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Unified Development Ordinance Amendment for Vape and Tobacco Shops

The city is introducing new zoning rules to tightly regulate where tobacco, vape, and hemp shops can open. These shops will be banned from residential and downtown areas and forced to maintain large distance buffers from schools, parks, and homes.

2 mentions (2 this month)Last discussed Oct 20, 2026

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Commercial Maintenance Code Enforcement

The city adopted new rules to stop landlords from leaving vacant downtown buildings boarded up indefinitely. Properties will face a 90-day board-up limit and a strict 30-day notice process to fix safety and aesthetic issues.

3 mentions (2 this month)Last discussed Oct 6, 2026