Ord 2025-014 Amending the Zoning Code (Tobacco & e-Cigarette)

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ORDINANCE NO. 2025-014 2 WHEREAS, the purpose of the Zoning Moratorium was to provide staff with time to prepare updated regulations pertaining to the sale of tobacco-related products and electronic cigarette-related products; and WHEREAS, on July 1, 2024, the City Council adopted an Urgency Ordinance extending the Zoning Moratorium to be effective for a two-year period, lasting until June 2, 2026; and WHEREAS, staff has prepared Zoning Code Amendments pertaining to the sale of tobacco-related products and electronic cigarette-related products that would improve clarity, establish reasonable limitations, and facilitate effective enforcement; and WHEREAS, on May 1, 2025, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and voted to recommend City Council adoption of proposed Zoning Code amendments; and WHEREAS, on July 7, 2025, the City Council held a public hearing and directed staff to conduct addition public outreach on the propose Zoning Code amendments; and WHEREAS, staff conducted additional public outreach in accordance with the City Council’s direction; and WHEREAS, staff has incorporated modifications to the proposed Zoning Code amendments based on the additional public outreach; and WHEREAS, on October 2, 2025, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and voted to recommend City Council adoption of the proposed Zoning Code amendments; and WHEREAS, on November 3, 2025, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing to consider the proposed Zoning Code amendments, at which time all interested parties had an opportunity to be heard; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all public comments received, the presentation by City staff, the staff report and attachments in adopting this Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the amendments respond to changing social conditions and changing economic circumstances; and WHEREAS, the proposed Zoning Code amendments are determined to be necessary to advance the City’s interests with respect to economic development and quality of life; and WHEREAS, the proposed Zoning Code Amendments have been determined to not be subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because (1) the proposed Amendments are covered by the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment; and (2) any project that has the potential to cause a significant effect on the environment will be evaluated through a separate environmental review process in accordance with CEQA; and