lastly page 8 of the report says that by creating disincentives for the formula retails to lock here the formula retail lower costs for independent retailers that's again, the issue of the rising represents that impacts by making neighborhood commercial place the formula retail help lower rents and reducing the costs for independent railways. in conclusion the strategic economy report gives decide makers the reason to have a dialog that reaches a reasonable outcome for residents and businesses. i think there's no storage of formula retail if san francisco there's 12 hundred and 50 formula retail stores in the city that's 25 percent of our

formula retail but compared to the national it's 1/3rd is formula retail it shows what's special about san francisco we have some chain stores but we value the exit of the small businesses and we have much less than the national average. i wanted to say also my legislation with others aims to close loopholes that has ambiguity and at times robs our existing businesses of the opportunity to have more of a say in the critical decision that have far researching impacts on the city and my legislation seeks to bring a greater level of the planning commissioners and others in decision-making process and increase with better neighborhood notification with neighborhoods and individuals so

more participation and that's a good thing for our city. emily rogers and others will talk about the major connects we have and having global changes it critical in upper fillmore and more than i's it so global chances are involved and like jack spades and starbucks owns upper juice but some subsidiaries that be owned i know we'll work with the plaintiff planning department number 3 including the retail

uses new uses that the proposal has is excellent we've had good agreement on including the gyms and different types of uses left out i've mention we had already included banks but check cashing use is include that's a good thing. i think i'm going to not talk about the measuring the concentrations i'll leave that to emily rogers and others but in the impact reports not to look at the 50 thousand square feet and above stores that leaves out teh safeways and best buys they're much smaller on the 50 thousand square feet and will have an impact on the citywide or recreational be level if they come in but i hope we look at

the environmental review reports as a key tool that's used by you and others that makes decisions. i think the key difference that many from the neighborhoods and small businesses will raise in a moment is keeping the formula retail threshold and a at 12. i have sympathy for the changes between the 12 and 19 range but innovate weaken our small business act of 2006 and not go higher than that that's my you're going as you move forward let's see if there's anything else i have to leave for

oakland. the diversity of our small businesses and the strength and vibrancy of our small business corridors is critical in how and distribute but i and the businesses urge you no to the weaken the formula retail controls but make it clearer and more modern for today as >> deliberate on many of our difficult decisions thank you for hearing me today. >> supervisor mar good evening emily planning staff and the staff appreciate our stamina for a detailed subject like formula retail. ems it's been over a year in the making we've had a consultant

prepare a staff report and multiple codifies with stakeholders and interested people. in may you initiated an ordinance to revamp the controls we've continued the dialog with the public and we would like to thank the many parts all of whom are deeply individual in our project today. we would like to thank the independent business owners and we would like to thank the neighborhood associations and the activists who have partially told us what makes their neighborhood fundamental and thank you to supervisor mar. together both the department and supervisor mar have amended each of their proposals. and we worked together in the spirit so we can supplement as many of the issues in the hopes

we can simplify the big task before you today. there are still had key differences in the proposal and supervisor mar's proposal but mainly points of agreement and ms. burns is the project person and accountabilities thank you and my colleague will go over the details and in broad strokes that changes since may 3rd new categories that maybe screwdriver formula retail and articulated policy documents that gives direction about the review when you review the cu and talks about the specific design standards and revised our economic impact study with communication with an economic

consultant. so oh, wait and one subsequent change all the changes are in the ordinance that? our packet today, we'll give you a revised part that matches one thing the clause is critical to the balance of our ordinance this clause emphasiss the restrictive elements the new signage controls incorporating a lot of new businesses into the definition those makes sense only what their ballads with less than 20 outlets let us begin the dialog. today's he hearing was going to

be constructed but i'll do hiss he's spoken but i'll talk about the differences after the overview and we'll continue on with. and you'll begin our deliberations that is what everyone is looking forward to let's get into the details >> good evening planning staff the commission secretary is going to do pass you a copy of our power point presentation as well as updated comments we've received this week you've heard ann marie talk about the changes and for my presentation i'll talk about the reasoning of the proposal. first, we'll talk about where we're tightening regulations for

