sits in a permitted zone before a $50 Letter of Zoning Compliance fee application proceeds under § 39-2.f.2. Spacing is a separate zoning-adjacent control: § 39-3.e.5 requires a minimum of 1,000 feet between cannabis retailers, measured from each location's primary entrance to the next. After the Review Board recommends a Resolution of Support and the State issues a license, the applicant must still clear Planning Board site plan review under § 39-3.a before opening.
Violations & Fines
Operating a cannabis establishment outside the permitted H-C/I-H zone, on an excluded block or lot, or without both a State and municipal license is prohibited under § 39-3.e.3, which bars any cannabis establishment from operating without both approvals. The general Code penalty in § 1-5.1 applies where Chapter 39 states no specific fine: up to $1,250, 90 days in the county jail, or 90 days of community service, per § 1-5.5's per-day violation rule.
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