Land Use and Zoning Considerations for New and Start-up Restaurants

If you are an entrepreneur in the process of opening a new restaurant, you know how crucial location is for your success. While choosing a location may appear to be simple, it is the unanticipated land use and zoning hurdles that can stand in your way. These land use and zoning obstacles can not only impact whether you can open a restaurant in your desired location, but may also increase several start-up costs in your business plan.However, by conducting proper land use and zoning due diligence during the early phases of your hunt for a location, you can manage and minimize any potential surprises, increased costs or unanticipated delays toward opening your new restaurant. While some restaurant locations will be clearly permitted, for example if you are buying an existing restaurant location or opening within a regional shopping mall, more issues can arise when your intent is to open an entirely new restaurant at an entirely new location.

Municipalities: Land Use and Zoning…