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Legislation Details
File #:
Version:
1
200650
Name:
Hearing - Initiative Ordinance - Planning Code and
Business and Tax Regulations Code - Save Our
Small Businesses Initiative, Simplifying Restrictions
in Neighborhood Commercial Districts and
Permitting Processes for Certain Businesses
Status:
Type:
Hearing
Filed
File created:
In control:
6/16/2020
Rules Committee
On agenda:
Final action:
7/13/2020
Enactment date:
Enactment #:
Title:
Hearing to consider the proposed Initiative Ordinance submitted by the Mayor to the voters for the
November 3, 2020, Election, entitled “Ordinance amending the Planning Code and the Business and
Tax Regulations Code to adopt and implement the Save our Small Businesses Initiative to simplify
procedures and allow greater flexibility for certain kinds of businesses by 1) coordinating and
streamlining City review and inspection procedures for principally permitted storefront uses in
Neighborhood Commercial and Neighborhood Commercial Transit districts; 2) allowing eating and
drinking uses in Neighborhood Commercial and Neighborhood Commercial districts to offer
workspaces; 3) expanding principally and conditionally permitted uses in Neighborhood Commercial
and Neighborhood Commercial Transit districts; 4) removing neighborhood notice requirements for
principally permitted uses in Neighborhood Commercial and Neighborhood Commercial Transit
districts and limited commercial and limited corner commercial uses; 5) broadening the definition of a
Bona Fide Eating Place and Social Service or Philanthropic Facility; 6) permitting temporary "pop-up"
retail activities in vacant commercial storefronts; 7) allowing certain outdoor activity areas on the
ground level; 8) allowing temporary uses in certain bars and entertainment venues; 9) removing
certain buffer requirements near NC-1 districts, limited commercial uses and limited corner
commercial uses; 10) adopting a policy to allow use of parklets for certain kinds of restaurant service;
11) coordinating permit processing and providing waiver of additional fees in specified cases of City
department error; and 12) allowing certain amendments to the Initiative."
Sponsors:
Mayor
Attachments:
1. Initiative Ordinance, 2. Referral CA CEQA 062320, 3. Referral CA CON 062320, 4. Referral CA
Mandated 062320, 5. Referral SBC 062320, 6. CEQA Determination, 7. Comm Pkt 071320, 8. Public
Corr 071220, 9. CON Memo 071320, 10. Public Corr 071320, 11. Transmitted to Elections 071720
Action By
Date
Action
Result
Ver.
RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
President
6/16/2020
1
RECEIVED
Clerk of the Board
6/16/2020
1
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Clerk of the Board
6/24/2020
1
RESPONSE RECEIVED
Planning Department
7/2/2020
1
HEARD AND FILED
Rules Committee
7/13/2020
1
Pass
RESPONSE RECEIVED
Controller
7/13/2020
1
TRANSMITTED
Clerk of the Board
7/17/2020
1