Millcreek, PA Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)

Millcreek Township regulates medical marijuana in Chapter 145, its Zoning Ordinance. The Code defines a Medical Marijuana Dispensary as a person or entity that holds a permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to dispense medical marijuana, and the definition excludes a health care medical marijuana organization. Section 145-63 sets the use standard: any facility dispensing Medical Marijuana must be legally registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and possess a current valid Medical Marijuana Permit from the Department of Health, and all statutes and regulations from the Commonwealth must be followed.

Location is controlled by the district use lists. A Medical Marijuana Dispensary is listed among the Permitted Uses in six districts: C1 Corridor Commercial (§ 145-18), C2 Regional Commercial (§ 145-19), C3 Interstate Commercial (§ 145-20), MU-1 Neighborhood Mixed Use (§ 145-21), MU-2 Corridor Mixed Use (§ 145-22) and PI Presque Isle Gateway (§ 145-23). A Permitted Use needs no Conditional Use approval from the Board of Supervisors and no Special Exception from the Zoning Hearing Board. The Code lists a dispensary in no other district.

Growing and processing is a separate use. A Medical Marijuana Grower/Processor is a Permitted Use in the I2 Heavy Industrial District (§ 145-25) and is listed among the Uses permitted by Special Exception in the I1 Light Industrial District (§ 145-24), where the Zoning Hearing Board decides. Section 145-64 repeats the same Pennsylvania registration and Department of Health permit condition for growers and processors.

The Chapter 145 off-street parking table sets Medical Marijuana Dispensary at 1 per 300 SF of GFA. A Zoning Permit from the Zoning Officer is required before a change in use or occupancy of a Building, under § 145-107, and fees are set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors under § 145-115.