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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/2314-2/
Fredericksburg, Texas, requires that standardized (formula) businesses apply for a conditional use permit to enter the city’s historic downtown district. 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/2313-2/
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
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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/2312-2/
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
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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/2311-2/
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
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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/2310-2/
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
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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/2309-2/
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
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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/2308-2/
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
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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/2307-2/
In 1989, the city council adopted an ordinance prohibiting formula take-out 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/2306-2/
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
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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/preventing-vacant-boxes/2300-2/
In order to prevent competitors from moving into their abandoned stores, big-box retailers often continue to pay rent on these properties in order to ensure that they remain vacant. Sometime they include clauses in their leases that require the property owner to obtain their approval before renting the space to a new tenant. Continue reading
