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Committee moves to expand vape/tobacco distance rules and consider narrow North Beach convenience‑store exception
Summary
The committee endorsed proposed increases to distance separations for tobacco and vape retailers and discussed a narrow exception allowing limited sales inside convenience stores in a defined North Beach corridor; staff will draft ordinances for referral to the planning board.
The Land Use and Sustainability Committee on May 8 endorsed changes that would increase minimum distance separations for tobacco and vape dealers and discussed a separate narrow exception for incidental sales inside convenience stores in a North Beach corridor.
Planning staff described the referral from the City Commission and proposed distance changes that would increase the school buffer from 500 feet to 1,000 feet, add a 250‑foot buffer from residential single‑family and multi‑family districts, add a 500‑foot buffer from parks, libraries, playgrounds, day‑care facilities and houses of worship, and…
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