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Committee advances ordinance extending grace period for shared‑space permits; staff offer grants and curb management guidance
Summary
The Land Use and Transportation Committee voted 3‑0 to forward an ordinance that adds up to 120 days to the existing 60‑day wind‑down for pandemic shared‑space permits, giving operators and departments (planning, DPW, MTA, fire) more time to process post‑pandemic applications. Staff noted outreach, $2,500 equity grants per parklet site, and MTA curb management tradeoffs.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Feb. 6 advanced an ordinance that would extend the grace period for businesses operating under pandemic shared‑space permits, providing additional time for operators to apply for permanent post‑pandemic permits and for city departments to review and inspect sites.
Planning Department staff said the ordinance would add up to 120 days to the existing 60‑day wind‑down period after the pandemic program’s expiration, for a cumulative 180 days, to allow permittees to implement safety and accessibility fixes, receive inspections, and secure post‑pandemic authorizations. Robin Abad of the Planning Department summarized outreach efforts and said about 350 former pandemic permittees had not yet submitted an application; staff are conducting phone‑banking and targeted follow‑up ahead of a March 31 submittal deadline.
The committee heard that staff will set internal processing milestones,…
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