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Council approves narrower buffer and downtown carve-out for beer-and-cigarette (vape) shops
Summary
The committee approved a substitute and an amendment to zoning rules governing beer-and-cigarette outlets (targeting vape/tobacco shops), removing a broad residential buffer and creating a 500-foot downtown spacing requirement in a committee-supported substitute and amendment.
A Metropolitan Council committee approved changes to the zoning rules for beer-and-cigarette retail establishments, including vape shops, moving to a substitute that removes a 100-foot residential buffer and adopting a downtown carve-out that imposes a 500-foot spacing requirement.
Councilmember Benedict moved the substitute, which removes the original 100-foot residential buffer and the…
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