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Council directs draft of smoke-shop buffers, background checks after staff recommendation
Summary
Council directed the city attorney to draft amendments to the tobacco code to add buffer zones for smoke shops (1,000 feet from schools; 500 feet from daycare and some parks) and to require background checks for owners and managers of smoke shops; existing, operational shops would be grandfathered.
City staff proposed new restrictions on smoke shops in response to recent openings and public-safety concerns and the council voted to direct the city attorney to prepare ordinance language for a first reading.
Andrew Brenseth briefed the committee and said staff — working with the police and building departments — recommend creating buffer zones analogous to cannabis rules and adding background-check requirements for smoke-shop owners and managers. "We're…
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