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Supervisor introduces conditional-use requirement for tobacco paraphernalia shops near sensitive sites
Summary
A supervisor introduced legislation to require conditional-use authorization before any tobacco paraphernalia ("head shop") could open in San Francisco, citing recent openings near schools and libraries and seeking greater neighborhood input into siting.
A supervisor introduced legislation at the April 22 Board of Supervisors meeting to require a conditional-use authorization before any tobacco paraphernalia shop could open in San Francisco. The sponsor said four such shops had opened in the supervisor’s district within the last year, including one across from the recently renovated Excelsior Branch Library.
The supervisor said these businesses, commonly called head shops, had previously been unregulated in San Francisco and that the proposed ordinance would give neighbors and neighborhoods a chance to weigh in on whether such businesses are appropriate in specific locations. The item was introduced and recorded as referred for appropriate committee review; no ordinance number, committee name, or final vote was recorded in the excerpt.
