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The Small Business Commission (SBC) reviews pertinent small business legislation and policy matters and makes recommendations to the sponsor of the legislation, including the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, or other city agency. The Small Business Commission may review the following legislation during their upcoming meetings. With your comments, the Commission will be better equipped to advocate for you and your business. Each legislation is summarized below with a link to the full legislative document. A comment form is provided below for your convenience. Chris Schulman, Senior Policy Analyst and Commission Secretary, is available at 415-554-6408 if you have any questions.
Small Business Commission meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of the month at 5:30 in room 400. Please check back periodically for changes and special meeting times. Commission meetings are open to the public and broadcast live on SFGTV
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BOS File No. 130284[Planning, Building Codes - Fee Waiver Program - Small Business Month, May 2013] (PDF)
Ordinance recognizing Small Business Month in May 2013; amending the Planning Code, Sections 302, 355(a), and 355(e); and amending Building Code, Tables 1A-A, and 1A-E, to waive fees for the month of May for certain façade improvements; and making findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
Legislative Digest (PDF)
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BOS File No. 130244[Health, Business and Tax Regulations Code - Regulate and Establish Annual Fees - Cottage Food Operations] (PDF)
Ordinance amending the Health Code, by adding Section 452.1, to establish a procedure for regulating Cottage Food Operations; amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code, by adding Section 249.1A, to establish annual fees for Cottage Food Operations; and making environmental findings.
Legislative Digest (PDF)
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BOS File No. 130285[Public Works Code - Waiver of Temporary Street Space Occupancy Fee for Small Business Week Sidewalk Sales] (PDF)
Ordinance waiving the fee required by Public Works Code, Section 724.1(b), for temporary street space occupancy within certain designated streets in the City and County of San Francisco on Saturday, May 11, 2013, and Saturday May 18, 2013, as part of Small Business Week Sidewalk Sales.
Legislative Digest (PDF)
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BOS File No. 130182[Police, Administrative Codes - Entertainment-Related Permits] (PDF)
Ordinance amending the Police Code to clarify permit requirements and procedures, as well as to expand suspension, citation, and enforcement provisions regarding Entertainment Commission permits, including Place of Entertainment Permits, Limited Live Performance Permits, Temporary Place of Entertainment Permits, Temporary Limited Live Performance Permits, Extended-Hours Premises Permits, and Temporary Extended-Hours Premises Permits, and noise limits and standards; amending the Administrative Code to clarify fee setting and reporting procedures; and making environmental findings.
Legislative Digest (PDF)
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BOS File No. 130132[Administrative Code - Weights and Measures Fees] (PDF)
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code, Section 1.13-5, to revise registration fees for inspecting and testing weighing and measuring devices as provided by State law; and making environmental findings.
Legislative Digest (PDF)
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BOS File No. 130084 [Planning Code, Zoning Map - Establishing Outer Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial District] (PDF)
Ordinance amending the Planning Code, by adding a new section, to establish the Outer Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial District along Mission Street between Alemany Boulevard and the San Francisco-San Mateo County line; repealing the Excelsior Alcohol Restricted Use District and adding controls on liquor establishments to the new Neighborhood Commercial District; amending various sections to make conforming and other technical changes; amending the Zoning Map to rezone specified properties to the new Neighborhood Commercial District; and making environmental findings, Planning Code, Section 302, findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the Priority Policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
Legislative Digest (PDF)
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BOS File No. 130018 [Planning Code - Deleting the Sunset Provision of the Excelsior Alcohol Restricted Use District] (PDF)
Ordinance amending the Planning Code, Section 785, to delete the sunset provision of the Excelsior Alcohol Restricted Use District; and making findings, including environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
Legislative Digest (PDF)
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BOS File No. 121211 [Administrative Code - Rescinding Sunset in the San Francisco Bonding and Financial Assistance Program] (PDF)
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code, Section 14B.16, to rescind the sunset clause in the San Francisco Bonding and Financial Assistance Program, make technical amendments, and make environmental findings and findings of consistency with General Plan.
Legislative Digest (PDF)
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BOS File No. 121200 [Administrative Code - Contractor Prompt Payment for Public Works Construction and Professional Services Contracts] (PDF)
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code, by adding Sections 6.22(Q) and 6.42(F), to require all public works contractors to pay subcontractors within seven days of receipt of payment from the City.
