We picked this up off of the newsfeed on the left of our blog. The Council is considering changing zoning codes that will enable the display of merchandise outside a store (without a permit).
This was recommended by the town's Planning and Zoning Commission. To quote the article:
Commissioner Don Cox initiated the amendment after talking with local businesses about current codes.
Businesses expressed interest in displaying merchandise outdoors without violating code, he said.
"As long as it's done appropriately, it helps business," Cox said. "Every penny they bring in in sales taxes means one less penny out of my pocket."
The article shows a picture of Fry's with all the crap sitting outside the store: Grills, Kiddie Pools and any other crap they had laying in the store. Frankly, it looks like hell. Like those nifty A-Frame signs that litter our town.
Just what we need: More ways to make Oro Valley look like crap all in the name of maybe, increasing sales and sales tax revenue.
Schlock Town USA. Here we come.
So, here's a head's up.
"Oro Valley residents are invited to voice their comments about whether businesses should be allowed to display merchandise outdoors without a permit during an open house and public meeting to be held Monday, Aug. 22, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Oro Valley Town Council Chambers, 11000 N. La Cañada Drive."(Source: Northwest Explorer)
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