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Supervisors approve amendment to Chinatown zoning changes, move final technical fixes to next week
Summary
The Land Use & Transportation Committee adopted a narrow amendment to the Planning Code changes aimed at protecting Chinatown legacy businesses and enabling community‑serving uses, and continued remaining technical edits to a Sept. 27 hearing after broad public support from Chinatown organizations.
The Land Use & Transportation Committee on Sept. 20 approved a targeted amendment to an ordinance that would adjust small‑business zoning controls in Chinatown, North Beach and on Polk Street and moved remaining technical changes to a Sept. 27 hearing. Supervisor Aaron Peskin, the item’s sponsor, said the measure is the product of extensive community deliberation and would "support legacy businesses" while allowing some community‑serving and professional uses where appropriate.
Why it matters: Supporters said the ordinance protects longstanding Chinatown institutions while creating space for arts, cultural and social‑service uses that community…
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