Legislative Digest (PDF)
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BOS File No. 121108 [Transportation Code - Selling or Distributing from a Vehicle Restrictions] (PDF)
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Transportation Code, Division I, Article 7 (Violations), Section 7.2.82 to prohibit any person to park a Mobile Food Facility vehicle in either a business district or a residential area and, from that vehicle, offer food or beverages for sale unless displaying a valid permit issued by the Department of Public Works, in a format and manner approved by the Municipal Transportation Agency.
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BOS File No. 121105 [Administrative Code - Expanding Public Utilities Commission Local Business Enterprise Contracting Opportunities] (PDF)
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code Section 14B.2 and related provisions to increase contracting opportunities for certified Public Utilities Commission Local Business Enterprise and to make corresponding technical changes; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan.
Legislative Digest (PDF)
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BOS File No. 121065 [Planning Code, Zoning Map - Polk Street Alcohol and Tobacco Paraphernalia Restrictions] (PDF)
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 723 to extend the restriction on Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD) for an additional three years and apply it to an area within one-quarter mile of the boundaries of the NCD; adding Section 788 to establish the Lower Polk Street Alcohol Restricted Use District for the properties located on Polk Street between California and O’Farrell Streets, and Polk Street’s side streets between California Street, Larkin Street, O’Farrell Street and Van Ness Avenue; amending the San Francisco Zoning Map to designate the Lower Polk Street Alcohol Restricted Use District on Map Sheet ZN-02; and making environmental findings, Planning Code Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
Legislative Digest (PDF)
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BOS File No. 120966 [Administrative Code - Healthy Food Retailer Incentives Program] (PDF)
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Chapter 59 (Sections 59.1-59.9) to establish a Healthy Food Retailer Incentives Program to oversee and coordinate the City’s incentive and assistance programs for Healthy Food Retailers.
Legislative Digest (PDF)
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BOS File No. 120796 [Planning Code - Establishing the Divisadero Street Neighborhood Commercial District] (PDF)
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by: 1) adding Section 743.1 to establish the Divisadero Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD) along Divisadero Street between Haight and O'Farrell Streets; 2) repealing the Divisadero Street Alcohol Restricted Use District established in Section 783; 3) amending Section 151.1 and a portion of Table 151.1, Section 263.20, 607.1(f), 702.3, the specific provisions of the Section 711 Zoning Control Table, and Section 790.55 to make conforming and other technical changes; 4) amending Sheets ZN02 and ZN07 of the Zoning Map to rezone specified properties to the Divisadero Street NCD; 5) amending Sheet SU02 of the Zoning Map to delete the Divisadero Street Alcohol Restricted Use Special Use District; and 6) adopting environmental findings, Planning Code Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
Legislative Digest (PDF)
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BOS File No. 120814 [Planning Code - Establishing the Fillmore Street Neighborhood Commercial District] (PDF)
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by: 1) adding Section 744.1 to establish the Fillmore Street Neighborhood Commercial District along Fillmore Street between Bush and Fulton Streets; 2) amending Section 151.1, a portion of Table 151.1, Section 263.20, and Section 607.1(f) to make conforming and other technical changes; 3) amending Sheets ZN02 and ZN07 of the Zoning Map to rezone specified properties to the Fillmore Street Neighborhood Commercial District; and 4) adopting environmental findings, Planning Code Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
Legislative Digest (PDF)
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BOS File No. 120193 [Public Works Code - Mobile Food Truck Locations .] (PDF)
Ordinance: 1) amending Public Works Code Section 184.85 to modify the permissible distance between mobile food facilities and school; and 2) adopting environmental findings.
Map: 75 foot buffer around restaurants Citywide
Map: 75 foot buffer around restaurants Downtown
Map: 1500 foot radius around middle and high schools
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BOS File No. 120125 [Planning Code - Mobile Food Facilities at Certain Institutions in Specified Districts .] (PDF)
Ordinance: 1) amending the San Francisco Planning Code Section 205.4 to allow mobile food facilities at certain types of institutions in RH, RM, RED, and RTO Districts subject to specified conditions; and 2) making findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
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We encourage your attendance at our monthly Small Business Commission meetings. You may also use this form to provide feedback on the above described legislation. Comments may also be sent to the commission secretary at: Chris.Schulman@sfgov.org
Email the Board of Supervisors at Board.Of.Supervisors@sfgov.org or go to www.sfbos.org to locate the contact information for individual Supervisors and their staff.
Small Business Assistance Center, City Hall, Room 110, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-554-6134 Office Hours: M-F, 8 AM - 5 PM
