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Addison proposes zoning limits for dollar stores, defines thrift stores and restricts some tobacco shops
Summary
Staff recommended text amendments to Addison's zoning code to define and limit dollar stores (minimum 2-mile separation and grandfathering of existing stores), define thrift stores and place them in M4 (research/industrial) districts, and remove tobacco shops from certain commercial districts; trustees approved the changes on first/second readings as applicable.
Village staff presented zoning text amendments at the Oct. 21 meeting that would change where dollar stores, thrift stores and tobacco shops are allowed in Addison. The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on Oct. 9 and recommended the changes, staff said, and the board approved readings as presented.
Staff explained the rationale behind the proposal: internal research compiled during a moratorium period identified patterns linked in outside studies to dollar-store presence, including reported drops in nearby grocery-store sales (staff cited figures of 15% to 30%) and local law-enforcement concerns about violent incidents associated with some retail establishments. Staff also cited employment and wage statistics that, in their review, show independent grocers employ roughly 20% more people than dollar stores relative to sales, and that a large share of dollar-store workers historically earn low wages.
Key provisions presented and recommended by staff include: a defined term for "dollar store" and a rule allowing them only in B1–B5 business districts when each is at least two miles from another; existing dollar stores would be grandfathered. Thrift stores would be defined and limited to M4 (research/industrial) districts with existing thrift stores grandfathered. Tobacco shops would be removed from the B2 and B5 districts (staff noted tobacco shops already were not permitted in B1, B3 and B4).
Staff said the ordinances and text amendments were reviewed by village attorneys and recommended for approval. Trustees recorded 'Aye' votes and adopted the ordinance(s) as part of second and first readings depending on the item.
