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Athens BZA denies request to allow vape/tobacco shop at 79 East State Street
Summary
The Athens Board of Zoning Appeals voted 0–4 to deny a variance that would have allowed a tobacco and vape retail establishment at 79 East State Street because the property sits within the ordinance’s 500-foot buffer from a church and a licensed tobacco retailer; the appellant did not appear.
The Athens Board of Zoning Appeals on April 14 denied a variance request for 79 East State Street that would have allowed a tobacco and vape retail business to operate inside the city’s 500-foot buffer from churches and licensed tobacco retailers.
Chair Rob Delich opened the hearing and said the board would proceed even though the appellant did not appear in person, relying on materials submitted with the application. Zoning Director Tom Pyle told the board the principal-use permit was filed Feb. 2 and the office’s measurements placed the site about 450 feet from Central Avenue…
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