Hailey, Idaho, which has a population of 7,500 and is located in the center of the state, three hours east of Boise, limits the floor area of retail and wholesale businesses to no more than 36,000 square feet in the town’s business and limited business zones and 25,000 square feet in other industrial and commercial zones.… Read More
In March 2006, voters in Damariscotta, Maine, overwhelming approved a measure barring stores over 35,000 square feet (about the size of a medium grocery store). The size cap was approved by a 62 to 38 percent margin in what officials say was one of the largest election turnouts in the town’s history. … Read More
The city of Charlevoix caps stores at 45,000 square feet, while the surrounding township limits them to 90,000 square feet.… Read More
In February 2003, the city of Bozeman, Montana, enacted an ordinance limiting retail stores to no more than 75,000 square feet and requiring retail developments between 40,000 and 75,000 square feet to meet design and site development standards.… Read More
In 2001, after Wal-Mart optioned land on the outskirts of Belfast, Maine, a community of 6,500 in the fast-growing midcoast region, the city council adopted a temporary moratorium on large stores and placed an initiative permanently banning stores over 75,000 square feet on the ballot. On election day, voters endorsed the size cap by a 2-to-1 margin.… Read More
Ashland, a town of 17,000 in southern Oregon, has a citywide ordinance limiting retail stores to no more than 45,000 square feet.… Read More
In 2002, voters in Agoura Hills, a community 20 miles north of Los Angeles, adopted a measure limiting stores to no more than 60,000 square feet.… Read More
In 2007, the city of Fairfield enacted regulations to limit retail stores and restaurants located in neighborhood business districts to no more than 4,000 square feet. The city has twelve neighborhood business districts.… Read More
In November 2000, the Kansas City Council approved new measures, including a 10,000-square-foot store size cap, to protect the Brookside neighborhood from large-scale, suburban-style retail development. … Read More