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Committee hears amendments to let neighborhood theaters serve alcohol; Clay Theatre singled out for exemption

Land Use and Transportation Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors · January 26, 2026
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Summary

An ordinance was presented to allow on-site alcohol sales in movie theaters as an incidental use; amendments were proposed to exempt the Clay Theatre in the Upper Fillmore NCD from seat-count and ABC-license restrictions and to broaden on-site consumption to non‑ticketed guests.

An ordinance to amend the Planning Code was presented to the committee to permit on-site beer, wine and liquor sales in movie theaters as a minor incidental use, revise the definition of bona fide eating places, and add a specific exemption in the Upper Fillmore Neighborhood Commercial District for the Clay Theatre.

Lorenzo Rosas…

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