SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Letter of Determination
January 10, 2014
1650 Mission St.
Suite 400
San Francisco,
CA 94103-2479
Reception:
415.558.6378
Al Shawa, Executive Director
Fax:
Shambhala Healing Arts Center
2441 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
415.558.6409
Planning
Information:
415.558.6377
Site Address:
Assessor’s Block/Lot:
Zoning District:
Staff Contact:
2489 Mission Street
3610/019
Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit (NCT) District
Danielle J. Harris, (415) 575-9102
[email protected]
Dear Mr. Shawa,
This letter is in response to your request for a Letter of Determination regarding a proposed Medical
Cannabis Dispensary (MCD) use at 2489 Mission Street for the relocation of Shambhala Healing Arts
Center. This parcel is located within the Mission Street NCT (Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning
District and 55-X Height and Bulk designation. The request is whether the proposed MCD use at the
proposed location is permitted.
MISSION STREET NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TRANSIT (NCT) DISTRICT
A Medical Cannabis Dispensary use is permitted within the Mission Street NCT Zoning District pursuant
to Planning Code Section 736.84, pending a Mandatory Discretionary Review hearing before the Planning
Commission pursuant to Planning Code Section 790.141(d). Furthermore, MCDs in the Mission NCT
Zoning District may only operate between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. pursuant to Health Code
Section 3308(e).
MCD PROXIMITY REQUIREMENTS
A Medical Cannabis Dispensary use is not permitted within 1,000 feet from a parcel containing a public
or private elementary or secondary school; or a community facility and/or recreation center that primarily
serves persons under 18 years of age. Based on information readily available to the Department, at this
time the proposed MCD location at 2489 Mission Street is more than 1,000 feet from any of the identified
uses. However, the Jose Coronado Playground and Clubhouse are within 1,000 feet of the proposed MCD
location. The Clubhouse is proposing an Independent English Spanish Immersion Preschool five days a
week and an after school computer programming class for high school students 2 days a week. These
proposed programs do not qualify Jose Coronado Playground and Clubhouse as primarily serving
persons under 18. However, the Jose Coronado Playground and Clubhouse programs have not yet been
finalized and are potentially subject to change. Furthermore, the Planning Department does not consider
the proximity of childcare facilities, but please be aware the proposed location is within ten childcare
facilities.
Al Shawa, Executive Director
Shambhala Healing Arts Center
2441 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
January 10, 2014
Letter of Determination
2489 Mission Street
3610/019
The proposed MCD location was not found to be located on the same parcel as a facility providing
substance abuse services that is license or Certified by the State of California or funded by the
Department of Public Health, however this must be verified by the Department of Public Health. The
proposed MCD may not obtain an ABC License to sell or distribute alcohol for on or off site
consumption. The Letter of Determination request did not indicate whether medical cannabis will be
smoked on the premises. If so, the dispensary shall provide adequate ventilation within the structure
such that the doors and windows are not left open for such purposes, resulting in odor emission from the
premises. Per Planning Code Section 790.141(c), all owners and occupants within a 300-feet radius of the
proposed MCD must be notified of the proposed use and allowed 30 days to respond. Lastly, the
proposed MCD must comply with all requirements of Article 33 of the Health Code.
DETERMINATION
Given the information provided, the proposed MCD may be permitted at 2489 Mission Street under the
Planning Code, pending a valid referral from the Department of Public Health, building permit
application, and Mandatory Discretionary Review hearing before the Planning Commission.
APPEAL: If you believe this determination represents an error in interpretation of the Planning Code or
abuse in discretion by the Zoning Administrator, an appeal may be filed with the Board of Appeals
within 15 days of the date of this letter. For information regarding the appeals process, please contact the
Board of Appeals located at 1650 Mission Street, Room 304, San Francisco, or call (415) 575-6880.
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Scott Sanchez
Zoning Administrator
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Danielle J. Harris, Planner
Philip Lesser
Property Owner
SAN FRANCISCO
PIANNtNG DEPARTMENT
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SHAM BHALA HEALING ARTS CENTER
2441 Mission Street
San Francisco CA 94110
RECEIVED
October 7, 2013
Scott Sanchez
Zoning Administrator
San Francisco Planning Department
1650 Mission Street
San Francisco CA 94103
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OCT 092013
CITY & COUNTY OF S.F.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
RECEPTION DESK
RE: Request for Letter of Determination for a Proposed Medical Cannabis Facility at 2489
Mission Street
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Dear Mr. Sanchez:
Before beginning the entitlements process to establish an MCD at the aforementioned location,
the project sponsor seeks your considered opinion in the form of a Letter of Determination as
to whether this location is in compliance with all standards and requirements of the Planning
Code and advances the objectives and policies of the General Plan.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION BACKGROUND
Project sponsor currently operates a half-block away from the proposed site at 2441 Mission
Street. On December 16, 2010, the San Francisco Planning Commission took Discretionary
Review and unanimously approved this location for an MCD with conditions.
