Note: In 2008, the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) caused the Government of Western Australia to substantially amend its Buy Local Policy to eliminate the preference for regionally produced goods over U.S. exports. … Read More
At a town meeting in May 2004, residents of York, Maine, voted to amend the town’s zoning ordinance to prohibit formula restaurants. … Read More
One of the first communities to enact a formula business restriction, the town of Solvang prohibits formula restaurants from locating in its village center. … Read More
Sausalito treats both formula restaurants and retail stores as "conditional uses" that require a special permit to open or expand. … Read More
This island community enacted an ordinance banning formula restaurants in 1996.… Read More
San Juan Bautista bars all formula retail stores and restaurants, and all stores over 5,000 square feet.… Read More
Port Townsend limits formula retail stores and restaurants to a single commercial zone along the main road leading into the town and bars them from all other areas of town, including the downtown. Within that zone, formula businesses are not allowed to exceed 3,000 square feet nor occupy more than 50 linear feet of street frontage. Formula restaurants are subject to additional scrutiny.… Read More
Port Jefferson prohibits formula fast food restaurants from locating in the village’s historic commercial and waterfront districts. … Read More
The city’s code prohibits formula fast-food restaurants.… Read More