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Addison commissioners press staff on enforcement, hours and smoking conditions for proposed hookah lounge
Summary
At a work session the Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed a special-use permit request for a hookah lounge, probed enforcement capacity and fines, and discussed whether the commission can add smoking-related conditions to an SUP; staff confirmed prior notices and said habitual violations can lead to CO revocation.
Leslie Knack, the town's director of development and neighborhood services, previewed a special-use permit for Prestige Ambiance (a proposed hookah lounge) and said the item is returning that night for consideration. "This is a special use permit to reuse an existing building," she said.
Commissioners raised operational concerns including enforcement capacity for violations of hours or noise, competitive impacts if the applicant must close earlier than nearby businesses, and whether smoking can be limited by P&Z conditions. Knack described the enforcement sequence: staff typically issues a notice of violation, sets a compliance date ("about 10 business days" in routine…
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