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Walnut Grove council discusses requiring set business hours for city licenses
Summary
Council members discussed a proposed ordinance to require businesses to list regular hours (minimum four days per week) and possible enforcement tied to business-license renewal; staff will draft an administrative agreement instead of immediate ordinance action.
Walnut Grove — Council members discussed a proposed ordinance that would require businesses to post regular operating hours and, unless approved otherwise, be open at least four days per week. The proposal would tie compliance to business-license processes and allow denial, suspension or revocation of a license after a 10-business-day cure period.
Council members said the intent is to reduce vacant or intermittently open storefronts and improve downtown continuity as new commercial development arrives. “If you’re open in a business here, we expect you to be open and not just be open on certain days,” a council member said during the…
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