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Planning commission reviews draft smoke‑shop zoning amendment with 500‑foot buffers and proposed hearing schedule
Summary
Planning staff presented a revised zoning‑ordinance amendment regulating smoke shops and tobacco stores. The draft narrows where the uses are allowed, adds distance buffers to sensitive sites, and includes a 1,000‑foot separation between similar uses; staff said county comments were incorporated and a public hearing is being scheduled.
The Chester City Planning Commission reviewed a revised zoning‑ordinance amendment on May 14 that would regulate smoke shops and tobacco stores by restricting where they may locate and adding distance buffers from sensitive sites.
Planning staff said the draft amendment designates which zoning districts may allow smoke shops and tobacco stores, and establishes a 500‑foot separation requirement from schools, family day‑care homes, childcare facilities, youth centers, community centers, recreation facilities, parks and churches. The draft also includes a 1,000‑foot…
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