Notices for Legislative Amendments

Notice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties and/or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code.

It is strongly recommended that persons submit their comments in writing in advance of the hearing. Written comments may be submitted via email directly to the case planner.

Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each above via email or at the Planning Department, 49 South Van Ness Avenue, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Commission.

Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

2024-001873PCA/MAP [Board File No. 240173]: Residential Enclave-Mixed District, Rezone 135 Kissling Street – Ordinance amending the Planning Code to conditionally permit vehicle storage lots in the Residential Enclave-Mixed (RED-MX) District and to update citations and cross references in the text and tables of specified Mixed Use Districts; amending the Zoning Map to rezone 135 Kissling Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3516, Lot No. 068, from Residential Enclave (RED) to RED-MX; and 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. For further information, call Audrey Merlone at 628-652-7534 or email audrey.merlone@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2024-001873PCA/MAP.

2024-002677PCA [Board File No. 240228] – Planning Code, Local Coastal Program Amendments - Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District. Ordinance amending the Planning Code to clarify the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Special Use District’s height limit and principal permitted use for purposes of the Local Coastal Program; amending the Local Coastal Program to add the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District; amending the Local Coastal Program to designate the principal permitted use within the City’s Coastal Zone for purposes of appeal to the California Coastal Commission; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Gabriela Pantoja at (628) 652-7380 or email at Gabriela.Pantoja@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2024-002677PCA. 

2024-002495PCA [Board File No. 240260]: 900 Kearny Street Special Use District, Use Sizes in Chinatown Community Business District – Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to create the 900 Kearny Street Special Use District; amending the Planning Code to clarify the Use Size maximums applicable in the Chinatown Community Business District; and 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. For further information, call Veronica Flores at (628) 652-7525 or email at Veronica.Flores@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2024-002495PCA.
 

2024-001501PCA [Board File No. 240110]: State-Mandated Accessory Dwelling Unit Controls – Ordinance amending the Administrative Code, Building Code, Business and Tax Regulations Code, and Planning Code to clarify the state-mandated, ministerial approval process and local, discretionary approval process for certain Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) meeting certain requirements in single-family and multifamily buildings; 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Veronica Flores at (628) 652-7525 or email at Veronica.Flores@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2024-001501PCA.

2024-002074PCA [Board File No. 240193]: Parcel Delivery Service – Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require Conditional Use authorizations for establishing Parcel Delivery Service uses, prohibit Non-Cannabis Parcel Delivery Service as an accessory use, and revise zoning control tables to reflect these changes; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. For further information, call Veronica Flores at (628) 652-7525 or email at Veronica.Flores@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2024-002074PCA.

2021-012028GPA: Stonestown Development Project – the area generally bounded by 19th Avenue to the east, Buckingham Way to the south and west, and Rolph Nicol Jr. Playground and Eucalyptus Drive to the north Assessor's Block and Lots 7295, 002, 004, 006, 007, 035, 037, 038 and 7296 005-010 – Request for General Plan Amendments. Ordinance amending the General Plan to revise the Urban Design Element, the Commerce and Industry Element, and the Land Use Index to reflect the Stonestown Development Project. On December 7, 2023, the Planning Commission recommended initiation of the General Plan Amendments, per Planning Commission Resolution No. 21459. Commission action would also make findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 340. For further information, call Patrick Race at (628) 652-7461 or email at patrick.race@sfgov.org and ask about Stonestown Development Project Case No. 2021-012028GPA.

