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Residents, commissioners question whether Socorro can block Family Dollar in Mission Trail historic corridor
Summary
At the March 3 Planning and Zoning meeting, commissioners and residents raised concerns that a Family Dollar under construction on Socorro Road is "out of character" for the Mission Trail historic corridor; staff said the current historic overlay primarily governs facades and elevations and does not automatically limit business types, and recommended investigating ordinance changes.
Commissioners and residents at the March 3 Socorro Planning and Zoning Commission meeting raised concerns about a Family Dollar under construction within the city's Mission Trail historic corridor and asked whether the city has authority to restrict the type of businesses that may operate there.
A commissioner (speaker 9) described neighbors' objections, saying the Family Dollar "is out of character for that historical corridor" and noting that local business owners fear competition from a larger franchise. The commissioner asked whether the city could tell a landowner "what to build and what not to build" if the parcel…
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