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Brownsville commissioners approve new minimum distances for e‑cigarette retailers, add straight‑line and product language
Summary
On first reading Feb. 18 the Brownsville City Commission approved a text amendment to the Unified Development Code that sets minimum distance requirements for e‑cigarette and vaping retailers from schools and other institutions, with amendments to measurement method and product definitions requested by commissioners and community members.
Brownsville commissioners approved on first reading a Unified Development Code amendment establishing minimum distance requirements between retailers that primarily sell electronic cigarettes and sensitive uses such as schools, day cares, churches and hospitals.
The ordinance, presented by the city’s legal staff, creates a 300‑foot baseline buffer measured in a straight line and allows a school or governing board to request an increased buffer up to 1,000 feet. The commission accepted amendments on the floor to require straight‑line measurement, to add non‑vape products that mimic candy (“gummies”) into the restricted product…
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