Pleasanton Zoning Code Ch. 18.109 Retailers of Tobacco

It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to reduce the exposure of youth to tobacco products and tobacco paraphernalia in advertisement and product placement at retail establishments near public schools, public parks and public recreation facilities. These are places where youth congregate, as well as travel to and from frequently. By restricting tobacco sales along frequent youth travel routes, this decreases youth exposure to and availability of tobacco products. The in-tent is to reduce youth smoking and use of tobacco products. (Ord. 2208 § 3, 2020)

For purposes of this chapter, certain words and terms are defined as follows:

"Public park"

means a site or parcel of land owned by a public agency and open to the public for active or passive recreation activity (e.g. neighborhood or community city parks, East Bay Regional Park District park). This definition excludes public trails.

"Public recreation facility"

means a site or parcel of land owned by a public agency and improved with a building or other facility, open to the public for active or passive recreation activity (e.g. city senior center, city aquatic center).

"Public school"

means a site or parcel of land owned by a public school district where instruction is provided, and includes the buildings and related recreation fields.

"Tobacco paraphernalia"

means cigarette papers or wrappers, blunt wraps, pipes, holders of smoking materials of all types, cigarette rolling machines, e-cigarette liquid pods and any other item designed primarily for the smoking or ingestion of tobacco products. (See California Business and Professions Code Section 22962.) This definition may be used throughout Title 18.