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The Redondo Beach Planning Commission met July 17 to hear public comment and consider a city-council referral to regulate smoke shops. Staff recommended an ordinance requiring conditional use permits (CUPs) for smoke shops, creating an initial citywide cap of 10 that would phase to five through attrition, a five-year compliance window for existing shops, location buffers near schools/parks/residences, and operational standards. After extended public comment and detailed questions about enforcement, ancillary sales, hookah/cigar lounges, and synthetic nicotine, the commission voted to forward a resolution recommending the council adopt the ordinance with several commission-suggested changes.
