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Sacramento, CA

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Population 524,000 · Sacramento County · Zoning code effective Mar 2026

Verified from Sacramento Municipal Code (Mar 2026)

30

Zones

60

Business types

4

Mixed-use

10

Overlays

Residential zones

RE · Rural estatesR-1 · Single-unitR-1A/R-1B · Single/duplexR-2 · DuplexR-2A/R-2B · Multi-unitR-3/R-3A · Multi-unitR-4 · Multi-unitR-5 · High density

Commercial zones

C-1 · Limited commercialC-2 · General commercialC-3 · Central business districtC-4 · Heavy commercial

Industrial zones

M-1 · Light industrialM-1(S) · Light industrial specialM-2 · Heavy industrialM-2(S) · Heavy industrial specialMIP · Manufacturing-industrial parkMRD · Manufacturing R&DM-T · Industrial-transit

Special districts & overlays

Central City SPDH · Hospital zoneSPX · Sports complexHC · Highway commercialTC · Transportation corridorMultiple Special Planning Districts

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Cannabis snapshot

40-permit cap — 35 operating, 4% tax, consumption lounge pilot

Storefront retail

35/40

Limited

Delivery-only

OPEN

Available

Consumption lounge (pilot)

OPEN

Available

40 storefront retail permit cap. 35 currently operating. CUP required in C-2, C-4, M-1, M-1(S), M-2, M-2(S), M-T, SC zones. 600 ft school buffer (hard prohibition). 600 ft from parks/childcare/churches/cinemas triggers Commission review (not prohibition). 300 ft residential triggers Commission review. Consumption lounge pilot approved Nov 2024. CORE social equity program active.

4% gross receipts (all cannabis businesses) + State 15% excise + ~8.75% sales tax · CUP required (§17.228.920) · Zoning Administrator or Planning Commission depending on proximity to sensitive uses

CUP application + Business Operating Permit + neighborhood responsibility plan

Data from municipal code and CA Dept. of Cannabis Control where applicable. Verify with city planning before proceeding.

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