Chicago smoke and vape shops operate under MCC Ch. 4-64 tobacco dealer licensing plus MCC Ch. 17-3 commercial zoning. Flavored tobacco sales are banned within 500 feet of schools, density caps limit new licenses in saturated wards, and self-service displays are prohibited.
Tobacco-focused retailers need a BACP Tobacco Dealer license under MCC Ch. 4-64 plus zoning approval as a B2, B3, C1, or C2 retail use under MCC Ch. 17-3. MCC 4-64-180 bans flavored tobacco products within 500 feet of any elementary, secondary, or post-secondary school, sweeping in menthol cigarettes, flavored e-liquids, hookah tobacco, and flavored cigars sold below set price points. MCC 4-64-181 caps the number of tobacco licenses in oversaturated wards, blocking new entrants until the count drops. State law and federal Tobacco 21 require photo ID for purchasers under 30. Self-service displays are barred. Hookah and vape lounges fall under MCC Ch. 4-60 separate liquor and amusement rules.
Selling banned flavored products is a misdemeanor under MCC 4-64-700 with fines $1,000-$5,000 per offense, three strikes triggering license revocation, and a three-year reapplication bar. Zoning violations trigger Department of Planning and Development cease-and-desist orders.
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