Legislation

This ordinance allows the Tax Collector to set up payment plans for businesses that owe overdue Department of Public Health license fees, as long as the arrangements are made by April 30, 2023. The fees in question must have been due before March 31, 2023.

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to permit the Tax Collector to enter into payment plans on or before April 30, 2023, for the collection of delinquent Department of Public Health license fees collected on the uniform license bill that were due or payable before March 31, 2023.

This hearing will discuss employee wages and benefits at the Felton Institute, which receives significant funding from the city, and examine how labor disruptions affect both employees and clients. Representatives from the Felton Institute, SEIU 1021, unaffiliated workers, and the Department of Early Childcare will be asked to provide input.

Hearing to discuss employee wages and benefits at the Felton Institute, which receives $20,000,000 from the City and County of San Francisco, and the operational impact of labor disruptions on the employees and clients seeking social services at the Felton Institute; and requesting representatives from the Felton Institute, SEIU 1021, Felton unaffiliated workers, and the Department of Early Childcare to report.

This ordinance extends the regulations for Medical Cannabis Dispensaries and Temporary Cannabis Business Permits in San Francisco until December 31, 2024. It also confirms that these changes align with environmental and planning policies.

Ordinance amending the Health Code and Police Code to extend the sunset date for provisions governing Medical Cannabis Dispensaries from December 31, 2022, to December 31, 2024; and to allow the extension of Temporary Cannabis Business Permits for additional 120-day terms through December 31, 2024, rather than December 31, 2022; 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.

This ordinance allows members of the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System to name Special Needs Trusts as beneficiaries for their retirement benefits under specific conditions. It also outlines the requirements that these trusts must meet.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to permit members of the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS) to designate Special Needs Trusts as retirement beneficiaries in certain circumstances, and to specify requirements for those trusts.

This ordinance updates the rules for filing the Form 700, which is a Statement of Economic Interests, for certain city officials and employees to align with recent organizational changes. It modifies which positions are required to file and clarifies what information needs to be disclosed.

Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to update the Conflict of Interest Code’s Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) filing requirements by adding, deleting, and changing titles of certain designated officials and employees to reflect organizational and staffing changes, and by refining disclosure requirements for certain designated officials and employees.

The ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit with Donna James for $125,000 related to an employment dispute. This settlement resolves the legal case filed in federal court on April 20, 2021.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Donna James against the City and County of San Francisco for $125,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 20, 2021, in United States District Court, Case No. 3:21-cv-02939-RS; entitled Donna James v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

This resolution approves a settlement of $82,500 for an employment dispute claim filed by Yuna Chuquilin against the City and County of San Francisco. The claim was initially filed on August 29, 2020, and the resolution has now passed.

Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Yuna Chuquilin against the City and County of San Francisco for $82,500; the claim was filed on August 29, 2020; the claim involves an employment dispute.

This resolution allows the City to extend a commercial lease with Volunteers in Medicine for a property at 35 Onondaga Avenue and authorizes up to $2,120,594 for improvements to the space. It also gives the Director of Property the authority to make minor changes to the lease as needed.

Resolution authorizing the Director of Property to execute a second amendment to a ten-year commercial lease, with two five-year extension options, between the City and County of San Francisco, as landlord, and Volunteers in Medicine, DBA Clinic By the Bay, as tenant, for the City-owned property located at 35 Onondaga Avenue; authorizing the reimbursement of up to a total of $2,120,594 for tenant improvements, to commence upon execution of the lease; and to authorize the Director of Property to enter into any amendments or modifications to the second amendment that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the lease or this Resolution.

This ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle an employment dispute lawsuit filed by Eric Taylor for $37,500. The lawsuit was initiated on November 24, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Eric Taylor against the City and County of San Francisco for $37,500; the lawsuit was filed on November 24, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-20-587959; entitled Eric Taylor v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

This resolution allows Save Mart Supermarkets to transfer a beer and wine liquor license for their location at 3801-3rd Street. It also requests that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control set specific conditions for the license to ensure it benefits the community.

