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Brownsville planning commission approves spacing rules for new vape shops, recommends ordinance to city commission
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve a text amendment that would restrict locations where new e‑cigarette retail establishments may open, add distance buffers from schools and other sensitive uses, and grandfather existing shops.
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Brownsville on Feb. 6 voted to recommend an amendment to the Unified Development Code to regulate new e‑cigarette retail establishments, commonly called vape shops. The commission approved Ordinance No. 2025‑235.110, advancing the text amendment to the City Commission for final action.
The amendment would add definitions and land‑use rules to UDC sections cited by staff and would generally prohibit new vape shops within 300 feet of certain uses including religious assemblies, educational service establishments and hospitals, and — if the City Commission so directs — within 1,000 feet of a public…
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