The Pima County Board of Supervisors rejected a draft of a proposed ordinance drawn up by the county staff over the past two years because it was not strict enough. The board voted unanimously yesterday to send a more stringent version to the Planning and Zoning Commission by May.
The board wants a requirement that matches the city of Tucson's tight guidelines on giant retailers, because they worry that developers and retailers will flee to unincorporated parts of Pima County and create a string of big boxes on the fringe of the county.
Tucson, which lies within Pima County, passed an ordinance in September 1999 that applies to all retail operations with more than 100,000 sf. The ordinance limits the hours of operation and where the stores can be built.
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