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Page 5 of 7 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />whether the City should investigate other tobacco regulations within the City’s purview including the use <br />of tobacco products in the public right-of-way. <br />ANALYSIS <br />The purpose of the Study Session on September 23, 2024, is for Councilmembers to provide input on <br />additional information needed before the City Council considers either adopting the County’s ordinance <br />and enforcement program (Option 1), or adopting a City Ordinance and enforcement program (Option 2). <br />To inform this decision, staff proposes to conduct outreach to tobacco retailers to gather their input; <br />conduct any additional research desired by the City Council, and return to the City Council in the next six <br />months with recommended action. Staff also seek input on whether there is City Council interest in <br />regulating smoking in the public right of way. <br />Option 1: Adopt the County’s Ordinance and Enforcement Program <br />If the City were to adopt the County’s ordinance: <br />1. Each business currently selling tobacco in the City of Redwood City (currently between 50-60 <br />businesses) would need to get a Tobacco Retailer’s Permit at an annual cost of $672 from SMC <br />Health. <br />2. New businesses who intend to sell tobacco would need to comply with certain locational restriction <br />provisions in 4.98.230, including not being with 1,000 feet of a Youth-Populated Area1 as measured <br />by a straight line, and not being with 500 feet of another tobacco retailer. Businesses are also <br />considered new if there is a change in ownership, but the business name is planned to stay the same. <br />SMC Health would verify this before issuing a permit. <br />3. Existing businesses who have current State-issued tobacco retailer permits or who held a permit at <br />the time of adoption of the County ordinance would be able to apply for a Tobacco Retailer Permit <br />with the County at their current location, not subject to the location-based requirements of the new <br />program, provided they do not delay in applying. <br />4. No businesses would be able to sell flavored tobacco or electronic cigarettes in any scenario, unless <br />the ordinance were modified by the County. The three businesses that are currently exempted from <br />the flavored shisha/hookah ban through Redwood City’s ordinance would no longer be exempted. <br />Notably, State law has evolved since the adoption of the Redwood City Ordinance, it and currently- <br />exempted businesses may need to change operations in light of current law. <br />5. The City would refer all permitting and code enforcement, including potential violations, to SMC <br />Health. <br />1 Youth-Populated Area” means a parcel of real property that is occupied, in whole or in part, by any of the following: <br />(1) a private or public school that educates children in grades kindergarten through high school; (2) a library that is <br />open to the public; (3) a playground that is open to the public; (4) a youth center, defined as a facility where children <br />ages 6 to 17 come together for programs and activities; (5) a recreation facility open to the public, defined as an <br />area, place, structure, or other facility that is used either permanently or temporarily for community recreation, <br />even though it may be used for other purposes. “Recreation facility” includes, but is not limited to, a gymnasium, <br />playing court, playing field, and swimming pool; (6) a public or private college or university that serves as an <br />institution for education beyond the high school level; (7) a licensed child-care facility or preschool, other than a <br />small-family day care home or a large-family daycare home as defined in California Health & Safety Code § 1596.78. <br />9.A. - Page 5 of 7 <br />337