2021-012028PCA: Stonestown Development Project – the area generally bounded by 19th Avenue to the east, Buckingham Way to the south and west, and Rolph Nicol Jr. Playground and Eucalyptus Drive to the north, Assessor's Block and Lots 7295 002, 004, 006, 007, 035, 037, 038 and 7296 005-010 – Request for Planning Code Text Amendments, pursuant to Planning Code Section 302. Ordinance introduced by Supervisor Melgar to amend the Planning Code by establishing a new: (1) Stonestown Mixed-Use Zoning District, (2) Stonestown Height and Bulk District, (3) Special Use District (SUD), (4) Special Sign District (SSD) for the Stonestown Development Project and (5) abolishing an approximately 15-foot legislated setback on the west side of 19th Avenue between Eucalyptus Drive and Buckingham Way. The Stonestown Development Project SUD would modify specific Planning Code requirements related to permitted uses, ground floor frontage, building standards, dwelling unit exposure, off-street parking, open space, off-street loading, signage and would establish review procedures for phase approvals and building permits for the Stonestown Development Project. The SUD would also incorporate by reference a proposed “Design Standards and Guidelines” document for the Stonestown Development Project that provides specificity on land use, open space, streets and streetscapes, parking and loading, buildings, lighting, and signage. The subject site is currently within a C-2 (Community Business), RM-1 (Residential, Mixed) and RH-1(D) (Residential, House) Zoning Districts and 40-X and 65-D Height and Bulk Districts. Commission action would also make findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Patrick Race at (628) 652-7461 or email at patrick.race@sfgov.org and ask about Stonestown Development Project Case No. 2021-012028PCA.

2021-012028MAP: Stonestown Development Project – the area generally bounded by 19th Avenue to the east, Buckingham Way to the south and west, and Rolph Nicol Jr. Playground and Eucalyptus Drive to the north, Assessor's Block and Lots 7295 002, 004, 006, 007, 035, 037, 038 and 7296 005-010 – Request for Zoning Map Amendments. Ordinance introduced by Supervisor Melgar to amend: (1) Zoning Use District Map No. ZN13 from C-2, RH-1(D) or RM-1 to Stonestown Mixed-Use District, (2) Height Map HT13 from 40-X or 65-D to Stonestown Height and Bulk District (30/190-ST), (3) Sectional Map SU13 to create a new Stonestown Special Use District and (4) Special Sign District Map sheet SS01 and SS02 to create a new Stonestown Special Sign District. These amendments to the Zoning Use District Map, Height and Bulk District Use Map, Special Use District Map and Special Sign District Map would support the Stonestown Development Project. Commission action would also make findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Patrick Race at (628) 652-7461 or email at patrick.race@sfgov.org and ask about Stonestown Development Project Case No. 2021-012028MAP.

2007.0903PCAMAP-03: TREASURE ISLAND AND YERBA BUENA ISLAND PROJECT (District 6) Request for Planning Code Text Amendments, pursuant to Planning Code Section 302 and amendments to the Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Zoning Map. The proposal seeks to amend the Planning Code to revise the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Special Use District (SUD), to update the Treasure Island Bulk and Massing figure, to provide for additional circumstances that may authorize Minor Modifications to the standards in the SUD; and to modify the referral process for amending the Design for Development document. The project also seeks to revise the Zoning Map to change height districts in Treasure Island, to provide for five additional feet in certain areas, and to remove the “Special Height District” designation from two easements adjacent to Buildings 2 and 3. The subject site is currently within the Treasure Island/

Yerba Buena Special Use District (SUD) and 25-TI – 450 Flex Zone-TI Height and Bulk District and 35-Low Rise YBI – 75-Mid Rise YBI Height and Bulk District. The Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island Project has undergone environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Planning Commission certified the EIR and made CEQA findings for the Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island Project on April 7, 2011. The Environmental Review Officer certified an addendum to the certified EIR for the Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island Project on March 6, 2024. Commission action would also make findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Jessica Look at 628-652-7461 or email at jessica.look@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2007.0903PCAMAP-03

2007.0903GEN-05: TREASURE ISLAND AND YERBA BUENA ISLAND PROJECT (District 6) - Request for Amendments to the Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island Design for Development. The proposal seeks to amend standards based on lessons learned in the first development subphase, address unforeseen constraints arising from updates to the California Building Code and site conditions on the islands. The Design for Development, approved in 2011 as part of the Project approvals, are a supplement document which, together with the Special Use District, sets forth standards and guidelines for the development. The subject site is currently with in the Treasure Island/ Yerba Buena Special Use District (SUD) and 25-TI – 450 Flex Zone-TI Height and Bulk District and 35-Low Rise YBI – 75-Mid Rise YBI Height and Bulk District. The Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island Project has undergone environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Planning Commission certified the EIR and made CEQA findings for the Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island Project on April 7, 2011. The Environmental Review Officer certified an addendum to the certified EIR for the Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island Project on March 6, 2024. Commission action would also make findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Jessica Look at 628-652-7461 or email at jessica.look@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2007.0903GEN-05