Subsequently the Shambhala Healing Arts Center has successfully operated to those conditions
and has complied with all other pertinent City and State Codes and Laws.
On February 12, 2012, the United States Department of Justice notified Mr. Ebrahim Poura, the
property owner of 2441 Mission Street that this MCD "is operating in violation of federal law."
To assure that the property owner does not encounter fines and/or imprisonment, Shambhala
Healing Arts Center will vacate its current location.
Since this vacate order was issued last year, the federal government appears to have softened
its opposition to MCD’s in states like California- that have passed legislation to permit
regulated commerce of marijuana.
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Letter of Determination Request
Project sponsor would therefore like to move its business to the nearby location at 2489
Mission Street.
ENCLOSED REFERENCE MATERIALS
"Marijuana Dispensary Closed By Feds Re-Opens. Is the Crackdown Over?," Chris
Roberts, San Francisco Weekly, November 23, 2013
Discretionary Review Analysis, Medical Cannabis Dispensary; Case No. 2010.0570D;
December 9, 2010
Additional information will gladly be provided upon request.
Executive Director
SHAMBHALA HEALING ARTS CENTER
ENCLOSURES
CC. Philip Lesser
Marijuana Dispensary Closed By Feds
Re-Opens. Is the Crackdown Over?
By Chris Roberts Fr,, Nov. 23 2012 at 10:31 AM
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Back again
Its hard to understand the federal government’s plan on marijuana First, President
Barack Obama helped encouraged a boom in cultivation and in dispensing when he
said states were in charge and he wasn’t going to get involved. Then his Justice
Department shut down hundreds of dispensaries across the state - including nine in
San Francisco, a third of the city’s total - in a crackdown that began Oct. 7, 2011.
Over the summer, the feds took aim at the biggest fish, Oakland’s Harborside Health
Center (who will meet the feds in court Dec. 13). Then something funny happened: The
crackdown stopped. Cannabis dispensaries opened up in San Francisco without issue.
One just opened in downtown, steps from Market Street. The feds did nothing. So now,
one of the nine shut down by federal pressure has simply unlocked the door, flicked on
the lights, and opened for business again. Is the crackdown over, or with small amounts
of marijuana legalized for all adults in Colorado and Washington, do the feds simply
have better things to do?
United States Attorney for Northern California Melinda Haag has yet to conduct a single
raid of a medical marijuana dispensary or arrest a medical marijuana provider or patient
(though Oaksterdam University. the Oakland cannabis college, was raided in April). She
shut down more of the local medical marijuana industry than George W. Bush’s
attorneys ever did using a simple method: a letter sent via registered mail. The letters
said the dispensaries were too dose to schools, to rec centers, to other places children
congregated. The dispensaries needed to go, the letters warned landlords, otherwise
stiff prison sentences and property forfeitures were possible.
The summer was bad for medical cannabis in San Francisco. Two of the citys longest-
operating and most-active dispensaries, Vapor Room in the Lower Haight and HopeNet
in SOMA, both shut down. There was talk of fighting the feds in court before it was
decided it was smarter to close the storefronts and go delivery-only (the slim pickings of
which are a very good way to go out of business forever). When Haag took aim at
Harborside, the biggest dispensary in the country, things really looked grim.
And then it stopped. No more letters, no more closures. So a few weeks ago, Al Shawa,
dispensary operator of Shambhala Healing Center, at 2441 Mission St., decided to reopen his doors.
The decision was mainly fiscal, Shawa said during an interview on Wednesday. He was
broke. His employees were broke. He had invested it all in the dispensary. Maybe the
crackdown was all political. After all, Attorney General Eric Holder, who had warned
California in 2010 that the Controlled Substances Act would be "vigorously enforced" if
the state legalized marijuana, stayed silent as both Washington and Colorado did
exactly that.
"I don’t want to fight anyone," Shawa says. "I don’t want to be a hero. I just did this to
feed my family, to help my employees feed their families."
