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File Number: 25-193 related products and electronic-cigarette-related products. o No display of merchandise or signs related to tobacco retailing may be viewable from the exterior of the store. (This regulation was refined after the Planning Commission’s review to clarify that this applies to private property as well as the public right-of-way) ·Premium Cigar Retailers would be a permitted use in the three zoning districts that Tobacconists/Cigarette stores are currently conditionally permitted (CC, SA-1, SA-3). ·The proposed amendments would define Drug Paraphernalia Stores (establishments where drug paraphernalia is displayed, grouped, marketed, advertised or promoted for sale) in the Zoning Code and expressly prohibits them to make it explicit that they are not permitted. Cannabis dispensaries are not considered Drug Paraphernalia Stores under the code. The new regulations would apply prospectively to any new proposed tobacco retailer. Existing and properly permitted/licensed tobacco retailers would be allowed to continue to operate, subject to the zoning limitations in effect at the time they were established. If the City Council chooses to enact the proposed regulations, staff recommends concurrently terminating by separate ordinance the existing Zoning Moratorium. Repeal of All-Electric Reach Code Requirements In 2022, the City Council adopted local “Reach Code” amendments as part of the Green Building Code to require newly constructed buildings to be all-electric (with limited exceptions). Adoption of the all-electric building requirement was intended to advance the City’s 2021 Climate Action Plan by reducing future greenhouse gas emissions. In 2023, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals handed down a decision in California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley, which determined that federal law (the U.S. Energy Policy and Conservation Act) expressly preempts local regulations concerning the use of natural gas appliances. This ruling necessitates the repeal of the City’s 2022 Reach Code amendments requiring that newly constructed buildings be all electric. The attached Ordinance would repeal these preempted regulations. Oversized Vehicle Parking Staff prepared proposed amendments to Section 6-1-430 of the San Leandro Municipal Code to prohibit the parking of oversized vehicles for more than two hours on any public street, highway, alley, or public lot, except under specified exemptions. Pursuant to California Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 22507, cities have the authority to regulate parking. The Municipal Code currently lacks comprehensive controls on oversized vehicles, which can contribute to visual blight, traffic safety concerns, and public right-of-way obstructions. In response to increasing concerns from residents and businesses about oversized vehicle parking on City streets, Staff prepared Municipal Code amendments for the Council’s consideration that would strengthen existing restrictions and enable enforcement of oversized vehicle parking violations. Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/4/2025