SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- City Council voted Monday (Sept. 8) to regulate small-box retail stores -- more commonly known as dollar stores -- by specifically detailing where they can operate in South Euclid.

By a 7-0 vote, council passed legislation that had been percolating for well over a year.

First introduced in January 2024, the legislation allows small-box retailers to open in only four areas of the city.

Planning and Development Director Michael Love said the legislation took a while to be approved because it went through the South Euclid Planning Commission for a recommendation after council discussed it, off and on, while working to hone it into “what makes the most sense.”

“What eventually was settled on was that they (small-box retail stores) would be allowed in a C-2, general co

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