Any future vape shops trying to open store within the metropolis of Cullman might quickly have the variety of potential areas drastically lowered below a brand new modification to town’s zoning ordinance offered Monday, April 8.
Presently tobacco and vape shops are undefined by town’s municipal code and are non-conditionally permitted in all enterprise districts. The modification proposed Monday would prohibit their future progress to the high-volume B-3 district. Vape shops would even be required to acquire permission from the planning fee and metropolis council earlier than being allowed to open.
The modification would additionally present extra readability as to what’s thought of to be a “tobacco, vape, CBD, THC store/retailer,” defining them as “any retail premises whose main goal is devoted to the show, sale, storage of tobacco merchandise, digital cigarettes (a product containing or delivering nicotine, or another substance meant for human consumption that can be utilized by an individual to simulate smoking by inhalation of vapor or aerosol from the product together with, however not restricted to, “vapes”), CBD merchandise (merchandise created from CBD containing much less that 0.2% THC), and/or THC merchandise (together with Delta-8 and Delta-9 merchandise that come from the hashish sativa plant that are topic to federal, state and native pointers and legal guidelines).”
The town’s zoning map exhibits a number of smaller B-3 zones all through town, however essentially the most outstanding areas embrace the 4 south-side purchasing facilities, the strip mall simply north of AL-Hwy. 157 containing Cabin Fever Drinks, and a parcel of land close to Rehau.
Vape shops at the moment in operation can be grandfathered into the amended ordinance and wouldn’t be required to relocate. Metropolis of Cullman legal professional Luke Satterfield additionally confirmed the amendments wouldn’t be utilized to gasoline stations or comfort shops which promote vape merchandise.
All present and future vape shops would nonetheless be topic to new restrictions positioned on signage. Just like the present ordinance on indicators associated to alcoholic drinks, vape shops would now not be permitted to promote the names of any vape merchandise of their home windows or on indicators/banners exterior of the enterprise. Any digital or LED indicators discovered by the constructing official to create a hazard, intervene with the circulate of site visitors or deemed to be a nuisance would now not be permitted.
The council plans to take motion on the ordinance at its subsequent assembly scheduled for April 22.
The council additionally permitted a $10 million tax abatement for “Mission Canton” which council president Jenny Folsom mentioned concerned Rehau. Folsom mentioned the abatement can be for “an tools funding for a brand new contract they’ve,” which might result in the “retention of 47 jobs.”
In different enterprise the council:
- Authorized a particular occasion request from Logan Brooks of Evolve Health to carry a pop-up rhythm biking occasion at Depot Park on April 19.
- Authorized a particular occasion request from Christy Turner of Cullman Parks, Recreation and Sports activities Tourism to carry the annual “Dinner of First” fundraising occasion within the Warehouse District on Might 18.
- Authorized a particular occasion request from Kelly Pulliam of CPRST to carry the annual Strawberry Pageant within the Particular Occasions District on Might 3 and 4.
- Authorized a particular occasion request from Karen Hassell of St. John Evangelical Church to carry a one hundred and fiftieth Anniversary Celebration on Might 5 on sixth Road SE.
- Authorized a deduct change order within the quantity of $10,000 for scoreboard tools from Boostr Digital Shows.
- Authorized a change order within the quantity of $7,650 for extra electrical panels from West Cullman Electrical to be put in as a part of the Depot Park enlargement mission.
- Amended the place management for the Metropolis of Cullman to alter the three part-time Airport lineman positions to 2 full-time positions.
- Authorized the reappointment of Darlene Fast to the Cullman County Middle for the Developmentally Disabled Board.
- Accepted Sherry Drake’s resignation from the Cullman Metropolis Planning Fee.
- Appointed Cheryl Harrison to fill Drake’s seat on the planning fee. Harrison can be the present president of the Cullman Metropolis College Board. Her husband, Ben, is the Cullman Regional Airport Supervisor and the President of the Cullman Space Chamber of Commerce Board of Administrators.
Patrick Camp could be reached at 256-734-2131 ext. 238
