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Ephrata committee advances zoning text amendment to allow dispensaries, smoke shops and tobacco stores; short‑term rental rules flagged for further study

Ephrata Borough Development Activities Committee · January 28, 2026
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Summary

The Development Activities Committee reviewed a proposed zoning text amendment to permit medical marijuana dispensaries, smoke shops and tobacco stores in specified commercial and industrial districts and will forward the amendment recommendation to Council; Vice Chair Musser separately urged allowing short‑term rentals in the CBD by right, an issue the committee will revisit.

The Development Activities Committee on Feb. 9 reviewed a proposed zoning text amendment that would allow medical marijuana dispensaries, smoke shops and tobacco stores in the Highway Commercial (HCD), Light Industrial/Commercial (LIC) and General Industrial/Commercial (GIC) districts and will forward its recommendation to Borough Council.

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