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Only shops that are in the yellow area of this plan are allowed to open on market Sundays.
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When it is market Sunday in Peiting, all shops in the town will no longer be allowed to open in the future.
The local council would have preferred to oppose this change.
Peiting – The Peiting market town council had almost reached the end of its public meeting when Mayor Peter Ostenrieder brought up a “difficult topic”.
The market Sundays, which take place three to four times a year in Peiting, can no longer be considered shopping Sundays at the same time.
“This is not allowed,” the town hall boss made clear.
The reason is a regulation in the Shop Closing Act that only allows shops to be opened on Sundays during markets, trade fairs and similar events - and only if the shops are in the immediate vicinity of the event location.
People should be lured to shop because of the market and not because of the shops that are open, said manager Stefan Kort, explaining the background to the regulation.
Shop closing regulations: In Peiting, all shops are no longer allowed to open on market Sundays
In other municipalities, this issue was addressed some time ago.
For example, the Schongau city council grudgingly decided in December 2021 that only shops in the old town would be allowed to open on market Sundays.
Peiting is a “latecomer” on this issue, admitted Ostenrieder.
The regulation was not implemented during Corona, but now the market town has been “reminded to do so”.
The majority of local councilors were anything but enthusiastic about the fact that only shops in the town center would be allowed to open on market Sundays in the future.
“The Peiting market is a market,” said Franz Seidel (BVP).
“Anyone who wants to should be able to unlock it.”
District treasurer Merk: “Have to vote against it to send a signal”
Norbert Merk (CSU) also saw it that way. As district treasurer, he sees himself as a “law-abiding official”, but still questions the usefulness of the shop closing regulations.
“In the end we are damaging the commercial situation,” he said.
Merk also said that more and more people are shopping online instead of in person.
“I have to vote against it to make a statement.”
Stefan Kort pointed out to the committee that they basically had no choice but to vote for the regulation.
“The protection of Sundays and public holidays has constitutional status,” he explained.
The district administration office, which has to enforce the regulation in every case - even if the local council does not pass the resolution, cannot cope either.
And then the regulations for business on market Sundays could be even stricter than is the case now.
For example, by narrowing down the range on offer.
Overall, we currently have a very “store-friendly regulation,” said Merk.
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Mayor Ostenrieder also pointed out that the “shot could backfire” if the committee opposes the regulation.
In addition, not much would change for most shops in Peiting.
The mayor spoke of three shops that would probably no longer be allowed to open on market Sundays because of the new regulation.
Local councilor Thomas Elste (Greens) suggested expanding the scope of market Sundays to a second local area.
But the mayor rejected that.
Given the number of retailers, which has shrunk significantly since Corona, a “second market location is utopian” – as nice as Ostenrieder would find it.
Ultimately, the majority of the committee voted in favor of the decision.
Five councilors voted against it.
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