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Committee sunsets local ABE enforcement, directs ‘Beyond the Front Door’ shift
Summary
The committee voted unanimously to recommend an ordinance that sunsets enforcement of San Francisco’s local Accessible Business Entrance (ABE) requirements and refocuses resources on a collaborative technical‑assistance initiative, “Beyond the Front Door,” while maintaining state and federal accessibility obligations.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee on Feb. 10 voted unanimously to recommend an ordinance that ends local enforcement deadlines tied to the Accessible Business Entrance (ABE) program and requires reporting and coordination on a new collaborative initiative called “Beyond the Front Door.”
Board President Rafael Mandelman described the proposal as an effort to preserve the goal of accessibility while recognizing the program’s enforcement deadlines had been extended repeatedly and that continuing aggressive local enforcement would impose burdens on city departments…
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