Public hearing on tobacco retailer license ordinance updates scheduled for February 24, 2026.

CITY OF RICHMOND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at the hour of 6:00 p.m., or as soon as thereafter as the matter may be heard, the Richmond City Council will conduct a public hearing in person at 440 Civic Center Plaza, and via Zoom video conference to consider the following item: INTRODUCE (first reading) an Ordinance deleting Richmond Municipal Code Chapter 7.107 and repealing and replacing Chapter 7.106 Tobacco Retailer License to comply with updates to State law relating to the sale of flavored tobacco products, establish a cap on the number of licenses that can be issued at any one time to protect against overconcentration, and to add operational prerequisites and enhanced regulations for enforcement of violations (including retailing without a tobacco retail license, sales to minors, and sales of illegal and hazardous substances), which shall aim to protect vulnerable demographics, streamline compliance standards, and enhance available enforcement tools. The ordinance will not cause a direct physical change in the environment, nor a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. This action, therefore, does not constitute the approval of a project under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), and it is exempt from CEQA. (Pub. Res. Code � 21065, CEQA Guidelines �� 15060(c)(2)(3); 15061(b)(3); 15064(d)(3); 15378(a)). Agenda materials are posted online at http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/151/Council-Agenda-Documents. For questions, contact Eva Mann, City of Richmond Code Enforcement Manager, Community Development Department (510) 620-1283. All persons interested are invited to give public comment in person, by mail, eComment, email and/or Zoom video conference in the manner that follows, provided that no member of the public may submit more than one verbal comment per agenda item: In Person: Meeting location, 440 Civic Center Plaza, Council Chambers, Richmond CA 94804. Via mail: received by 1:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, sent to 450 Civic Center Plaza, 3rd Floor, Office of the Clerk, Richmond, CA 94804. Via eComments: eComments are available once an agenda is published. Locate the meeting in "upcoming meetings" and click the comment bubble icon. Click on the item you wish to comment on. Email your comment to cityclerkdept@ci.richmond.ca.us should you have difficulty submitting an eComment during a meeting. Via email: to cityclerkdept@ci.richmond.ca.us by 1:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Email MUST contain in the subject line 1) public comments Agenda Item #. All such email with correctly labeled subject lines will be posted on-line and emailed to the City Council before the meeting is called to order. Email received after 1:00 p.m. will be posted on-line following the meeting as part of the supplemental materials attached to the meeting minutes. Via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99312205643?pwd=MDdqNnRmS2k4ZkRTOWhIUIdQOUF1Zz09 Meeting ID: 99312205643 Passcode: ccmeeting By Order of the Richmond City Council: Pamela Christian City Clerk Dated: February 6, 2026 AVISO: Para obtener ayuda interpretative con esta noticia, por favor llame a la oficina de la Secretaria Municipal, al (510) 620-6513. WCT 6948997 February 14, 21, 2026