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Ordinance#210600Passed
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The ordinance allows certain social service and philanthropic facilities in Chinatown with specific conditions, modifies use size limits and regulations for various districts, and permits lot mergers in the Polk Street area. It also exempts certain community uses from size limits and makes adjustments to zoning regulations to support local businesses and services.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) allow neighborhood-serving Social Service and Philanthropic Facility uses in Chinatown Mixed Use Districts with conditional use authorization; 2) change the provision for abandonment of a use that exceeds a use size maximum in Chinatown Mixed Use Districts; 3) allow re-establishment of a nonconforming use size in Chinatown Mixed Use Districts under certain circumstances; 4) change the use size limit and use size maximum in the Chinatown Community Business District; 5) exempt Institutional Community uses and Legacy Business Restaurants in Chinatown Mixed Use Districts from use size limits; 6) allow lot mergers under certain conditions in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District; and 7) exclude the portion of Powell Street south of Union Street from the North Beach Financial Service, Limited Financial Service, and Business or Professional Service Subdistrict; 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: May 25, 2021
Final action: Nov 5, 2021
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How it got here

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CEQA Determination 060321
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How they voted

FINALLY PASSED
Board of Supervisors Β· Oct 26, 2021Pass
4-0
PASSED ON FIRST READING
Board of Supervisors Β· Oct 19, 2021Pass
4-0
RECOMMENDED
Land Use and Transportation Committee Β· Oct 4, 2021Pass
1-0
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
Land Use and Transportation Committee Β· Sep 27, 2021Pass
1-0
CONTINUED AS AMENDED
Land Use and Transportation Committee Β· Sep 27, 2021Pass
1-0
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
Land Use and Transportation Committee Β· Sep 20, 2021Pass
1-0
CONTINUED AS AMENDED
Land Use and Transportation Committee Β· Sep 20, 2021Pass
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Legislative journey

PresidentMay 25, 2021
β†’ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE
Clerk of the BoardJun 1, 2021
β†’REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Planning DepartmentJun 3, 2021
Β·RESPONSE RECEIVED
Planning CommissionAug 27, 2021
Β·RESPONSE RECEIVED
Land Use and Transportation CommitteeSep 20, 2021 – Oct 4, 2021
β†·CONTINUED AS AMENDEDPass
✎AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass
β†·CONTINUED AS AMENDEDPass
✎AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass
βœ“RECOMMENDEDPass
Board of SupervisorsOct 19, 2021 – Oct 26, 2021
βœ“PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass
βœ“FINALLY PASSEDPass
MayorNov 5, 2021
βœ“APPROVED