SEC. 781.9. HAIGHT STREET ALCOHOL RESTRICTED USE SUBDISTRICT.

(a) Purpose. There is an unusually large number of establishments dispensing alcoholic beverages, including beer and wine, for both on-site and off-site consumption in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. A concentration of alcoholic beverage establishments in a neighborhood disrupts the desired mix of land uses that contribute to a livable neighborhood and discourages more desirable and needed commercial uses in the area. A concentration of establishments selling alcoholic beverages in an area may therefore contribute to the deterioration of the neighborhood and to the concomitant devaluation of property and destruction of community values and quality of life. These effects contribute to peace, health, safety and general welfare problems in these areas, including loitering, littering, public drunkenness, driving while intoxicated, defacement and damaging of structures, pedestrian obstructions, as well as traffic circulation, parking and noise problems on public streets and neighborhood lots, and other nuisance activities. The existence of such problems creates serious impacts on the health, safety and welfare of residents of nearby single- and multiple-family areas. These impacts include fear for the safety of children, elderly residents and visitors to the area.

(b) Boundaries. The Haight Street Alcohol Restricted Use Subdistrict (Haight Street Alcohol RUSD) is coterminous with the Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial District as designated on Sectional Maps ZN06 and ZN07. The Haight Street Alcohol RUSD is designated on Sectional Maps SU06 and SU07.

(c) Controls.

(1) Definitions.

(A) A “liquor establishment” shall mean any enterprise selling alcoholic beverages, as defined by California Business and Professions Code Section 23004 and 23025, pursuant to a California Alcoholic Beverage Control Board license.

(B) An “on-sale liquor establishment” shall mean any liquor establishment which has obtained Alcoholic Beverage Control Board License type 40 (on-sale beer), type 41 (on-sale beer and wine eating place), type 42 (on-sale beer and wine public premises), type 47 (on-sale general eating place), type 48 (on-sale general-public premises) or type 57 (special onsale general) selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises. Typical on-sale establishments may include but are not limited to Bars and Restaurants serving alcoholic beverages. It shall not include types 51, 52, 59, 60, 61, 64, 67, 70, 75, or 90.

(C) An “off-sale liquor establishment” shall mean a Liquor Store use.

(D) A1 “unpermitted liquor establishment” shall mean any establishment selling alcoholic beverages lawfully existing prior to the effective date of the establishment of the Haight Street Alcohol RUSD and licensed by the State of California for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for on or off-site consumption, so long as otherwise lawful.

(E) An “eligible movie theater” shall be a Movie Theater use that contains only a single screen and auditorium, has seating for 150 or fewer persons, and is not a Formula Retail Use as defined in Code Section 303.1.

(2) Limitation on new Liquor Establishments. New on-sale or off-sale liquor establishments shall be permitted in the Haight Street RUSD as a Conditional Use..1

(3) Continuation of existing Unpermitted Liquor Establishments. In the Haight Street Alcohol RUSD, any unpermitted liquor establishment may continue in accordance with Sections 180 through 186.2 of this Code, subject to the following provisions:

(A) An unpermitted liquor establishment lawfully existing and selling alcoholic beverages as licensed by the State of California prior to the effective date of this legislation, or subsequent legislation prohibiting that type of liquor establishment, so long as otherwise lawful, may continue to operate only under the following conditions, as provided by California Business and Professions Code Section 23790:

(i) Except as provided by subsection (B) below, the premises shall retain the same type of retail liquor license within a license classification; and

(ii) Except as provided by subsection (B) below, the licensed premises shall be operated continuously, without substantial change in mode or character of operation.

(B) A break in continuous operation shall not be interpreted to include the following, provided that the location of the establishment does not change, the square footage used for the sale of alcoholic beverages does not increase, and the type of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Liquor License (“ABC License”) does not change except as indicated:

(i) A change in ownership of an unpermitted liquor establishment or an owner-to-owner transfer of an ABC License; or

(ii) Re-establishment, restoration, or repair of an existing unpermitted liquor establishment on the same lot after total or partial destruction or damage due to fire, riot, insurrection, toxic accident or act of God; or

(iii) Temporary closure of an existing unpermitted liquor establishment for not more than 90 days for repair, renovation, or remodeling;

(iv) Relocation of an existing unpermitted liquor establishment in the Haight Street Alcohol RUSD to another location within the same Haight Street Alcohol RUSD with Conditional Use authorization from the Planning Commission, provided that the original premises shall not be occupied by an unpermitted liquor establishment, unless by another unpermitted liquor establishment that is also relocating from within the Haight Street Alcohol RUSD.

(v) A change from a Type 21 (off-sale general) to a Type 20 (off-sale beer and wine) license.

(vi) A change from an existing ABC license to a Type 64 or Type 90 license.

(d) Fringe Financial Services. In addition to all other applicable controls set forth in this Code, properties in the Haight Street Alcohol Restricted Use Subdistrict are within the Fringe Financial Service Restricted Use District established by Section 249.35 and are subject to the controls and exemptions set forth in Section 249.35.

(Added by Ord. 229-99, File No. 990991, App. 8/20/99; amended by Ord. 64-06, File No. 051841, App. 4/6/2006; Ord. 260-07, File No. 070617, App. 11/14/2007; Ord. 269-07, File No. 070671, App. 11/26/2007; Ord. 88-08, File No. 071669, App. 5/21/2008; Ord. 75-12, File No. 120084, App. 4/23/2012, Eff. 5/23/2012; Ord. 235-14, File No. 140844, App. 11/26/2014, Eff. 12/26/2014; Ord. 129-17, File No. 170203, App. 6/30/2017, Eff. 7/30/2017; Ord. 205-19, File No. 181211, App. 9/11/2019, Eff. 10/12/2019; Ord. 63-20, File No. 200077, App. 4/24/2020, Eff. 5/25/2020; Ord. 249-23, File No. 230701, App. 12/14/2023, Eff. 1/14/2024; Ord. 85-24, File No. 231221, App. 4/26/2024, Eff. 5/27/2024)

AMENDMENT HISTORY

[Former] division (a)(1) amended; Ord. 75-12, Eff. 5/23/2012. Reference amended in [former] division (a)(3)(C); Ord. 235-14, Eff. 12/26/2014. Undesignated introductory paragraph designated as division (a); former divisions (a) and (a)(1) redesignated as divisions (b) and (c)(2) and amended; divisions (c)-(c)(E) added; former divisions (a)(3)-(a)(4)(B)(5) redesignated as divisions (c)(3)-(c)(4)(B)(v) and amended; former divisions (a)(2) and (b)-(b)(4) deleted; former division (c) redesignated as division (d); Ord. 129-17, Eff. 7/30/2017. Division (b) amended; Ord. 205-19, Eff. 10/12/2019. Division (c)(4) amended; Ord. 63-20, Eff. 5/25/2020. Divisions (c)(1)(B), (c)(1)(D), (c)(2) amended; former divisions (c)

(3)- (c)(3)(C)(iii)c. deleted; former division (c)(4) redesignated as (c)(3); current divisions (c)(3), (c)(3)(A), (c)(3)(B)(iii)(iv) amended; division (c)(3)(B)(vi) added; Ord. 249-23, Eff. 1/14/2024. Divisions (c)(3)(B)(i)-(iii) amended; Ord. 85-24, Eff. 5/27/2024.

CODIFICATION NOTE

1. So in Ord. 249-23.