2007.0903DVA-02: TREASURE ISLAND AND YERBA BUENA ISLAND PROJECT (District 6) - Request for Amendments to the Development Agreement (“DA”) between the City and County of San Francisco and “Treasure Island Development Corporation LLC” in association with the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project. The proposal seeks to amend the Financing Plan exhibit to the Development Agreement to conform with proposed changes being made to the Financing Plan as attached to the Disposition and Development Agreement (“DDA”). Amendments to the Financing Plan describe the City’s intent to accelerate revenues into the project for the purpose of ensuring Stage 2 of the project is financially feasible and proceeds. The proposed amendment makes certain other changes to DA Exhibit A, Project Site, to reflect revisions to the Marina lease boundaries; DA Exhibit B, Legal Description, to reflect revisions to the Marina lease boundaries; and, DA Exhibit C, Project Approvals, to reflect revisions to the Project Approvals consistent with amendments to certain documents as included in the DDA Amendment. The subject site is currently with in the Treasure Island/ Yerba Buena Special Use District (SUD) and 25-TI – 450 Flex Zone-TI Height and Bulk District and 35-Low Rise YBI – 75-Mid Rise YBI Height and Bulk District. The Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island Project has undergone environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Planning Commission certified the EIR and CEQA findings for the Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island Project on April 7, 2011. The Environmental Review Officer certified an addendum to the certified EIR for the Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island Project on March 6, 2024. Commission action would also make findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Jessica Look at 628-652-7461 or email at jessica.look@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2007.0903DVA-02.

2023-009433PCAMAP [Board File No. 231006]: 900 Kearny Street Special Use District – Ordinance, introduced by Supervisor Peskin, amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to create the 900 Kearny Street Special Use District; and 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.

Board File 231006 was originally heard by the Planning Commission on November 30, 2023. The Board File has since been amended by the sponsor and re-referred to the Planning Commission because certain new amendments were not considered by the Planning Commission on November 30, 2023. For further information, call Audrey Merlone at (628) 652-7534 or email at Audrey.Merlone@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2023-009433PCAMAP.

2023-003061PCA [Board File No. 230310]: State-Mandated Accessory Dwelling Unit Controls – Ordinance, introduced by Mayor Breed, amending the Administrative Code, Building Code, Business and Tax Regulations Code, and Planning Code to clarify the ministerial approval process for certain Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) meeting certain requirements in single-family and multifamily buildings; 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

Board File 230310 was originally heard by the Planning Commission on September 28, 2023. The Board File was amended at the Land Use and Transportation Committee and then referred to the Planning Commission because the amendments had not been considered by the Planning Commission on September 28, 2023. For further information, call Veronica Flores at (628) 652-7525 or email at Veronica.Flores@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2023-003061PCA.

2023-011077PCA [Board File No. 231221]: Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses – Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in certain NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) principally permit Retail Professional Services uses on all floors and conditionally permit Non-Retail Professional Services on the ground floor in specified NCDs; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts and to require neighborhood notice for changes of use in certain residential districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use District (SUD); 8) clarify that multiple allowable uses may co-locate on one site; 9) clarify and modify various other use regulations and processes; 10) permit additional retail and non-retail uses in specified NCDs; 11) eliminate the Mission Street Formula Retail Restaurant Subdistrict; 12) modify requirements for limited commercial uses within one-quarter mile of the North Beach SUD; and 13) exempt eligible projects proposing a change in use from all development impact fees, with the exception of inclusionary housing fees, for a five-year period; and 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. For further information, call Veronica Flores at (628) 652-7525 or email at Veronica.Flores@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2023-011077PCA.

2024-000027PCA [Board File No. 231223]: Parcel Delivery Service – Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require Conditional Use authorizations for establishing Parcel Delivery Service uses, prohibit Parcel Delivery Service as an accessory use, and revise zoning control tables to reflect these changes; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. For further information, call Veronica Flores at (628) 652-7525 or email at Veronica.Flores@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2024-000027PCA.

2023-011362PCA [Board File No. 231225]: Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments in North of Market Special Use District – Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require in the North of Market Special Use District (SUD) that Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments where any Tobacco Paraphernalia is sold, delivered, distributed, furnished, or marketed obtain conditional use authorization, and to establish that after 18 months of non-use a legal non-conforming Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishment in the SUD will be deemed abandoned, preventing its restoration except as a new Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishment; and 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. For further information, call Audrey Merlone at 628.652.7534 or email at audrey.merlone@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2023-011362PCA.

