Sausalito wrestles with approach to ‘formula retail’

Sausalito wrestles with approach to ‘formula retail’

Sausalito’s effort to revise its zoning to attract food and retail franchises, but exclude chains that might undermine neighborhood character, is heading back to the Planning Commission. The City Council was poised Tuesday to adopt a new definition for so-called “formula retail” businesses and to establish how many of these businesses could be speedily granted permits. But after extensive public comments — some seeking to bar any franchise that …