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City staff asks council for guidance on tobacco retail license transfers near youth facilities
Summary
Staff reviewed Chapter 7.57 and presented options for how the city should treat transfers of tobacco retail licenses located within 1,000 feet of youth‑oriented facilities. Council provided initial feedback and asked for more time to consider options including allowing transfers for vehicle service stations or modifying distance rules.
HILLIARD, Ohio — City staff on April 14 asked the Hilliard City Council for direction on how to apply Chapter 7.57 of the codified ordinances, a tobacco retail licensing (TRL) code that prohibits new TRLs within 1,000 feet of youth‑oriented facilities and bars transfers where the new owner would be within that distance.
A staff member told council the city entered an agreement with Franklin County Public Health to administer TRLs and conduct compliance checks. When Chapter 7.57 was adopted in 2022, existing retailers within 1,000 feet of a youth‑oriented facility were grandfathered in; the ordinance also prohibited transfers…
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