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Report to Council Following the Modifications of Sections 5.138.040 and 5.138.060 of Sacramento City Code Relating to Tobacco Retailer Licensing
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FileID
File ID: 2024-01730
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Review and comment on an update on the outcomes of the amendments to Title 5 of the City Code relating to tobacco retailing.
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Contact
Contact: Shawn Bartosh, Code Enforcement Manager, (916) 808-8673, sbartosh@cityofsacramento.org; Peter Lemos, Code and Housing Enforcement Chief, (916) 808-8183, plemos@cityofsacramento.org; Community Development Department
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Presenter
Presenter: Shawn Bartosh, Code Enforcement Manager, (916) 808-8673, sbartosh@cityofsacramento.org, Community Development Department
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Map TRLs as of 12-1-2020
3-Map TRLs as of 10-17-24 with healthy food exemptions
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: On April 16, 2019, City Council adopted amendments to Title 5 of the City Code relating to tobacco retailing to strengthen regulations. The amendments, among many things, included a prohibition of flavored tobacco products and a distance requirement between tobacco retailers.
On August 27, 2019, the City Council amended Title 17 of the City Code to require a conditional use permit (CUP) from the Zoning Administrator (ZA) to retail tobacco for 1) all tobacco retailers with stores 15,000 square feet or less in size; and 2) tobacco retailers that are greater than 15,000 square feet in size if they devote more than 250 square feet of shelving space to tobacco products and associated tobacco products and paraphernalia.
The CUP process allows the decisionmaker to consider a variety of factors, including the public health, safety, convenience, or welfare of persons residing, working, visiting, or recreating in the surrounding neighborhood. Big stores that are larger than 15,000 square feet in size and devote...
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