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San Ramon salon‑suite owner urges fee change, says zoning‑clearance cost deters tenants
Summary
A local small‑business owner told council that zoning‑clearance application fees and per‑suite requirements make it hard for salon‑suite operators to lease to medical‑spa tenants and urged the city to allow an umbrella zoning clearance or reduce fees for subdivided salon‑suite facilities.
Tamara Bollig, a San Ramon small‑business owner who operates Image Studios (a salon‑suite franchise), urged the City Council during public comment on Feb. 11 to change how the city applies zoning‑clearance fees to multi‑suite salon operations.
Bollig said her location is subdivided into 31 individual 110‑square‑foot suites, each licensed separately by individual stylists. When a suite became available she said the…
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