Crime & Safety
Examples and Resources
Crime at Wal-Mart: An Introduction to the Issue
Read an excerpt from Al Norman’s book, “Slam Dunking Wal-Mart,” to see why crime is an important issue to bring up when fighting a Wal-Mart in your community.
Evaluation of 24-Hour Uses (1994)
San Jose, California adopted a zoning ordinance “to develop measures to assure that 24 hour operations conform to policy regarding neighborhood compatibility and urban design…balancing the needs of business to respond to market trends while protecting the quality of life in nearby residential…
Banning 24 Hour Stores That Abut Residential Property (2005)
Proposed for Greenfield, Massachusetts. Requires that any retail establishment, which abuts residentially zoned land, shall not be permitted to be open to the public between the hours of 6 am and 12 am. Allows stores already open for 24-hour operations to conform to this by law within 12 months. The…
An Act Concerning Zoning, Construction Permits Retail Stores Over 120,000 s.f. , Maryland (2002)
Proposed state law prohibits local planning commissions from approving a permit to build large retail stores over 120,000 s.f. Preamble says “large retail stores over 120,000 s.f. require a significantly higher commitment of police, fire and public safety resources as opposed to smaller neighborhood…
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