Santa Cruz IZO §24.12.1320(5) allows cannabis retail sales in Community Commercial (C-C), Thoroughfare Commercial (C-T), General Industrial (I-G), and IG/PER-2 Districts with an administrative use permit and city license under Ch. 6.91.
Cultivation, distribution, warehousing, and testing labs are limited to General Industrial districts under §24.12.1320(1)–(4). Manufacturing with volatile solvents (Level 2) must be 600+ feet from schools (K–12), day care centers, and youth centers. Cannabis retailers also need a state license (retailer or nonprofit). The city caps retailer licenses; license vacancies trigger notices of availability under §6.91.050. Cannabis Business Tax under Ch. 5.07 applies.
Operating without a city license is a misdemeanor under §6.91.170. Zoning violations under Ch. 24 enforcement.
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