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Newport News council adopts new vape-shop rules, lowers threshold and limits hours
Summary
The Newport News City Council on Sept. 23 adopted revisions to the zoning code that define and regulate vape shops, lowering a 50% threshold to 20% and limiting hours of operation to 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; the measures passed unanimously, 6-0.
The Newport News City Council on Sept. 23 approved zoning changes that define and regulate vape shops and limit their hours of operation, voting unanimously to adopt a revised ordinance that lowers a previously proposed 50% threshold to 20% and sets operating hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The action updates the zoning ordinance with a new definition for “vape shops” and adds general regulations intended to address youth exposure and public-safety concerns. Mayor Philip Jones moved the revised…
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