Kendall County, IL Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed district
- B-3 Highway Business, special use
- Interchange proximity
- within 1,000 feet on B-3 land
- Co-location districts
- M-1, M-2, or B-3 with infuser
- Hours of operation
- 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Opt-out status
- county has not opted out
Summary
Unincorporated Kendall County has not opted out of adult-use cannabis: a dispensing organization is allowed only as a special use in the B-3 Highway Business District, and it may co-locate with an infuser in B-3 or with a craft grower and infuser on M-1 or M-2 industrial land.
The following uses may be allowed in the B-3 district by special use permit, in accordance with the provisions of Article II of this chapter: (1)Adult-use cannabis dispensing organization, subject to the following conditions:a.The facility may not be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of the property line of a preexisting public or private nursery school, preschool, primary or secondary school, day care center, day care home or residential care home. ... f.On properties zoned M-1 Limited Manufacturing District or M-2 Heavy Industrial District, adult-use cannabis dispensing organizations may co-locate with adult-use craft growers and adult-use cannabis infuser organizations, or both. ... h.On properties zoned B-3 Highway Business District, this use shall be within one thousand (1,000) feet of an interchange of an interstate highway and a County or State highway.
Full Breakdown
Kendall County Code Section 36-749 lists an adult-use cannabis dispensing organization among the special uses permitted in the B-3 Highway Business District, the zone reserved for major retail and service establishments serving highway traffic. Approval runs through the special use process in Article II, before the PBZ Committee and County Board, not as a right. On B-3 land the dispensary must sit within 1,000 feet of an interchange of an interstate highway and a County or State highway, keeping the use tied to highway-oriented commercial nodes rather than scattered through the district.
The code allows two co-location paths: on M-1 Limited Manufacturing or M-2 Heavy Industrial land, a dispensing organization may share space with an adult-use craft grower and an infuser organization, and on B-3 land it may co-locate only with an infuser organization; in either co-location, the usual floor-area split does not apply but the tenant space must be devoted solely to the co-located cannabis uses. m. Kendall County's code contains no opt-out or prohibition clause for adult-use cannabis businesses; it regulates them through these district and special-use conditions instead.
Violations & Fines
Operating a dispensing organization outside an approved special use permit, outside the B-3 district, or outside the granted co-location terms is a zoning violation enforced under Kendall County Code Section 36-3; the County Sheriff's Office may access security records on request and the special use permit can be conditioned or revoked for noncompliance with the Section 36-749 conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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