Part III Use Standards | 16.322 Large-Format Retail
16.322 LARGE-FORMAT RETAIL 16.322.01 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY These provisions provide special standards and regulations for Large-Format Retail stores to minimize associated negative economic and environmental impacts. They apply to businesses providing retail sales and food and beverage retail sales; where combined uses occupy 75,000 square feet or more of gross floor area -including 10,000 square feet or more of the gross floor area to the sale of nontaxable merchandise; as well as to any expansion in the floor area of an existing Large-Format Retail establishment of more than 25 percent.
16.322.02 REQUIREMENTS A. Major Use Permit Required. No Large Format-Retail store may be established within the City unless the Planning Commission approves a Major Use Permit after finding that the application meets the requirements of this Section in addition to the findings required by Chapter 16.606, Minor and Major Use Permits. When the standards in this Chapter conflict with other requirements, the most restrictive provisions shall apply. B. Economic Impact Analysis required. In addition to complying with all of the requirements of this Chapter and Chapter 16.602, Common Procedures, any applicant proposing a Large-Format Retail establishment shall prepare an Economic Impact Analysis (EIA) meeting the following additional requirements: 1. Cost of Preparation and Preparation of EIA. The project applicant, owner(s), operator(s), or building owner(s) of the proposed Large-Format Retail store shall be responsible for the entire cost of the preparation of the EIA, which shall be prepared by the City or by another qualified entity or consultant solely selected and retained by the City to work for and on the behalf of the City. If the applicant hires their own consultant, the applicant shall pay for a peer review of the study.
b. The project applicant shall place funds in an escrow account to cover the expense of the preparation of the EIA for payment to the City consultant, as such may be negotiated between the City and the consultant. c. The EIA shall not be prepared by the owners, operators, or building owners of the proposed Large-Format Retail store or by the project applicant. 2. Contents of EIA. The EIA shall analyze the potential short- and long-term economic impacts of the proposed Large-Format Retail store and shall at a minimum include the following in the analysis: a. A survey of the existing stores, including their current average retail sales, that provide retail sales and food and beverage retail sales within the City and the cities of Benicia and American Canyon, and/or in other retail and food and beverage retail market areas that would be served by the proposed large-format retail store, regardless of whether such stores are within the political boundaries of the City, and that are likely to be economically affected by the proposed Large-Format Retail store, as defined by the City and the City’s consultant. The geographic area of the stores identified in this survey shall be referred to herein as the “affected area.” b. A survey of the existing. proposed, and/or pending Large-Format Retail stores within the affected area. c. A survey of the number of persons who are employed on either a full-time or a less than full-time basis, and a delineation of each, by the existing stores described in Sections 1 and 2 above and an estimate of the number of persons who would be employed on both a full-time or a less than full-time basis, and a delineation of each. by the proposed large-format retail store.
a. The project applicant, owner(s), operator(s), or building owner(s) of the proposed Large-Format Retail store shall also pay an administrative fee, as established by City Council resolution.
Draft: 01/06/2021
TITLE 16: ZONING CODE | VALLEJO, CA 135
