But essentially, the divisadero street is becoming a very popular commercial district, very similar to a lot of other commercial districts like the upper haight and upper fillmore. So, it made sense that now we would create a new commercial district that would help guide the growth and make sure that we get Small Businesses that are serving communities in that area and controls that the community would like to see to make sure that that it grows in the way the community [speaker not understood]. So, today we are asking for your approval. If you have any questions, im here to answer them. Thank you. So, the zoning code has two different commercial districts. Nc1, n c2, nc3. There is also named neighborhood commercial districts such as the castro and ncd, upper fillmore ncd and the polk street. Rezoning properties along divisadero street from n c2 to a newly created named commercial district called the divisadero street ncd. For the most part, the new divisadero street ncd maintains the
Department and the Mayors Office of housing, and now this new ordinance. It seems it seems more than a little excessive given where we are. We think the existing Monitoring Program is a robust one. At the very least, all of the reporting requirements should be integrated into a single planning code section without any internal conflicts. For example, right now if this ordinance were passed as proposed, youd have conflicting dates when the reports get submitted. Youd have conflicting youd have conflicting rules about when you have to declare that youre converting it really is not ready for prime time. We would like the opportunity to work with the Supervisors Office some more and come back to you for a recommendation on a product that is actually ready for you to consider. Thank you. Good afternoon, commissioners. Caroline [speaker not understood] with [speaker not understood]. Im here on behalf of usf regarding this legislation. We have some serious concerns about it and we would reall
Why wouldnt you be able to just have, you know, an Insurance Agency upstairs or Something Like that . I dont understand why were being so specific about what could be on the second floor. Great question. The reason that there is no definition for just general office, and that is something that the department is looking into creating and hopefully bringing forward to the commission soon. The idea was that when neighborhood commercial districts were created in the 80s, they didnt want offices in neighborhood commercial districts because they werent retail. So, an actual definition wasnt created. I think thats really important because we found second floor retail is often not very effective, sometimes even ground floor has problems. But, you know, second floor uses for office and other type uses, not at the expense of housing, is often a very appropriate use. And when its quite successful. I would hope if we did pass this , these earmarked uses, it could be modified at such time as the ci
I wrote this letter to supervisor wiener and expecting that it be shared with you as well. Im going to leave a copy here for you to take home. Dear supervisor wiener, San Francisco has been my home for the last 16 years. The castro my neighborhood, and cafe floor the soul of the castro. I cant imagine the loss of this venue. Whether my mood is fair to midland and down, i find [speaker not understood] in this remarkable place. The barista know my order before i reach the register. [speaker not understood], delicious vegetarian soups, oil instead of wine on my avocado or meat salads, warm greetings and equally warm smiles all around even fromth village of cooks as they glance up from the splendors they place on the plates. Cafe floor staff are extended family whether cooking, serving or busing the tables. But thats only part of the picture. Invariably i have a friend or two or more stop and share my table and catch up on each others lives. Often these are friends i met first at cafe floo
Ken bunch, deborah aiano, gerald im sorry, cant read that last name. John kodera. Sister honey bee, ron schmidt. Hello, my name is kenneth bunch. Im the founder of the sisters of perpetual indulgence. Cafe floor is like any other business in the castro, any other business or cafe. Its a community center. Over the last couple of decades, people meet there to talk about issues and to make plans and form organizations, [speaker not understood] the sister. Weve all at various times met there to plan our activities. As well, cafe floor has donated thousands of dollars to charity, to our charities over the years. And you really have to understand, cafe floor, the kitchen is more like a walkin closet. It really needs for the tremendous number of people that want to eat there and there are, as has been said, especially on the weekends, a line of people out the door to eat there, so socialize, to connect, and to eat the great food. In order to provide that service, they really need an offsite k