Irving, TX Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)

23 of the Irving Unified Development Code regulates where a "tobacco-related retail business" can operate, a term defined in Chapter UDC-9 as a store where tobacco products, smoking implements, or accessories make up at least 51 percent of sales. 1 is to promote public health and safety, "reduce youth exposure to nicotine products," and keep such stores compatible with surrounding land uses. 4(a) draws a hard line: off-premises tobacco sales are barred within 1,000 feet of a school or public park, including a youth and recreation center.

The code spells out how that distance is measured: straight-line property boundary to property boundary and across intersections for stand-alone lots, and sidewalk-to-sidewalk for tenants sharing a shopping center or lot with a protected use. 3 adds an operational rule beyond siting: illuminated signage, including neon, flashing, or scrolling displays, must be turned off once the store closes for the day. 5, but only if they never expand floor area or inventory; a nonconforming CO can transfer to a new owner if size and inventory stay the same, and the protected status is lost outright if the business closes for more than 180 days or converts to another use. Nonconforming retailers otherwise follow the general rules in UDC Chapter 7.