WRITTEN REPORT, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65858, SUBSECTION (D), DESCRIBING MEASURES TAKEN TO ALLEVIATE CONIDTION WHICH LED TO ADOPTION OF URGENCY ORDINANCE O2025-06 ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ESTABLHMENT OF NEW, AND RELOCATION OR EXPANSION OF EXISTING TOBACCO RETAILER BUSINESSES, ALSO KNOWN AS SMOKE SHOPS, WITHIN THE CITY OF MANTECA, CALIFORNIA On April 15, 2025, the City Council adopted Urgency Ordinance No. O2025-06, establishing a temporary moratorium on the establishment of new, and relocation or expansion, of existing tobacco retailer businesses, also known as smoke shops, within the City of Manteca, California. This Ordinance was adopted pursuant to Government Code sections 65858 and 36937. The following written report describes the measures taken to alleviate the condition which led to the adoption of the Ordinance.
The City of Manteca has seen a recent proliferation of tobacco retailer businesses, also known as smoke shops, which sell tobacco products and paraphernalia. The Ordinance was adopted due to the City’s concern about the proliferation of these businesses, and the harmful effects of tobacco and other products sold at these establishments on the health, safety, and welfare of the City’s residents, especially youth.
Currently, the City is working on adopting a new ordinance to further regulate tobacco retail sales, including potential license requirements, signage restrictions, and imposing sensitive area restrictions. The City anticipates introducing an ordinance within the next one (1) to three (3) months.
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