Resolution determining that the person-to-person, premise-to-premise transfer of a Type-20 off-sale beer and wine liquor license to Save Mart Supermarkets LLC, doing business as Save Mart, located at 3801-3rd Street (District 10), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco; and requesting that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license.

The resolution extends the time for the Planning Commission to decide on changes to the Planning Code that would allow more flexibility for arts, entertainment, and social services in various zoning districts. It aims to enhance commercial activity and community services while ensuring compliance with existing regulations.

Resolution extending by 90 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on an Ordinance (File No. 220340) amending the Planning Code to update and reorganize Neighborhood Commercial and Mixed Use Zoning District controls, including, among other things, to 1) permit Accessory Arts Activities, and production, wholesaling, and processing of goods and commodities, to occupy more than one-third of total space in Commercial (C), Downtown Residential (DTR), Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use, Mission Bay, and Residential-Commercial (RC) Districts; 2) principally permit Arts Activities, Job Training, Public Facility, and Social Service and Philanthropic Facility uses in the Folsom Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit (NCT), SoMa NCT, Regional Commercial, and certain Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts, and in historic and nonconforming commercial buildings in Residential Enclave Districts; 3) principally permit General Entertainment and Nighttime Entertainment uses in the Folsom Street NCT District; 4) principally permit Bar uses on the second floor in the Folsom Street NCT and Regional Commercial Districts; 5) principally permit Nighttime Entertainment uses in the Regional Commercial and Western SoMa Mixed Use - General (WMUG) Districts; 6) principally permit Nighttime Entertainment in the Mixed Use - General (MUG) and WMUG Districts; 7) principally permit Job Training, Public Facility, and Social Service and Philanthropic Facility uses in the SoMa NCT District and certain Eastern Neighborhoods Districts; 8) require that large developments in South of Market Mixed use districts which contain commercial spaces provide a mix of commercial space sizes; 9) require that all Nighttime Entertainment uses comply with the Entertainment Commission’s good neighbor policies; and 10) remove certain limitations on location for Nighttime Entertainment and Animal Services uses in the Western SoMa Special Use District; and adopting environmental findings, findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.

This resolution addresses the findings and recommendations from a Civil Grand Jury report aimed at improving San Francisco's capital construction program. It urges the Mayor to implement the accepted recommendations through her department heads and the annual budget process.

Resolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2021-2022 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “Shovel Ready: Best Practices and Collaboration to Improve San Francisco's Capital Construction Program;” and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through her department heads and through the development of the annual budget.

The ordinance eliminates the requirement for a fee to be charged for the Legacy Business Registry. This change aims to make it easier for businesses to register and receive support as legacy businesses in San Francisco.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to remove the requirement to charge a Legacy Business Registry administrative fee.

The ordinance modifies rules around soliciting charitable donations related to City programs and contracts, allowing for more flexibility in certain situations while tightening restrictions on soliciting from specific individuals, like lobbyists. It also introduces waivers and clarifies existing regulations to streamline the process.

Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to modify the rules concerning behested payment solicitations, by 1) excepting solicitations made under certain types of City programs to solicit, request, and contractually obligate charitable donations through competitively procured contracts; 2) narrowing the prohibition against soliciting from persons involved in administrative enforcement, licenses, permits, or other entitlements for use; 3) narrowing the prohibition against soliciting from persons who have attempted to influence legislative or administrative actions; 4) excepting solicitations made in connection with certain types of City contracts; 5) shortening the time periods for the prohibition as to solicitations from City contractors; 6) excepting payments less than $1,000; 7) authorizing the Board of Supervisors to grant waivers by resolution; 8) expanding the prohibition against soliciting from registered lobbyists; and 9) making other clarifying changes.

