Dade City, FL Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)

Table 4.1-2, the Table of Allowed Uses, puts the Medical Marijuana Treatment Center on its own row in the business uses block, between Laundromat and Pharmacy. The row carries a P under CG, an A under PD-COMM and an A under PD-EC. Every other cell is blank. That makes the use prohibited in the Open Use Agriculture district, all seven residential districts (RS-CE, RC-E, RS1, RS2, RS3, RG1, RG2), CN, CH, ILW, IH, CBD, RIO, PD-R, PD-TND and PD-CS.

Section 4.1.1(B) defines P as allowed by right, subject to Article 5 dimensional standards, Article 6 development standards and Article 7 subdivision standards. No C appears on the row, so the Conditional Use Permit procedure in Section 2.4.4 does not apply. The last column of the row also has no Section 4.3.4 reference, unlike Laundromat (4.3.4(G)(5)) and Financial institution (4.3.4(G)(4)), so Dade City adopts no separate spacing or design standard for this use type in the use table.

Article 9 defines the term by pointing to Chapter 381.986, Florida Statutes: a facility regulated by the State of Florida under that statute. Pharmacy is a separate use type on the next row and carries its own entries.

In CG, Table 5.1-3 sets no minimum lot area or width, a 25 foot front yard, no side yard, a 20 foot rear yard, a 60 foot height limit, 100% lot coverage and a 2.0 floor area ratio. Any building permit or change of use needs a Certificate of LDR Compliance from the Community Development Director under Section 2.4.12, which expires if no building permit issues within six months.

The A cells work differently. A PD district is a site-specific amendment to the Official Zoning Map adopted by the City Commission with a PD Master Plan and PD Agreement recorded with the Pasco County Clerk of Court. PD-COMM needs 10 acres and PD-EC needs 25 acres unless the Commission waives the minimum. Ordinance 2026-01, adopted 2-24-2026, is the latest amendment to Section 4.1.2.