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Commission finds tobacco-paraphernalia ordinance overbroad; sends staff back to refine definitions
Summary
Planning staff warned that a proposed ordinance to create a new use category for "tobacco paraphernalia establishments" is overly broad and could capture many ordinary retailers; commissioners called for clearer thresholds and procedures and moved an intent to disapprove pending final findings.
The Planning Commission reviewed proposed code changes to create a new use category for "tobacco paraphernalia establishments," an ordinance introduced by Supervisor Sandoval. Planning staff told the commission the draft text is overly broad because it lacks a size threshold (a shop that sells one or two items could be treated as a tobacco-paraphernalia establishment) and defines paraphernalia expansively.
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