Of course, it’s the landlords, not the dispensaries, who were threatened. An attorney for
property owner Ebrahim Poura of Beverly Hills refused to comment to SF Weekly.
What’s more, the feds seemed to lose their appetite for this. Down the street from
Shambhala, a group of merchants mailed Haag a letter, asking her to step in and shut
down a dispensary that had just received a permit but hadn’t yet opened. There
appeared to be no response. That dispensary, the Morado Collective, is preparing to
open. And no effort, as far as anyone knows -- many dispensaries have gone into press
silence since the crackdown -- has been made to shut down the remaining dispensaries
in San Francisco. There are now about 20 in operation, including delivery-only services,
down from the high-water mark of nearly 30.
Is the war over? Nobody is exactly sure. Press officers for Haag have steadily refused
to comment on the crackdown. But for good or ill, Shambhala is back.
SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
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Discretionary Review Analysis
Medical Cannabis Dispensary
HEARING DATE DECEMBER 16, 2010
Date:
Case No.:
Project Address:
Zoning:
Block/Lot:
Project Sponsor:
Staff Contact:
Recommendation
December 9, 2010
2010.0570 D
2441 MISSION STREET
Mission NCT District
55-X Height and Bulk District
The Mission Alcoholic Beverage SUD
3645/026
Krissy Keefer & Al Shawa
2441 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Edgar Oropeza - (415) 558-6381
edgar.oropezasfgov.org
Take Discretionary Review and Approve with Conditions
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The proposal is to establish a new Medical Cannabis Dispensary (dba "Shambala Healing Arts Center")
at 2441 Mission Street. No physical expansion is proposed for the structure. The proposed Medical
Cannabis Dispensary (MCD) will sell cannabis and cannabis foodstuffs. It would not allow on-site
smoking or vaporizing. The MCD will grow minor amounts of cannabis on site. Modifications will be
made in connection with this property to comply with Mayor’s Office of Disability requirements.
Planning Code Section 790.141 states that all MCDs are required to be heard by the Planning
Commission, which will consider whether or not to exercise their discretionary review powers over the
building permit application.
The Shambala Healing Arts Center has been formed with the purpose of providing safe access to medical
cannabis for those suffering from debilitating illnesses. The executive officers of this center bring over
fifty years of commercial and cultural service to the community. Their experience includes several years
of business activity at the subject site. They intend to fully comply with the comprehensive regulatory
framework for MCDs in San Francisco. The site has already been fully renovated to meet Department of
Public Health, Department of Building Inspection and the requirements of other pertinent agencies. To
further protect the health of the Shambala Healing Arts Center patients and employees this will be a nonsmoking environment.
SITE DESCRIPTION AND PRESENT USE
The project site is improved with a one-story and mezzanine commercial building of approximately 3,800
square feet. It is currently vacant and was last use as a retail clothing store dba Privilege. The building
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Reception:
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Fax:
415.558.6409
Planning
Information
415.558.6377
Discretionary Review Analysis Summary
December 16, 2010
CASE NO. 2010.0570D
2441 Mission Street
has two individual store fronts. The proposed MCD would occupy the northern store front. The
proposed MCD would occupy approximately 1,875 square feet.
SURROUNDING PROPERTIES AND NEIGHBORHOOD
The subject property is near the middle of the east side of the 2400 block of Mission Street (between 20 1h
and 211t Streets.) This corridor was rezoned during the Eastern Neighborhoods planning process as
Neighborhood-Commercial Transit (NC-T) in recognition of the availability of transit and high
commercial vitality of this portion of Mission Street. The site is located within four blocks of two BART
stations, one block from MUNI stops and one block from two public parking garages. The 2400 block of
contains a number of medical uses including Los Portales and Mission Medical Centers, Farmacia
Remedicos, several dental offices and several optometrists. Other uses within the subject block include
dwellings, a sizeable amount of retail clothing shops with outdoor activity areas in front as outdoor
displays areas, a pawn shop, some food uses, a photo studio, and a large abandoned theater (Tower
Theater).
The site is also located one block north of the "Mission Miracle Mile" business improvement district
(BID). This BID district is located on the east and west sides of Mission Street from 21st Street to 22nd
Street. The BID spans approximately 1,500 linear feet of sidewalk frontage and contains 20 parcels within
its district.
