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Committee lands on time-limited tobacco/vape exemption for one North Beach store; sponsor to draft language
Summary
Faced with a small-business hardship, commissioners discussed a narrow distance-separation exemption allowing one North Beach convenience store to sell tobacco and vape products under a covenant; the committee favored a three-year sunset after which sales would cease or become legal nonconforming, and instructed the sponsor to work with the city attorney on language.
The committee considered a narrow amendment to the land development regulations to allow a limited distance-separation exemption for tobacco and vape sales to address a small-business hardship in North Beach.
Staff explained prior research found no evidence that tobacco and vape were previously permitted at the subject location and that adjacent stores with historic licenses…
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