Under reviewGeneral Plan Amendment

Standalone smoke shop prohibition/regs — Title 19 amendments

Description

A zoning code amendment responding to a 2025 moratorium and Land Use Committee direction; the commission recommended the distance-requirements option with amortization, heading back to the Land Use Committee.

Impact summary

Would reshape where and whether smoke shops can operate citywide, affecting roughly 31 existing standalone shops.

Applicant

Name: City of Riverside

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last discussed Feb 12, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Feb 12, 2026

Planning Commission — February 12, 2026

Related issues (1)

Citywide smoke shop prohibition

The city is deciding whether to ban standalone smoke shops outright or let them operate under distance rules from schools, parks and homes. Blue Zones advocates say 73 retailers sit within 1,000 feet of a school; commissioners split on which approach actually protects youth while being fair to existing businesses.

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