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Planning Commission advances draft rules for vape/tobacco shops, schedules public hearing for Aug. 6
Summary
Staff proposed adding tobacco/vape stores as a conditional use in several commercial zones, adding a 1‑mile buffer between vape shops and a 1,000‑foot buffer from community facilities; commissioners agreed to send the draft to a public hearing on Aug. 6 and discussed alternatives including a 500‑foot buffer and a cap by population.
The Bowling Green Planning Commission directed staff to take a draft zoning amendment on tobacco and vape retail to a public hearing at its August meeting after reviewing proposed restrictions including a 1‑mile buffer between dedicated vape shops and a 1,000‑foot buffer from community facilities.
Heather (staff member) presented proposed code changes that would list tobacco or vape stores as a conditional use in commercial, central business, interstate commerce and innovation employment zones (code cross‑references included in the packet: section 150.42 and proposed text under 150.69). She said staff added a prohibition on walk‑up and drive‑through…
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