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Commission backs mayor's Small Business Recovery Act, expanding Prop H 30-day permits citywide
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously April 21, 2021, to forward a modified recommendation supporting the mayor's Small Business Recovery Act. Staff said the package would expand Proposition H's 30-day permit processing, relax certain notice and abandonment rules, and add temporary measures to help arts venues and rooftop uses recover from the pandemic.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously April 21 to forward a modified recommendation supporting the mayor's proposed Small Business Recovery Act, a package of Planning Code and related police-code changes intended to speed reopening and reduce regulatory barriers for neighborhood businesses.
Planning staff said the ordinance would expand benefits created by Proposition H by applying 30-day processing for principally permitted ground-floor uses to additional zoning districts, including mixed-use downtown areas. "This ordinance will expand the prop h guarantees to process permits for principally permitted businesses on the ground floor within 30 days of application submission," Sheila Nicholas, planning staff, said during the April 21 presentation.
Staff told commissioners the change aims to…
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