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Planning Commission approves Union Larder at 1945 Hyde with conditions limiting hours, seating and outdoor use
Summary
The commission unanimously approved a conditional use authorization permitting Union Larder, a neighborhood restaurant and specialty grocery at 1945 Hyde St., with conditions including ventless ovens only, hours limited to 7 a.m.''—1 p.m., no outdoor seating, maximum 35 seats and an ABC Type 41 license.
The Planning Commission on Thursday approved a conditional use authorization for Union Larder, a neighborhood-serving restaurant and specialty grocery planned for 1945 Hyde Street in Russian Hill.
Planning staff recommended approval with conditions and noted an email from the Russian Hill Community Association proposing additional, specific restrictions. Applicant Jay Acapenko told the commission the business would be family-owned, create at least five full-time local jobs and serve the nearby community.
During public comment Kathleen Courtney, chair of housing and zoning for the Russian Hill Community Association, said the association supports the project but requested enforceable conditions to address garbage and scavengers, noise, deliveries and parking; she asked that ventless ovens be required, that windows on Hyde Street close by 8 p.m., that there be no sidewalk seating, that seating be limited (the applicant conceded to up to 35 seats) and that the project be limited to a Type 41 (beer-and-wine) ABC license.
Commissioners and staff discussed enforceability and whether conditions should name specific equipment models. Staff read the finalized, enforceable conditions into the record: the establishment may only install a ventless oven requiring no exhaust equipment; hours of operation are limited to 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily; no outdoor seating is permitted; maximum seating is 35; and the ABC authorization is limited to a Type 41 license (on-sale beer and wine).
Commissioner Sugaya moved to approve the conditional use authorization as amended with the conditions read into the record; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously, 7'0to'0.