2019-021884GPA [Board File No. 231256] – 2500 Mariposa Street, Potrero Yard Modernization Project – bounded by Mariposa Street on the south, Bryant Street on the west, 17th Street on the north, and Hampshire Street on the east, Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 3971. Ordinance amending the General Plan’s Urban Design Element Map 4 – “Urban Design Guidelines of Buildings”, and Urban Design Guidelines Map 5 – “Urban Design Guidelines for the Bulk of Buildings” to facilitate the development of the Potrero Yard Modernization Project. For further information, call Mat Snyder at (628) 652-7460 or email at mathew.snyder@sfgov.org or Gabriela Pantoja at (628) 652-7380 or email at gabriela.pantoja@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-021884GPA.

2019-021884MAP/PCA [Board File No. 231256] – 2500 Mariposa Street, Potrero Yard Modernization Project – bounded by Mariposa Street on the south, Bryant Street on the west, 17th Street on the north, and Hampshire Street on the east, Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 3971. Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to (1) create Planning Code Section 249.98, the Potrero Yard Special Use District (SUD), to facilitate the development of the Potrero Yard Modernization Project by outlining permitted land use and development controls for the subject property; (2) amend Planning Code Height Map HT08 by redesignating the site from a 65-X Height and Bulk Limit to the 150-PY Height and Bulk Limit; and (3) amend Planning Code Special Use District Map SU08, by designating the subject site to the newly created SUD. For further information, call Mat Snyder at (628) 652-7460 or email at mathew.snyder@sfgov.org or Gabriela Pantoja at (628) 652-7380 or email at gabriela.pantoja@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-021884MAP/PCA.

2023-010059PCA [Board File No. 231080] – Planning Code – Fleet Charging: Ordinance, introduced by Supervisor Peskin, amending the Planning Code to require Conditional Use authorization for converting Private Parking Lots or Vehicle Storage Lots to Fleet Charging in all PDR (Production, Distribution, and Repair) Districts; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Joseph Sacchi at 628-652-7308 or email at Joseph.Sacchi@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2023-010059PCA.

2023-009168PCA: Exceptions and Extensions for Existing Uses – Ordinance, sponsored by the Planning Commission, amending the Planning Code to: modify offset requirement for heights exceeding 30 feet in the Bernal Heights Special Use District; permit large movie theater signage in the Japantown Special Use District; allow Medical Cannabis Dispensaries to continue operating as Temporary Cannabis Retail Uses until December 31, 2024; clarify eligibility for reduction in Inclusionary Housing requirements; and correct an error in the Zoning Control Table for the Urban Mixed Use District; and 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; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Audrey Merlone at (628)652-7534 or email at audrey.merlone@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2023-009168PCA.

2023-009000PCA [Board File No. 230988]: Cannabis Retail Uses – Ordinance, introduced by Supervisor Stefani, amending the Planning Code to require a minimum distance of 600 feet between a Cannabis Retail Use and daycare centers, exempt pending applications from that distance requirement, and establish an 18-month period of discontinuance of a Cannabis Retail Use as abandonment of the business, preventing its restoration except as a new Cannabis Retail Use; and 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. For further information, call Mathew Chandler at (628) 652-7340 or email at Mathew.Chandler@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2023-009000PCA.

2023-009433PCAMAP [Board File No. 231006]: 900 Kearny Street Special Use District – Ordinance, introduced by Supervisor Peskin, amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to create the 900 Kearny Street Special Use District; and 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. For further information, call Veronica Flores at (628) 652-7525 or email at Veronica.Flores@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2023-009433PCAMAP.

