City of Suisun City
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019)
Reporting Period: 2019
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Develop a comprehensive ordinance for regulating smoke shops.
Environmental Challenges
- Lack of specific regulations governing the location and operation of smoke shops.
- Potential proliferation of unregulated smoke shops that may adversely affect the City’s economic vitality, promote illegal consumption of tobacco products by minors, increase crime, and be incompatible with existing businesses.
Mitigation Strategies
- Adoption of Urgency Ordinance No. 761, imposing a temporary moratorium on the establishment of new smoke shops.
- Researching how other cities regulate smoke shops to develop a comprehensive ordinance for consideration by the Planning Commission and City Council.
- Extension of the moratorium for an additional ten months and fifteen days to allow time for ordinance development.