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Planning commission advances rules to regulate vape shops; distance buffers and location limits recommended
Summary
The commission recommended two zoning text amendments to define and regulate vape shops and to list vape shops as permitted uses in certain commercial districts; one amendment passed 5-3 and the other passed 7-1 and both will go to City Council on Sept. 23, 2025.
The Newport News Planning Commission voted on two related zoning text amendments intended to regulate vape shops in the city, advancing both measures to City Council with differing margins.
Planner Hall presented the first amendment to add a definition for "vape shop" (a retail establishment where 50% or more of inventory, display space or sales revenue comes from electronic cigarettes, vape devices, e-liquids and related products) and to add operational and location standards. Proposed rules would prohibit vape shops within 2,000 feet of schools and daycares, limit vape shops to specified commercial zoning districts, require clear window visibility, prohibit drive-through service, regulate signage and…
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