Planning Commission hears positive informational update on 412 Broadway extended hours

At an informational hearing Feb. 4, San Francisco Planning Department staff reported that the conditional use authorization allowing extended operating hours at 412 Broadway complied with its conditions and that the department found no evidence of increased SFPD incidents tied to the business in the year after extended hours began.

Andrew Perry, department staff, told commissioners the sponsor met community engagement requirements, established a phone line for neighborhood complaints and held multiple meetings with neighborhood representatives. Staff reviewed SFPD incident-report data from March 2018 through March 2020 — the year prior to and the year after the extended-hours change — and found no evidence of an increase in reported incidents near the project; the memo in the packet contains more detail on the department's analysis.

The project sponsor (identified in the record as Mr. Paul/Aonan) said the first year of operations following the 4 a.m. authorization "has been a very successful launch of After Hours" and described on-site manager checks before staying open past earlier closing times. Terrence Allen, the founding president of the Entertainment Commission, called the business "an excellent example" for other venues seeking extended hours and said after-hours venues can be "critical to the public safety experience on The Street." Several commissioners commended collaboration between the venue, neighbors and the city.

Because this was an informational update, no action was required from the commission.