Rowlett, TX Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing law
- Rowlett Code §§ 10-482–486
- Permit type
- Special use permit (SUP)
- Max SUP term
- 5 years, vested-right cap
- Tied to
- The site, not the owner
- Revocation authority
- City council, after hearing
Summary
Opening a vapor store anywhere in Rowlett, Texas requires a special use permit under the city's Development Code: capped at five years and revocable by the city council for repeated violations.
No person may engage in the business of a vapor store without a special use permit issued in accordance with the Rowlett Development Code. In granting a special use permit, the city may impose reasonable conditions.(b)Special use permits for vapor stores shall expire on the fifth anniversary after issuance. No vested right in a special use permit for a vapor store shall last for a period of more than five years.(c)A special use permit issued under this section shall be applicable to the site at which the business is conducted and not to the person to whom it was granted. (Ord. No. 027-22, § 1, 8-16-2022)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 29).
Full Breakdown
Rowlett Code § 10-484 bars anyone from operating a vapor store, a shop drawing at least 90 percent of its revenue from e-cigarette sales, without a special use permit under the Rowlett Development Code, and the city may attach reasonable conditions. The permit runs with the site, not the applicant, and no vested right in it can exceed five years. Under § 10-486, the city council can revoke it after notice and a hearing for repeated violations of the vapor-store article.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the special use permit, or racking up repeated violations, risks revocation by city council after 30 days' notice and a hearing, and the permit expires automatically after five years.
Frequently Asked Questions
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