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Council adopts zoning changes to regulate retail tobacco and hemp; sets 1,000-foot buffers near schools and parks

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Summary

Richmond City Council approved an ordinance adding retail sales of tobacco and hemp to the zoning code as a conditional use in select districts and imposing a 1,000-foot buffer from schools, parks and places of worship, a first step to limit new vape and tobacco retail locations.

Richmond City Council adopted an ordinance that establishes retail sales of tobacco and hemp as a defined use in the city’s zoning code and allows such businesses only as conditional uses in certain zoning districts with restrictions. Planning staff said the ordinance adds a new classification and includes conditions such as a 1,000-foot buffer from residential…

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