Cannabis Regulations in Davis, CA (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Davis, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Davis bans cannabis retailers from every residential zoning district and caps storefront retailers citywide at five for the first eighteen months after Ordinance No. 2514 took effect. Any retailer needs a conditional use permit and city council approval on top of zoning clearance.
Davis Cannabis Retailer Zoning Rules
Significant RestrictionsDavis Municipal Code § 40.26B.080(a), (c)(2)
Cannabis retailers are prohibited in the following zoning districts: (1) Residential One-Family (R-1). (2) Residential One-and Two-Family (R-2). ... (8) All planned development districts with residential uses of a similar nature. ... Cannabis retailers shall be limited to a total of no more than five in the city for the first eighteen months following the effective date of Ordinance No. 2514. T...
Buffer Zones
Davis requires cannabis retailers to stay at least 600 feet from any public park or K-12 school, measured property line to property line, unless the city council specifically finds no threat to public safety or nearby minors.
Davis Cannabis Retailer Buffer Distance
Some RestrictionsDavis Municipal Code § 40.26B.080(c)(1)
Cannabis retailers shall not locate or establish within six hundred feet, measured from the nearest property lines of each affected parcel, of any public park or any school providing K-12 education, unless the city council finds that the proposed site will not pose a threat to the public health, safety and welfare of the surrounding properties and any minors that may be present at a public park...
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