{"id":384,"date":"2010-08-18T02:04:31","date_gmt":"2010-08-18T08:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/law.onecle.com\/?p=384"},"modified":"2010-08-18T02:04:31","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T08:04:31","slug":"formula-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.onecle.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/18\/formula-restaurants\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula Restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"

USA Today<\/a> reports that a group of investors are challenging a Springdale, Utah ordinance that bans “formula restaurants” to preserve the charm of the local community. Justia has the Complaint<\/a> from Izzy Poco v. Town of Springdale et al.<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Springdale Town Code 10-2-2:<\/p>\n

FORMULA RESTAURANT OR DELICATESSEN: A business which is required by contractual or other arrangement to provide any of the following: substantially identical named menu items, packaging, food preparation methods, employee uniforms, interior decor, signage, exterior design, or name as any other restaurant or delicatessen in any other location.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Springdale Town Code Section 10-3A-5:<\/p>\n

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C. Standards for conditional uses in agricultural zone:<\/p>\n

1. Restaurants:<\/p>\n

d. Formula restaurants are prohibited.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Springdale Town Code Section 10-22-3:<\/p>\n

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Subject to the provisions of section 10-21-1 of this title, the following uses are recognized to be incompatible with the general plan, because of the limited amount of private land available within the town’s boundaries; the large size or scale required of such uses; excessive noise, odor or light emissions; their excessive use of limited resources and the undue burden they place on public utilities and services, or because they are of a character hereby found to be in conflict with the town’s general plan:<\/p>\n

Formula restaurants and formula delicatessens.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I don’t understand the ordinance. In fact, it reminds me of San Francisco’s strange obsession with chain stores<\/a>. At the end of the day, unless a business is operating on federal, state or local lands, I don’t understand why one restaurant is permitted, but another is not. After all, we’re talking about sandwiches and not adult motion picture theaters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The food industry is challenging enough. Let the market decide whether the local or visiting population really dislikes formula restaurants. And, in this day and age of Yelp<\/a>, mom-and-pop restaurants that deliver quality food and service can compete toe-to-toe with the so-called formula restaurants with their national advertising budgets. And, if a mom-and-pop restaurant cannot beat a chain restaurant, maybe a visit from Gordon Ramsay<\/a> would be in order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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