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Zoning committee forwards controversial Northburn Avenue tobacco permit to full council after university and neighborhood objections
Summary
Planning staff said the proposed tobacco shop at 1122 Northburn Road met spacing rules, but the Zoning and Planning Committee forwarded the application to full City Council without recommendation after members raised public-health and neighborhood concerns and noted objections from the University of Toledo.
The Toledo Zoning and Planning Committee on April 16 sent a contested special-use permit for a proposed tobacco shop at 1122 Northburn Road to the full City Council without committee recommendation, after robust discussion about youth access, neighborhood impacts and objections from nearby institutions.
The planning commission had recommended disapproval. At the committee meeting, applicants and their representatives said they leased a space previously used by a vape/tobacco retailer and intended to operate legally; they described other Ohio locations they operate and said they would follow licensing and tax rules. Planning staff said the city code’s 500-foot spacing rule was measured parcel-to-parcel and that,…
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