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File #: 250816    Version: 1 Name: Planning Code - Formula Retail
Type: Ordinance Status: Pending Committee Action
Introduced: 7/29/2025 In control: Land Use and Transportation Committee
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Ordinance amending the Planning Code to reduce restrictions on Formula Retail uses by 1) modifying the definition of a Formula Retail use; 2) eliminating the Conditional Use Authorization requirement for Formula Retail Accessory Uses, Formula Retail Temporary Uses, and certain changes of use for Formula Retail uses; 3) eliminating the prohibition on changes of use for non-conforming Formula Retail uses; 4) eliminating the requirement for an economic impact study for specified large Formula Retail uses; 5) eliminating the restrictions regarding Formula Retail use concentration in the Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial District; 6) allowing one or more Formula Retail Restaurants or Limited Restaurants inside a General Grocery store under a single Conditional Use authorization; and 7) principally permitting Formula Retail uses in spaces larger than 10,000 square feet in the RC (Residential-Commercial) and RTO (Residential Transit Oriented) Districts; and 8) to eliminate use size limits for Retail Sales and Service uses, other than Gyms, in the Potrero Center Mixed-Use Special Use District; 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 findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.
Sponsors: Myrna Melgar
Attachments: 1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. Referral CEQA PC 080725, 4. Referral SBC 080725, 5. CEQA Det 082525
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