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Entertainment Commission backs legislation to protect long-standing music venues from new nearby housing
Summary
The commission voted unanimously March 17 to support legislation that would notify the commission and developers when new residential projects are proposed within 300 feet of an existing place of entertainment and require disclosure to prospective residents. The measure also clarifies that venues operating within their permits cannot be deemed legal nuisances.
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Entertainment Commission voted unanimously March 17 to formally support legislation aimed at reducing conflicts between long-standing music venues and new nearby residential development.
The measure, presented by Connor Johnston, legislative aide to Board President London (as introduced in the meeting record), would require planning staff to notify the Entertainment Commission and developers when a residential project is proposed within 300 feet of a mapped place of entertainment (POE). The Commission would be able to hold a hearing and offer recommendations to planning and the Department of Building Inspection on how the venue and proposed housing could coexist. Johnston said the city’s map currently includes about 350 POEs.
"If a POE is…
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