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Planning commission presses staff on enforcing proposed rules for 'tobacco paraphernalia' shops on Polk Street
Summary
Staff proposed narrowing the definition of tobacco-paraphernalia establishments and a temporary prohibition in Polk Street NCD; commissioners debated thresholds (0%–15%), enforcement practicality and requested police crime data and alternatives; item continued to Nov. 12.
Planning Department staff told the commission that legislation introduced by Supervisor David Chu would tighten the city’s definition of a “tobacco paraphernalia establishment” (a retail use that would trigger a conditional use requirement) by lowering the threshold to 10 percent of occupied floor area or 10 linear feet of display, and by placing a temporary prohibition in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District.
Jamie Cantwell, an aide to Supervisor Chu, told…
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