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Council directs move to require special‑use permits for dance halls, smoke shops, packaged liquor stores and pawn shops in C1/C2 zones
Summary
Council discussed and directed staff to draft zoning changes that would require Special Use Permits (SUPs) for dance halls/ballrooms, smoke shops, package liquor stores and pawn shops in C1 and C2 districts, citing neighborhood compatibility and public‑safety concerns; existing businesses would be grandfathered.
Council discussed a proposed zoning amendment on April 14 that would change how several business types are permitted in neighborhood commercial (C1) and general commercial (C2) districts.
Staff said recent applications and complaints — notably overcrowding events at an existing strip‑mall event hall — prompted reexamination of permitted uses. Planning staff presented three options: make a use permitted,…
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