This ordinance re-establishes the Committee on City Workforce Alignment, giving it the responsibility to plan and coordinate the City’s Workforce Development programs. It also updates the procedures for how these programs are planned and implemented.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to re-establish the Committee on City Workforce Alignment; to give the Committee responsibility for planning and coordinating the City’s Workforce Development programs; and to make other changes to the procedures governing the planning and implementation of Workforce Development programs.

This resolution approves a settlement of over $9.19 million that Gap, Inc. claimed against San Francisco for tax refunds related to various taxes for the 2019 tax year. The claims were filed in March 2021 and have now been resolved.

Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claims filed by Gap, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $9,190,511.54; the claims were filed on March 9, 2021; the claims involve a refund of gross receipts, homelessness gross receipts, payroll expense, and commercial rents taxes for the 2019 tax year.

This motion appoints four individuals to the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee, with their terms ending three months after the City Controller completes an Economic Feasibility Analysis related to affordable housing obligations. The residency requirement for two of the appointees has been waived.

Motion appointing Peter Cohen (residency requirement waived), Fernando Marti, Whitney Jones, and Shannon Way (residency requirement waived) to the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee, for terms expiring three months after the date the City Controller produces the Economic Feasibility Analysis of the inclusionary affordable housing obligations required by Planning Code, Section 415.10.

This resolution allows True Sake, LLC at 556 Hayes Street to obtain a Type-20 off-sale beer and wine liquor license and a Type-86 instructional tasting license, determining it benefits the public. It also requests that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control set specific conditions for the license issuance.

Resolution determining that the transfer of a Type-20 off-sale beer and wine liquor license, with the additional issuance of a Type-86 instructional tasting license, to True Sake, LLC, located at 556 Hayes Street (District 5), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco; and requesting that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license.

This resolution approves the transfer of a beer and wine liquor license to a 7-Eleven store at 221 Sansome Street, determining it will benefit the public. It also requests that the state impose specific conditions on the license's issuance.

Resolution determining that the transfer of a Type-20 off-sale beer and wine liquor license to Mal & S Corporation and 7-Eleven, Inc., doing business as 7-Eleven, located at 221 Sansome Street (District 3), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco; and requesting that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license.

This resolution allows Project 1972, Inc. to transfer a liquor license for their establishment, Chief S.F., located at 735 Montgomery Street. It has been determined that this transfer will benefit the public in San Francisco.

Resolution determining that the premise-to-premise/person-to-person transfer, also known as a “Double Transfer,” for a Type-57 special on-sale general beer, wine, and distilled spirits liquor license, converted from a Type-47 on-sale general for bona find eating place liquor license, to Project 1972, Inc., to do business as Chief S.F. located at 735 Montgomery Street (District 3), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4.

This resolution allows Chez Brando LLC to obtain a liquor license for selling beer and wine at their location on Filbert Street, as it is deemed beneficial for the community. It also requests that the state impose specific conditions on the license to ensure responsible service.

Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type-42 on-sale beer and wine public premises liquor license to Chez Brando LLC, doing business Chez Brando, located at 775 Filbert Street (District 3), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4; and requesting that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license.

This ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle two grievances and a lawsuit filed by Koreda Tan for a total of $180,000. The grievances relate to employment suspensions, and the lawsuit concerns an employment dispute.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of two (2) grievances, one (1) anticipated grievance, Public Employment Relations Board charge, and lawsuit filed by Koreda Tan against the City and County of San Francisco for $180,000; Grievance ERD Ref. #08-19-3732 (20-day suspension); Grievance ERD Ref. #08-20-3882 (30-day suspension); PERB charge SF-CE-1810-M; the lawsuit was filed on December 3, 2019, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-19-581229, entitled Koreda Tan v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

This ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit with Kevin Lee for $35,000 related to an employment dispute with the San Francisco Police Department. The lawsuit was filed in November 2019.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Kevin Lee against the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Police Department for $35,000; the lawsuit was filed on November 22, 2019, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-19-580969; entitled Kevin Lee v. City and County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

This resolution renews and expands the Tourism Improvement District, allowing for the collection of assessments from hotels and short-term rentals for 15 years starting January 1, 2024. It also approves changes to the district management plan and includes environmental findings.

