Agenda Item Wording:
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Adoption of the second reading of Ordinance No. 2022-04 pertaining to the approval of Zoning Text Amendment No. 2021-10: A request by the City of Visalia to amend Chapter 8.46 Legislative Purpose and Definitions regarding Tobacco Stores, Zoning Ordinance Section Chapter 17.04 Definitions regarding Smoke Shops / Tobacco Stores, 17.25.030 (Zoning Use Matrix) line R78, and to amend Chapter 17.32 Special Provisions to implement performance standards regarding smoke shops/tobacco stores, which are conditionally permitted in the C-MU (Commercial Mixed-Use) and D-MU (Downtown Mixed-Use) Zones, Citywide.
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Deadline for Action: 4/4/2022
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Josh Dan, Associate Planner, josh.dan@visalia.city, (559)713-4003
Paul Bernal, Community Development Director, paul.bernal@visalia.city, (559)713-4025)
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the second reading of Ordinance No. 2022-04, as amended, to amend Chapter 8.46 Legislative Purpose and Definitions regarding Tobacco Stores, Zoning Ordinance Section Chapter 17.04 Definitions regarding Smoke Shops / Tobacco Stores, 17.25.030 (Zoning Use Matrix) line R78, and to amend Chapter 17.32 Special Provisions to implement performance standards regarding smoke shops/tobacco stores, which are conditionally permitted in the C-MU (Commercial Mixed-Use) and D-MU (Downtown Mixed-Use) Zones, Citywide.
Summary:
The first reading of Ordinance No. 2022-04 for Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) No. 2021-10, approved by the City Council on March 21, 2022, amended provisions in the Municipal Code (both Chapters 8 and 17) related to Smoke Shops / Tobacco Stores.
This ZTA is a city-initiated request to address the increase in applications for smoke shops and concern for smoke shop proximities to sensitive land uses.
The proposed Zoning Ordinance changes are as follows:
* Amend Chapter 8.46 Legislative Purpose to align wi...
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