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Brookhaven adopts smoke‑shop zoning limits, requires conditional‑use review and 1,000‑foot buffers
Summary
Council held a public hearing and adopted an ordinance defining smoke shops, limiting new smoke shops to C1 and C2 commercial zones as conditional uses, and barring new smoke shops within 1,000 feet of schools or another smoke shop.
Brookhaven Borough Council held a brief public hearing and adopted an ordinance on June 2 that defines "smoke shops" in the zoning code, permits them only by conditional use in C1 and C2 commercial districts, and establishes 1,000‑foot buffers from other smoke shops and from schools.
Solicitor Jay Wills introduced the ordinance and explained that Section 609 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code requires a public hearing before…
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