Spring City commission advances first reading to regulate smoke and vape shops

SPRING CITY — Commissioners on April 2 completed the first reading of Ordinance 2026-04, a zoning amendment that would create Section 9.14 to regulate the location and operation of smoke and vape shops within Spring City's corporate limits.

The motion for first reading was made by Commissioner Thomas Beaver and seconded by Commissioner Reba Murphy. Mayor Leon Locke and both commissioners present voted Aye. The transcript records the measure as a first reading; it will need to return for a second reading and formal adoption at a later meeting before becoming law.

The ordinance text was introduced as an amendment to the Spring City zoning ordinance; the meeting minutes do not record debate or details about the regulatory standards (for example, buffers, licensing or permitted zones). The Planning/Zoning department is listed as the implementing department for follow-up; the transcript does not specify a date for the second reading or additional public hearings.

Next steps: staff are expected to schedule the ordinance for a subsequent meeting where the commission may conduct a second reading and a final vote. No further implementation actions or penalties are specified in the meeting record.