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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-04-24 - AGENDA REPORTS - TOBACCO ORD AMEND TO SCMC (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT City Manager Item to be pre; CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: April 24, 2001 SUBJECT: AMEND THE ZONING CODE ESTABLISHING THE TOBACCO PARAPHERNALIA ORDINANCE. DEPARTMENT: Planning & Building Services Department RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council adopt an ordinance regarding an amendment to the Unified Development Code establishing regulations for tobacco paraphernalia. BACKGROUND On April 10, 2001, the City Council conducted the first reading for the Tobacco Paraphernalia Ordinance and passed it to the April 24, 2001, City Council meeting for the second reading. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The tobacco paraphernalia ordinance would regulate businesses that devote more than a two foot by four foot (2 feet in depth maximum) section of shelf space within the store for equipment, products, and materials of any kind which are intended or designed for use of tobacco. All businesses that devote less than a two foot by four -foot section of shelf space for tobacco paraphernalia would not be regulated by the ordinance. This will likely include convenience stores, grocery stores, pharmacies, and other uses that do not focus on the sale of tobacco paraphernalia. This ordinance also does not regulate actual tobacco such as cigarettes and chewing tobacco. In addition, the ordinance excludes matches and lighters from being regulated. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS Other action as determined by the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT There may be a minimal impact to the General Fund Budget as a result of a minor increase in Code Enforcement hours to enforce the ordinance and respond to complaints and violations. ATTACHMENTS Ordinance 01- JJL:VPB:JWH:lep Agenda Item council\ardmg2 Adopted:— PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 24, 2001, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita adopted Ordinance 01-8 entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE, BY ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR TOBACCO PARAPHERNALIA BUSINESSES (UDC AMENDMENT 00-001) by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Darcy, Kellar, Ferry, Smyth,Weste None None A certified copy of the complete text of the ordinance is posted and may be read in the City Clerk's Office, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 301, Santa Clarita, and/or a copy may be obtained from that office. Dated this 25' day of April, 2001. Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) Sharon L. Dawson, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that she is the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita and that by Thursday, April 26, 2001, she caused a certified copy of the subject ordinance to be posted and made available for public review in the City Clerk's office and a copy of the ordinance summary to be published as required by law. Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita