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Planning Code, Zoning Map - India Basin Special Use District
San Francisco Planning Code · Ord. No. 0251-18
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AMENDED IN COMMITTEE FILE NO. 180680 9/24/2018 ORDINANCE NO. 251-18 [Planning Code, Zoning Map - India Basin Special Use District] Ordinance amending the Planning Code to establish the India Basin Special Use District, located generally at Innes Avenue between Griffith Street and Earl Street, along the India Basin shoreline, in the southeast part of San Francisco; amending the Planning Code by amending the Zoning Map to change zoning designations, height districts, and add the India Basin Special Use District; and making findings under the California Environmental Quality Act, 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. NOTE: Unchanged Code text and uncodified text are in plain Arial font. Additions to Codes are in single-underline italics Times New Roman font. Deletions to Codes are in strikethrough italics Times New Roman font. Board amendment additions are in double-underlined Arial font. Board amendment deletions are in strikethrough /\rial font. Asterisks (* * * *) indicate the omission of unchanged Code subsections or parts of tables. Be it ordained by the People of the City and County of San Francisco: Section 1. Planning and Environmental Findings. (a) In companion legislation adopting a Development Agreement associated with the India Basin Mixed-Use project, the Board of Supervisors adopted environmental findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (California Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.), the CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal. Code Reg. Sections 15000 et seq.), and Chapter 31 of the Administrative Code. The Board of Supervisors adopts these environmental findings as though fully set forth herein in relation to this ordinance. A copy of Mayor Breed; Supervisor Cohen BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 1 said companion legislation is in Board of Supervisors File No. 180681 and it and its environmental findings are incorporated herein by reference. (b) In companion legislation adopting General Plan amendments associated with the India Basin Mixed-Use project, the Board of Supervisors adopted findings that the actions contemplated in this ordinance are consistent, on balance, with the City's General Plan and eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. The Board incorporates these findings by reference and adopts these findings as its own. A copy of said companion legislation is in Board of Supervisors File No. 180681. (c) Pursuant to Planning Code Section 302, this Board finds that this Planning Code 1 O amendment will serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare for the reasons set forth in Planning Commission Resolution No. 20251 and adopted on July 26, 2018, and the Board adopts such reasons as its own. A copy of said resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 180681 and is incorporated herein by reference. Section 2. The Planning Code is hereby amended by adding Section 249.84, to read as follows: SEC. 249.84. INDIA BASIN SPECIAL USE DISTRICT. (a) Purpose and Boundaries. A Special Use District entitled the "India Basin Special Use District" (SUD) is hereby established, located generally at Innes Avenue between Gri[fith Street and Earl Street, along the India Basin shoreline, in the southeast part o(San Francisco. The precise boundaries ofthe SUD are shown on Sectional Map SU09 o[the Zoning Map. The purpose ofthis SUD is to implement the Development Agreement for the India Basin Mixed-Use Project (Project), approved by the Board o(Supervisors in the ordinance in Board File No. 180680. The Project will provide several benefits to the City, such as a significant amount of open space, increased public access, Mayor Breed; Supervisor Cohen BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 2 commercial space, extensive infrastructure improvements, and affordable housing, while creating jobs, housing, and a vibrant community. (b) Public Trust. Within this SUD, certain property is or will be subject to the public trust for commerce, navigation, and fisheries (the Public Trust) in accordance with a public trust exchange and title settlement agreement with the State of California. The Port of San Francisco (Port) has jurisdiction over the Public Trust property, with the right to prohibit uses that are not consistent with the Public Trust. The Port also shall issue permits for any improvements on the Public Trust property, subject to any delegation by the Port to another City agency, The Recreation and Park Department will operate and maintain the public parks and open spaces located on Public Trust property, in accordance with an agreement with the Port and in accordance with the open space covenant attached to the Development Agreement (Open Space Covenant). The Planning Commission has jurisdiction over the permitting for any development ofproperty within the SUD that is not subject to the Public Trust. (c) Relationship to Design Standards and Guidelines. The Design Standards and Guidelines (DSG), as may be periodically amended, are incorporated into this SUD and set forth standards and guidelines applicable within the SUD. A copy of the DSG is on file with the Planning Department and is available on its website. This SUD and the DSG shall be read and construed together so as to avoid any conflict to the greatest extent possible. 