Commercial Cannabis Permit 2025-004 — Valley Farms relocation
Salinas
Description
Valley Farms sought a major amendment to relocate its closed cannabis dispensary to a 2,733-square-foot space in Northridge Plaza, but the site is 995 feet from Santa Rita School — inside the city's 1,000-foot no-go buffer. The commission upheld the denial 4-1.
Impact summary
The City Council denied it on Aug 4, 2026.
The dispensary stays closed and the city forgoes its tax revenue, but the 1,000-foot school buffer near Santa Rita School remains intact.
Applicant
- Name
- Emerald Skyway LLC (dba Valley Farms)
- Address
- 2033 North Main Street, Salinas, CA (relocation from 1610 Moffett Street)See this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Aug 4, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
City Council — August 4, 2026
The council denied Valley Farms' appeal and upheld the denial of its request to move its cannabis dispensary from 1610 Moffett Street to 2033 North Main Street near Northridge Mall. The proposed site measured 995 feet from a school — inside the city's 1,000-foot sensitive-use buffer. Several council members sympathized with the business's story but sided with the neighborhood.
Planning Commission — June 3, 2026
Valley Farms sought a major amendment to relocate its closed cannabis dispensary to a 2,733-square-foot space in Northridge Plaza, but the site is 995 feet from Santa Rita School — inside the city's 1,000-foot no-go buffer. The commission upheld the denial 4-1.
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