Title
Amending Chapter 324.04 of the Legislative Code to allow a Tobacco Shop or Tobacco Product Shop licensee to relocate within a Shopping Center or the Same Parcel of Property under certain circumstances. (To be withdrawn)
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SECTION 1
WHEREAS, small local businesses serve as an important piece in the ecosystem of the city; and
WHEREAS, Saint Paul's tobacco ordinances are justifiably strict given the deleterious health effects of the product; and
WHEREAS, flexibility within our City's Code of Ordinances is required to facilitate the innumerably unique situations that small businesses find themselves facing; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
SECTION 2
Chapter 324.04 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Chapter 324. - Tobacco
Sec. 324.04. Fee, duration, limitation on number of licenses.
(a) License fee, duration. The annual license fee for each license issued under this chapter will be established by ordinance as specified in section 310.07(b) of the Legislative Code. Each license will expire one (1) year from the date of issuance during each calendar year. The annual license fee will be prorated for licenses in force less than a full year.
(b) Limitation on number of licenses and location.
(1) The total number of tobacco shop licenses issued under this chapter will not exceed one hundred (100). The total number of tobacco products shop licenses issued under this chapter will not exceed fifteen (15). Establishments or locations holding either tobacco shop or tobacco product shop licenses on July 31, 2021, or with an application of a license pending on July 31, 2021, that is ultimately granted will not be affected by this limitation but will be entitled to have such licenses renewed or new license granted, subject to the following conditions:
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