"While the legislation purports to allow flexibility for uses in historic buildings it would have the effect of reversing the formula retail prohibitions in the Hayes Valley and North Beach Neighborhood Commercial Districts and eliminating Conditional Use requirements for Formula Retail in the city's other Neighborhood Commercial Districts. In 2004 I sponsored Ordinance 62-04 (File No. 031501) to amend the Planning Code by adding Section 703.3 to define formula retail uses and prohibit formula retail uses in the Hayes-Gough Neighborhood Commercial District."
"If it comes back in mostly the same form, it's going to be a huge fight. To nobody's surprise, the committee also continued the Rich Family Zoning Plan for another two weeks, after several votes on amendments. Sups. Myrna Melgar and Chyanne Chen both voted in favor of amendments that seek to give at least some protections to small businesses and tenants; Sup. Bilal Mahmood opposed two of them, saying that they might limit the capacity for new housing development."
The Land Use and Transportation Committee delayed approval of a mayoral measure that would have threatened city limits on chain stores in neighborhood commercial districts. The mayoral bill drew attention after outreach by 48hills, prompting opposition from former Board President Matt Gonzalez, who authored the 2004 ordinance defining and restricting "formula retail." Gonzalez warned the legislation would reverse prohibitions in Hayes Valley and North Beach and eliminate Conditional Use requirements elsewhere. A Mayor's Office representative requested a continuance to revise the measure. The committee also continued the Rich Family Zoning Plan, with some supervisors supporting tenant and small-business protections while another raised housing-capacity concerns.
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