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San Francisco commission backs plan to codify ‘shared spaces’ and parklets
Summary
The Entertainment Commission voted to support legislation to codify the city’s pandemic-era shared-spaces program into a permanent, phased permitting structure that emphasizes equity, neighbor consent and deferred fees while centralizing compliance and preserving JAM (Just Add Music) permits.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission voted to support city legislation that would make the pandemic-era shared-spaces program permanent and consolidate parklet, sidewalk merchandising and curbside activations into a single code framework. Robin Abad, presenting staff recommendations, said the ordinance is organized around nine policy goals that aim to preserve emergency-era efficiencies while adding design and safety rules intended to protect emergency access and neighborhood function.
"These programs were conceived to bring activities that were prohibited indoors, during COVID, safely…
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