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Norristown planners seek to confine 'skill games' to commercial retail districts
Summary
Planning staff asked Norristown council to authorize advertising Ordinance 26-01 to limit primary amusement-device (skill-game) uses to the Commercial Retail district, impose a 1,000-foot separation from child‑oriented uses and require conditional-use review for new primary venues.
NORRISTOWN — Planning staff asked the Municipal Council on Feb. 17 to authorize advertisement of Ordinance 26-01, a zoning amendment intended to limit where certain arcade-style 'skill games' and 'smart machines' can operate.
Staff said a 2023 ordinance allowed these machines in multiple districts, which led to a proliferation of uses across the municipality. The draft amendment would restrict primary uses (defined by staff as locations with four or more devices) to the Commercial Retail district and…
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