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Ordinance#220971Passed
In plain English
The ordinance allows certain existing gates, railings, and grillwork at non-residential properties to be exempt from transparency requirements, particularly for cannabis retail businesses for three years, provided they install artwork on new exempt structures. It also reduces the transparency requirement for these features in various commercial districts from 75% to 20% open to view, with added fire safety measures.
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt certain existing gates, railings, and grillwork at Non-Residential uses from transparency requirements, subject to the provisions for noncomplying structures, and exempt Cannabis Retail uses from transparency requirements for gates, railings, and grillwork for a three-year period, provided the Cannabis use installs artwork on any new exempt gates, and require removal of gates, railings, and grillwork installed pursuant to that exemption when a Cannabis Retail use’s business permit becomes invalid or the business ceases to operate, and change the transparency requirement for gates, railings, and grillwork in Neighborhood Commercial Districts, Commercial Districts, Residential-Commercial Districts, and Mixed Use Districts from 75% to 20% open to perpendicular view with additional requirements for fire safety; 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 welfare findings pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.
How it got here
Document trail
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Leg Dig Ver1
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Referral CEQA 092122
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CEQA Determination 101222
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PC Transmittal 011023
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Leg Dig Ver2
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How they voted
FINALLY PASSED
Board of Supervisors · Apr 25, 2023Pass
5-0
PASSED ON FIRST READING
Board of Supervisors · Apr 18, 2023Pass
5-0
RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORT
Land Use and Transportation Committee · Apr 17, 2023Pass
1-0
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
Land Use and Transportation Committee · Apr 3, 2023Pass
1-0
CONTINUED AS AMENDED
Land Use and Transportation Committee · Apr 3, 2023Pass
1-0
Legislative journey
PresidentSep 13, 2022
→ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE
Clerk of the BoardSep 21, 2022 – Sep 22, 2022
→REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
→REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Planning DepartmentOct 12, 2022
·RESPONSE RECEIVED
Small Business CommissionNov 29, 2022
·RESPONSE RECEIVED
Planning CommissionJan 10, 2023
·RESPONSE RECEIVED
Land Use and Transportation CommitteeApr 3, 2023 – Apr 17, 2023
↷CONTINUED AS AMENDEDPass
✎AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass
✓RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORTPass
Board of SupervisorsApr 18, 2023 – Apr 25, 2023
✓PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass
✓FINALLY PASSEDPass
MayorMay 3, 2023
✓APPROVED