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Planning board recommends against North Beach exemption that would relax minimum distance for tobacco and vape sales

5967681 · September 12, 2025
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Planning staff recommended and the Planning Board on Sept. 9 voted to transmit an unfavorable recommendation on a proposed ordinance that would exempt convenience stores in a short stretch of Collins Avenue in North Beach from the city’s minimum distance separations for tobacco and vape retailers.

The Planning Board voted Sept. 9 to transmit an unfavorable recommendation to the City Commission on a proposed ordinance that would exempt certain convenience stores in a defined portion of Collins Avenue in North Beach from the city’s minimum distance separation rules for tobacco and vape retailers.

Staff told the board the proposed amendment was narrowly motivated by a business request but could encourage future…

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