Establishment of a Tobacco Retail Licensing Sytem
Summary
SCH Number
2024120289
Public Agency
Tuolumne County
Document Title
Establishment of a Tobacco Retail Licensing Sytem
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/9/2024
Document Description
Adoption of an ordinance enacting a tobacco retail licensing system in order to enforce laws relating to the sale of commercial tobacco products. Requiring tobacco retailers to obtain a tobacco retailer license will allow the Board of Supervisors to regulate the operations of lawful businesses to discourage violations of federal, state, and local tobacco control and youth tobacco access laws.
Contact Information
Name
Quincy Yaley
Agency Name
Community Development Department
Job Title
Community Development Department Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Sonora
Counties
Tuolumne
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
Unincorporated Tuolumne County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 15060(c)(2); 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
After reviewing the project and its setting, the Environmental Coordinator for the County of Tuolumne has determined that the project is categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2) and 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines. The activity is not subject to CEQA because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment; and the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects, which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can bee seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is no subject to CEQA. The requirement of a local tobacco retail license will aid in the enforcement of unlawful sales of tobacco to minors and will not impact the environment. The Ordinance does not change the zoning for an properties, meaning that they do not create negative environmental impacts of result in physical changes to the environment. None of the exemptions to the categorical exemptions are applicable to the project.
County Clerk
Tuolumne
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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