Chicago is aiming to limit the proliferation of discount stores, also known as dollar stores, with a new law that limits how many of these outlets can operate in the same neighborhood.
The City Council in a 42-7 vote adopted a measure, known as the small-box retailer ordinance, which blocks dollar stores from opening with one mile of existing discount outlets.
Alderman Matt O'Shea, who sponsored the ordinance, said the law is designed to inhibit "over-saturation" of neighborhoods with the stores as well as force owners to take better care of these outlets, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.
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