Salt Lake City, UT Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Zoning status
- Permitted use outside residential zones
- Excluded zones
- All Ch. 21A.24 residential, FB-UN1, FP, MH
- Licenses required
- State Health Dept. + city business license
- Spacing rules
- Set by Utah Code §§ 4-41a-1001, -1206
Summary
Salt Lake City permits medicinal cannabis pharmacies by right in every zoning district except those that are primarily residential, subject to state spacing rules and a required city business license.
A medicinal cannabis pharmacy shall be permitted pursuant to Utah Code Section 4-41a-1105, as amended, in all city zoning districts, except zoning districts that are primarily residential. Residential zones that are primarily residential in Salt Lake City are all zoning districts established in Chapter 21A.24, Residential Districts, as well as the FB-UN1 Form Based Urban Neighborhood District, FP Foothills Protection District, and the MH Mobile Home Park District. In addition to the prohibition of this use in primarily residential districts, a medicinal cannabis pharmacy shall also be subject to the spacing requirements, and the methods of measurement thereof, set forth in Utah Code Sections 4-41a- 1001 and 4-41a-1206.
D. Signs: Signs shall be subject to the dimensional requirements per Sections 26-61a-505 and 4-41a-403, Utah Code, as amended.
E. Conflict of Laws: If any regulation in Title 21A - Zoning, regarding medicinal cannabis is in conflict with Utah Code, the provisions of Utah Code shall prevail. (Ord. 47A-25, 2025: Ord. 4-20, 2020) 21A.36.350: STANDARDS FOR HOMELESS RESOURCE CENTERS:
A. A homeless resource center or homeless shelter may be allowed pursuant to
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 40-26, passed June 16, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Salt Lake City Code § 21A.36.310 makes medicinal cannabis pharmacies a permitted use citywide, pursuant to Utah Code § 4-41a-1105, in all zoning districts except ones that are primarily residential: the Chapter 21A.24 residential districts plus the FB-UN1 Form Based Urban Neighborhood, FP Foothills Protection, and MH Mobile Home Park districts. Operators need both a Utah Department of Health license and a city business license before opening. Spacing between pharmacies runs on Utah Code §§ 4-41a-1001 and 4-41a-1206, and signage follows the dimensional caps in Utah Code §§ 26-61a-505 and 4-41a-403. The section makes clear that if city zoning ever conflicts with state cannabis law, state law wins.
Violations & Fines
Operating a medicinal cannabis pharmacy without both the state Health Department license and a city business license, or siting one in a residential zoning district, violates § 21A.36.310.
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