The Mission Street Commercial Transit District is located near the center of San Francisco in the Mission
District. It lies along Mission Street between 15th and Cesar Chavez (Army) Street, and includes adjacent
portions of 17th Street, 21st Street, 22nd Street, and Cesar Chavez Street. The commercial area of this
District provides a selection of goods serving the day-to-day needs of the residents of the Mission
District. Additionally, this District serves a wider trade area with its specialized retail outlets. Eating and
drinking establishments contribute to the street’s mixed-use character and activity in the evening hours.
The District is extremely well-served by transit, including regional-serving BART stations at 16th Street
and 24th Street, major buses running along Mission Street, and both cross-town and local-serving buses
intersecting Mission along the length of this district. Given the area’s central location and accessibility to
the City’s transit network, accessory parking for residential uses is not required.
This District has a mixed pattern of larger and smaller lots and businesses, as well as a sizable number of
upper-story residential units. Continuous retail frontage is promoted by requiring ground floor
commercial uses in new developments and prohibiting curb cuts. Housing development in new
buildings is encouraged above the ground story.
ISSUES AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Two sites within 1,000 feet of the project site require further discussion. One is the vacant recreation
building located at Jose Coronado Playground at the corner of 21s’ and Folsom Street. The second is a
non-profit, "New Door Ventures" located at 3075 21st Street.
SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
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CASE NO. 2010.0570D
2441 Mission Street
Discretionary Review Analysis Summary
December 16, 2010
Jose Coronado Playground, a small urban park in the Mission District of San Francisco, provides a
clubhouse, soccer playing field, tennis court, and a tot-lot to the neighborhood that surrounds it. The
clubhouse was constructed and opened in the year 2000.
Jose Coronado’s Recreation building is currently vacant and is not expected to receive any City funding
for the next three to five years due to the lasting economic crisis. Recognizing that a recreation building
was located within 1,000 feet of the subject site, staff began researching for evidence that would identify
the said recreation building as a recreation building that primarily serves persons 18 years and younger.
The most recent information from Rec and Park is that the site is closed. "Rec Connect" was the last
known tenant to briefly occupy the site.
New Door Ventures, located at 3075 21st Street, was not identified by staff as a community center or a
recreation building during its review of existing buildings within 1,000 feet of the project site. 3075 21 11
Street is a two-story nonconforming industrial building located within a residential district, one block
west from Jose Coronado Playground. It was previously used as a food processing center dating from
the early 1930’s. Staff was made aware of the site after receiving a public inquiry. The caller questioned
whether it was located within 1,000 feet of the subject site and identified it as a "community center"
which met the definition of prohibited uses. Ensuing research confirmed that the property located at
3075 211 1 Street does not have the appropriate land use entitlements and required building permits to
establish either a social service use, assembly or recreation use designation.
HEARING NOTIFICATION
TYPE
Posted Notice
Mailed Notice
REQUIRED
PERIOD
30 days
30 days
REQUIRED NOTICE DATE
ACTUAL NOTICE DATE
November 15, 2010
November 15, 2010
November 8, 2010
November 8, 2010
ACTUAL
PERIOD
39 days
39 days
PUBLIC COMMENT
Adjacent neighbor(s)
Other neighbors on the
block or directly across
the street
Neighborhood groups or
others
SUPPORT
OPPOSED
X
X
X
X
NO POSITION
Project Sponsor has been meeting on a one-on-one basis with as many neighbors as possible and has held
outreach meetings with the Mission Merchants Association, with members of the Mission Miracle Mile
Business Improvement District and with the Board of Mission Housing Development Corporation.
SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Discretionary Review Analysis Summary
December 16, 2010
CASE NO. 2010.0570D
2441 Mission Street
The Department has received 18 letters in support of the proposed use including a letter from the Office
of Supervisor David Campos (all attached).
Project sponsor has provided 38 signed form letters in support of the proposal (1 copy attached).
The Department has received 4 letters in opposition from small businesses located on the subject block
(all attached).
The Department has received a petition with the names 86 persons opposing the proposed MCD use
(attached).
The Department has received four phone calls objecting to the use. Callers have stated that there are
numerous MCDs already existing in close proximity to the subject site.
PROJECT ANALYSIS
MEDICAL CANNABIS DISPENSARY CRITERIA
Below are the six criteria to be considered by the Planning Commission in evaluating Medical Cannabis
Dispensaries, per Planning Code Section 217(k):
The Medical Cannabis Dispensary has applied for a permit from the Department of Public
Health pursuant to Section 3304 of the San Francisco Health Code.
