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HEARING - To consider the recommendation for approval from the Planning Commission on Planning and Building Department, Long Range Planning Unit, repeal of Ordinance 5210 which established tobacco retailer land use regulations and proposed amendments to Title 130 (Zoning Ordinance) of the El Dorado County (County) Code; and staff recommending the Board take the following actions:
1) Approve the Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinance 5261 repealing Ordinance 5210, which includes the repeal of Chapter 130.40.340 of the County Zoning Ordinance related to tobacco retailer land use regulations in its entirety, and amending Table 130.22.020, waive reading of the full Ordinance, read by title only, and continue this matter to May 12, 2026, for Final Passage (Second Reading);
2) Find repealing Ordinance 5210 exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; and
3) Approve repealing Ordinance 5210 which includes the repeal of Chapter 130.40.340 of the County Zoning Ordinance related to tobacco retailer land use regulations in its entirety, and amending Table 130.22.020 to reflect this repeal.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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Discussion / Background
On January 30, 2024, (Legistar file 24-0022) the Board adopted Urgency Ordinance 5192, which provided an interim moratorium on new tobacco retailer applications for all purposes within the unincorporated areas of the County pending the study and development of reasonable regulations for a tobacco retailer licensing and land use program.
These regulations were subsequently enacted through Ordinances 5210 and 5211, approved and adopted October 22, 2024, File No. 24-1371 with Final Passage/Second Reading November 5, 2024, File No. 24-1371. Together, these companion ordinances established Tobacco Retailer Land Use Regulations and the Tobacco Retail License.
On July 29, 2025, (Legistar file 25-0901) the Board received a joint presentation from the P...
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