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Williamsburg requires special-use permits for retailers selling vape, tobacco and hemp products
Summary
On Oct. 9, Williamsburg City Council approved PCR 25-008, a zoning text amendment requiring businesses that sell tobacco, hemp or vape products to obtain a special-use permit and barring those uses within 1,000 linear feet of child day centers and schools; existing lawfully permitted sellers are grandfathered.
Williamsburg City Council on Oct. 9 approved PCR 25-008, a city-initiated zoning text amendment that requires establishments selling tobacco, hemp or vape products to obtain a special-use permit and prohibits those uses within 1,000 linear feet of a child day-care center or any public, private or parochial school.
City planning staff presented the proposal at a public hearing and told council the amendment aims to “protect the community character of Williamsburg by ensuring that establishments that sell tobacco vape products do go through the public hearing process and are not located adjacent to incompatible uses, namely day care centers and schools.” The change clarifies…
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