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Individually Owned Shops

Opening context:
Shopping Street, Market of Many Shops

Conflict

When shops are too large, or controlled by absentee owners, they become plastic, bland and abstract.

Resolution

Do what you can to encourage the development of individually owned shops. Approve applications for business licenses only if the business is owned by those people who actually work and manage the store. Approve new commercial building permits only if the proposed structure includes many very very small rental spaces.

Closing context:
Building Complex, Opening to the Street, The Shape of Indoor Space, Thick Walls, Open Shelves