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Mayor’s 'Save Our Small Business' initiative advanced by Rules Committee after extensive debate over timing
Summary
The Rules Committee heard a mayoral initiative to streamline permitting and liberalize some zoning uses for small businesses, including a 30‑day review guarantee for principally permitted uses, retail-workspace rules, temporary conversions for entertainment venues, and a three-year default period; supervisors urged exploring emergency ordinance options to speed implementation.
The Rules Committee reviewed a mayoral initiative July 13 that would amend the Planning Code and Business & Tax Regulation Code to streamline permitting and allow greater flexibility for small businesses during the COVID‑19 economic crisis. Mayor’s office staff presented the "Save Our Small Business" package as a mix of process changes (a 30‑day streamlined review for principally permitted uses and concurrent interdepartmental review), zoning liberalizations in neighborhood commercial districts, a retail‑workspace allowance linked to…
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