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Planning Department Unveils Tighter, More Nuanced Formula‑Retail Rules; Commission Agrees to Initiate Changes
Summary
Staff recommended raising the formula retail trigger from about 11 to 20 locations while expanding use types, counting entitled/international locations, adding performance standards for signage/storefronts and an administrative review track; commissioners initiated the ordinance and scheduled further coordination with supervisors.
The Planning Department presented a sweeping set of recommended changes to the city’s formula‑retail rules and asked the Planning Commission to initiate code amendments. The package would change how the city defines formula retailers, expand geographic controls in select areas (notably portions of Market Street) and add performance‑based standards for signage, storefront transparency and pedestrian orientation.
Kanishka Burns, project manager, said staff proposed raising the location threshold from…
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