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Minnetrista enacts 12‑month tobacco‑licensing moratorium to allow code update
Summary
Council approved Ordinance 502 on Sept. 15, placing a 12‑month moratorium on issuing tobacco licenses while staff prepares amendments to update the city’s tobacco code.
City Administrator Jasper Bridal told the Minnetrista City Council that Ordinance 502 would establish a 12‑month moratorium on issuing tobacco licenses to give staff time to update the municipal code. "If this is approved tonight, between now and at some point within the next 12 months, we will bring forward ordinances to update our tobacco code," Bridal said.
Council member Claudia Lacy moved to approve the ordinance amendment; the motion was seconded and the council voted unanimously, 5–0, to adopt the moratorium.
The moratorium is procedural: it pauses issuance of new tobacco licenses while the city reviews and revises regulatory language. Council members did not discuss specific code language at the meeting; staff will return with drafted code amendments during the moratorium period.
Next steps: staff will draft proposed code changes and present them to the council for consideration within the 12‑month moratorium window.
