Weber County, UT Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Weber County Land Use Code § 108-7-34
- Eligible zones
- M-1, M-2, A-2, A-3 only
- A-2 zone limit
- Cultivation facility only
- Combined A-2/A-3 cap
- One production establishment at a time
- Minimum lot size
- 20 acres
- Minimum setback
- 100 feet from any lot line
- Last amended
- Ordinance 2020-12, August 11, 2020
Summary
Weber County allows a cannabis production establishment only in the M-1, M-2, A-2, and A-3 zones, per Land Use Code Section 108-7-34. M-1 and M-2 sites are limited to processing since cultivation is barred there, A-2 sites can run only a cultivation facility, and the A-2/A-3 zones combined may hold no more than one production establishment at a time.
In addition to any other site development standard or use regulation, a cannabis production establishment, where allowed by the zone, is governed as follows: The establishment shall sufficiently clean waste gasses or exhaust air so that no cannabis odor or other foul odor is exhausted. In the M-1 and M-2 zones, a cannabis production establishment shall not include cannabis cultivation, as defined by state code. In the A-2 and A-3 zones, the following standards shall apply to the cannabis production establishment: In the A-2 zone, a cannabis production establishment is restricted to only a cultivation facility, as defined by state code. In the A-2 and A-3 zones combined, no more than one cannabis production establishment is allowed to be in operation at any one time. The minimum lot area required is 20 acres. The minimum setback from any lot line is 100 feet.
Full Breakdown
Section 108-7-34 is Weber County's only land-use provision naming cannabis businesses, and it governs what the code calls a cannabis production establishment, the cultivation and processing operations licensed under Utah's medical cannabis program, not a retail pharmacy storefront; the county's code contains no separate dispensary or retail-cannabis zoning section. The establishment is only lawful where allowed by the zone, and the standards split by zone: in the M-1 and M-2 manufacturing zones, a production establishment cannot include cultivation, limiting those sites to processing-only operations, while the A-2 agricultural zone restricts a production establishment to a cultivation facility exclusively.
Across the A-2 and A-3 zones combined, the county caps operation to one cannabis production establishment at a time, and any qualifying site needs a minimum 20-acre lot with at least a 100-foot setback from every lot line. Every facility must scrub its waste gases and exhaust air so no cannabis or other foul odor escapes the property, and it has to sit on a lot with street access meeting the county's current street standards. Outdoor cultivation is flatly prohibited regardless of zone. The architectural, landscape, and screening design standards of Title 108, Chapter 2 also apply on top of these use-specific rules. The section was last amended by Ordinance 2020-12 on August 11, 2020.
Violations & Fines
The Land Use Code sets no cannabis-specific fine, so operating a production establishment outside the M-1, M-2, A-2, or A-3 zones, or without meeting the lot size, setback, or odor-control standards, is enforced as a general zoning violation under Section 1-1-7: a class B misdemeanor with up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months imprisonment, or both, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
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