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Planning Department reports TDIF amendment, landmark nomination and possible medical cannabis registration extension
Summary
Planning Department staff told the commission the Board of Supervisors advanced a Transit Development Impact Fee administrative amendment, initiated landmarking for First St. John's Methodist Church (1601 Larkin), and is considering extending medical cannabis dispensary registration deadlines to Jan. 1, 2008 for applicants who begin the process by July 1.
In the director's report on June 7, Planning Department staff Anne Marie Rogers summarized recent Board of Supervisors actions and items affecting planning practice.
Rogers said the Board moved a Transit Development Impact Fee (TDIF) administrative-code amendment intended to close loopholes from the 2004 amendments and to clarify that arts-related uses must pay into the fee. The Department is coordinating with the MTA and DBI to streamline fee collection.
The Board also adopted a resolution to initiate landmark designation for First St. John's Methodist Church at 1601 Larkin under Article 10 of the Planning Code; staff will prepare a report for the Landmarks Board and for eventual Planning Commission consideration.
Rogers said the Board is considering extending the medical cannabis dispensary (MCD) registration deadline to Jan. 1, 2008 for operators that begin their application before July 1; the Department supports the extension and is working with operators to complete review.
City Attorney's office staff (Stacy) advised the commission that, absent a grandfathering provision in an ordinance, the city normally applies the law in effect at the time the permit is approved rather than at the time of application, though ordinances can define a grandfathering date explicitly.
