Cannabis Regulations in Aurora, IL (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Aurora, Illinois, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Aurora, Illinois caps adult-use cannabis dispensaries at four citywide, each needing a conditional use permit and a 750-foot school buffer, per City Code § 49-104.3.
Aurora IL Cannabis Dispensary Zoning
Significant RestrictionsAurora Code of Ordinances § 49-104.3 (Cannabis Dispensing Facilities)
On or after January 1, 2020, no more than four (4) adult use cannabis dispensary conditional uses, may be established within the corporate limits... Facilities shall not be located within seven hundred and fifty feet (750'), measured from property line to property line, of a grade school, middle school, alternative school, or high school.
Buffer Zones
Cannabis dispensaries in Aurora must sit at least 750 feet from any school and 1.5 miles from another dispensary, and are permitted only in the B-B Business-Boulevard zoning district.
Aurora IL Cannabis Dispensary Buffer Zones
Significant RestrictionsAurora Code of Ordinances § 49-108.6(d)(5)a
The Cannabis Dispensing Facility is not located within one and one half (1 1/2) miles of a pre-existing cannabis dispensing facility within the City's corporate limits... The Cannabis Dispensing Facility is not located within seven hundred and fifty (750) feet of a grade school, middle school, alternative school or high school existing at the time the permitted use authorized by this subsection...
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