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Planning staff proposes 1,000-foot buffer for tobacco-related retail near schools and parks

Irving City Council · February 13, 2026
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Summary

Planning staff presented an ordinance creating standards for tobacco-related retail businesses, including a prohibition on new stores within 1,000 feet of schools (grades 1–12 with >100 students) or public parks and continuing legal nonconforming status for existing stores.

City planning staff asked the council to consider an amendment to Irving’s development code to create a new classification for tobacco-related retail businesses and to adopt performance standards aimed at limiting exposure to youth.

Under the proposed ordinance, tobacco-related retail businesses (stores where tobacco-related products are sold for off-site consumption) would be…

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