Resolution to establish (renew and expand) the business-based business improvement district known as the “Tourism Improvement District;” ordering the levy and collection of assessments against defined hotel and short-term residential rental businesses located in that district for 15 years commencing January 1, 2024, subject to conditions as specified; approving modifications to the district management plan; and making environmental findings.

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.

The ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit with Rachell Evans for $100,000 related to an employment dispute. The lawsuit was filed in May 2021 in federal court.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Rachell Evans against the City and County of San Francisco for $100,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 14, 2021, in United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 3:21-cv-02935-SI; entitled Rachell Evans v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

This ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle an employment dispute lawsuit with Gayatri Kishore for $44,775. The lawsuit was filed in August 2020 and is now resolved with this settlement.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Gayatri Kishore against the City and County of San Francisco for $44,775; the lawsuit was filed on August 27, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-20-586409; entitled Gayatri Kishore v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

This motion appoints Stephen Jon Torres to the Entertainment Commission, with his term set to end on July 1, 2026. The commission oversees entertainment-related policies and regulations in San Francisco.

Motion appointing Stephen Jon Torres, term ending July 1, 2026, to the Entertainment Commission.

This hearing reviews the economic effects of vacant office buildings and a declining daytime population in key areas of San Francisco, focusing on potential tax revenue loss and impacts on the city budget. Various city departments are being asked to provide reports on these issues.

Hearing to review the economic impact, real estate valuations and potential tax revenue loss, and City budget consequence of vacant office buildings and reduced daytime population in the Economic Core, including the Financial District, SOMA and Embarcadero; and requesting the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Assessor-Recorder, Department of Building Inspection, Controller’s Office, Small Business Commission, Planning Department, the City Economist, and Assessment Appeals Board to report.

This legislation calls for a hearing to examine how the pandemic has affected commercial real estate in San Francisco and its implications for the local economy and tax revenue. It also requests reports from several city offices to provide insights on these issues.

Hearing on the pandemic's impact on the future of commercial real estate in San Francisco and the effects on the local economy and tax revenue; and requesting the Assessor-Recorder's Office, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Office of the Controller, and City Economist to report.

The ordinance extends a program that waives certain first-year fees for businesses until June 30, 2023, and increases the eligibility criteria, allowing businesses with gross receipts up to $5 million to qualify. It also broadens the types of businesses covered, removes the ground floor location requirement, and updates procedures for fee waivers and challenges.

Ordinance amending the program established in Ordinance No. 143-21 waiving certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for certain businesses, retroactive to November 1, 2021, to 1) extend the program through June 30, 2023; 2) increase the gross receipts permissible for a business to qualify for the tax and fee waiver from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000; 3) remove the requirement that the business be located on the ground floor; (4) expand the business types covered by the waiver from commercial businesses in certain Planning Code categories to all commercial businesses; 5) extend the period for refunds to the later of one year from the date of payment or June 30, 2023; 6) revise the procedures for challenging Tax Collector determinations that a business improperly claimed a waiver under this Ordinance; 7) increase the gross receipts above which the waiver would be retroactively revoked from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 in the calendar year of, or in any calendar year during the three full calendar years following, the date the business commenced business within San Francisco or opened a new business location for commercial use; and 8) make other administrative and reporting changes, as defined herein.

This ordinance allows for the establishment of electric vehicle charging stations as a recognized use in the city’s planning code, simplifying the process for converting existing automotive service stations and other automotive uses into charging locations. It also mandates annual reporting on the approvals of these projects by the Planning Department.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create Electric Vehicle Charging Location and Fleet Charging as Automotive Uses, allow conversion of Automotive Service Stations to Electric Vehicle Charging Locations without Conditional Use authorization and principally permit conversion of other Automotive Uses to Electric Vehicle Charging Locations, revise zoning control tables to reflect these changes, and require annual reporting by the Planning Department regarding Electric Vehicle Charging Location and Fleet Charging project approvals; 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 findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept an additional $95,863 grant from the California Department of Public Health, increasing the total funding to $978,948 for a program focused on managing and collaborating on sexually transmitted diseases. The funding covers the period from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2024.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant increase in the amount of $95,863 from the California Department of Public Health for a total amount of $978,948 for participation in a program, entitled “Sexually Transmitted Disease Program Management and Collaboration,” for the period of July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2024.

