File #: 25-1369    Version: 1
Status: Public Hearing
File created: 10/13/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 10/28/2025 Final action:
Title: Ordinance No. 2025-34: Extending a Temporary Moratorium on New Smoke Shops and Tobacco Retailer Businesses
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment A - Ordinance No. 2025-34, 3. Attachment B - Ordinance No. 2025-31, 4. Attachment C - City Council Staff Report dated September 23, 2025, 5. On the Agenda, 6. Written Comments

Title

Ordinance No. 2025-34: Extending a Temporary Moratorium on New Smoke Shops and Tobacco Retailer Businesses

Recommendation

a)                     Conduct a public hearing;

b)                     Determine this action is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15262, Section 15060(c)(2), Section 15060(c)(3), Section 15305, and Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3;

c)                     Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-34, An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Extending a Temporary Moratorium on the Establishment and Operation of New Tobacco Retailer Businesses and the Relocation or Physical Expansion of Existing Tobacco Retailer Businesses, Also Known as Smoke Shops; and

d)                     Review, approve, and issue the 10-day report as required by Government Code 65858 for the extension of the temporary moratorium.