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Riverside council adopts 45-day moratorium on new tobacco-retail permits amid enforcement concerns
Summary
City staff cited widespread unpermitted tobacco retailers and public-safety calls as reasons for a 45‑day emergency moratorium on new tobacco retail permits; council voted unanimously to pause new permits while staff studies zoning, penalties and state law implications.
City Councilors on the Riverside City Council unanimously approved a 45‑day emergency moratorium on issuance of new tobacco retail permits, citing a pattern of unpermitted storefronts, recurring police calls and public‑health concerns.
City staff presented an analysis showing more than 200 retail locations selling tobacco products across the city, a substantial fraction operating without current permits, and hundreds of enforcement calls tied to a subset of those locations. Staff described recent multi‑agency…
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