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Henrico board adopts zoning limits on vaping and recreational‑substance retailers after staff inspections
Summary
The Henrico County Board of Supervisors voted Dec. 16 to amend the zoning ordinance to restrict recreational‑substance and vape stores to certain commercial and industrial districts and require provisional‑use permits, citing hundreds of inspections and enforcement actions and concerns about youth access.
The Henrico County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 16 adopted an amendment to the county zoning ordinance that defines "recreational substances retail store," limits those businesses to B‑1 and M‑3 districts, and requires a provisional‑use permit and public hearing for locations.
Planning staff said the change also bars these stores from locating within 1,000 feet of a school and 2,000 feet of a religious institution, daycare center, public park or an existing recreational‑substance retail store. Andrew Newby, planning staff presenter, said the ordinance is one part of a…
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