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Moline staff propose two-tier tobacco licensing and yearlong moratorium on standalone vape/smoke shops
Summary
City attorney’s office proposed splitting tobacco dealer licenses into Class A (retail tobacco stores/smoking lounges) and Class B (other sellers); the draft includes a roughly one-year moratorium on new Class A licenses to allow council review and to consider caps and enforcement.
City legal staff presented a draft amendment to Chapter 22 of the Moline Code of Ordinances that would split tobacco-dealer licenses into two categories and impose a temporary moratorium on new licenses for standalone retail tobacco stores and smoking lounges.
"That cap was set at 48 at the time, but it floats," said Miss Castapolos (city staff), describing the existing licensing cap. The draft ordinance would create Class A licenses for businesses that principally sell tobacco products or operate smoking lounges — defined either by floor space (20% or…
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