Sangamon County, IL Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Opt-out status
- Never opted out
- Districts (most types)
- I-1, I-2 only
- Dispensaries
- Also B-2, B-3
- Approval needed
- ZBA hearing + county board vote
Summary
Sangamon County never opted out of cannabis businesses: all six license types are allowed in the unincorporated area, but only as conditional permitted uses confined to the I-1 and I-2 industrial districts.
Conditional permitted uses in the I-1 district are:
Adult-use cannabis craft growers
Adult-use cannabis cultivation centers
Adult-use cannabis dispensing organizations
Adult-use cannabis infuser organizations
Adult-use cannabis processing organizations
Adult-use cannabis transporting organizations
Airports, private and commercial including heliports and other aircraft land fields, runways, flight strips and flying schools, together with hangars, terminal buildings and other auxiliary buildings
Battery Energy Storage Systems (see Chapter 17.35 for additional regulations)
Compost facilities, general
Compost facilities, landscape waste
Concrete batch plants
Data Centers (see Chapter 17.39 for additional regulations)
Electric generating stations
Garages for storage, repair and servicing of motor vehicles including body shops and spray painting
(Res. 12, January 14, 2020; Res. 5, November 14, 2017; Res. 7 §3, November 19, 1991; Res. 15 (part), December 3, 1990; Res. 1-1 §5(J) (part), November 16, 1982)
HISTORY Amended by Res. Res 5-1 on 4/11/2022 Amended by Res. Res 11-1 on 5/9/2023 Amended by Res. Res 4-1 on 7/8/2025
Full Breakdown
Section 5.32.020 confirms the county allows Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensing, Infuser, Processing, Craft Grower, Cultivation Center and Transporting organizations in unincorporated Sangamon County, no opt-out ordinance exists. Zoning classifies craft growers, cultivation centers, infusers, processors and transporters as conditional permitted uses only in the I-1 Restricted Industrial and I-2 General Industrial districts. Dispensaries get wider siting, additionally allowed in B-2 and B-3. Every cannabis business needs a zoning board of appeals hearing and county board vote before it can open, and this rule reaches only unincorporated land, not Springfield, Chatham or the county's other municipalities, which zone separately.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the required conditional-use approval is a petty offense under § 17.78.010, fined $25–$500 per day the violation continues, enforced by the state's attorney.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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