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Commission recommends defining and restricting 'specialty shops' (vape/smoke shops) as conditional use in C2
Summary
The commission voted 6–0 to recommend a zoning‑text amendment that would define specialty shops (vape/smoke shops) and make them conditional in C2; staff said a municipal code amendment will limit numbers and proximity to schools and parks.
The Planning Commission voted 6–0 to forward a city‑sponsored zoning text amendment that defines “specialty shops” — commonly referred to as vape shops, smoke shops or head shops — and classifies them as a conditional use in the C2 zone.
Planning staff said the change is intended to pair with a municipal‑code amendment that will regulate specialty shops more directly: the municipal code change would limit the number of such stores, impose minimum distances from schools, churches and parks, and establish licensing and…
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