Smoke shop regulations
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Last discussed Jul 14, 2026.
Public comments (7)
Blue Zones Project Riverside rep urging approval of the 1,000-foot buffers, citing illegal tobacco seizures at smoke shops and youth exposure.
City Council — July 14, 2026 · 2:28:01 →Family has run a liquor/convenience store for 35 years; a lapsed tobacco permit during a family health crisis now can't be renewed — asked the council for help.
City Council — July 14, 2026 · 2:29:59 →Called in support, noting Riverside has one tobacco retailer per roughly 1,400 residents versus a recommended one per 5,000.
City Council — July 14, 2026 · 2:32:11 →Blue Zones Project Coachella policy lead supporting the buffers, citing youth exposure on the way to school.
City Council — July 14, 2026 · 2:34:24 →Called from Palm Springs as a county tobacco coalition member urging approval of the ordinance.
City Council — July 14, 2026 · 2:36:54 →Youth advocate and business owner asked the council to make tobacco businesses as hard as possible for at-risk youth to encounter.
City Council — July 14, 2026 · 2:41:13 →Speaking for Blue Zones Project Riverside, she urged the commission to weigh health data — 73 retailers within 1,000 feet of a school — and offered to help broker conversations between the city, businesses and health experts.
Planning Commission — February 12, 2026 · 29:02 →