# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 21, 2026 - Meeting date: 2026-07-21 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 37 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/2156/2026-07-21-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1429113&GUID=9B0A1C22-B18E-4229-B102-EB5B37536EF7) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 260774: Ground Lease - Mercy Housing California 109, L.P. - 1939 Market Street - 100% Affordable Housing - $15,000 Annual Base Rent - Pages: 19-20 - Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: solution approving and authorizing the Director of Property and Director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (“MOHCD”) to enter into a Ground Lease for real property owned by the City located at 1939 Market Street (“Property”) with Mercy Housing California 109, L.P. for a lease term of 75 years and one 24-year option to extend and an annual base rent of $15,000 (“Ground Lease”) in order to construct a 187-unit (including two managers’ units) multifamily rental housing development affordable to low-income households (the “Project”); adopting findings that the Project and proposed transactions are consistent with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; determining that the less than market rent payable under the Ground Lease will serve a public purpose by providing affordable housing for low-income households in need, in accordance with Administrative Code Section 23.30; and authorizing the Director of Property and the Director of MOHCD to execute the Ground Lease, and make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this Resolution, as defined herein. (Fiscal Impact) ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ### File 260282: Planning Code - Hotel Uses in RH, RM, and RTO Districts - Pages: 20 - Sponsors: Mandelman - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: ning Code - Hotel Uses in RH, RM, and RTO Districts] Sponsor: Mandelman Ordinance amending the Planning Code to increase the number of guest rooms for Hotel uses permitted as a Conditional Use in RH-2 (Residential House, Two-Family), RH-3 (Residential House, Three-Family), RM-1 (Residential Mixed, Low Density), RM-2 (Residential Mixed, Moderate Density), RM-3 (Residential Mixed, Medium Density), RM-4 (Residential Mixed, High Density), RTO-1 (Residential Transit-Oriented Neighborhood), and RTO-M (Residential Transit-Oriented, Mission) Districts from five or fewer rooms to ten or fewer rooms; specify that the Planning Commission shall consider the effects on an existing home’s quality and viability as an independent Dwelling Unit where a Conditional Use application seeks to establish a Hotel within a single-family home; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ### File 260683: Public Works Code - Banner Fee Waiver - Pages: 20 - Sponsors: Mandelman; Wong - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260683 [Public Works Code - Banner Fee Waiver] Sponsors: Mandelman; Wong Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to waive banner and inspection fees for certain nonprofit organizations in all Neighborhood Commercial Districts (NCDs), Neighborhood Commercial Transit Districts (NCTDs), and Residential Transit Oriented, Commercial (RTO-C) Districts; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. Supervisor Wong requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ### File 260684: Fire, Public Works Codes - Audit Amnesty Fee Waivers - Pages: 20-21 - Sponsors: Mandelman - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260684 [Fire, Public Works Codes - Audit Amnesty Fee Waivers] Sponsor: Mandelman Ordinance amending the Fire and Public Works Codes to waive application review and processing fees for permits to abate violations related to the Department of Building Inspection’s Internal Quality Control Audit Amnesty Program; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ### File 260543: Police Code - Penalties for Prohibited Discharge of Fireworks - Pages: 21 - Sponsors: Wong; Sherrill, Melgar, Sauter, Dorsey and Mandelman - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260543 [Police Code - Penalties for Prohibited Discharge of Fireworks] Sponsors: Wong; Sherrill, Melgar, Sauter, Dorsey and Mandelman Ordinance amending the Police Code to provide penalties for the prohibited discharge of fireworks, including that a first offense is punishable as an infraction with a fine not less than $125 or more than $250, and a second and any subsequent offenses within five years of a prior offense are punishable as misdemeanors with a fine not less than $250 or more than $750, or imprisonment in the County Jail of not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Wong - Noes: Fielder, Walton ### File 260544: Police Code - Lending Books to Individuals Under 21 Years Old - Pages: 21 - Sponsors: Wong; Sauter and Sherrill - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260544 [Police Code - Lending Books to Individuals Under 21 Years Old] Sponsors: Wong; Sauter and Sherrill Ordinance amending the Police Code to repeal the prohibition on certain types of libraries lending or renting any book, magazine, pamphlet, or other printed matter to any person under the age of 21, unless the person has obtained a membership card with the consent of a parent or legal guardian. