Big-box Rules May Make Wal-Mart 'More Creative'

22 August 2004 - 5:00am

Regulations recommended by Mission planners Monday may discourage plans to turn the Mission Center Mall into a Wal-Mart Supercenter.

Regulations recommended by Mission planners Monday may discourage plans to turn the Mission Center Mall into a Wal-Mart Supercenter.The regulations would require big-box stores over 100,000 square feet – like a Supercenter – to be three stories tall. The rules also would regulate parking and landscaping and subject superstores to additional oversight by the city.

Source: The Kansas City Star, August 11, 2004
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