FRISCO, Texas — This week, the Frisco City Council voted 6-0 to approve zoning changes that restrict where new smoke shops can open. The city has been discussing this for nearly four years.
“It came down to [the fact that] residents were getting tired of seeing these popping up across the streets of schools, close to residents, and places of worship,” John Lettelleir explained, Director of Development Services.
The amendment first defines a smoke shop as an establishment primarily utilized for the sale of tobacco products, liquid nicotine, e-cigarettes, etc. Also, under the new rule, any new smoke shop in Frisco must be at least 1,000 feet away from residential districts, schools, places of worship, hospitals, and other smoke shops…