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San Leandro council moves to tighten zoning on tobacco‑focused stores and end two‑year moratorium
Summary
After community outreach, the council voted unanimously to introduce zoning changes that would require additional oversight of tobacco‑focused retailers, allow tobacco as an accessory use in some new convenience stores, and raise the maximum display area from 10 to 15 linear feet.
The San Leandro City Council on Nov. 3 voted to introduce a zoning ordinance that would revise how the city regulates businesses primarily selling tobacco products and end a temporary zoning moratorium first adopted in 2024.
Planning Division Manager William Lee told the council staff had heard from convenience store operators and adjusted the proposal accordingly. The three primary changes in staff’s proposal are: allowing tobacco sales as an accessory use at some new convenience stores, requiring a conditional use permit…
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