a large-scale business this year's for the - under today's control the formula retail is considered parking and active and some employment impacts we're asking for the sale whether or not their formula retail uses and xments grocery stores from this economic impact report it requires 3 studies to see if the sales are reoccurring outside the city and permanent employment anticipated and the fiscal impact study for the public services needed created. this change represent an increase over the first and foremost the second part it is

establishing the study of the exceptions of this body it first stelgz the conditional use process by providing guidance on how formula retail evaluation will be done and the guidelines to insure that the studies are comparable with the neighborhood. let's talk about that first aspect the code establishes the criteria and instructs the committee to evaluate the criteria we're proposing an appropriate vicinity it could be a quarter mile roads depending on the size the district. some districts like upper market s are small and it could be compared to the full district against the concentration of a 3

quarter analysis. the draft commission has the kwiedz for the appropriate vicinity this increases the formula for formula retail. this will look at the criteria as the characterizations of the district and evaluations include mapping and retailer and demographic and characteristics and it has the performance guidelines they cover signages and store front transparent and cover the design that would establish the friendly neighborhood guidelines the last things i want to share is the elements that religious has a

thorough analysis where the formula retail is proposed so the commission may properly see if itself formula retail is necessary and desirable they include the holistic and performance basing batted guidelines and the method doing for the mixed use. let's move on to discuss what happens when a formula retail is replaced in all cases the new formula retail needs to comply with the standards the next stopping step to require a formula retail if it's considered intensive it was indication. it creates a strorg land use formula for formula retail. and it improves the consistency within the application of the planning code we'll look at this

the process works like this first evaluate what the chain is if the answer listed is yes, it would be read read a formula retail and a new cu would be required. is the proposed chain larger would a kitchen be installed with the size of the business increase in, yes then a hearing it helps to capture the formula retail this will capture retailer from a pet to a food retailer, however, we've heard from the public those two uses serve different needs and customers it's appropriate to look at the balance of the needs in the neighborhood. the planning commission may have

one pet food expressing express for example, but if it changes intoxicate a clothing store they need to approve that and look at the neighborhood and variety of uses. if the answer a no we'll look at the formula retail was ever authorizes if there was not a cu granted we'll require a cu it's important because that is based mixed use and comparability with the neighborhood the community deserves a right to weigh if; however, if the change doesn't meet the requirement we'll look to see if the use was abandon if not operating in the last 18 months it was considered abandon and a new cu is required only in an original cu grand and where

it was wasn't abandon would no hearing be required. again, the performance based guidelines apply those capture the public the large stores and let's look at how the clarification comes into view. the most standard change. >> go is a walgreens turns into another store and they are bought by or turns into a cvs so is the changed wouldn't be considered an intensification related to signage and pedestrian accessibility and transparency this change would be approved administrationly we see the restaurant can go we see

the starbucks received a cu to operate at a location and mcdonald's want to say take over they require the installation of a food kitchen and this would be considered a new densification let's say starbucks is turning into a subway that's a intention indication or an el polio requires a kitchen it would be a change those mcdonald's to starbucks or starbucks to el pock would require a new crusoe how often no hearing riverside not that often sms most would warrant an evaluation of the

neighborhood. the final at a point topic is the definition of formula retail overall this aspect of our proposal strengthens the control by expanding the definition i'll summarize. we're recommending increasing the number of locates from 11 to 19 and adding new types and intiementsdz we still don't require the recommendation but are supportive how to regulate the subsidies we're proposing the service and the tobacco and massage establishment like the limited financial and business and professional services. those changes taken together will capture for businesses as formula retail.

here's some works of those use types we've described the financial that are cash checking establishment as the at atm and the cold well banker should be regulated as formula retail upon further discussion from supervisor mar and this stakeholders we're recommending the edition of massage and tobacco paraphernalia there's generally considered other uses we don't see the formula retail but massage burke williams operate as medical facility. perm services include the gyms and hair salons and nail as long as those uses operate like formula retail and have the same impact we recommend they be

tread as such we're recommending expanding the formula retail on market street between 12 and 6 street market street is the city premium street. this parking lot part of market street is a neighborhood we feel that the formula retail can help to shape. and to summarize the land use a number of location again overall this represents an increase in the formula retail recollection. finally we want to address some questions and concerns we've heard over the past year and since the measure in may we are asked why we don't want to regulate them the departments goal is to regulate the land and spates and looking at the ownership is an appropriate land use mechanism we're opted to