2023-010508PCA: Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production [BF 231142]. Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the

Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations, and areas outside RH (Residential House) Districts within the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; (2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects to build to the allowable height limit, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density, subject to certain exceptions in RH Districts in the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; (3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts, subject to certain exceptions in RH Districts in the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; (4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; (5) expanding the eligibility for the Housing Opportunities Mean Equity - San Francisco (HOME - SF) program and density exceptions in residential districts; (6) exempting certain affordable housing projects from certain development fees; (7) authorizing the Planning Director to approve State Density Bonus projects, subject to delegation from the Planning Commission; (8) sunsetting the Conditional Use requirements established by the Corona Heights Large Residence and the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence Special Use Districts at the end of 2024, and thereafter limiting the size of any Dwelling Units resulting from residential development in those Special Use Districts to 3,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area; and (9) making conforming amendments to other sections of the Planning Code; amending the Zoning Map to create the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District; amending the Subdivision Code to update the condominium conversion requirements for projects utilizing residential density exceptions in RH Districts; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.

Board File 230446 was originally heard by the Planning Commission on June 29, 2023. At the Land Use Committee hearing Board File 230446 was duplicated creating Board File 231142 and the duplicated file was amended. The duplicated ordinance was then referred to the Planning Commission because the amendments had not been considered by the Planning Commission on June 29, 2023. This Planning Commission hearing will focus primarily on item (8), as the other items have already been considered by the Planning Commission. For further information, call Aaron Starr at 628-652-7533 or email at aaron.starr@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2023-010508PCA.

2023-006996PCA [Board File No. 230834]: Permits to Install Business Signs to Historic Buildings or Buildings in Conservation Districts in the C-3 (Downtown) Area – An ordinance, sponsored by Supervisor Peskin, to amend the Planning Code to require compliance with the procedures of Planning Code, Article 10 for certain work involving a business sign on a designated landmark site or in a designated historic district, and to require a hearing before the Historic Preservation Commission rather than an administrative review by Planning Department staff of applications for a permit to install business signs to a Significant or Contributory building or a building in a Conservation District in the C-3 (Downtown) area, provided that the permit is for a Major Alteration; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. For further information, call Michelle Taylor at 628-652-7352 or email at Michelle.Taylor@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2023-006996PCA.

2018-008802MAP (Board File No. TBD): 68 Nantucket Avenue Rezoning – Ordinance to amend Sectional Map ZN11 of the Zoning Map to rezone Assessor’s Block 3144B, Lots 027A and 036A, known as 68 Nantucket Avenue, from Public (P) to Residential-House, One-Family (RH-1) Zoning District; 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 under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Gabriela Pantoja at 628-652-7380 or email at Gabriela.Pantoja@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2018-008802MAP.

2023-008428PCA/MAP [Board File No. 230540] - Planning Code, Zoning Map - Mission and 9th Street Special Use District – Ordinance, introduced by Supervisor Dorsey, re-adopting the former Planning Code section and Zoning Map designation creating the Mission and 9th Street Special Use District (SUD) at 1270 Mission Street, located at Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3701, Lot Nos. 20 and 21, in the area generally bounded by Mission Street on the south, Laskie Street on the east, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3701, Lot Nos. 22, 23, and 24 on the west, and Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3701, Lot No. 66 to the north; changing the height limit on Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3701, Lot Nos. 20 and 21, within the SUD, from 120-X to 200-X; 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 convenience, necessity, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Audrey Merlone at (628) 652-7534 or email at Audrey.Merlone@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2023-008428PCA.

2023-008250PCAMAP [Board File No. 230924]: Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District – Ordinance, introduced by Supervisor Peskin, amending the Planning Code to create the Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 49, Lot No. 1, generally bounded by Francisco Street, Jones Street, Chestnut Street, and Leavenworth Street, and numbered as 800 Chestnut Street); amending the Zoning Map to show the Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District; 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; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Veronica Flores at (628) 652-7525 or email at Veronica.Flores@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2023-008250PCAMAP.

2023-005549PCA [Board File No. 230706]: Eliminating Public Art Requirement for 100% Affordable Housing Projects – Ordinance, introduced by Supervisor Dorsey, amending the Planning Code to eliminate the public art requirement for 100% affordable housing projects and provide for the relocation or removal of existing artwork at such projects subject to certain conditions; affirming the Planning Commission’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings, including findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. For further information, call Audrey Merlone at (628) 652-7534 or email at Audrey.Merlone@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2023-005549PCA.

