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Commission recommends ordinance to tighten rules for vape shops, require conditional use permits for new stores

Hanover County Planning Commission · July 17, 2025
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Summary

The planning commission recommended approval of ordinance 25‑11 to define "retail stores for recreational substances" and require conditional use permits for new vape shops in several commercial and industrial districts; existing shops would be grandfathered as nonconforming uses.

The planning commission voted to recommend approval of an ordinance amendment that would establish a definition for "retail stores for recreational substances" (commonly called vape shops) and change where such stores are permitted.

Staff told the commission they identified 22 existing locations countywide, concentrated in Ashland and…

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