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Planning panel backs cigar lounge alcohol‑service expansion in Loma Vista plaza
Summary
The commission recommended that the Board of County Commissioners approve an amendment to an existing special exception to expand beer and wine service at an existing cigar lounge in the Loma Vista planned development; staff found the application met code criteria and the owner agreed to remove outdoor seating.
On Aug. 6, 2025, the Seminole County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve an amendment to a special exception to allow an existing cigar lounge in the Via Loma Drive shopping plaza to expand into an adjacent unit and continue on‑premise beer and wine service.
Hillary Payton, planning and development, told the commission the lounge originally received a…
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