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The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/local-purchasing-preferences/2327-2/
Albuquerque provides a 5% preference to local businesses and small businesses (under 20 employees). Continue reading
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The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/formula-business-restrictions/2326-2/
At a town meeting in May 2004, residents of York, Maine, voted to amend the town’s zoning ordinance to prohibit formula restaurants. Continue reading
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The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/formula-business-restrictions/2325-2/
One of the first communities to enact a formula business restriction, the town of Solvang prohibits formula restaurants from locating in its village center. Continue reading
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The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/formula-business-restrictions/2324-2/
Sausalito treats both formula restaurants and retail stores as "conditional uses" that require a special permit to open or expand. Continue reading
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The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/formula-business-restrictions/2323-2/
This island community enacted an ordinance banning formula restaurants in 1996. Continue reading
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The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/formula-business-restrictions/2322-2/
San Juan Bautista bars all formula retail stores and restaurants, and all stores over 5,000 square feet. Continue reading
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The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/formula-business-restrictions/2319-2/
Port Townsend limits formula retail stores and restaurants to a single commercial zone along the main road leading into the town and bars them from all other areas of town, including the downtown. Within that zone, formula businesses are not allowed to exceed 3,000 square feet nor occupy more than 50 linear feet of street frontage. Formula restaurants are subject to additional scrutiny. Continue reading
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The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/formula-business-restrictions/2318-2/
Port Jefferson prohibits formula fast food restaurants from locating in the village’s historic commercial and waterfront districts. Continue reading
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The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/formula-business-restrictions/2317-2/
The city’s code prohibits formula fast-food restaurants. Continue reading
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The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/formula-business-restrictions/2316-2/
In November 2005, voters by a margin of 71 to 29 percent approved a measure that bans formula restaurants.
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