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Committee advances six-month extension of Castro interim controls despite AHF opposition
Summary
Supervisors advanced a six-month extension of interim zoning controls in the Castro to require conditional-use authorization for formula retail; the AIDS Healthcare Foundation argued the rule targets its planned pharmacy at 518 Castro Street, while the author said the measure closes a 'gaming' loophole.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee voted unanimously to forward a resolution extending interim zoning controls in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District for six months to require conditional-use authorization for proposed formula retail uses.
Supervisor Scott Weiner, the author of the interim controls, said the rules were adopted about 18 months earlier to close a loophole that allowed businesses to make superficial changes to applications to avoid being classified as formula retail and bypass conditional-use review. "The interim controls were designed to…
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