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Council extends citywide tobacco‑retailer moratorium for six months; staff to allow legally vested exceptions
Summary
After questions from council and a public hearing from a Circle K developer who said the company invested roughly $6.5 million and submitted required state and city applications before the moratorium, council amended staff's recommendation and approved an extension of the urgency interim ordinance prohibiting new tobacco retailer permits for six months and 15 days with language allowing staff to issue permits if legally required.
The Gilroy City Council voted to extend an urgency interim ordinance that prohibits issuance of any new tobacco retailer permits citywide for six months and 15 days, adding language to allow staff to issue a permit if required by law or for renewals as appropriate.
Planning manager Michael Fasadi told the council staff had proposed the citywide moratorium after uncovering unregulated smoke-shop activity and the need to define "smoke shop" in the zoning code. The original staff…
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