Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the approval of a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Sections 202.2, 303, and 720 of the Planning Code, for a proposed project at 5801 Mission Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6472, Lot No. 001, identified in Planning Case No. 2020-007152CUA, issued by the Planning Commission by Motion No. 20933, dated June 10, 2021, to allow cannabis retail use measuring approximately 2,055 square feet, with no on-site smoking or vaporizing of cannabis products, on the first floor of an existing two-story mixed use building within the Excelsior Outer Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District, the Fringe Financial Services Restricted Use District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. (District 11) (Appellant: Pastor Roderick Gittens, on behalf of the San Francisco Christian Center) (Filed July 12, 2021)

The Project Sponsor filed an application for Conditional Use Authorization with the Planning Department.

The Planning Commission approved the Conditional Use Authorization for the cannabis retail use at 5801 Mission Street by a vote of 4-2.

Pastor Gittens, on behalf of the San Francisco Christian Center, filed an appeal against the Planning Commission's decision, citing concerns about clustering of cannabis stores and lack of outreach to the community.

The Planning Department submitted a response to the Board of Supervisors, defending the Planning Commission's approval and addressing the concerns raised in the appeal.

The Board of Supervisors held a public hearing regarding the appeal of the Conditional Use Authorization.

The Board of Supervisors heard the appeal and ultimately decided to uphold the Planning Commission's approval of the Conditional Use Authorization.