Project Meets Criteria
The applicant has applied for a permit from the Department of Public Health.
2. That the proposed site is located not less than 1,000 feet from the parcel containing the grounds
of an elementary or secondary school, public or private, or recreation buildings as defined by
Section 221(e) of the Planning Code.
Project Meets Criteria
The subject parcel is not located within 1000’ of an elementary or secondary school, public or private, or
active recreation buildings or permitted community centers which primarily serve persons 18 years or less
as defined by Section 790.141 of the Planning Code. An MCD on this block would therefore be a highly
compatible use.
If Medical Cannabis is smoked on the premises the dispensary shall provide adequate ventilation
within the structure such that doors and/or windows are not left open for such purposes
resulting in odor emission from the premises.
Criteria not Applicable
The establishment of a new MCD at the subject site would not include an on-site smoking area.
SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING DEPAflYMENT
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Discretionary Review Analysis Summary
December 16, 2010
CASE NO. 2010.0570D
2441 Mission Street
4. The parcel containing the MCD cannot be located on the same parcel as a facility providing
substance abuse services that is licensed or certified by the State of California or funded by the
Department of Public Health.
Project Meets Criteria
The subject parcel does not contain a facility providing substance abuse services that is licensed or certified
by the State of California or funded by the Department of Public Health.
5.
No alcohol is sold or distributed on the premises for on or off site consumption.
Project Meets Criteria
No alcohol is sold or distributed on the premises for on or off-site consumption.
6. A notice shall be sent out to all properties within 300-feet of the subject lot and individuals or
groups that have made a written request for notice or regarding specific properties, areas or
Medical Cannabis Dispensaries. Such notice shall be held for 30 days.
Project Meets Criteria
A 30-day notice was sent to owners and occupants within 300-feet of the subject parcel identifying that a
MCD is proposed at the subject property and that the building permit was subject to a Mandatory
Discretionary Review Hearing.
GENERAL PLAN COMPLIANCE:
The Project is, on balance, consistent with the following Objectives and Policies of the General Plan:
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Objectives and Policies
OBJECTIVE 1:
MANAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CHANGE TO ENSURE ENHANCEMENT OF THE
TOTAL CITY LIVING AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT.
Policy 1.1:
Assure that all commercial and industrial uses meet minimum, reasonable performance
standards.
The location for the proposed MCD meets all of the requirements in Section 790.141 of the
Planning Code.
OBJECTIVE 7:
ENHANCE SAN FRANCISCO’S POSITION AS A NATIONAL AND REGIONAL
CENTER FOR GOVERNMENTAL, HEALTH, AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
Policy 7.3: Promote the provision of adequate health and educational services to all geographical
districts and cultural groups in the city.
SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
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Discretionary Review Analysis Summary
December 16, 2010
CASE NO. 2010.0570D
2441 Mission Street
The chronically ill patients who would be served by the proposed use are in great need of this type of
medical service. By allowing the services provided by the MCD, its patients are assured to safe access to
medication for their aliments.
SECTION 101.1 PRIORITY POLICIES
Planning Code Section 101.1 establishes eight priority policies and requires review of permits for
consistency, on balance, with these policies. The Project complies with these policies as follows:
1.
Existing neighborhood-serving retail uses be preserved and enhanced and future opportunities for
resident employment in and ownership of such businesses enhanced.
The proposed use is a neighborhood serving use. The location for the MCD is currently vacant so the new use
will not displace a previous neighborhood serving use.
2.
That existing housing and neighborhood character be conserved and protected in order to preserve
the cultural and economic diversity of our neighborhoods.
The project occupies a ground floor commercial space and will adhere with all signage regulations defined in
Article 33 of the Health Code to help preserve the existing neighborhood character. The proposed use would not
adversely affect but would compliment the existing neighborhood character.
3.
That the City’s supply of affordable housing be preserved and enhanced.
The exiting building is occupied by non-residential uses so the proposed use will not displace any affordable
housing.
4.
That commuter traffic not impede MUNI transit service or overburden our streets or neighborhood
parking.
The site is close to multiple public transit lines and the immediate neighborhood provides sufficient short-term
parking so the use will not impede transit operations or impact parking.
5.
A diverse economic base be maintained by protecting our industrial and service sectors from
displacement due to commercial office development, and that future opportunities for resident
employment and ownership in these sectors be enhanced.
