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Committee considers conditional-use request for vape shop on West Market amid neighborhood opposition
Summary
A conditional-use petition to allow a vape-focused retail store at 822 West Market Street drew public opposition, staff recommendations to deny and extensive council questioning about distance-to-school rules, the 25% sales threshold that defines a vape shop, and enforcement mechanisms.
The planning committee heard a conditional-use application from Fly High Enterprises Inc. seeking approval to operate a vape shop at 822 West Market Street. Planning staff and the planning commission recommended disapproval; the committee opened the floor for testimony and extensive council questions about the code definition, buffers and enforcement.
Planning staff said the proposed shop would be within 500 feet of a school and therefore raised concerns, and recommended denial. "The authorization of this use would encourage unhealthy activities ... and both the planning staff and the planning commission recommend disapproval," staff told the committee.
Attorney Jack Morrison, representing the applicant Fly High Enterprises, said the business opened in January 2025 after receiving signage approval and…
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