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Planning Commission continues Hayes Valley formula‑retail definitional change after wide public debate
Summary
After hours of testimony from neighborhood merchants, residents and businesses, the Planning Commission voted to continue Supervisor Breed's Hayes Valley ordinance (definitional changes to formula retail) pending broader study; commissioners split 4–3 on a procedural continuance.
The Planning Commission took up proposed planning‑code amendments introduced by Supervisor London Breed to expand the definition of formula retail in the Hayes Valley NCT district on Aug. 1. The ordinance would (1) count establishments with 11 or more locations worldwide, not just in the U.S., and (2) treat subsidiaries/affiliates as formula retail where 50% or more ownership is by a formula retail company.
Supervisor Breed’s legislative aide, Connor Johnson, framed the amendments as a local fairness and implementation measure: he…
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