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Supervisor Chu’s office proposes cap on new Polk Street alcohol licenses amid resident complaints
Summary
A legislative aide for Supervisor David Chu told the Entertainment Commission that planners found about 45 alcohol permits in a six-block Lower Polk corridor and 121 if extended to Filbert; the office proposed a Restricted Use District to cap new bar and off‑sale licenses while exempting daytime establishments and restaurants.
Amy Chan, a legislative aide for Supervisor David Chu, presented a proposal to create a Lower Polk Street Restricted Use District to limit new alcohol licenses in the corridor roughly bounded by O'Farrell and California streets along Polk.
"There are about 45 existing alcohol permits in the 6 block region," Chan said, adding that the planning department’s count rises to 121 if the study area is extended to Filbert. Chan said the legislation would cap new licenses…
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