This resolution adopts a strategy report aimed at promoting cultural heritage, history, housing, and economic sustainability in the SOMA Pilipinas - Filipino Cultural Heritage District. It seeks to support the community's growth and preservation of its cultural identity.

Resolution adopting the SOMA Pilipinas - Filipino Cultural Heritage District’s Cultural, History, Housing, and Economic Sustainability Strategy Report (CHHESS).

This hearing will discuss the findings and recommendations from the 2021-2022 Civil Grand Jury Report, which focuses on improving San Francisco's capital construction program through best practices and collaboration. The hearing is currently awaiting action from the committee.

Hearing on the 2021-2022 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled "Shovel Ready: Best Practices and Collaboration to Improve San Francisco's Capital Construction Program"

This resolution urges city departments to provide the Board of Supervisors with information needed to develop a comprehensive strategy called "San Francisco Recovers" aimed at addressing accidental drug overdose deaths, supporting recovery from addiction, and eliminating open drug markets and related public issues. The goal is to create a coordinated approach to improve community safety and health.

Resolution urging City departments to report to the Board of Supervisors with specific information necessary to permit the Board to scope a comprehensive, coordinated, and sustained citywide strategy called ?San Francisco Recovers' to reverse the City's crisis in accidental drug overdose deaths; to incentivize and support recovery from drug addiction; and to end overt drug markets, open-air drug scenes and associated public nuisances and harms to the community.

This ordinance allows the Department of Public Health to accept and use a $1,557,822 grant from the CDC for COVID-19-related programs and adds four new full-time positions to support this work. It covers the funding period from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023.

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,557,822 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, through the California Department of Public Health as a pass-through entity, for participation in a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related program, entitled “COVID-19 Public Health Crisis Response and the Public Health Workforce Development Supplemental Funding,” for the period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2023; and amending Ordinance No. 109-21 (Annual Salary Ordinance, File No. 210644 for Fiscal Years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023) to provide for the addition of four grant-funded full-time positions in Class 0931 Manager III (2.5 FTE), Class 2593 Health Program Coordinator III (1.25 FTE), and 2119 Health Care Analyst (1.25 FTE).

This resolution allows Parking Control Officers to issue fines for safety violations related to powered scooters, such as riding on sidewalks and double-riding. It also requires scooter share companies to stop operations for scooters that do not have city-approved technology to prevent sidewalk riding.

Resolution urging the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to empower Parking Control Officers to issue administrative citations for powered scooter safety violations, including but not limited to double-riding, riding on sidewalks, and all parking violations; and immediately modify all permits to Powered Scooter Share companies to mandate an immediate cease of operations for devices not equipped with city-approved anti-sidewalk riding technology available citywide.

This legislation involves a hearing to discuss the renewal of the Tourism Improvement District, which is a business improvement district aimed at enhancing tourism in San Francisco. The hearing is scheduled for September 13, 2022, at 3:00 p.m.

Hearing of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on September 13, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., to consider the renewal of a business-based business improvement district known as the Tourism Improvement District, pursuant to the California Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 (Streets and Highways Code, Sections 36600 et seq.) and City and County of San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code, Article 15; scheduled pursuant to Resolution No. 298-22 contained in File No. 220649, adopted on June 28, 2022.

This resolution allows the transfer of a liquor license to PianoFight at 144-46 Taylor Street, which is intended to benefit the public. It also requests that the state impose specific conditions on the new license to ensure responsible operation.

