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Residents, council members press for tighter smoke-shop zoning, hotline and enforcement
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Residents and council members pressed city staff on April 7 for faster, stricter controls on the growth and concentration of smoke shops in walkable Cleveland neighborhoods, saying clusters of shops are undermining neighborhood investment.
Residents and council members pressed city staff on April 7 for faster, stricter controls on the growth and concentration of smoke shops in walkable Cleveland neighborhoods, saying clusters of shops are undermining neighborhood investment.
The issue came during the Health, Human Services and Arts Committee meeting as members discussed zoning measures. Shannon Leonard of the Division of Planning and Zoning told the committee, “Through the chair, yes. DPS. We've got the 2 zoning pieces for smoke shops on the agenda for tomorrow morning, for DPS.” Director David Margolius said the city will centralize complaints through the…
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