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Norristown narrows locations for smoke and vape shops, approves conditional-use rules
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 26-03 to define and regulate "significant tobacco retailers" by conditional use in the Commercial Retail district, with 1,000-foot buffers from child-oriented sites, limited hours, and prohibitions on co-located amusement devices and alcohol.
Norristown Municipal Council adopted Ordinance 26-03 on April 21 to regulate smoke and vape shops and other significant tobacco retailers.
Key provisions: The amendment adds definitions for tobacco, vape and related products and creates a conditional-use pathway for significant tobacco retailers (including smoke shops, vape shops and hookah bars) only in the Commercial Retail district. Applicants would…
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