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Criteria for Decision Making <br />Special Exception - if applicable <br />A Special Exception may only be granted upon making a written determination, based upon the <br />evidence presented at a public hearing. Please address how the project meets the following criteria. <br />1) The proposed use will not be injurious to the public health, safety, comfort, <br />community moral standards, convenience or general welfare, because: <br />Vaping products are battery operated devices that heat an e-liquid or <br />e-juice,The heated e-liquids are available in different flavours mixed in a <br />glycerol and propylene glycol solution that contain varying levels of nicotine. <br />Vaping is less harmful than smoking. People trying to quit smoking using <br />e-cigarettes have a higher quit rate than normal nicotine replacement <br />therapy. Hookahs are waterpipes that are used to smoke specially made <br />tobacco mixtures through a water-filled chamber. A user then inhales the <br />smoke through a tube and mouthpiece. Hookah users often perceive it to be <br />less harmful than smokina cigarettes. <br />2) The proposed use will not injure or adversely affect the use of the adjacent area <br />or property values therein, because: <br />We recently acquired this property from Speedway, LLC a known <br />corporation . The facility has been closed for many years . In fact, new <br />business will help in enhancing the property value of nearby properties. <br />Besides this it will generate more revenue for the state and county and will <br />create 2 to 3 jobs for local community. Legislatures of the State of Indiana <br />approve this kind of business with proper licensing. <br />3) The proposed use will be consistent with the character of the district in which it is <br />located and the land uses authorized therein, because: <br />The proposed use will do more good than harm.The proposed use will help <br />the community to quit smoking and create a better health environmentt <br />4) The proposed use is compatible with the recommendations of the Comprehensive <br />Plan, because: <br />NC neighborhood center provides provision of special exception for use of <br />Tobacco/Hookah and vaping shops.This clearly indicates that proposed use <br />is compatible with recommendations of the Comprehensive plan . .