Section 724.1(b) of the Public Works Code requires that a fee of $57.62 per day be charged '[f]or temporary street space occupancy for any purpose other than a building construction operation.'

This uncodified ordinance would temporarily waive the temporary street space occupancy fee required under Section 724.1(b) of the Public Works Code in the Chinatown neighborhood to facilitate the sidewalk sales of merchandise during the Lunar New Year holiday season. The fee would be waived between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. from Saturday January 27, 2024 through Saturday February 10, 2024. If the ordinance were to become effective after January 27, 2024, then on its effective date the ordinance would be retroactive to January 27, 2024.

The approval of this ordinance is affirmed by the Board to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act.

The temporary waiver of the street space occupancy fee is to promote sidewalk sales and stimulate economic activity in the Chinatown neighborhood during the Lunar New Year holiday season.

This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after enactment. Enactment occurs when the Mayor signs the ordinance, the Mayor returns the ordinance unsigned, does not sign the ordinance within ten days of receiving it, or the Board of Supervisors overrides the Mayor’s veto of the ordinance.

Upon its effective date, this ordinance shall be retroactive to January 27, 2024, and any fees charged prior to the effective date for street space occupancy that are to be waived under this ordinance shall be reimbursable.