Good afternoon president breed and members of the board. Im aaron start manager of legislative affairs for the Planning Department. Today im joined by project planner marcel woodrow. Before the board is conditional use authorize issue for tobacco paraphernalia establishment at 1963 ocean avenue. We sent your memo is fun to appeal on january 9. Beth. Sorry. The decision was to uphold the Planning Commissions approval of the conditional use authorize good until your bit about the property. The project resulted on the south side of ocean avenue between ashton street and victoria avenue. Cost me 4500 squarefoot parcel. The sub [inaudible] ocean avenue district and within the 40 [inaudible]. The subject site is also within the lower park area plan. The property developed the onestory over partial [inaudible] commercial building with three commercial spaces to which are occupied. The subject commercial space in 1963 ocean avenue is currently vacant. It was purposely occupied by a retail aqua
And says with a general plan. At the Planning Commission hearing was six speakers in opposition to the proposed project. The concerns were generated to help the community, the need from our family rented businesses in the neighborhood and close business was not in keeping with neighborhood desire or the balboa park area plan. There were 15 speakers in support of the proposed project. They spoke on the choice of the individual as well as two esa grants. The numbers of vacancies on the block and on ocean avenue. At the store provide options to smokers and expressed support for the character of the projects sponsor himself. The commission took all these conditions into consideration in their deliberations. In particular the commission was concerned about ease of access to Tobacco Products wondering on sidewalks and potential increases accompanied in response to commission had additional conditions for approval to address these issues include requiring an id reader at the door to ensure on
The middle and workingclass population of San Francisco that are fighting to stay in San Francisco and the schools are very close within 150 feet or 202 blocks thank you sir, that is your job. Thank you limited other any other members of the public would like to provide any comment at this time in support of the pound . See needed will move forward with the presentation of the Planning Department. Good afternoon president breed and members of the board. Im aaron start manager of legislative affairs for the Planning Department. Today im joined by project planner marcel woodrow. Before the board is conditional use authorize issue for tobacco paraphernalia establishment at 1963 ocean avenue. We sent your memo is fun to appeal on january 9. Beth. Sorry. The decision was to uphold the Planning Commissions approval of the conditional use authorize good until your bit about the property. The project resulted on the south side of ocean avenue between ashton street and victoria avenue. Cost me
Standard cu findings in section 303 the planning code in addition to three Additional Findings for tobacco paraphernalia establishment. Section 303 criteria outlined in the memo from january 5 but in short, ken requires any project of the conditional use be found to be necessary or desirable or compatible with the neighborhood or the community and not be detrimental to the Health Safety convenience or general welfare of persons or property in the vicinity. The specific criteria for tobacco paraphernalia sellers and also detailed in the response in january 5 but in short they touch on the concentration, neighborhood safety welfare and compatibility with edward character. Project is all speak and says with a general plan. At the Planning Commission hearing was six speakers in opposition to the proposed project. The concerns were generated to help the community, the need from our family rented businesses in the neighborhood and close business was not in keeping with neighborhood desire or
Planning department or Planning Commission. Planners in Planning Commissioners are not the citys health experts. Employees with the department of Public Health are an ep age is the Regulatory Agency for manager related to smoking, dc thats health and smoking cessation. Responding to in section 3 of the response requires the commission to consider whether or not to use the judgment of the Health Safety convenience or general [inaudible] residing or working in the vicinity this writing is intended to evaluate the external impacts proposed use could have such as how large the project is, impacts in traffic, costly parking quebec obnoxious or offensive conditions such as noise square lays dust or order an aesthetic impact that is not intended to protect the health or safety of someone voluntarily decides to use particular product. 2 it would opposition and compatible with the ocean avenue and ct. The appellant states that the 1900 block ocean avenue needs other business felt better serve t