Davidson, NC, requires two-story buildings "placed up to the street" so a new gas station will not have gas pumps in the front.
Davidson, a north Mecklenburg town known for its strict controls on commercial development, will soon have a two-story convenience store with no gasoline pumps in front...A two-story building helps provide a stronger sense of scale at the street edge and creates a much better pedestrian environment...A 50-acre tract across the street from the convenience store eventually will become a mixed-use development and likely will generate more pedestrian traffic to the store..."
Thanks to Dan Zack
FULL STORY: Gas station puts pumps in back
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