Columbia Definition ordinance (§ 13-261)

For the purposes of this Article, "convenience store" means a place of business that is primarily engaged in the retail sale of groceries, or both groceries and gasoline, and is open for business at any time between 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. "Convenience store" does not include a business that is solely or primarily a restaurant or that has more than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of retail floor space.