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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCFW_Small_Box_DiscountsSmall Box Discount Store Regulations Presented to the City Council By the Planning and Development Department and the City Attorney’s Office August 20, 2019 2 Review: •Healthy food policy •Summary of concerns •Authority to regulate •Current zoning regulations •Regulations in other cities •Options and next steps Purpose Oakland Corners –Fort Worth, Texas 3 •Comprehensive Plan •Mixed -Use/Form-Based Zoning –Urban Villages, walkable communities •Urban Farms and Mobile Vendors - zoning •Master Thoroughfare Plan –Complete Streets and Connectivity •Bike/Trail and Pedestrian Plans •Economic Development incentives 4 Zoning Supporting Access to Fresh Foods •Urban farms and community gardens in all districts •Honeybees and Aquaponics in all districts •Fresh market mobile vendors in most zoning districts •Farmers Markets in all commercial and industrial districts except (ER) Polywes Gardens –Fort Worth 5 •High concentrations reduce viability for traditional grocery stores •Limit Blue Zones goals of providing healthier food options •Limit access to fresh and affordable meat and produce Concerns about Concentration of Small Box Discount Stores 6 Authority to Regulate •Chapter 211 of the Texas Local Government Code •Authorizes the governing body of a municipality to adopt zoning regulations designed to promote: •public health •safety •morals, or •general welfare 7 Current Zoning Regulations •Allowed in most mixed-use/form- based, commercial (E-G), and industrial districts by right with Certificate of Occupancy o Not allowed in neighborhood commercial restricted (ER) •Not allowed in residential districts (A-UR), and predominantly residential form based districts Common Regulatory Approaches in Other Cities •Limit density through distance •Require the sale of fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats •Limit signage •Reduce parking requirements for traditional grocery stores •Reduce regulatory restrictions on the sale of fresh fruits and vegetables •Provide incentives for traditional grocery stores 8 9 City Distance Limitations Conditional Use (or similar) with minimal requirements Incentives for traditional grocery store Relaxing regulations on farmers market and other fresh food providers Fort Worth No No Yes Yes Birmingham Yes Yes Yes Yes Kansas City Yes Yes No No Mesquite,TX Yes Yes No No New Orleans Planning Commission studying issues Oklahoma City 180 day moratorium to study issues Tulsa Yes Yes Yes Yes Comparing Fort Worth to Other Cities with Small Box Discount Store Ordinances 10 Small Box Discount Stores in Fort Worth –600 Foot Buffer Small Box Discount Stores -600 Feet Small Box Discount Stores 1,000 Feet 11 Small Box Discount Stores in Fort Worth –1,000 Foot Buffer Small Box Discount Stores 5,000 Feet 12 Small Box Discount Stores in Fort Worth –5,000 Foot Buffer Small Box Discount Stores 3 Miles Small Box Discount Stores Fort Worth –3 Mile Buffer 13 14 Options •Keep the status quo •Provide incentives and education •Limit to fewer zoning districts •Allow only through conditional use permit (CUP) Low –income census tracts where a significant number of residents is more than one mile from a grocery store 15 Next Steps August 20 Feedback from Council October City Council IR and Zoning Commission briefing November Zoning Commission vote on text amendment December City Council vote on text amendment Questions? Comments?