Showing ordinances that apply to Lockeford, CA
Lockeford is an unincorporated community (population 3,333) in San Joaquin County, California. Because Lockeford is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, San Joaquin County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The dispensary zoning rules below are the ones that govern your area.
San Joaquin County allows a limited number of commercial cannabis businesses (cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, testing) in unincorporated areas with a Cannabis Business Permit and zoning Use Permit. Retail storefront dispensaries are prohibited in unincorporated county. Cities set their own retail rules — Stockton, Lodi, and others license retailers separately.
Following Proposition 64 and MAUCRSA (Business & Professions Code §26000+), San Joaquin County adopted a Cannabis Regulatory Ordinance that permits specified commercial cannabis license types — indoor and mixed-light cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and testing labs — in designated industrial and agricultural zones with a Cannabis Business Permit issued by the County plus a state license from the Department of Cannabis Control. Retail storefront dispensaries and consumption lounges are NOT permitted in unincorporated San Joaquin County — the ordinance bans retail in all unincorporated zones. Buffer requirements apply to permitted commercial operations: typically 600 feet from K–12 schools, daycares, youth centers, and 1,000 feet from residences in the industrial zones. Operators must provide 24-hour video surveillance, alarm systems, commercial-grade safes, odor control, and track-and-trace compliance via METRC. Annual inspections by the Sheriff's Office and Department of Cannabis Control are mandatory. Within the county, Stockton allows regulated retail (limited number of storefronts under its Cannabis Retail Ordinance), Lodi has largely prohibited commercial cannabis, Manteca allows delivery-only, and Tracy permits limited retail. Delivery from out-of-county licensed retailers to private residences in unincorporated areas is allowed under state law regardless of local retail bans (B&P §26090(e)).
Unlicensed commercial operation: closure + $5,000–$30,000 daily fines (B&P §26038) + state criminal charges for sale. Buffer violations: permit denial/revocation. Sale to minors: license forfeiture + criminal charges HSC §11361.
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