Head Shops.
San Antonio Unified Development Code § 35-377
in effectSec. 35-377. - Head Shops.
(a) Spacing. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, no head shop shall be established or maintained within one thousand (1,000) feet of any of the following uses:
(1) Property which is temporarily or permanently zoned residential.
(2) Churches.
(3) Hospitals.
(4) Community centers.
(5) Museums.
(6) Parks.
(7) Schools.
(b) Measurement of Spacing. Measurement shall be made in a straight line from the nearest boundary of property so zoned to the nearest part of the building in which such use is made, if the same commercial activity occupies an entire building; provided, that the case of a building which is divided into separate rental or ownership spaces devoted to different uses or enterprises, measurement shall be made to such space or unit of the building in which such use is made.
(c) Registration and Amortization of Nonconforming Uses. Any properties devoted to such use which are so located due to zoning, rezoning, or annexation may be registered as nonconforming uses at the department of planning and development services within sixty (60) days from the date of becoming nonconforming with this chapter, by the owners or any other interested party and upon such registration, such use may thereafter be continued for a period not to exceed three (3) years. After termination of the three-year period, such operation and use must cease.
(Ord. No. 98697 § 5) (Ord. No. 101816, § 2, 12-15-05)
Source: City of San Antonio, City Code, City Charter and Unified Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/san_antonio/codes/unified_development_code?nodeId=ARTIIIZO_DIV7SUUSRE_S35-377HESHFetched: 10/27/2026