In 2007, the city of Fairfield adopted a measure that stipulates that formula businesses may not locate in neighborhood business districts unless they undergo review and obtain a special permit. Continue reading
This city of 24,000 in southern California allows no more than 10 formula restaurants and requires formula retail stores to pass a review and obtain a special permit to open. Continue reading
The town prohibits formula businesses in the village center, the waterfront district, and all other areas of town except the "general commercial" zone. In this area, formula businesses are allowed provided they meet design standards. Continue reading
This small city in the mid-1980s became the first town in the country to enact a formula restaurant ban, which prohibits fast food, drive-in and formula food establishments. Continue reading
In 1996, the town of Calistoga, California enacted an ordinance that prohibits formula restaurants and visitor accommodations, and requires that other types formula businesses undergo review and apply for a special use permit to open. Continue reading
Bristol bars formula businesses larger than 2,500 square feet or that take up more than 65 feet of street frontage from locating in the downtown. Smaller formula businesses may apply for a special use permit. Continue reading
In 1989, the city council adopted an ordinance prohibiting formula take-out food restaurants. Continue reading
In June 2002, the city of Arcata, California, enacted an ordinance that limits the number of formula restaurants in the city to no more than nine at any one time. Continue reading
When used to off-set the high costs of redeveloping blighted sites in poor neighborhoods, tax increment financing (TIF) can be an effective economic development tool. However, all too often, cities are using TIF to underwrite projects in affluent areas, to subsidize construction on undeveloped land, and to finance big-box retail. A growing number of states are considering legislation to reform TIF. Continue reading
In July 2007, Arizona adopted the following law, which bars municipalities in the Phoenix metropolitan region from providing tax breaks or incentives to retail development. Continue reading
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