FILE NO. 230410
ORDINANCE NO. 142-23
[Planning Code - Polk Street and Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial Districts]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to permit Health Services uses on the ground
floor for specified areas of the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCO), to
clarify that in the Polk Street NCD and within a quarter-mile of its boundaries Tobacco
Paraphernalia Establishments where any Tobacco Paraphernalia is sold, delivered,
distributed, furnished, or marketed are not permitted, to clarify that in the Haight Street
NCO such Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments require conditional use
authorization, and to clarify that Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments do not include
medicinal and adult-use cannabis retail uses; and affirming the Planning Department's
determination under the California Environmental Quality Act, making findings of
consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of the Planning Code,
Section 101.1, and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare
pursuant to the Planning Code, Section 302.
NOTE:
Unchanged Code text and uncodified text are in plain Arial font.
Additions to Codes are in single-underline italics Times New Roman font.
Deletions to Codes are in strikethreugh italics Times IV.cw Renienfent.
Board amendment additions are in double-underlined Arial font.
Board amendment deletions are in strikethrough Arial :font.
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subsections or parts of tables.
Be it ordained by the People of the City and County of San Francisco:
Section 1. Environmental and Land Use Findings.
(a) The Planning Department has determined that the actions contemplated in this
ordinance comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources
Code Sections 21000 et seq.). Said determination is on file with the Clerk of the Board of
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Supervisors in File No. 230410 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board affirms
this determination.
(b) On June 15, 2023, the Planning Commission, in Resolution No. 21339, adopted
findings that the actions contemplated in this ordinance are consistent, on balance, with the
City's General Plan and eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. The Board
adopts these findings as its own. A copy of said Resolution is on file with the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors in File No. 230410, and is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Pursuant to Planning Code Section 302, this Board finds that these Planning Code
amendments will serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare for the reasons set
forth in Planning Commission Resolution No. 21339, and the Board incorporates such
reasons herein by reference. A copy of said resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors in File No. 230410.
Section 2. Article 1 of the Planning Code is hereby amended by revising Section 102
to read as follows:
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.
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Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishment. A Retail Sales and Service Use where more
than 10% of the square footage of Occupied Floor Area, as defined in Section 102, or more
than 10 linear feet of display area projected to the floor, whichever is less, is dedicated to the
sale, distribution, delivery, furnishing, or marketing of Tobacco Paraphernalia from one person
to another. For purposes of Sections 719, and 723 of this Code, however, Tobacco
Paraphernalia Establishments shall mean retail uses where any Tobacco Paraphernalia is
sold, distributed, delivered, furnished, or marketed from one person to another. "Tobacco
Paraphernalia" means paraphernalia, devices, or instruments that are designed or
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manufactured for the smoking, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the body of
tobacco, products prepared from tobacco, or controlled substances as defined in California
Health and Safety Code Sections 11054, et seq. "Tobacco Paraphernalia" does not include
lighters, matches, cigarette holders, any device used to store or preserve tobacco, tobacco,
cigarettes, cigarette papers, cigars, or any other preparation of tobacco that is permitted by
existing law. Cannabis Retail Uses as defined in Section 102, Temporary Cannabis Retail Uses as
defined in Section 205.2, and Medical Cannabis Dispensary Uses as defined in Section 102 A{edical
Cannabis Dispensaries, as defined in Section 3301 (f) efthe San Francisco Health Code, are not
Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments.
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Section 3. Article 7 of the Planning Code is hereby amended by revising Sections 719
and 723 to read as follows:
SEC. 719. HAIGHT STREET NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
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Table 719. HAIGHT STREET NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
ZONING CONTROL TABLE
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Zoning Category
§ References
Controls
NON-RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS AND USES
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Controls by Story
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Sales and Service Use Category
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Retail Sales and Service
§§ 102L 202.2(a)
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Tobacco Paraphernalia
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Establishment
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(6) TOBACCO PARAPHERNALIA ESTABLISHMENTS -A. I-he special definition of
"Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments" applicable to the Haight Street Neighborhood
Commercial District is set forth in Section 102.shall be repealed three years after its initial effectiw
date, unless the Board ofSupervisors, on or before that date, extends or re enacts it. In the Haight
Street Neighborhood Commercial District, the period of non-use for a non-conforming
Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishment to be deemed discontinued shall be 18 months.
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SEC. 723. POLK STREET NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
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Table 723. POLK STREET NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
ZONING CONTROL TABLE
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Zoning Category
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Controls
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Controls by Story
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Retail Sales and Service Uses*
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(3) {1Vote deteted.}Health Services are principally permitted on properties that do not have
any frontage on Polk Street or California Street.
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(5) TOBACCO PARAPHERNALIA ESTABLISHMENTS PROHIBITION- Tobacco
Paraphernalia Establishments are not permitted in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial
District and within one-quarter mile of the boundaries of that Neighborhood Commercial
District. A +he special definition of "Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments" applicable to the
Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District is set forth in Section 102.shall he repealed six
yetff's a-fler its initial effecth'C date, unless the Board &}Supervisors, on or before that date, extends or
re enacts it. In the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District, the period of non-use for a
non-conforming Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishment to be deemed discontinued shall be 18
months.
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Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after
enactment. Enactment occurs when the Mayor signs the ordinance, the Mayor returns the
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ordinance unsigned or does not sign the ordinance within ten days of receiving it, or the Board
of Supervisors overrides the Mayor's veto of the ordinance.
Section 5. Scope of Ordinance. In enacting this ordinance, the Board of Supervisors
intends to amend only those words, phrases, paragraphs, subsections, sections, articles,
numbers, punctuation marks, charts, diagrams, or any other constituent parts of the Municipal
Code that are explicitly shown in this ordinance as additions, deletions, Board amendment
additions, and Board amendment deletions in accordance with the "Note" that appears under
the official title of the ordinance.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DAVID CHIU, City Attorney
By:
/s/
HEATHER L. GOODMAN
Deputy City Attorney
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Ordinance
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San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
File Number:
230410
Date Passed: July 18, 2023
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to permit Health Services uses on the ground floor for specified
areas of the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCO), to clarify that in the Polk Street
NCO and within a quarter-mile of its boundaries Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments where any
Tobacco Paraphernalia is sold, delivered, distributed, furnished, or marketed are not permitted, to
clarify that in the Haight Street NCO such Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments require conditional
use authorization, and to clarify that Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments do not include medicinal
and adult-use cannabis retail uses; and affirming the Planning Department's determination under the
California Environmental Quality Act, making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the
eight priority policies of the Planning Code, Section 101.1, and making findings of public necessity,
convenience, and welfare pursuant to the Planning Code, Section 302.
July 10, 2023 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE
REPORT
July 11, 2023 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING
Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai,
Stefani and Walton
Excused: 1 - Ronen
July 18, 2023 Board of Supervisors - FINALLY PASSED
City and County of San Francisco
Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen,
Safai, Stefani and Walton
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London N. Breed
Mayor
City and County of San Fmncisco
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I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on
7/18/2023 by the Board of Supervisors of the
City and County of San Francisco.
Angela Calvillo
Clerk of the Board
Date Approved
Printed at 9:48 am on 7119/23
