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Whitefish board tightens rules for 'formula' businesses, approves zoning text amendment
Summary
The Whitefish Community Development Board on June 19 unanimously approved a zoning text amendment that broadens the city's definition of "formula" businesses and adds development standards and an economic-impact requirement for large formula hotels and stores.
The Whitefish Community Development Board unanimously approved a zoning text amendment on June 19 that revises the municipal definition of "formula retail" businesses to "formula business," adds development standards for such businesses and requires an economic impact study for formula hotels or formula businesses over 10,000 square feet.
The change, presented by Dave Taylor, planning staff, revises the city code and adds a new special-provisions section to provide a clearer legal basis for restricting formula businesses in and near downtown. "So what we're proposing is to revise the definition of formula retail business, and then we're adding a whole new section in our special provisions that specifically has development standards for formula retail businesses,"…
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