Satellite Beach, FL Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Sec. 30-622
- Zoning
- Only districts specifically authorizing MMTCs
- Dispensing hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. only
- Cross-reference
- Pain-clinic security rule, Sec. 30-621(a)(12)
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 1149, § 4, 11-15-17
Summary
In the City of Satellite Beach, medical marijuana treatment centers and their dispensing facilities may locate only in zoning districts that specifically authorize them under the land development regulations. Community Development reviews each site as a commercial-pharmacy use and caps dispensing hours at 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
(a)Medical marijuana treatment centers and medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facilities are permissible only in those zoning district(s) specifically authorizing same in these land development regulations. ... (c)Interpretation/intent. The siting of, and approval of any development permit(s)/order(s) for, medical marijuana treatment centers and medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facilities shall comply with all requirements and regulations imposed for commercially zoned properties, generally, and pharmacies, specifically. To the extent not otherwise regulated by the Florida law, all such centers and facilities shall comply with subsection 30-621(a)(12) of this Code, regulating pain clinics, and may only dispense medical marijuana or medical marijuana delivery devices between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 30-622 of the Satellite Beach City Code does not create a citywide right to open a dispensary; a medical marijuana treatment center or treatment-center dispensing facility is permissible only where a zoning district specifically authorizes it in the land development regulations, so an applicant must confirm the district first with Community Development before seeking a development order. Once sited, the operation is reviewed against every requirement imposed on commercially zoned properties generally and on pharmacies specifically. The ordinance also folds in the security rule the city already applies to pain-management clinics at Sec.
30-621(a)(12), requiring an inventory of diagnostic equipment, a natural-disaster management plan, and a floor plan showing adequate security to safeguard controlled substances. daily. Any person accepting a development permit or order for a center or facility must also waive claims against, and indemnify, the city, its officials and employees for injuries or damages tied to federal or state prosecution, since marijuana remains a Schedule I drug under state and federal law. The section was adopted by Ord. No. 1149, § 4, on November 15, 2017.
Violations & Fines
The code does not set a marijuana-specific civil fine for a Sec. 30-622 violation. Operating outside an authorized zoning district or outside the 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. dispensing window is enforced through the city's standard code enforcement process before the special magistrate under chapter 2, article VIII, the same track used for other land-development violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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