Votes at a glance: Committee approves zoning limits for smoke shops; licensing ordinance withdrawn for revision

Key committee actions taken Jan. 14:

- Zoning ordinance amendment (OR-2024-0034): Committee adopted two amendments (clarifying the health-license timing to require retailers to obtain the New Haven health-department tobacco retailer license "once effective" and adding "retailers of tobacco or vapor products" to the list of uses ineligible to request extended hours between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.). The committee then voted to recommend the amended zoning ordinance to the full Board of Alders.

- Licensing ordinance (Item 2): Committee voted to give the licensing ordinance leave to withdraw so staff can correct the title and provide full supporting materials; staff will return the revised draft for committee consideration.

- Item 3: Committee voted to read and file the order as presented.

- Adjournment: Committee moved and seconded to adjourn; meeting ended after procedural closure.

Vote formality: Actions were recorded as voice votes in committee; the transcript records unanimous 'aye' responses for the amendments and passage of the main zoning item but does not include a roll-call tally for each vote. Where formal tallies were not recorded in the transcript, this summary marks the outcome as 'approved' on committee voice votes.