Ordinance amending the Park Code to waive fees for admission by San Francisco residents to the Japanese Tea Garden and the Conservatory of Flowers; to authorize the Recreation and Park Department to waive or discount other admission fees at these facilities as well as at the San Francisco Botanical Garden (all three collectively, “the Gardens”); to require the Recreation and Park Department to begin waiving admission fees for Veterans at the Gardens; to fund these changes by reauthorizing the Recreation and Park Department to set admission fees for non-resident adults at the Gardens through flexible pricing, based on certain factors and to ensure consistency among all three Gardens; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

The Board enacted Ordinance No. 194-19, allowing the Recreation and Park Department to set non-resident adult admission fees for the Gardens through a flexible pricing system.

Mayor Breed introduced legislation (File No. 211295) to amend the Park Code to waive admission fees for San Francisco residents and veterans at the Gardens.

The legislation was referred to the Planning Department for environmental review.

The Planning Department confirmed that the proposed changes comply with the California Environmental Quality Act.

The Committee amended the ordinance to include provisions for waiving admission fees for veterans and to authorize flexible pricing for non-resident adults.

The Board passed the ordinance on first reading, moving it closer to final approval.

The ordinance was finally passed by the Board, confirming the changes to the Park Code.

The Mayor approved the ordinance, officially enacting the changes to admission fees at the Gardens.