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Legislation Details
File #:
Version:
5
060032
Name:
Allowing certain medical cannabis dispensaries in
Residential-House or Residential-Mixed districts to
remain open during the 18-month application period
and other amendments
Status:
Type:
Ordinance
Passed
File created:
In control:
3/28/2006
Board of Supervisors
On agenda:
Final action:
8/25/2006
Enactment date:
225-06
Enactment #:
Title:
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 209.3, 217, 790.141,
and 890.133 to allow certain medical cannabis dispensaries in Residential-House or Residential-
Mixed districts to remain open during the 18-month grace period provided for obtaining a permit, to
define “community facility” and “recreation building” as those that primarily serve persons under 18
years of age, and to provide certain notice to both owners and occupants within 300 feet of a
proposed medical cannabis dispensary; amending the San Francisco Health Code by amending
Sections 3303, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307 and 3312 to amend the permitting process for medical
cannabis dispensaries to conform to the California Fire Code, to eliminate the need for an
employment background check, to provide for a provisional permit to be issued after a hearing but
before construction work is performed, to provide for referral of permit applications to the Department
of Building Inspection, and to require employees to wash hands and use sanitary utensils when
handling cannabis; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority
planning policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.
Sponsors:
Ross Mirkarimi
Attachments:
1. Leg_Ver1, 2. Leg_Ver2, 3. Leg_Ver3, 4. Leg_Ver4, 5. Leg_Final
Action By
Date
Action
Result
Ver.
ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE
President
1/10/2006
1
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Clerk of the Board
1/18/2006
1
SUBSTITUTED
Supervisor(s)
1/24/2006
1
ASSIGNED
President
1/24/2006
2
TRANSFERRED
President
2/7/2006
2
SUBSTITUTED
Supervisor(s)
3/28/2006
2
ASSIGNED
President
3/28/2006
3
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Clerk of the Board
4/4/2006
3
RESPONSE RECEIVED
Planning Department
6/28/2006
3
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
Land Use and Economic
Development Committee
8/2/2006
3
RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED
Land Use and Economic
Development Committee
8/2/2006
4
Pass
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
Board of Supervisors
8/8/2006
4
Pass
PASSED ON FIRST READING AS
AMENDED
Board of Supervisors
8/8/2006
5
Pass
FINALLY PASSED
Board of Supervisors
8/15/2006
5
Pass
RETURNED UNSIGNED
Mayor
8/25/2006
5