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Originally Posted by M II A II R II K
Perhaps Formula Retail could make exceptions for cheap places like fast food, dollar stores, etc. but keep high end department type stores out if they have more than 11 stores.
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First, SF Formula Retail law allows neighborhood review. It is not an outright ban, but requires any formula retail chain to seek approval via a conditional use permit (this serves two purposes, first) if the chain vacates the location, another chain cannot use the existing permit; second) it allows the actual neighborhood to vote/comment on whether to allow the permit. That means a chain store must reach out to the neighborhood and local merchants can lobby to stop the permit. It is not based on the type of services offered by a chain, but rather on the input of the impact neighborhoods.