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Hometown Creamery mobile‑food permit opposed by Union Square BID; Board continues appeal to July 11 after votes split
Summary
The Union Square Business Improvement District and several retailers opposed a Public Works permit for a Hometown Creamery VW van to operate near Powell & Geary, citing pedestrian congestion and storefront visibility; Public Works approved a conditional permit but the Board of Appeals continued the appeal to July 11 after commissioners split on a proposed restriction limiting the permitted vehicle to the applicants' 1978 VW van.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals continued a contested appeal of a Public Works mobile food facility (MFF) permit for San Francisco Hometown Creamery on June 20, after a lengthy hearing that drew more than two dozen public commenters on both sides.
Karen Flood, executive director of the Union Square Business Improvement District (BID), told the board the Powell & Geary location is heavily served by brick‑and‑mortar restaurants and is congested. Flood argued the MFF ordinance’s legislative findings (the Wiener amendment) emphasize siting MFFs in underserved and less‑congested areas and cited the code’s clearance and…
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