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Supervisor Haney pushes 18-month interim zoning controls to protect SoMa nightlife; committee forwards resolution
Summary
The Land Use & Transportation Committee voted to forward Supervisor Matt Haney’s resolution imposing up to 18 months of interim zoning controls in western SoMa that will require conditional-use authorization for conversions away from nighttime-entertainment uses. Supporters including venue owners and workers said the measure could save longstanding venues such as Mezzanine; property owners and counsel raised legal and drafting concerns.
Supervisor Matt Haney introduced a resolution to impose an 18‑month interim zoning control in a portion of South of Market that would require anyone seeking to change a nightclub or bar to another use to first obtain conditional‑use authorization.
Haney said the measure aims to protect an industry central to San Francisco’s culture and economy and cited controller figures he summarized for the committee, noting nightlife’s concentration in the city’s northeastern neighborhoods and the role venues play in employment and cultural life. “It is vital that we protect these nightlife venues and corridors,” Haney said during his remarks to the committee.
The resolution defines a specific SoMa…
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