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Coatesville council approves first reading of zoning amendments to regulate dispensaries, smoke shops and hookah lounges
Summary
Council voted 6-0 to approve first reading and advertisement of wide-ranging amendments to Chapter 224 that add definitions and regulations for dispensaries, smoke shops, hookah lounges, and small convenience stores, and place some uses in C-1/C-4 and industrial districts; a public zoning hearing is required before final adoption.
Coatesville City Council on Nov. 24 approved first reading and advertisement of an omnibus set of zoning changes that add definitions and use regulations for dispensaries, tobacco/smoke shops and hookah lounges, and insert new retail and bulk standards for small convenience stores.
Solicitor Robert Jefferson, who presented the ordinance language, said the draft adds definitions for "cannabinoid," "dispensary/dispenser facility," and "grower/processor," and establishes dispensary regulations that are designed to track state controls. "In 2016, there was an act…
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