2023-005354PCA [Board File No. 230701]: Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses – Ordinance, introduced by Mayor Breed, amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) create Professional Services as a use category that may provide services to the public and businesses and delete Non-Retail Professional Service and Retail Professional Service use subcategories; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses in certain residential districts; 6) conditionally permit Formula Retail and Restaurant uses in certain commercial and residential districts; 7) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts; 8) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program; 9) clarify that multiple allowable uses may co-locate on one site; 10) clarify and modify various other use regulations and processes; 11) establish a process to legalize certain unpermitted outdoor activity areas including restaurant patios; 12) permit additional retail and non-retail uses in specified NCDs; and 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. For further information, call Veronica Flores at (628) 652-7525 or email at Veronica.Flores@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2023-005354PCA.

2023-005567PCA [Board File No. 230704]: Parcel Delivery Services Definition – Ordinance, introduced by Supervisor Chan, amending the Planning Code to revise the definition of Parcel Delivery Services to include Fleet Charging for freight or Autonomous Vehicles, as defined, that are primarily engaged in or preparing to deliver parcels or goods, and Parking Garages for use by employees of a Parcel Delivery Service use; affirming the PlanningDepartment’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. For further information, call Jenny Delumoat (628) 652-7568 or email at Jenny.Delumo@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2023-005567PCA.

2022-001407MAP/PCA [Board File No. 230505] – Wawona St. & 45th Ave. Cultural Center Special Use District. Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to illustrate and create the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District (SUD) and facilitate the redevelopment of a cultural center (Irish Cultural Center). The Wawona St. and 45th Ave. Cultural Center SUD outlines permitted land uses and the process for seeking exceptions from specific Planning Code requirements including floor area ratio, rear yard, and bulk; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Gabriela Pantoja at (628) 652-7380 or email at Gabriela.Pantoja@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2022-001407MAP/PCA.

The Planning Commission intends to hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, July, 20, 2023, at City Hall, 1 Dr .Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400 beginning at 12:00 a.m. or later.

2023-005238PCA: Planning Code – Conditional Use for Residential Projects in RM, RC, and RTO Districts [Board File No. 230596]. Ordinance, introduced by Supervisor Peskin, amending the Planning Code to require conditional use authorization for residential housing developments that do not maximize residential density, as defined, in Residential-Mixed (RM), Residential Commercial (RC), and Residential Transit Oriented (RTO) Districts except for Residential-Transit Oriented - Mixed (RTO-M) Districts; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. For further information, call Audrey Merlone at (628) 652-7534 or email at audrey.merlone@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2023-005238PCA.

2023-005431PCA: Planning and Building Codes – Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse and Downtown Economic Revitalization [Board File No. 230732] Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) facilitate residential uses Downtown by authorizing the conversion of non-residential uses to residential use in C (Commercial) zoning districts, and exempting such projects from requirements for rear yard, open space, streetscape improvements, dwelling unit exposure, bike parking, transportation demand management, dwelling unit mix, and Intermediate Length Occupancy controls, permitting live work units in such projects, streamlining administrative approvals for projects in the C-3 zoning district, and modifying the dimensional limits on exemptions to height restrictions for mechanical equipment, elevator, stair, and mechanical penthouses; 2) economically revitalize Downtown by adding Flexible Workspace as a defined use, authorizing large scale retail uses in the C-3 zoning district, allowing window displays in the C-3 zoning district, allowing Flexible Workspace as an active ground floor commercial use along certain street frontages in C-3 zoning districts, allowing accessory storage in any C zoning district, allowing the temporary installation for 60 days of certain signs in the C-3-R district, allowing temporary non-residential uses in vacant spaces for up to one year, including formula retail, reducing density limits for Residential Dwelling Units and Senior Housing in the C-2 zoning districts east of or fronting Franklin Street/13th Street and north of Townsend Street, principally permitting Laboratory, Life Science, Agricultural and Beverage Processing, and Animal Hospitals in C-2 zoning districts, principally permitting Senior Housing, Residential Care Facilities, Outdoor Entertainment, Open Recreation Areas, Animal Hospitals, and Trade Schools in the C-3 zoning district, allowing formula retail as a ground floor use on Market Street, principally permitting office and design professional uses on the second floor and higher in the C-3-R zoning district, and requiring consideration of office vacancy in consideration of granting exceptions in the Transit Center Commercial Special Use District; 3) streamline sign permitting citywide and in the C-3 districts by allowing for the repair and rehabilitation of certain neon signs, and exempting existing business signs in the C-3 zoning district from certain zoning controls; 4) streamline Historic Preservation review of administrative certificates of appropriateness, and minor permits to alter for awnings, and Qualifying Scopes of Work, as may be delegated by the Historic Preservation Commission; 5) increase threshold for large projects subject to commercial to residential ratios in the C-3-O district, and provide alternatives to on-site open space in certain C-3 districts by allowing for payment of an in lieu fee as an alternative to providing open space; 6) facilitate residential adaptive reuse by amending the Building Code to add standards for adaptive reuse of non-residential buildings; and 7) principally permit formula retail and waive size limitations for such uses on a portion of Showplace Square Area (555-9th Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3781, Lot No. 003); 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. For further information, call Lily Langlois at (628) 652-7472 or email at lily.langlois@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2023-005431PCA.

