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Committee recommends 18‑month interim zoning controls to protect legacy businesses from displacement
Summary
The committee advanced a resolution to the full Board imposing 18‑month interim zoning controls that require conditional use authorization before replacing legacy businesses in neighborhood commercial districts and several Chinatown zones; sponsors and many public commenters said the measure addresses speculative purchases and upzoning pressures threatening long-standing small businesses.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee on Oct. 21 recommended a resolution to the full Board that would impose 18‑month interim zoning controls requiring conditional use authorization prior to replacement of legacy businesses in most neighborhood commercial districts and designated Chinatown commercial and residential districts.
Board President Erin Peskin, the author and lead sponsor, described the proposal as an emergency interim measure to give oversight and teeth to the legacy business program amid a wave of proposed upzoning and property purchases that she…
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