SMALL BUSINESS REZONING CONSTRUCTION RELIEF PROGRAM.
SF Administrative Code § 2A.247
in effectSEC. 2A.247. SMALL BUSINESS REZONING CONSTRUCTION RELIEF PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions. For purposes of this Section 2A.247, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Program” means the Small Business Rezoning Construction Relief Program.
“Rezoning” means rezoning as a result of San Francisco’s residential rezoning program adopted by the City in 2025-26.
“Small Business” means either:
1. A business or nonprofit organization with 100 or fewer full-time employees and an annual gross revenue of $5 million or less for the 2025 calendar year, and adjusted annually each year thereafter in accordance with the increase in the Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers for the San Francisco/Oakland/Hayward Area for All Items as reported by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, or any successor to that index, as of December 31 of the year two years prior to the calendar year, beginning with calendar year 2026, and rounded to the nearest $10,000; or
2. If the business is an Eating and Drinking Use establishment as defined in Section 102 of the Planning Code with 100 or fewer full-time employees or with an annual gross revenue of $7 million or less for the 2025 calendar year, and adjusted annually each year thereafter in accordance with the increase in the Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers for the San Francisco/Oakland/Hayward Area for All Items as reported by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, or any successor to that index, as of December 31 of the year two years prior to the calendar year, beginning with calendar year 2026, and rounded to the nearest $10,000.
(b) Establishment of Small Business Rezoning Construction Relief Program.
(1) The Program is established for the purpose of providing grants and other assistance to San Francisco’s Small Businesses impacted by increased construction as a result of the City’s Rezoning.
(2) The Program shall be administered by the Director of the Office of Small Business (“OSB”) and the Director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (“OEWD”), or their designees (each, an “Administrator” and collectively the “Administrators”).
(3) The Program shall, at minimum, include the following components:
(A) Grants to Displaced Small Businesses. To retain and support San Francisco’s Small Businesses during a period of increased residential construction activity, the Program may fund grants to Small Businesses displaced as a result of Rezoning construction.
(B) Financial and Business Assistance to Impacted Small Businesses. To retain and support San Francisco’s Small Businesses during a period of increased residential construction activity, the Program may also provide other financial assistance grants, business assistance, relocation assistance, leasing support services, incentives, and programs to Small Businesses experiencing interruption to their businesses caused by Rezoning construction.
(4) The Program may include the following:
(A) Loans to Small Businesses. The Administrators may partner with nonprofit community development financial institutions to administer a loan program in partnership with the City for loans to Small Businesses impacted by Rezoning construction.
(B) Marketing, Promotions, Branding, Technical Assistance and Programmatic Expenses. The Program may also fund marketing, promotions, branding, technical assistance, and programmatic expenses to support Small Businesses impacted by Rezoning and other related programmatic expenses.
(5) Exemption from Chapter 21G of the Administrative Code and Other Obligations. The Administrators shall not be required to enter into a contract with Small Businesses in order to provide grants or financial assistance pursuant to this Section 2A.247. The grants and financial assistance to Small Businesses entered into pursuant to this Section 2A.247 shall not be subject to the provisions in the Municipal Code, including but not limited to Chapter 21G of the Administrative Code, and all other provisions in the Administrative, Labor and Employment, Environment, or Police Codes, imposing obligations or other restrictions on contractors, except Administrative Code Chapters 12G and 12M and relevant provisions of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code shall apply.
(6) Rules and Regulations. Within 12 months of the effective date of the ordinance in Board of Supervisors File No. 250782 enacting this Section 2A.247, and before the disbursement of any monies to Small Businesses, the Administrators shall promulgate such rules and regulations consistent with this section as it may deem appropriate to carry out the Program. Such rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the qualifications of applicants and factors to be considered in the award of grants, prioritization of assistance to impacted Small Businesses having only one location, and shall ensure that impacted Small Businesses are eligible for the Program if they were displaced or impacted within two years before applying.
(7) Annual Report. The Administrators shall submit an annual report to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor setting forth an accounting of the amounts disbursed and the uses for which said funds were made. The first report shall be provided no later than December 1, 2027.
(Added by Ord. 236-25, File No. 250782, App. 12/5/2025, Eff. 1/5/2026)
Source: City and County of San Francisco, Charter and Municipal Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/san_francisco/latest/sf_admin/0-0-0-72697Fetched: 11/1/2026