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Tullahoma sets definition and municipal rules for ‘specialty shops’; council approves first readings
Summary
The council approved first readings of two ordinances defining and regulating "specialty shops" — retail stores that sell vape products and certain cannabis derivatives — and amended employee-age language to align with Tennessee law.
Tullahoma’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen on first reading adopted ordinances to define and regulate “specialty shops,” the term the city uses for retail businesses that sell vaping and similar products.
Ordinance 16-60 amends the zoning code to add a definition of specialty shops in commercial C-2 districts; ordinance 16-61 creates a new chapter in Title IX (business regulations) to set permitting and operational rules. Both measures passed their first of two required readings, 7-0.
City staff and the planning commission developed the definition to clarify which retail outlets will be…
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