Land Use Committee Cancels Meeting After Failing Quorum, Delays Smoke Shop Policy Review

Committee Chair Sean Mill opened the meeting at 9:01 a.m. and immediately announced the cancellation due to lack of quorum.

The City Council approved a moratorium on new smoke shop permits in September, later extending it through September 2026 to allow time for policy development.

"I apologize to those that came in public and to those of you that were planning to participate in the meeting," Mill said. "We will get this meeting rescheduled for December and hope to see you all then."

The city has 226 tobacco retailers operating citywide, including 20 businesses selling tobacco products without any permit. Police investigations at 13 smoke shops this year resulted in the seizure of almost 80,000 units of illegal tobacco products, along with nearly 5,000 units of cannabis products, over 500 nitrous oxide cylinders and 182 units of psilocybin mushroom products.

The committee's next scheduled meeting is Dec. 8 at 9 a.m.