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Planning Commission reviews draft rules to limit tobacco, nicotine and hemp retail locations
Summary
Commission discussed proposed zoning amendments to regulate retail sales of tobacco, nicotine and hemp products, including a 10% threshold to identify specialty retailers, 1,000-foot buffers from schools/day centers, parks inclusion and enforcement challenges; no ordinance vote was taken.
The Richmond City Planning Commission reviewed a draft approach to amend Chapter 30 of the Richmond City Code to regulate locations that retail tobacco, nicotine and hemp products. The presentation summarized proposed definitions, thresholds to identify specialty retailers, potential district permissions and buffer zones; commissioners and the public raised questions about enforcement and grandfathering of existing businesses.
Planning staff said the proposed definition would classify a retail establishment selling, offering or distributing electronic smoking devices, retail tobacco products or hemp intended for smoking if any of a set of thresholds are met, including: 10% or more of usable floor area dedicated to such products; 10% of the total merchandise display area; 10% or more of sign area on the lot promoting those products; or 10% of…
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