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The ordinance updates zoning rules for massage establishments in San Francisco, including reclassifying sole practitioner massage services and aligning their regulations with health services. It also introduces restrictions on personal services at locations where massage establishments were closed due to violations and removes certain outdated provisions.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to revise Massage Establishment zoning controls, including, among other things, to: 1) add Sole Practitioner Massage Establishments to the definition of Health Services in Articles 1 and 8 and remove it from the definition of Massage Establishments; 2) regulate Massage Establishments generally consistent with Health Services, with some exceptions; 3) eliminate the three-month period to establish abandonment of certain nonconforming Massage Establishment uses; 4) prohibit Personal Services uses for three years at any location where a Massage Establishment use was closed due to a violation of the Planning Code or Health Code; 5) eliminate the exception from the conditional use authorization requirement for massage uses accessory to a dwelling unit; 6) rename Medical Services to Health Services in Article 8 and make other conforming amendments; and 7) delete related provisions that have expired through the passage of time; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and public necessity, convenience, and general welfare findings pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Introduced: Apr 13, 2021
Final action: Dec 22, 2021
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How it got here

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Leg Dig Ver1
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Referral CEQA 042121
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CEQA Determination 051321
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How they voted

FINALLY PASSED
Board of Supervisors · Dec 14, 2021Pass
4-0
PASSED ON FIRST READING
Board of Supervisors · Dec 7, 2021Pass
3-0 /1
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
Land Use and Transportation Committee · Dec 6, 2021Pass
1-0
RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED AS A COMMITTEE REPORT
Land Use and Transportation Committee · Dec 6, 2021Pass
1-0
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
Land Use and Transportation Committee · Nov 29, 2021Pass
1-0
CONTINUED AS AMENDED
Land Use and Transportation Committee · Nov 29, 2021Pass
1-0

Legislative journey

PresidentApr 13, 2021
ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE
Clerk of the BoardApr 21, 2021 – Apr 26, 2021
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Planning DepartmentMay 13, 2021
·RESPONSE RECEIVED
Planning CommissionJun 22, 2021
·RESPONSE RECEIVED
Small Business CommissionNov 24, 2021
·RESPONSE RECEIVED
Land Use and Transportation CommitteeNov 29, 2021 – Dec 6, 2021
CONTINUED AS AMENDEDPass
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass
·DUPLICATED
RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED AS A COMMITTEE REPORTPass
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass
Board of SupervisorsDec 7, 2021 – Dec 14, 2021
PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass
FINALLY PASSEDPass
MayorDec 22, 2021
APPROVED