This ordinance exempts adult sex venues and adult businesses from certain requirements regarding storefront window transparency and design. It also affirms the Planning Department's environmental assessment and aligns with the city's General Plan and priority policies.
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt Adult Sex Venues and Adult Businesses from storefront window transparency and fenestration requirements; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302.
How it got here
The legislation originated from the need to amend the Planning Code to exempt Adult Sex Venues and Adult Businesses from storefront window transparency requirements.
The Planning Code Section 145.1 outlines storefront transparency requirements for various business types, including exemptions for specific uses.
Supervisors Mandelman, Dorsey, and Sherrill introduced the ordinance to amend the Planning Code regarding storefront transparency for Adult Sex Venues and Adult Businesses.
The ordinance was referred to the Planning Department for review and determination under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
The Planning Department determined that the ordinance complies with CEQA, and findings of consistency with the General Plan were adopted by the Planning Commission.
The ordinance was assigned under the 30-day rule for further consideration by the Board of Supervisors.
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