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Planning Commission briefed on Shared Spaces program extension, equity grants and new permit timeline
Summary
Planning Department staff updated the commission on the Shared Spaces program, describing enforcement priorities (accessibility, fire safety, visibility), interim grants to help small businesses comply, and a codified permit timeline with pandemic fee waivers extended through March 2023.
San Francisco — Planning Department staff on Thursday updated the Planning Commission on the Shared Spaces program and how new city legislation will change permitting and enforcement.
Robin Abad Aqibilo, director of the Shared Spaces Program, and deputy program manager Monica Munowich told commissioners the program — launched during the pandemic to let restaurants and community groups use curb space and sidewalks — will be codified with a formal permit expected next spring and that the Board of Supervisors’ recent ordinance extends pandemic-era fee waivers through March 2023. The…
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