From
Chris Hartmann
Title
TA200401 - Text Amendment - Amend Article 4 and Article 30 of the Unified Development Code to update the definition of and to establish regulations for variety stores, small-format grocery stores, and dollar stores. (On April 27, 2020, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 7-2). (On May 11, 2020, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial of this request by a vote of 8-0).
Presenter
Savannah Ware, AICP, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
OVERVIEW:
Staff is proposing regulations regarding small format retail or grocery stores, often known as "dollar stores." These stores are typically less than 12,000 square feet and offer a selection of groceries and home goods that are more limited than a full-service grocery store. Typically, these stores have little or no fresh produce, no fresh meat, no bakery, and no pharmacy. Food items are typically canned or frozen. Due to their small format and low prices, these stores, with some exceptions, are built in neighborhood settings away from freeway interchanges and larger anchored developments or power centers.
In the past few years, several cities around the United States, including cities in the DFW area, have passed regulations that limit the ability of these stores to cluster near other such stores, and that require a minimum square footage of fresh produce (fruits and vegetables). This text amendment will add similar regulations to the Unified Development Code (UDC).
HISTORY:
· January 24, 2020: Staff mailed a letter to dollar store operators notifying them of a public stakeholder meeting on February 13, 2020.
· February 4, 2020: Staff proposed for discussion regulations regarding dollar stores to the City Council Development Committee (CCDC).
· February 13, 2020: Staff held a stakeholder meeting with dollar store operators.
· March 3, 2020: Staff presented proposed UDC amendments to CCDC and CCDC r...
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