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Henrico supervisors tighten zoning rules on vape and recreational-substance retailers
Summary
The Henrico County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance Dec. 16 that narrows where vape and other recreational‑substance retail stores can operate, imposing provisional use permits and new buffer distances after staff inspections uncovered widespread compliance problems.
The Henrico County Board of Supervisors voted Dec. 16 to amend the county zoning ordinance to impose new limits on vape and recreational‑substance retail stores, a move county staff said is intended to reduce youth exposure and illegal sales. The ordinance, advanced after a planning commission public hearing, restricts those stores to certain commercial and industrial districts (B‑1 and M‑3) and requires a provisional use permit after a public hearing; it also bars new locations within 1,000 feet of a school and within 2,000 feet of religious institutions, day‑care centers, public parks or existing recreational‑substance retail stores.
Andrew Newby, the…
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