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Board removes vape-shop conditional‑use application from agenda after staff cites applicant's legal issues
Summary
The Wilmington Board of Zoning Appeals voted to remove from the agenda a conditional‑use application from Wael Shrede to operate a vape shop at 239 West Locust Street after staff reported the applicant had not cooperated with the city and had multiple pending and past felony matters.
The Wilmington Board of Zoning Appeals voted unanimously to remove from the agenda a conditional‑use application by Wael Shrede to operate a vape shop at 239 West Locust Street.
Mike Crow, the building zoning administrator, told the board the applicant had “been dodging service in our case and hasn't availed himself to the pending criminal proceedings in Clinton County Municipal Court.” Crow said notices placed at the business had been removed, prior warnings ignored and the applicant had “several felony charges pending,” including what Crow described as a “60 count indictment filed by the Ohio Attorney General’s office” and federal allegations pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Crow also said the applicant had felony convictions in Indiana and New York for failing to pay taxes on his businesses. Crow recommended removing the application from the agenda and not considering it further that night.
After Crow’s statement, a board member moved to remove the item from the agenda; the motion was seconded. The board then held a roll call vote: Robert Baylor, Mike Payne, Paul Winters, Larry Rinesmith and Angela Early each voted yes. The presiding officer described the action as an “unusual circumstance” and the motion to strike agenda item number 3 was approved.
The transcript does not record further action on the conditional‑use application during the provided excerpt.
