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Commission adopts restrictions on standalone tobacco and nicotine retailers, including spacing rules
Summary
The city commission passed an ordinance restricting standalone retail tobacco and nicotine product dealers with spacing requirements and limits near schools, parks and residences; Planning & Zoning recommended larger buffers but staff used existing comparable distances from other regulated uses.
The Delray Beach City Commission on June 17 adopted an ordinance that adds rules for standalone retail tobacco and nicotine dealers, including minimum separation distances and limits on location near sensitive uses.
Planning staff described the proposal as a city‑initiated Land Development Regulation amendment to define standalone retailers and to require minimum spacing of 750 feet between such retailers. For standalone dealers near residential zones, schools, parks and daycares staff…
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