it is in the subdistrict. currently prohibits the business owner from allowing someone who is consuming a beverage in the bar to bring it into the bowling alley. the legislation will exempt the bowling alley. the larger impact of that subdistrict, i have spoken about this before. and there is an article i attached behind my memo. for your information. take a look at that and we can bring this issue back. we are investigating whether or not -- i cannot find if bowling alleys have permits. bowling alleys have closed, not opened. i could not find anything about the bowling alley permit. we may not issue that. maybe there is not one. maybe there should not be. is there a question? >> is this the same as brooklyn bowl? >> this is a different route. -- group. >> these folks have another business on to visit deerow -- divisidero. they are planning to go into the border now. we are rowling. >> when i moved here there was to bowling alleys, one in japan town and the other in the haight. >> the other thing about the bow

alcoholic beverages special used subdistrict. in your packet is legislation. >> i really do appreciate that. i like to come and present legislation. it might make a minor change to the a alcohol beverage special use district. that permits a bowling alleys and trust us to share space. there is no compelling reason to a head at a restaurant and bowling alley from sharing a space. this legislation does not address. in terms of other amendments that could be made, we want to proceed with caution because we want to respect that. we have an opening of the discussions with other businesses, but this legislation doesn't go into the myriad of other issues we have been bringing up. in the meantime, we are excited about the possibility of a neighborhood surveying which is already transit rich and have a lot of families that live in the area. we have a of a lot of families that are looking for more businesses that serve their interests. and several youth serving nonprofit organization. the proprietors are san francisco residents that they ar

formula retail pet supply stores and formula retell eating and drinking establishments in the subdistricts. many video stores a principally permited use on the ground floor. permit a how -- height increase of 5 feet to permit tall brown- floor ceilings in the zoning district. make an environmental finding. presentation today by joseph smooke, legislative aide to supervisor eric mar. president o'brien: welcome. >> good evening. joseph smooke, legislative aide to supervisor mar. a have been working on this legislation. my colleague was working on this for a number of months. i am picking it up from her to present to you tonight. , do lovage is here as well in the audience. -- tom radoullovitch is here as well in the audience. the supervisor presented to you a couple of months ago the first part of this legislation. we do appreciate a letter of support from july 7 as a result of that. we are still working out the balance of the legislation and has implications toward the strong -- the small business community. we have had enormous support and input from clement street and are happy to bring n

and removing the prohibition on large fast-food restaurants and formulating pet stores and in the subdistrict. supervisor mar: we heard this last week in there were a lot of amendments that were on this. let me just say this is an important ordnance that means a lot to the richmond district. there are a number of small business leaders here who will be speaking to this issue. the gist of it is this would help revitalize the club and st. corridors, merchant corridors, and support strongly small businesses not just pet supply stores but small businesses in our unique cadavers' merchant corridors and the richmond district. it is strongly supported by a unanimous vote of the small business commission and would help businesses serving our neighborhood and assessed property owners and filling vacant france along the club meant areas as well. a number of people have worked very hard on this and i want to thank them for their work. from the planning department, in addition to community pokes and small-business leaders, some of them are here today and many others -- all want to acknowledge this is the