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THE FORMULA BUSIN~r~S ORDINANCE <br /> <br />The City of San Francisco defines "formuia <br /> <br />the United States shadng common features <br />employee uniforms, or decor. The goai of the <br />purchase services and supplies tocaHy. <br /> <br />coffeehouses Ie4., Starbucks), and lar§e- <br /> <br /> review or an economic impact assessment. <br /> San Francisco requires notification of neigh- <br /> borhood residents when a formula business <br /> <br /> request a public hearing and the applicant <br /> may have to meet a list of criteria, which <br /> <br /> neighborhood, the avadabiiity of similar <br /> bility of the proposed business with neighbor- <br /> <br /> neighborhood versus those serving the city or <br /> the discretionary review guideEnes for eva{u- <br /> <br /> political climate can determine the viability of a <br /> California. updated its ordinance to require a <br /> <br /> this Napa Valle`/bastion of I!beral politics. A <br /> <br /> Bdsto[, Rhode Istand; Coronado, California; and <br /> <br />DESIGN <br />Design review helps new retailers meet aes- <br />thetic standards for buildings, parking areas, <br />aigns, [and$cap{n§, storage facilities, and more. <br />However. it also requires staff Mme and training <br />for commissioners who ma,/be unfamiliar with <br />review procedures and genera[ desigo princi- <br />ples, Of the planning agencies responding to <br />the surge,/, 23 percent use design review. <br /> Building requirements. Most commum- <br />ties are tired of the protoWpical materials, cpi- <br />ers, and facade sty{es of big box buildings. <br /> De~aware. Ohio, calls for design review of <br />new retail from the beginning--in its con]pre- <br /> <br />hensive plan. In ioo4, the city council said <br />projects ~ar~er than ~oo,ooo square feet faust <br />incorporate speci6c architectural and design <br />e~en~ents on the building and lot to bolster <br />visual appeal anP make them cohesive with <br />sun'ounding preperlies and friendI,/to pedestal- <br />ans. Among the many specific requirements of <br />the Oe~aware ordinance are ~acades with sub- <br /> <br />way provided from the perimeter ~u~3iic <br />sidewalk to the principal customer entrance. <br />Parking. Vast expanses of impervious <br />surface from high-impact uses such as big box <br /> <br />ronment. In Oonatd Shoup's The High Costof <br />Free Parking (P~anners Press. 2oo5), the <br /> <br /> abandon conventional methods of parking <br /> calculation--most base it on building size-- <br /> <br /> more accurate projection of parking need. <br /> Though most cities use general retail <br /> <br /> amount and placement of parking for big box <br /> parking area for the endre property shall be <br /> <br /> of the city's minimum parking requirement. <br /> <br /> to big box tots playing host to recreationa~ <br /> <br /> nj§hr parl<in~ o? recreation~ vehicte5 anywhere <br /> <br /> <br />