Broken Arrow, OK Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Dispensary buffer
- 1,000-ft buffer from other dispensaries
- School buffer
- 1,000-ft buffer from schools, pre-schools
- Child care buffer
- 1,000-ft buffer from licensed child care
- Drive-throughs
- Drive-through windows prohibited
- Source ordinance
- From Ord. No. 3877 (2025)
Summary
Broken Arrow's Zoning Ordinance sets a 1,000-foot buffer around marijuana dispensaries from schools, child care facilities, and other dispensaries, and bans drive-throughs.
K.Marijuana, retail sale.1.Location requirements. As defined by the State of Oklahoma, a marijuana dispensary license shall not be granted to any applicant where the proposed location would be located within 1,000 feet from:a.Any other licensed marijuana dispensary. The distance specified shall be measured from any entrance of a current facility to the nearest entrance to nearest leased or owned marijuana dispensary facility.b.Any public or private school entrance. The distance specified shall be measured from any entrance of the school to the nearest property line point of the dispensary.c.Any pre-school. The distance specified shall be measured from any entrance of any pre-school to the nearest leased or owned marijuana dispensary facility.d.Any State-licensed child care facility. The distance specified shall be measured from any entrance of a State-licensed child care facility to the nearest leased or owned marijuana dispensary facility.2.Prohibitions. Drive-through windows and drive-through lanes are prohibited for marijuana dispensaries.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 43).
Full Breakdown
Broken Arrow's Zoning Ordinance treats 'marijuana, retail sale' as a permitted use only in specific commercial and mixed-use districts, and layers on a 1,000-foot buffer under § 2-3-4.K: no dispensary license issues for a site within 1,000 feet of another licensed dispensary, a public or private school entrance, a pre-school, or a state-licensed child care facility. Drive-through windows and lanes are flatly prohibited for dispensaries. These standards sit in the citywide Zoning Ordinance (Ord. No. 3877, adopted May 20, 2025) rather than the business-licensing chapter, so they control site selection separately from the city's medical marijuana operating permit.
Violations & Fines
Locating or operating a dispensary within a required buffer, or installing a drive-through, means the zoning permit and marijuana dispensary permit are properly denied under the Broken Arrow Zoning Ordinance § 2-3-4.K.
Frequently Asked Questions
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