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Board committee advances ‘CU Sooner’ rules to speed storefront approvals
Summary
The Land Use & Transportation Committee moved ordinances to speed conditional-use reviews and cut fees for certain ground-floor commercial uses, aimed at helping small businesses during COVID-19. Planning staff and small-business groups supported the changes; neighborhood advocates sought protections for liquor and sensitive uses.
The Land Use & Transportation Committee on July 27 advanced an ordinance package that would speed and simplify conditional-use review for many small storefront businesses and cut certain application fees, saying the changes are intended to help small businesses weather the COVID-19 economic crisis.
Chair Erin Peskin said the “CU Sooner” legislation would reduce the planning-commission hearing timeline to 90 days for qualifying ground-floor storefront conditional uses, and allow refund of fees if a 60-day extension is not exercised. Sponsors said the proposal would also halve certain fees and reduce the need for small business owners to hire…
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