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if you google, you can find a reddit thread that has the full text. The tl;dr is that he paid $7,500 * 24 months ($180,000) in rent before deciding to give up.
by whydoineedthis 5y ago
if you google, you can find a reddit thread that has the full text.
The tl;dr is that he paid $7,500 * 24 months ($180,000) in rent before deciding to give up. 1 year of that was held up by competitors directly nearby filing to block his permits, so he had to wait for court case. The other year was in architecture planning and permits (which included health permits since it was food related). And he then estimated an additional $120k (plus ongoing rent) to actually build, so he gave up.
Prop-H apparently did away with the anti-competitive allowance of nearby businesses to object and it forces the city to respond to permit request in 30 days. But unfortunately, he has already enriched a landlord for two years in the process.
- boringg 5y agoWhere was the ice cream shop located? In Hayes Valley or on Divisadero (couple shops already up there)
- crooked-v 5y agoThe funny/sad part about the direct objections by competitors is that business clustering is usually a good thing for all the businesses involved, in part because people more distinctly remember the area ("that block with the ice cream shops", "that place out by the mall with those furniture stores", etc).
- nipponese 5y agoWhat happens if the city doesn't respond to permit requests in 30 days?
- mywittyname 5y agoPresumably they can be sued for economic damages.
- benatkin 5y agoAs a taxpayer, it's kind of like suing yourself. The only recourse is to move out of SF.