regulate the subsidies for a number of reasons ferries only 3 percent of the businesses in san francisco with 12 or more location is subsidies they qualify for the existing code. second the proposed definition is problematic the subsidy doesn't have to have standardized faeven it doesn't match the policy it would be difficult to apply consisting we've talked about if suffice to say we approve that. third including did subsidies will have a negative impact including the innovative concepts. the change about likely be

xhifbt applied. and a final thought an recollecting subscribes we've not discussed publicly recollecting a subscribe look at the eye it is not for the use it could, contradict for the land use practice where we development the use rather than the owner we're deeply concerned about the slippery slope and how it effects the neighborhood from a land use prospective we heard that atm supports the businesses we agree in order to address those we've come up with limiting they've over brand industry limited financial severs with are banking services

that operate 2 hundred feet of floor area their innovate where we get but require a ccii if their innovate set back by 3 feet we're proposing to have them carding as formula retail this will make them subject to the guidelines we're proposing to limit the walk up facilities that includes the amount not revised 3 feet for the neighborhood notice and now we'll pit in the performance guidelines we know they benefit in the neighborhoods that's why we were saying we need those permitted in the commercial districts this will allow the businesses to open without goes through the cu process and the

financial certifies will, of course, be subject to cu and i know the slide it is hard to read. we often hear the real problem is how long to take into consideration to get through the ccii process it seems like the public wants to have a favorable retailer process but this is no legally virtual showing perennial treatment is not good we agree with this approach it was the process prior to formula retail controls we have anyone that want to address this for the formula retail and the charter has specific requirements changes like this

will likely require voter approval. we'll also been asked the question where why does this year need to be a balance the planning department wants to benefit all this includes the councilmember kersey for available goods and have services and other benefits this includes the businesses that want to start up and grow nationwide. george washington the needs for balance and making that difficult ignores the changes starbucks announces their employees are available for that a college degree and employees can work themselves to one hundred plus salaries and walgreens helps those with fresh

fruits and vegetables. i want to draw your attention to this chart aside from the retailer process raising the threshold to 19 is to counter all the increases in regulation we feel the balance is vital to the proposal we're cligd the non-separate ordinance if the ordinance becomes law and struck down by a court the law will revert to the way it was our holistically provided law will represent formula retail pertaining and keeping them unique in the neighborhood. lastly we have a slightly revised ordinance that has been signed by city attorney including technical changes which is the addition of the

clause i discussed. that concludes my presentation. and ann marie will talk about the differences between this proposal and supervisor mar's proposal >> thank you i'd like to turnover the floor to one of the stakeholders the todd the director of the workforce and i'm sorry the office of economic workforce development thank you for coming. >> thank you, ann marie great to be before you director of oewd i want to thank the planning department supervisor mar's office and the members of the community. ems oewd's mission to support the jobs in san francisco thorough our initiative and the office of small business we're deeply engaged in this in supporting our small businesses throughout the city we're

focused on developing the strengthening our small businesses and working to do the retail retention in the key corridors especially the areas with vacancies we're focused on jobs and connecting jobs to rointsd that are unemployed and the 27 thousand san franciscans that are unemployed today, there are parts of the proposals that the board likes and parts i don't like the question does it strike the right balance i believe it does and woemd h oewd supports this something that was mentioned this proposal is an increase in the formula retail regulation in the city just to summarize some it adds 6 categories including the

professional and business services and it makes permanent the controls in central market and includes the national and entitled sites it includes the threshold to 20 those who suggested that number should have been higher by the proposal by the department is the right one. and the reason is because of who it helps it helps the small businesses like sales and coffee and imply bottled and books inc. and others since 2009 less than 3 percent of formula retail were from businesses in the 12 to 19 range and the commission approved both the question is do we want to provide our small but growing biz businesses a little bit more runway before the cruz kick in with the uncertainty and the cost that the that brings.

so in closing when you add everything up in the proposal 6 new categories and the change to 20 the departments proposal will net add more than one hundred and 50 unique businesses that fall under the new unique businesses planning ran a good process that included the stakeholders open both sides of the issues this is a balance and we're strongly in support of it >> thank you. >> commissioner. i know we're all president to here the public comment but this is one more speaker so notification and the upper market and the threshold number i believe the threshold number has been discussed but