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Council adopts zoning limits and nuisance classification for tobacco and vape businesses
Summary
Council unanimously adopted text amendments imposing hours limits and clarifying proximity to schools for new tobacco- and vape-related businesses, and separately adopted an ordinance adding tobacco-law violations to the city nuisance code.
The City of West Columbia City Council unanimously adopted two related ordinance changes: a text amendment to the zoning ordinance regulating tobacco- and vape-related businesses, and an amendment to the city code that adds violations of tobacco laws to the list of public nuisances.
At second reading on the zoning amendment, city planner Wayne Schuler described staff changes requested after earlier review. The staff amendment inserts a required closure period for such businesses and clarifies the meaning of K–12 schools in the ordinance. Schuler said the amendment now requires businesses to be closed…
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