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CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS

Moratorium on the establishment

• f new tobacco products shops

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September 27, 2018

TOBACCO S SHOP MORAT ATORIUM

• On August 31, 2018, Council Member Cano

introduced a moratorium prohibiting the creation

• f new tobacco products shops and the issuance
• f new tobacco licenses
• CPED staff has commenced a study to address the

issues that have led to the adoption of the interim

• rdinance

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MENTHOL T TOBAC ACCO R O RESTRICTION

• In 2015, the City Council passed an ordinance that

increased the price of cigar products and restricted the sales of flavored tobacco products to adult-

• nly tobacco shops
• In 2017, the flavored tobacco ordinance was

amended to remove the exemption for menthol tobacco products from the 2015 amendment

• As a result of this ordinance, menthol tobacco is

now prohibited in convenience stores and is restricted to exclusive tobacco shops and liquor stores

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INCRE CREASE I IN TOBACCO S SHOPS

• There has been a substantial increase in the

number of tobacco shops citywide since the menthol ordinance was adopted

• In 2017, there were 25 tobacco products shops
• There are now 40 licensed tobacco products shops

with 14 additional applications pending

• Purple dots

show tobacco shops either pending or established in the last year

• Yellow dots are

shops that were established more than one year ago

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LAND US USE APPLICATI TIONS

• Tobacco products shops are principal uses that are allowed

in downtown districts and commercial districts higher than C1

• Many convenience stores are located in neighborhood

commercial nodes that have C1 zoning

• In order to establish a tobacco products shop in these locations, a

rezoning is required

• Seven owners have applied for rezonings within the last year
• Stores are required to apply for a conditional use permit to

allow a shopping center when the building features parking between the building and the street

• Ten owners applied for conditional use permits within the last year

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INTERIM ORDINANCE

• The interim ordinance would temporarily stop the

creation of new tobacco products shops by prohibiting the granting of zoning approvals, building permits, and business licenses during the

• rdinance period
• The interim ordinance recommended a

moratorium of up to one year

• If the study and recommendations are complete

prior to one year, the moratorium may conclude sooner

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• The interim ordinance authorizes a CPED-led study

which will examine the following:

• The distribution of existing and new tobacco products shops
• Whether new tobacco shops are concentrated in vulnerable

areas

• The impact of tobacco products shops on youth and adult

smoking rates

• Whether the conversion of existing stores to tobacco

products shops reduces access to healthy foods

• The impact of the menthol ordinance on convenience store

business owners

• The proliferation of signage related to tobacco products

shops

• Other relevant issues as they arise

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STUDY