Cannabis Regulations in Chula Vista, CA (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Chula Vista, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Chula Vista has not opted out of commercial cannabis. Chapter 5.19 CVMC authorizes a capped number of City Licenses. Non-storefront retailers, distributors, manufacturers, testing laboratories, and cultivators may only operate in I-L limited industrial, I-R research industrial, and I general industrial zones, subject to separate separation and permitting rules.
Chula Vista Cannabis Business Zoning Map
Some RestrictionsCVMC § 5.19.060(C)(1), (D)(1)
C. Non-Storefront Retailers. 1. Allowed Zones. Subject to the separation requirements set forth below, Non-Storefront Retailers shall only be allowed in the following industrial zones: I-L limited industrial; I-R research industrial; I general industrial; and equivalent industrial zones in specific plans or sectional planning area plans that allow industrial uses. ... D. Manufacturers; Distribu...
Buffer Zones
Chula Vista's licensed cannabis Storefront Retailers must clear specific separation distances from sensitive uses: 1,000 feet from any day care center or K-12 school, 600 feet from a treatment facility, youth center, youth-oriented business, or public/private park, and 150 feet from any residential zone. CVMC 5.19.060(B)(3) sets these three buffers, measured by the Development Services Director.
Chula Vista Cannabis Business Buffer Zones
Some RestrictionsCVMC § 5.19.060(B)(3)
3. Separation Requirements. a. Storefront Retailers shall not locate within 1,000 feet of any Day Care Center or any public or private school providing instruction for kindergarten or any grades one through 12. b. Storefront Retailers shall not locate within 600 feet of any Treatment Facility, Youth Center, Youth-Oriented Business, Public Park, or Private Park. c. Storefront Retailers shall not...
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