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Planning commission denies conditional-use permit for proposed smoke and vape shop in Glendale Town Center
Summary
The Glendale Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny CUP25-13, a request to open a 1,487-square-foot smoke and vape shop in a shopping center within the Glendale Town Center. Neighbors and nearby business owners opposed the application, citing clustering and economic harm to existing family businesses.
The Glendale Planning Commission on Oct. 23 denied a conditional-use permit for a proposed smoke and vape shop in the Glendale Town Center, rejecting the applicant’s request by a unanimous roll-call vote.
Staff had presented CUP25-13 as a request for a retail smoke and vape shop to occupy a 1,487-square-foot tenant space in an existing shopping center north of 40 Third Avenue. The applicant proposed Monday–Sunday hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., an estimated 30–50 customers per day and six employees (three overlapping on shift). Staff noted public-notification requirements were met and that opposition comments—filed with staff and the applicant—raised concerns about illegal sales, clustering of smoke shops, and…
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