BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - LAND USE, January 14, 2026
Approves AI Data Center Impact Study, unanimous
What happened
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the Socially Equitable Cannabis Program (SCCP) with Option A on all decision points, allowing new cannabis facilities in unincorporated areas with 600-foot buffers from schools, daycares, and youth centers aligned with state stan…
- Jurisdiction
- San Diego County, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- January 14, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 5
Socially Equitable Cannabis Program - Option A
Board approved Option A for the SCCP allowing new cannabis facilities in unincorporated areas with 600-foot buffers from schools, daycares, and youth centers (state standard). Includes retail dispensaries, cultivation, manufacturing, on-site consumption lounges, and temporary events. 25 retail license ceiling with half designated for social equity applicants and 3-year head start for equity businesses. Vote was 3-2 with supervisors Anderson and Desmond voting no.
- Staff to return in June with regulatory code drafts relying on state background checks for cannabis operating certificates rather than county background checks
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the Socially Equitable Cannabis Program (SCCP) with Option A on all decision points, allowing new cannabis facilities in unincorporated areas with 600-foot buffers from schools, daycares, and youth centers aligned with state stan…
Key Decisions (5)
Socially Equitable Cannabis Program - Option A
AI Data Center Impact Study
Traffic Advisory Committee Speed Limit Changes
VMT Transportation Study Guide Revisions
Consent Agenda - Asphalt and Culvert Repairs
Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (1)
Socially Equitable Cannabis Program
Commercial
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
US legal cannabis market employed 425,000 workers in 2024 with…
Infrastructure
Board expressed concerns about AI data center impacts on utility…
Housing Demand
Multiple speakers referenced housing affordability challenges and population migration patterns,…
Sentiment
All 29 community planning and sponsor groups in unincorporated areas…
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