Legislation Details

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4689 City and County of San Francisco Legislation Details File #: Version: 3 140844 Name: Planning Code - Formula Retail and Large-Scale
Retail Controls Status: Type: Ordinance Passed File created: In control: 7/29/2014 Clerk of the Board On agenda: Final action: 11/26/2014 Enactment date: 11/26/2014 235-14 Enactment #: Title: Ordinance amending the Planning Code to amend the definition of Formula Retail to include businesses that have 11 or more outlets worldwide; expand the applicability of Formula Retail controls to other types of uses; require Conditional Use authorization for Formula Retail establishments in the C-3-G district with facades facing Market Street, between 6th Street and the intersection of Market Street, 12th Street and Franklin Street; provide a method for calculating the concentration of formula retail establishments in a certain area; require Planning Department staff to recommend disapproval of new formula retail in the Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial District based on concentration of existing Formula Retail; delete the requirement for Conditional Use authorization when a Formula Retail establishment changes operator but remains the same size and use category; define intensification and abandonment for Formula Retail uses; require Formula Retail uses to comply with performance guidelines; amend the Conditional Use criteria for Large-Scale Retail Uses, and for Formula Retail uses of 20,000 gross square feet or greater except for General and Specialty Grocery stores, to require an economic impact study and establish new fees for said study; require 30 days’ public notice for conditional use hearings on proposed Formula Retail uses; amend Neighborhood Commercial Districts that required Conditional Use for Financial and Limited Financial Services to principally permit Financial and Limited Financial Services except in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District, Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial Transit District, and 24th Street - Noe Valley Neighborhood Commercial District; delete the Conditional Use requirement for Walk-Up Facilities that are not set back 3 feet; and correct various Code provisions to ensure accuracy of cross -references; and adopting findings, including environmental findings, Planning Code, Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Sponsors: Eric Mar Attachments: 1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. Planning Ltr 071814, 4. Planning Reso No. 19193, 5. Planning Memo
071014, 6. Response SBC 063014, 7. Response PLN Comm 071814, 8. Hrg Notice 100614, 9.
Response PLN Dept 091814, 10. Comm Pkt 100614, 11. Comm Pkt 102714, 12. Leg Ver2, 13. Leg
Dig Ver2, 14. Board Pkt 110414, 15. Leg Ver3, 16. Post-Packet Materials 110414, 17. Board Pkt
111814, 18. Leg Final

Action By Date Action Result Ver. RESPONSE RECEIVED Small Business Commission 6/30/2014 1 RESPONSE RECEIVED Planning Commission 7/18/2014 1 RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 7/21/2014 1 ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE President 7/29/2014 1 REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 8/19/2014 1 RESPONSE RECEIVED Planning Department 9/18/2014 1 NOTICED Clerk of the Board 9/22/2014 1 NOTICED Clerk of the Board 9/28/2014 1 Pass CONTINUED Land Use and Economic
Development Committee 10/6/2014 1 Pass AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE Land Use and Economic
Development Committee 10/27/2014 1 Pass