Where can a cannabis store open in Eagan?
Cannabis retail is permitted in the NB, GB, CSC and CGD districts (CGD stores up to 10,000 square feet), at least 350 feet from an existing cannabis business. Microbusinesses and mezzobusinesses can also sell as an accessory use in industrial, research and development, and business park zones. Eagan has no school buffer and registers up to eight stores.
Rules verified Oct 29, 2026. A screening guide, not legal advice: confirm any site with the city.
The rules
- Permitted districts
- NB, GB, CSC, CGD (CGD: up to 10,000 sq ft)
- Limited
- I-1, I-2, RD, BP: accessory retail by a microbusiness or mezzobusiness only
- Store spacing
- 350 ft from an existing cannabis business, wall to wall
- School buffer
- None
- Store cap
- 8 (5 retailers in commercial zones, 3 micro or mezzo in industrial and business zones)
- Planned developments (PD) aren’t included: whether a PD allows cannabis retail depends on its own approvals, so ask the city.
- Store spacing is measured from licensed stores’ addresses; the city measures between building walls.
Source: Eagan City Code Chapters 6 and 11 (Ordinances 627 and 628)
By the numbers
Commercial, industrial and vacant parcels inside the zoning that allows cannabis retail, screened against the buffers above.
- In retail zoning
- 407
- Clear of every buffer
- 392
- Close to a buffer edge
- 1
- Blocked by a buffer
- 14
Not counted: 51 condo units, homes and tax-exempt parcels in the same zoning (subscribers can include them). Licensed cannabis stores in Eagan: 4.
What subscribers see
- • Every one of those parcels on the map, colored by status
- • Why a parcel is blocked, and how far it is from each school, child care center and cannabis store
- • Owner name and mailing address, value, size and last sale
- • A shortlist with notes, and CSV export
Common questions about Eagan
- Is cannabis retail allowed in Eagan?
- Cannabis retail is permitted in the NB, GB, CSC and CGD districts (CGD stores up to 10,000 square feet), at least 350 feet from an existing cannabis business. Microbusinesses and mezzobusinesses can also sell as an accessory use in industrial, research and development, and business park zones. Eagan has no school buffer and registers up to eight stores.
- How far from a school does a dispensary have to be in Eagan?
- The city has not adopted a school buffer.
- Is there a limit on the number of cannabis stores in Eagan?
- Up to eight: five cannabis retailers in commercial zones and three microbusinesses or mezzobusinesses selling as an accessory use in industrial, research and development, or business park zones.
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