Citywide Smoke Shop Moratorium and Nitrous Oxide Regulation
Sunnyvale
Description
Council adopted a 45-day urgency moratorium on new smoke shops and introduced an ordinance banning nitrous oxide sales, with a follow-up to extend the moratorium to a full year in June.
Impact summary
Would temporarily block new smoke shops citywide if adopted later this month.
Applicant
- Address
- Citywide
At a glance
- Hearings
- 4
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 4
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Jul 21, 2026.
Meeting timeline (4)
City Council — July 21, 2026
New objective design standards for single-family homes, duplexes and SB 9 DUO housing, plus zoning code updates, higher design-review thresholds, ADU law conformity, 2026 green building tables, and repeal of the old small-lot policy.
City Council — June 2, 2026
A citywide package of objective design standards for single-family, two-family and DUO housing, plus zoning and ADU code updates, was continued to July 21 after residents raised concerns about cookie-cutter homes and neighbor notification.
City Council — May 19, 2026
Council adopted a 45-day urgency moratorium on new smoke shops and introduced an ordinance banning nitrous oxide sales, with a follow-up to extend the moratorium to a full year in June.
City Council — May 5, 2026
A citywide urgency moratorium on smoke shops and a nitrous oxide sales ordinance were continued to May 19 for lack of the required six-vote supermajority.
Related issues (1)
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