The subject building is vacant and will not displace any industrial or service industry establishments.
6.
The City achieves the greatest possible preparedness to protect against injury and loss of life in an
earthquake.
The MCD will follow standard earthquake preparedness procedures and any construction would comply with
contemporary building and seismic codes.
7. Landmarks and historic buildings be preserved.
SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
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Discretionary Review Analysis Summary
December 16, 2010
CASE NO. 2010.0570D
2441 Mission Street
The subject building was constructed in 1991 is not considered an historic resource.
8. Parks and open space and their access to sunlight and vistas be protected from development.
The project will not restrict access to any open space or parks and will not impact any open space or park’s
access to sunlight or vistas.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The project is categorically exempt from the environmental review process under Section 15061(b) (1) of
the State CEQA Guidelines, pursuant to Title 14 of the California Administrative Code.
I RECOMMENDATION: Take Discretionary Review and Approve the MCD with Conditions
BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION
In 1996, California voters passed Proposition 215, known as the Compassionate Use Act, by a 56%
majority. In San Francisco, Proposition 215 passed by a 78% majority. The legislation established the
right of seriously ill Californians, including those suffering from illnesses such as AIDS, cancer and
glaucoma, to obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes when prescribed by a physician.
MCDs began to be established in San Francisco shortly after Proposition 215 passed as a means of
providing safe access to medical cannabis for those suffering from debilitating illnesses. At that time, San
Francisco did not have any regulatory controls in place to restrict the placement and operations of the
dispensaries. As a result, over 40 dispensaries were established in the city without any land use controls,
often resulting in incompatible uses next to each other.
On December 30, 2005, the Medical Cannabis Act, as approved by the Board of Supervisors and Mayor,
became effective. The Act, set forth in Ordinance 275-05 and supported by Ordinances 271-05 and 273-05,
amended the Planning, Health, Traffic, and Business and Tax Regulation Codes in order to establish a
comprehensive regulatory framework for MCDs in San Francisco.
The Act designates the Department of Public Health (DPH) as the lead agency for permitting MCDs.
DPH conducts its own review of all applications and also refers applications to other involved City
Agencies, including the Planning Department, in order to verify compliance with relevant requirements.
The Planning Department’s review is generally limited to the location and physical characteristics of
MCDs.
The MCD complies with all standards and requirements of the Planning Code and advances the
objectives and policies of the General Plan.
2400 block of Mission has a concentration of medical services for the inner Mission (Los Portales,
Mission Medical, Farmacia Remedicos, opticians, dentists...)
SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
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Discretionary Review Analysis Summary
December 16, 2010
CASE NO. 2010.0570D
2441 Mission Street
2400 block of Mission is well served by transit (2 public parking garages within a block, major
MUNI lines, located between two BART stations)
2400 block of Mission is more than 1,000’ from primary and secondary schools.
2400 block of Mission is more than 1,000’ from any active permitted youth-services facility.
Project sponsors have a combined half century of direct involvement with the Mission
community on both commercial and cultural levels.
The project site has been fully renovated to provide a safe, well-lit environment for California
Medical Marijuana Patients with proper identification cards.
Employment levels are estimated to be between 10 to 15 full- and part-time employees.
Patients will not be permitted to smoke or inhale product via vaporizers on site.
Non-profit activities in the Mission will be supported with profits from the dispensary.
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To minimize the potential impact of the proposed use on the surrounding commercial area the
following conditions are recommended for imposition on the project:
1. The operator of the establishment shall maintain the main entrance and all sidewalks
abutting the subject property in a clean condition. Such maintenance shall include, at
minimum, daily sweeping and litter pickup and disposal and washing or steam/pressure
cleaning of the main entrance and abutting sidewalks at least once every month.
2. The project sponsor shall maintain appropriate odor control equipment to prevent any
significant noxious or offensive odors from escaping the premises.
3. An enclosed garbage area shall be provided within the establishment. All garbage
containers shall be kept within the building until pick-up by the disposal company.
Attachments:
Applicant’s MCD Application
Parcel Map
Sanborn Map
Zoning Map
1000 Foot Arc View GIS Map
Arc View GIS MCD Proximity Map
Aerial Photographs
Context Photographs
Site Photographs
Section 312 Notice
Reduced Plans
Security Camera Plan
Letters of Support
Support Form Letter
Letters in Opposition
Opposition Petition
SAN FRANCISCO
PL*NPJINO DEPARTMENT