2023-005422PCA: Planning, Building, Administrative Codes – Temporary Reduction in Development Impact Fees, Reduction in Development Impact Fees. Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) reduce Inclusionary Housing Program requirements of the Planning Code, for projects exceeding a stated unit size that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Building Code to temporarily allow for the collection of reduced development impact fees for certain projects that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member requirements; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. For further information, call Kate Conner at (628) 652-7535 or email at kate.conner@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2023-005422PCA.

2023-005461PCA: Planning, Building Codes – Development Impact Fee Indexing, Deferral, and Waivers; Adoption of Nexus Study. Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) modify the annual indexing of certain development impact fees, with the exception of inclusionary housing fees; 2) provide that the type and rates of applicable development impact fees, with the exception of inclusionary housing fees, shall be determined at the time of project approval; 3) exempt eligible development projects in PDR (Production, Distribution, and Repair) Districts and the C-2 (Community Business) District from all development impact fees for a three-year period; 4) allow payment of development impact fees, with the exception of fees deposited in the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund, to be deferred until issuance of the first certificate of occupancy; and 5) adopt the San Francisco Citywide Nexus Analysis supporting existing development impact fees for recreation and open space, childcare facilities, complete streets, and transit infrastructure and making conforming revisions to Article 4 of the Planning Code; amending the Building Code to allow payment of development impact fees, with the exception of fees deposited in the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund, to be deferred until issuance of the first certificate of occupancy and repealing the fee deferral surcharge; 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. For further information, call Aaron Starr at (628) 652-7533 email at aaron.starr@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2023-005461PCA.

The Planning Commission intends to hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at City Hall, 1 Dr .Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400 beginning at 1:00 p.m. or later.

2023-003461PCA: Planning Code – Polk Street and Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial Districts [Board File No. 230410] – Ordinance amending the Planning Code to permit Health Services uses on the ground floor for specified areas of the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD), to clarify that in the Polk Street NCD and within a quarter-mile of its boundaries Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments where any Tobacco Paraphernalia is sold, delivered, distributed, furnished, or marketed are not permitted, to clarify that in the Haight Street NCD such Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments require conditional use authorization, and to clarify that Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments do not include medicinal and adult-use cannabis retail uses; and 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 the Planning Code, Section 101.1, and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to the Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Veronica Flores at (628) 652-7525 or email at veronica.flores@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2023-003461PCA.

2023-003676PCAMAP: Constraints Reduction Ordinance [BF 230446]. A proposed Ordinance, introduced by Mayor Breed, amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production, by 1) streamlining construction of housing citywide, but outside of Priority Equity Geographies, as defined; 2) streamlining development of housing on large lots 3) allowing construction of buildings to the allowable height limit; 4) streamlining review of State Density Bonus projects; 5) streamlining construction of additional units in lower density zoning districts; 6) streamlining process for senior housing; 7) exempting certain affordable housing projects from development fees; 8) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage and minimum lot size requirements; 9) amending residential open space requirements; 10) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings; 11) allowing homeless shelters and group housing in residential districts; 12) expanding the eligibility for the Housing Opportunities Mean Equity - San Francisco (HOME - SF) program and density exceptions in residential districts; and 13) allowing administrative review of reasonable accommodations; amending the Zoning Map to create the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. For further information, call Aaron Starr at 628-652-7533 or email at Aaron.Starr@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2023-003676PCA.