Resolution determining that the transfer for a Type-48 on-sale general public premises liquor license, converted from a Type-47 on-sale general for bona fide eating place liquor license, to Facilitron AB LLC, doing business as PianoFight, located at 144-46 Taylor Street (District 5), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco; and requesting that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license.

The ordinance updates zoning regulations in various districts to allow for more diverse commercial activities, including arts, entertainment, and social services, while also ensuring a mix of commercial space sizes in large developments. It also establishes requirements for nighttime entertainment and compliance with good neighbor policies to address community concerns.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to update and reorganize Neighborhood Commercial and Mixed Use Zoning District controls, including, among other things, to 1) permit Accessory Arts Activities, and production, wholesaling, and processing of goods and commodities, to occupy more than one-third of total space in Commercial (C), Downtown Residential (DTR), Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use, Mission Bay, and Residential-Commercial (RC) Districts; 2) principally permit Arts Activities, Job Training, Public Facility, and Social Service and Philanthropic Facility uses in the Folsom Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit (NCT), SoMa NCT, Regional Commercial, and certain Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts, and in historic and nonconforming commercial buildings in Residential Enclave Districts; 3) principally permit General Entertainment in the Folsom Street NCT District; 4) principally permit Bar uses on the second floor in the Folsom Street NCT and Regional Commercial Districts; 5) principally permit Nighttime Entertainment on properties fronting Folsom Street between 7th Street and Division Street and properties fronting 11th Street between Howard Street and Division Street unless they are zoned Residential Enclave District (RED) or Residential Enclave District - Mixed (RED-MX); 6) principally permit Job Training, Public Facility, and Social Service and Philanthropic Facility Uses in the SoMa NCT District and certain Eastern Neighborhoods Districts; 7) require that large developments in South of Market Mixed Use Districts which contain commercial spaces provide a mix of commercial space sizes; 8) require that all Nighttime Entertainment uses comply with the Entertainment Commission’s good neighbor policies; and 9) remove certain limitations on location for Nighttime Entertainment and Animal Services uses in the Western SoMa Special Use District; and adopting environmental findings, findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.

This ordinance allows for the establishment of Electric Vehicle Charging Locations and Fleet Charging as recognized automotive uses, simplifying the process for converting existing service stations and other automotive facilities into charging stations. It also mandates annual reporting on these projects and ensures compliance with environmental and planning standards.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create Electric Vehicle Charging Location and Fleet Charging as Automotive Uses, allow conversion of Automotive Service Stations to Electric Vehicle Charging Locations without Conditional Use authorization and principally permit conversion of other Automotive Uses to Electric Vehicle Charging Locations, revise zoning control tables to reflect these changes, and require annual reporting by the Planning Department regarding Electric Vehicle Charging Location and Fleet Charging project approvals; 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 findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

This resolution establishes the intention to renew and expand the Tourism Improvement District, which will impose a multi-year assessment on certain hotels and short-term rentals to fund improvements. It also sets a public hearing for September 13, 2022, to discuss the plan and assessment process.

Resolution declaring the intention of the Board of Supervisors to renew and expand a business-based business improvement district to be known as the “Tourism Improvement District” and levy a multi-year assessment on identified hotel and short-term residential rental businesses in the district; approving the management district plan for the district; ordering and setting a time and place a public hearing of the Board of Supervisors, sitting as a Committee of the Whole, on September 13, 2022, at 3:00 p.m.; approving the form of the Notice of Public Hearing and Assessment Ballot Proceeding and Assessment Ballots; directing environmental findings; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to give notice of the public hearing and balloting as required by law.

This resolution allows Conary and Murphy LLC to transfer a liquor license for Murphy’s Pub at 217 Kearny Street. It has been determined that this transfer will benefit the public in San Francisco.

Resolution determining that the transfer for a Type-48 on-sale general public premises liquor license, converted from a Type-47 on-sale general for bona find eating place liquor license, to Conary and Murphy LLC, to do business as Murphy’s Pub, located at 217 Kearny Street (District 3), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco in accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4.