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Council adopts ordinance limiting locations for tobacco and hemp retail, including 'vape' shops
Summary
Richmond City Council adopted an ordinance creating a defined use for retail sales of tobacco and hemp in the zoning code and restricting where such businesses may operate, including 1,000-foot buffers from residential areas, schools, parks and places of worship.
Richmond City Council on July 28 voted to add a new zoning use for retail sale of tobacco and hemp and to regulate where those businesses may operate across the city. The ordinance treats such establishments as conditional uses in specified zoning districts and places additional restrictions on their siting.
Key provisions: The ordinance establishes a zoning definition for retail sales of tobacco and hemp, references the Code of Virginia definitions, and allows locations only in certain commercial…
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