Attachment 3
Retail Cannabis Jurisdiction Comparison Table
Jurisdiction Permitting / Application Location Criteria Number of Uses Equity Program
Tax rates/revenue
Belmont Pre-screening
Rezoning to overlay district
& CUP (City Council
Approval)
Cannabis Permit (PD
approval)
Cannabis Overlay Districts
One commercial district
Sensitive use buffer
Overconcentration buffer
2 retail uses
maximum
No $60 per $1,000 of gross
receipts for Cannabis
uses
Daly City Administrative approval at
staff level
Lottery if more than one
qualified application
received per zone (has not
yet occurred)
7 cannabis zones in
commercial districts
throughout City
Sensitive Use Buffer
1 retail cannabis use
per zone (7 total)
Yes. Tiered tax based on
receipts, ranging from 1-
4%
Pacifica Cannabis Public Safety
Application (PD approval)
CUP (Planning
Commission Approval)
5 commercial cannabis
zones
Sensitive Use Buffer
6 retail cannabis
uses total
No Tax rate: 6%
FY24-25 $850K revenue
FY25-26 $800K
(projected)
Redwood City Multi-phase application
process, merit-based
scoring, City Manager
permit approval
Defined window for
cannabis applications
Permitted in all
commercial and mixeduse districts
Sensitive Use Buffer
6 retail cannabis
uses total
No Tax Rate: 4%
FY24-25: $970,513
revenue
FY25-26: (projected)
$1,059,500
Attachment 3
Retail Cannabis Jurisdiction Comparison Table
Jurisdiction Permitting / Application Location Criteria Number of Uses Equity Program
Tax rates/revenue
San Bruno Commercial Cannabis
Operator’s Permit
City Council Selection (if
multiple qualified
candidates)
CUP (City Council
Approval)
Range of commercial and
mixed-use districts
throughout City
Sensitive use Buffer
3 retail cannabis
uses total
No Tax Rate: 6%
FY24-FY25: $272,240.34
revenue (1 business
operating)
San
Francisco
First come, first served
timestamped application
process- Open app period
(i.e if more than one
proposed for 600' of each
other (if two applications
apply for the same zone,
first application
submitted).
Approval by the Office of
Cannabis
Buffers from schools
Overconcentration buffer
No maximum, but
not currently
accepting retail
cannabis application
Yes Tax rate: 0% (suspended
until 2036
Santa Cruz Staff level review, scoring
Administrative Use Permit
at a public hearing (Zoning
Administrator)
Permitted in industrial and
limited commercial zones.
Not permitted in
Downtown.
Sensitive use buffer
Overconcentration buffer
5 retail cannabis
uses total
No Tax Rate: 7%
Attachment 3
Retail Cannabis Jurisdiction Comparison Table
Jurisdiction Permitting / Application Location Criteria Number of Uses Equity Program
Tax rates/revenue
Santa Rosa Applications processed
first come, first served,
first complete (if more than
one application within
buffer area)
CUP (Planning
Commission Approval)
Permitted in commercial
and industrial districts
Sensitive use buffer
Overconcentration buffer
No maximum No Tax Rate: 3%