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Local business owner urges city to address concentration of smoke shops on US 192
Summary
At a public-comment period, a local business owner urged the commission to consider limits on smoke shops on US 192; city officials noted many of the businesses cited are in the county and that zoning limits on specific retail types face legal constraints under equal-protection principles.
During the public-comment period, Kissimmee business owner Kurt Jensen told the commission he is concerned about what he described as an overabundance of smoke shops, tobacco dispensaries and hookah lounges along US 192 near his business across from Celebration.
Jensen said he frequently drives the corridor and asked whether the city could limit permits for those businesses, saying in the hearing, "I don't know if you're all aware of how many smoke…
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