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In November 2005, voters by a margin of 71 to 29 percent approved a measure that bans formula restaurants.

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A measure barring formula businesses from downtown Nantucket was adopted by a town meeting vote in April 2006.… Read More

Fredericksburg, Texas, requires that standardized (formula) businesses apply for a conditional use permit to enter the city’s historic downtown district. … Read More

In 2007, the city of Fairfield adopted a measure that stipulates that formula businesses may not locate in neighborhood business districts unless they undergo review and obtain a special permit. … Read More

This city of 24,000 in southern California allows no more than 10 formula restaurants and requires formula retail stores to pass a review and obtain a special permit to open.  … Read More

The town prohibits formula businesses in the village center, the waterfront district, and all other areas of town except the "general commercial" zone. In this area, formula businesses are allowed provided they meet design standards.… Read More

This small city in the mid-1980s became the first town in the country to enact a formula restaurant ban, which prohibits fast food, drive-in and formula food establishments. … Read More

In 1996, the town of Calistoga, California enacted an ordinance that prohibits formula restaurants and visitor accommodations, and requires that other types formula businesses undergo review and apply for a special use permit to open.… Read More

Bristol bars formula businesses larger than 2,500 square feet or that take up more than 65 feet of street frontage from locating in the downtown.  Smaller formula businesses may apply for a special use permit.… Read More