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Coatesville council adopts broad zoning update adding dispensary, hookah and small-convenience-store rules
Summary
Coatesville City Council voted 6-0 on Jan. 12 to adopt a multi-page zoning ordinance amendment that adds new definitions and rules for dispensaries, hookah lounges, tobacco stores and small convenience stores and expands permitted uses in the C‑1 district after a required public hearing and county planning review.
Coatesville City Council unanimously adopted a comprehensive amendment to the city zoning ordinance on Jan. 12, updating definitions and adding new use and regulatory sections that the city says were needed to reflect changes in state law and local land-use concerns.
Solicitor Robert Jefferson opened the required public hearing and said the amendment, which was introduced at an earlier meeting, had been reviewed by the Chester County Planning Commission and the city Planning Commission. He told council the ordinance began as a response to…
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