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ### File 260545: Health Code - Code Cleanup - Pages: 21 - Sponsors: Wong; Sherrill - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260545 [Health Code - Code Cleanup] Sponsors: Wong; Sherrill Ordinance amending the Health Code to repeal the prohibition on transporting bread in open baskets or containers on City streets, the prohibition on selling unsterilized rags and other types of cloth to be used for cleaning in industrial places of employment and related regulations, and the prohibition on operating a laundry for sterilizing such rags without a permit. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ### File 251243: Liquor License Issuance - 284 Noe Street - The Love Potion Library LLC - Pages: 21-22 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 251243 [Liquor License Issuance - 284 Noe Street - The Love Potion Library LLC] Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type-42 On-Sale Beer and Wine - Public Premises liquor license to The Love Potion Library LLC, located at 284 Noe Street (District 8), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4; and requesting that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license. (Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee) ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ## Extracted text ### [Page 20](https://sfbos.info/documents/2156/2026-07-21-minutes#page-20) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes - Draft 7/21/2026 Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee 260282 [Planning Code - Hotel Uses in RH, RM, and RTO Districts] Sponsor: Mandelman Ordinance amending the Planning Code to increase the number of guest rooms for Hotel uses permitted as a Conditional Use in RH-2 (Residential House, Two-Family), RH-3 (Residential House, Three-Family), RM-1 (Residential Mixed, Low Density), RM-2 (Residential Mixed, Moderate Density), RM-3 (Residential Mixed, Medium Density), RM-4 (Residential Mixed, High Density), RTO-1 (Residential Transit-Oriented Neighborhood), and RTO-M (Residential Transit-Oriented, Mission) Districts from five or fewer rooms to ten or fewer rooms; specify that the Planning Commission shall consider the effects on an existing home’s quality and viability as an independent Dwelling Unit where a Conditional Use application seeks to establish a Hotel within a single-family home; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong 260683 [Public Works Code - Banner Fee Waiver] Sponsors: Mandelman; Wong Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to waive banner and inspection fees for certain nonprofit organizations in all Neighborhood Commercial Districts (NCDs), Neighborhood Commercial Transit Districts (NCTDs), and Residential Transit Oriented, Commercial (RTO-C) Districts; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. Supervisor Wong requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong 260684 [Fire, Public Works Codes - Audit Amnesty Fee Waivers] Sponsor: Mandelman Ordinance amending the Fire and Public Works Codes to waive application review and processing fees for permits to abate violations related to the Department of Building Inspection’s Internal Quality Control Audit Amnesty Program; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong City and County of San Francisco Page 19 Printed at 3:34 pm on 7/22/26 ### [Page 21](https://sfbos.info/documents/2156/2026-07-21-minutes#page-21) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes - Draft 7/21/2026 Recommendations of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee 260543 [Police Code - Penalties for Prohibited Discharge of Fireworks] Sponsors: Wong; Sherrill, Melgar, Sauter, Dorsey and Mandelman Ordinance amending the Police Code to provide penalties for the prohibited discharge of fireworks, including that a first offense is punishable as an infraction with a fine not less than $125 or more than $250, and a second and any subsequent offenses within five years of a prior offense are punishable as misdemeanors with a fine not less than $250 or more than $750, or imprisonment in the County Jail of not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Wong Noes: 2 - Fielder, Walton 260544 [Police Code - Lending Books to Individuals Under 21 Years Old] Sponsors: Wong; Sauter and Sherrill Ordinance amending the Police Code to repeal the prohibition on certain types of libraries lending or renting any book, magazine, pamphlet, or other printed matter to any person under the age of 21, unless the person has obtained a membership card with the consent of a parent or legal guardian. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong 260545 [Health Code - Code Cleanup] Sponsors: Wong; Sherrill Ordinance amending the Health Code to repeal the prohibition on transporting bread in open baskets or containers on City streets, the prohibition on selling unsterilized rags and other types of cloth to be used for cleaning in industrial places of employment and related regulations, and the prohibition on operating a laundry for sterilizing such rags without a permit. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong President Mandelman requested File Nos. 251243, 260490, and 260504 be called together. 251243 [Liquor License Issuance - 284 Noe Street - The Love Potion Library LLC] Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type-42 On-Sale Beer and Wine - Public Premises liquor license to The Love Potion Library LLC, located at 284 Noe Street (District 8), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4; and requesting that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license. (Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee) ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong City and County of San Francisco Page 20 Printed at 3:34 pm on 7/22/26