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The city of Rockville bans stores over 65,000 square feet and requires those over 25,000 square feet to comply with design and siting guidelines. The city’s ordinance has a strong list of findings to support the size cap. Continue reading
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In Februrary 2008, the Town Council enacted a measure barring stores over 45,000 square feet and imposing additional standards on those of 25,000 square feet or more. Continue reading
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In May 2002, the Northampton City Council enacted ordinances prohibiting retail stores larger than 90,000 square feet, and requiring that developers proposing stores larger than 20,000 square feet either construct pedestrian-friendly, two-story buildings contiguous to the street or pay a $5 per square foot mitigation fee. Continue reading
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After a long ordeal fighting Wal-Mart, North Elba adopted a size cap ordinance limiting single retail stores to 40,000 square feet and capping shopping centers at 68,000 square feet. Continue reading
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In March 2006, voters in the town of Nobleboro endorsed a measure capping stores at 45,000 square feet. Continue reading
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In 2006, responding to a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter, the City Council in Neptune Beach, Florida, adopted a size cap ordinance that limits stores to no more than 60,000 square feet. Continue reading
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In April 2005, Madison, Wisconsin, adopted a big-box ordinance that imposes some limits on the size of retail stores, but it is quite permissive compared to other examples on this site. The ordinance limits retail buildings to a footprint of no more than 100,000 square feet.Becausethe limit is on the footprint of the building, rather than the gross leasable area of the store, the rules allow stores to be larger provided they are multi-story. Continue reading
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Hailey, Idaho, which has a population of 7,500 and is located in the center of the state, three hours east of Boise, limits the floor area of retail and wholesale businesses to no more than 36,000 square feet in the town’s business and limited business zones and 25,000 square feet in other industrial and commercial zones. Continue reading
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In March 2006, voters in Damariscotta, Maine, overwhelming approved a measure barring stores over 35,000 square feet (about the size of a medium grocery store). The size cap was approved by a 62 to 38 percent margin in what officials say was one of the largest election turnouts in the town’s history. Continue reading
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The city of Charlevoix caps stores at 45,000 square feet, while the surrounding township limits them to 90,000 square feet. Continue reading