Supervisors approve amendment to Chinatown zoning changes, move final technical fixes to next week

Sep 20, 2021

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.

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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.

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