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Planning Commission backs Supervisor Chu’s ordinance to require conditional use for accessory massage amid heated public debate
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 4–2 to support code amendments from Supervisor Chu that would require conditional use for accessory massage services, tighten enforcement and allow revocation of entitlements where health permits are revoked; public testimony was sharply divided between anti‑trafficking advocates and worker‑rights groups.
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted 4–2 to recommend zoning changes introduced by Supervisor Chu that would require conditional use authorization for accessory massage operations and give the city stronger tools to revoke land‑use entitlements where public‑health or enforcement actions show illicit activity.
Supervisor Chu told the commission the ordinance grew from a local neighborhood problem involving a facility that allegedly attracted vice incidents and that the legislation is intended to close a loophole that lets secondary massage uses avoid public‑notice, conditional‑use review and neighborhood input.
Planning staff and enforcement planner Dario Jones described more than 130 joint inspections of roughly 80 establishments over three…
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