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Conway staff asks commission whether to limit vape shops, payday lenders in Highway Commercial

City of Conway Planning Commission · November 7, 2025
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City planning staff presented options for amending the UDO to restrict locations of vape/smoke shops and payday loan providers in Highway Commercial districts — including conditional use, special exception, separation distances, caps, or moving such uses to industrial districts — and will return with maps and ordinance options.

Planning staff told the Conway Planning Commission on Nov. 6 that the city is exploring a comprehensive amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance to reconsider which uses should be permitted in the Highway Commercial (HC) district. Staff outlined several options: separate definitions for vape/smoke shops and alternative financial institutions, distance…

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