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San Leandro council advances zoning package tightening tobacco retail rules, limiting oversized vehicle parking
Summary
After public comment from retailers, homelessness service providers and business groups, the San Leandro City Council introduced two ordinances and adopted a resolution to amend zoning and municipal codes: new limits on tobacco retailing (applying prospectively to new retailers), restrictions on oversized vehicle parking and authority for waterways enforcement, and repeal of the city's all‑electric reach code in response to a Ninth Circuit decision.
City staff asked the San Leandro City Council to introduce two ordinances and adopt a resolution that would change multiple sections of the city's zoning and municipal code, including new limits on tobacco retailing, a repeal of the city's all‑electric reach code after a federal appeals decision, a citywide restriction on oversized vehicle parking and new rules for boats and waterways.
Planning manager Whelan Lee told the council the tobacco provisions would apply prospectively to new tobacco retailers while allowing properly permitted existing retailers to continue operating as legal nonconforming uses. The proposed tobacco limits include a 10% cap on gross floor area devoted to tobacco products, a maximum 10 linear feet of display space for tobacco, a cap of 25% of receipts attributable to tobacco, and a requirement that tobacco products and signage not…
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