the program. >> okay commissioners, any questions. >> i'm sorry. i'm on the wrong screen. >> thank you for your presentation if the past the amnesty 0 would they need a cu. >> that's amnesty we want to make sure it encomes the planning department has been great to make sure we encompasses all that didn't go through the permits they'll be able to operate without requiring a cu. >> after zoning they'll comply with the health department and continue operating correct. >> correct. >> right now we were seeing certain areas no massage permits there was established there we want don't want to penalize them when we were opening. >> okay. great. >> i i cannot imagine there being i imagine there are quite a few questions from the establishment businesses i'm wondering if this is a possibility for you all to schedule workshops for people that want to come in and discuss their particular place or more importantly people come in with their questions this was done in prior legislation when we had that was the. >> mobile food. >> mobile food allows them to come in, in fact it fettered out issues not included in the legislation so maybe not contemplating but this is us

the cu. >> for a new establishment correct act for a new but if you're existing you offer massage in your salon. >> what the amnesty program we're going to fold in everybody. >> the did you want has a definition for massage and there are - it's not - what is that definition it explicit include hand massages and foot massages. >> so whatever. >> for the planning code for a chair massage if you're getting a massage in the open of it's a chair massage it didn't require a permit. >> okay. >> any other questions? thank you that was a little bit told us >> i looked at every possibility. >> thank you for being here if there's no other questions commissioners time to open up for public comment okay and i will say as and also do in the best interest of you in the comments and for the best estimate there's a 3 minute comment it pains us to give the hook prepare to read it it keeps you on script and be on the point that are accountable here so we welcome the public dialog so, please we're here to listen to you what you have to say. >> i'm eric can a massage therapist i have a lot to say i'll be brief request we be given more time to review this amnesty program we received t

the local level >> no. >> that's my comments. >> commissioner. >> i also want to thank supervisor tang for doing the amnesty program i can't see the progress of people going into to definitely growing business with the cu process i don't think that is going to accomplish what it is set out to do and you know it is very hard right now ♪ town to earn a living to survive as a small business owner i can't support something that makes it that much harder on so many people. >> okay commissioners any 0 other comments. >> regina where are we another. >> so commissioners supervisor tang is going to be introducing the amended legislation tomorrow so which should spell out the language of the amnesty program and also include the original language of the requesting you citywide; right? so there's two elements to the particular planning code legislation and that is the amnesty program which you haven't seen in the official written form of the legislation and then there is the moving forward of the conditional use and the various perm television stations how the conditional use is implied you have different options you can provide recommendation of what is put before you today and to the board of supervisors you you

perhaps not needing a cu that's another way to go that gets at the distinction of whether - >> that's in item 4 seemingly like to item 4. >> item 5 the motion to recommend the amnesty i can add more of the specific language and then i think you've also expressed the sentiment that the need for a discretionary review has not been convinced there's a need for a conditional use process that needs to be reconsidered and that - the like type business. >> we're convinced that this is a progression that should potentially be include with other like progressions that does require not require a conditional use and perhaps what commissioner adams is getting at we would courage the planning department and the supervisor to look for ways to help non-conforming currently existing massage entrepreneurs to remain where they are understanding that there's a legal requirement for any business to have a permit where it exists so we can't go against the law find a way to amend the law that allows for a grandfathering and not just is we're going to disregard the law add something into the new legislation to permit grandfathering and that's something we're - i'm with the exception perh