Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 9 — Licenses and Business Regulations›Chapter VI — CANNABIS BUSINESS PERMITS
Costa Mesa Municipal Code § 9-494 Conditional use permit required
Costa Mesa Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Costa Mesa
Cite as: Costa Mesa Municipal Code § 9-494 · Text as of 2026-10-04
No cannabis business permit shall be issued, and no person shall conduct a cannabis business unless a conditional use permit has been issued therefore pursuant to the provisions of Title 13, Chapter IX, Article 21 of this Code. Approval of a conditional use permit shall not waive any other requirements of state or local law or regulation, including, but not limited, to the requirement to obtain a building permit, certificate of occupancy, cannabis business permit and/or city business license.
(Ord. No. 16-15, § 4, 11-18-16; Ord. No. 18-04, § 2, 4-3-18; Ord. No. 21-09, § 3, 6-15-21; Ord. No. 2024-04, 5/7/2024)
§ 9-494.5. Maximum cannabis retail storefront cannabis business permits.¶
A maximum of 35 storefront retail cannabis business permits may be issued by the city; provided, however, that the city will only process applications which have passed the pre-application phase as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter. Thereafter, no further storefront retail cannabis business permits for new locations may be issued by the city until the total number of operating licensed storefront retail establishments falls below 10, after which time the city may issue further cannabis business permits not to exceed 10 total active storefront retail cannabis business permits operating at one time.
(Ord. No. 2024-04, 5/7/2024)
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