§ 13-3100

Other

• Pedestrian access must remain open and unlocked

  All pedestrian consumer access to the premises shall remain open and unlocked to members of the public and law enforcement personnel during all hours of operation.

• Measurement method for distance

  Measurements made to verify compliance with subsection (A) above shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest portion of the building or structure used as a part of the premise where a tobacco, smoke, or vape shop is operated to the nearest property line of the other specified use or district.

• Minimum distance from sensitive uses1,000 ft

  No tobacco, smoke, or vape shop shall be located or otherwise operate within one thousand (1,000) feet of any of the following uses: Public or private school; Licensed childcare or day care center; Public library; Public park; Public recreation or community center; or Other tobacco, smoke, or vape shop.

• Smoking or vaping prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. unless compliant with Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act

  No smoking or vaping shall be permitted on the premises unless the tobacco, smoke, or vape shop fully complies with the Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act (Chapter 28.2, Title 15.2, § 15.2-2820 et seq., of the Code of Virginia) as the same may be amended from time to time.

• Window transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface. requirement

  All glass portions of windows and doors along the front façade of the tobacco, smoke, or vape shop shall be maintained as transparent and shall not be heavily tinted or obscured, as determined by the zoning administrator.