Cannabis Regulations in Costa Mesa, CA (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Costa Mesa, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Costa Mesa bans cannabis manufacturing, distribution, testing and research citywide except in a narrow 'Green Zone' of Manufacturing Park and Planned Development Industrial land north of South Coast Drive and west of Harbor Boulevard, and confines cannabis retail, storefront or delivery-only, to commercial zones, all under a conditional use permit and capped at 35 storefront permits citywide.
Costa Mesa Cannabis Business Zoning Locations
Significant Restrictions§ 13-200.92(a); § 13-200.93(a)-(b)
Cannabis distribution, manufacturing, research and development and testing is prohibited in all zone districts within the city, except for those portions of the manufacturing park (MP) and planned development industrial (PDI) zones that are located both north of South Coast Drive and west of Harbor Boulevard, excluding any portion of the South Coast Collection (the 'Green Zone')... Cannabis ret...
Buffer Zones
A Costa Mesa cannabis retail storefront cannot sit within 1,000 feet of a K-12 school, playground, child daycare, homeless shelter or youth center, or within 250 feet of any residentially zoned property. Section 13-200.93(e) measures every distance in a straight line between property lines, ignoring intervening buildings, and voids a nonconforming location's permit if the use lapses for more than 180 days.
Costa Mesa Cannabis Retail Buffer Distances
Significant Restrictions§ 13-200.93(e)(1)-(2)
No cannabis retail storefront use shall be located within 1,000 feet from a K-12 school, playground, child daycare, homeless shelter, or youth center, that is in operation at the time of submission of a completed cannabis business permit application, or within 250 feet from a property zoned for residential use... All distances referenced in (e)(1) shall be measured in a straight line from the p...
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