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Commission recommends adding regulated 'smoke shop' land use and approves Independence/Maine PD with local restriction
Summary
Staff asked the commission to add 'smoke shop' as a defined land use permitted in C-1 and C-2 with a 1,000‑foot conditional separation from residences, schools, places of worship and other smoke shops; commissioners recommended the text change and also approved a separate PD for Independence/Maine, adding a condition to prohibit smoke shops adjacent to the park.
The commission recommended a zoning-text amendment (ZA25‑0008) to add a defined “smoke shop” land use to the zoning ordinance and to permit it in retail commercial (C‑1 and C‑2) districts subject to a conditional development standard that would place smoke shops at least 1,000 feet from residential zoning, schools, hospitals, licensed child‑care centers, places of worship and other smoke shops.
Jonathan (planning staff) explained staff sent 41 notices to potentially affected properties and received eight inquiries seeking…
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