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Board of Appeals continues Save More Market appeal as city agencies weigh permit exception
Summary
The Board of Appeals continued an appeal by Save More Market over the Department of Public Health’s denial of a tobacco-sales permit to June 20 to allow the store to get a written DBI determination on whether seismic work at its prior site would permit relocation under Health Code Article 19H.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on June 6 continued an appeal by Save More Market after hearing arguments from the Department of Public Health, city economic-development staff and neighborhood advocates about whether the store qualifies for a relocation exception to the city’s tobacco-permit limits.
Department of Public Health Assistant Director Patrick Fozdahl told the board DPH relied on three independent provisions in Article 19H to deny a new permit for 4522 Third Street: the district density cap (45 permits per supervisorial district), a 500-foot proximity restriction to other permitted tobacco retailers, and a prohibition on issuing a permit at a location that was not previously occupied by a permitted tobacco retailer. “There are essentially three provisions in the San Francisco health code Article 19H which bar…
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