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PlanningBoard | 2021-07-26 | 11 | temporary use of the site, consistent with the General Plan and the appropriate zoning of a mixed-use commercial district. She saw that the charged ticketed events were a direct consequence of paying musicians and they had only continued with contracts that were already executed. She pointed out the suggestions about lowering occupancy and no more amplified events after October, these might be contractually very difficult for the business associate who had signed contracts and wanted to take that under consideration. She agreed with the comments about conformance by the staff on the exact dates so that dates in the Use Permit match. She also agreed on the strict compliance with the Noise Ordinance and should be added to the terms of the Resolution. She was pleased to support this and added that people who lived around urban areas (she herself had lived around Golden Gate Park for many years) did organize their lives around public venues. She thanked the neighbors for accommodating an important venue like this during these times and said she would work to make sure they had more events like this in appropriate places in the future. Board Member Hom thanked WABA and the West End Arts District for organizing this event, the origin and the purpose behind it was all very positive but at the same time, he recognized the concerns expressed, fairly loudly, by residents. He also believed the key was the enforcement of the noise ordinance, he was not opposed to adding that as a condition. He was supportive of limiting the number of tickets for the events. He wanted to know if there were contractual events made after the Use Permit was changed to allow 350. Unless there was a contractual obligation he was in support of keeping the occupancy to 220. He thought this would not only help with potential exposure to Covid but would also help with the limited parking concerns that had been brought up. President Teague asked Ms. Asbury if their contracts specify ticket sales over 220 as a requirement. Ms. Asbsury said they do not. Board Member Hom asked if there was no contractual obligation that they had with the musicians they had booked with an offer of tickets sales up to 350. Ms. Asbury said that was correct, the contract was based on their fees for the performance not how many people came. Board Member Cisneros thanked everyone and said she appreciated the public for sharing their sentiments, she recognized that this was very contentious and emotional for people on both sides. She was still in support and was consistent with her comments from the last meeting. She wanted to see this move forward and agreed with some of the suggestions laid out. She agreed with limiting the occupancy to 220 both for public health reasons and to help with noise issues. She also wanted to make sure that the Resolution was consistent with what had been committed to by the applicant in their mitigation efforts, such as limiting the number of concerts to two events per weekend. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 11 of 21 July 26, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-07-26.pdf |