San Francisco Planning Code § 190 Conversion of Medical

(a) An establishment may convert from a Medical Cannabis Dispensary Use to a Cannabis Retail Use by obtaining a building permit authorizing the change of Use, if the establishment:

(1) Holds a valid permit from the Office of Cannabis to operate as a Storefront Cannabis Retailer, as defined in Section 1602 of the Police Code, issued on or before January 1, 2025; and

(2) Submitted a complete application to the Planning Department to convert to a Cannabis Retail Use on or before December 31, 2024.

(b) An application for a change of use submitted by an eligible establishment under subsection (a) of this Section 190 is subject to all Planning Code requirements except:

(1) Any requirement to obtain a Conditional Use Authorization for Cannabis Retail Uses in the zoning district in which it is located;

(2) Locational restrictions for Cannabis Retail set forth in Section 202.2(a);

(3) The requirements of Section 311; and

(4) Any Mandatory Discretionary Review and public-initiated discretionary review; provided however, that the Planning Commission or Planning Department staff may initiate discretionary review.

(c) Applications for a change of use from a Medical Cannabis Dispensary Use to a Cannabis Retail Use not covered by subsection (a) of this Section 190 shall be subject to the zoning controls for the district in which the Medical Cannabis Dispensary is located.

(d) This Section 190 shall expire by operation of law on December 31, 2026. Upon its expiration, the City Attorney is authorized to cause this Section 190 to be removed from the Planning Code.

(Added by Ord. 218-25, File No. 250809, App. 11/21/2025, Eff. 12/22/2025)

(Former Sec. 191 added by Ord. 229-17, File No. 171041, App. 12/6/2017, Eff. 1/5/2018; amended by Ord. 16-19, File No. 181061, App. 2/8/2019, Eff. 3/11/2019; Ord. 63-20, File No. 200077, App. 4/24/2020, Eff. 5/25/2020; Ord. 4-21, File No. 201261, App. 1/15/2021, Eff. 2/15/2021, Retro. 1/1/2021; Ord. 198-21, File No. 210865, App. 11/5/2021, Eff. 12/6/2021; Ord. 234-21, File No. 210452, App. 12/22/2021, Eff. 1/22/2022; Ord. 249-22, File No. 220542, App. 12/16/2022, Eff. 1/16/2023; Ord. 68-24, File No. 240070, App. 4/4/2024, Eff. 5/5/2024, Retro. 1/1/2024; Expired 12/31/2024)