249.69

SEC. 249.69. CHINESE HOSPITAL SPECIAL USE DISTRICT. (a) Purposes. In order to facilitate the development of a new Chinese Hospital located at 835 and 845 Jackson Street, (Assessor's Block 0192, Lot 041), which development will insure the retention and continuation of general acute health care services to local residents, the Chinese Hospital Special Use District ("Chinese Hospital SUD") is established as shown on Sectional Map SU01 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco. The Chinese Hospital SUD consists of Assessor's Block 0192, Lot 041. (b) Controls. All provisions of the Planning Code currently applicable to the Chinatown Residential Neighborhood Commercial District ("CRNC") shall apply to the Chinese Hospital SUD, except as specifically provided in this Section 249.69. The following controls shall apply in the Chinese Hospital SUD: (1) Conditional Use Authorizations. In making determinations on applications for conditional use authorizations under Section 303 of this Code, the Planning Commission shall consider the purposes set forth in subsection (a) above, in addition to the criteria set forth in Section 303. In addition to the conditionally permitted uses in the CRNC District, uses that exceed the use size maximums set forth in Section 121.4 shall be permitted as a conditional use. (2) Signs. In addition to any signs permitted in the CRNC District (including as provided in Section 607.2), the following shall be permitted:

(A) One sign, which may be illuminated 24 hours per day, seven days per week, up to 28 feet in width, with an area not to exceed 42 square feet, placed on top of a marquee that is no greater than 58 feet in width, projecting no more than 6 feet from the facade of the building and not exceeding twenty feet in height at the principal entrance to the hospital; and (B) One sign, which may be illuminated 24 hours per day, seven days per week, up to 12 feet in width with an area not to exceed 12 square feet, placed on top of a marquee that is no greater than 14 feet in width, projecting no more than 6 feet from the facade of the building and not exceeding a twenty feet in height at the emergency entrance to the hospital. (3) Lot Size. In addition to the criteria of Section 303 of the Code and Section (b)(1) above, and in lieu of the criteria in Section 121.3, the Planning Commission shall consider whether the proposed use will serve the neighborhood, in whole or in significant part, when making determinations on applications for conditional use authorizations under Section 121.3. (4) Floor Area Ratio. The applicable floor area ratio for hospitals or medical centers shall be 6.8:1. (5) Open Space Requirements. For institutional developments exceeding 10,000 gross square feet, the requirements of Section 135.1 shall not apply, provided that: (A) Any such development provide one square foot of usable open space for every 130 square feet of gross floor area; and (B) The design of the open space is approved by the Planning Commission. (6) Streetscape and Pedestrian Improvements. The requirements of Section 138.1(c)(1) shall not apply, provided that a landscape and street improvement plan for a project and/or any adjacent street or alley space is approved by the Planning Commission. (7) Maximum Street Frontages. The requirements of Section 145.3 governing street frontages shall not apply. (8) Hours of Operation. Hospitals and medical centers may operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week. (Added by Ord. 192-12 , File No. 120475, App. 9/14/2012, Eff. 10/14/2012) Editor's Note: See also Ord. 193-12 , File No. 120753, App. 9/14/2012, Eff. 10/14/2012 ("General Plan Amendment - Chinese Hospital Special Use District"). SEC. 249.70. [EXPIRED.] (Added by Ord. 33-13 , File No. 130019, App. 3/6/2013, Eff. 4/5/2013 ; amended for technical corrections by Ord. 202-18, File No. 180557, App. 8/10/2018, Eff. 9/10/2018; Ord. 63-20, File No. 200077, App. 4/24/2020, Eff. 5/25/2020; expired 4/5/2018) Editor's Note: This section's enacting ordinance provides "This Ordinance shall become operative only upon the later of 30 days from the date of passage or the date that a lease authorized by SFMTA Resolution 13-023, regarding use of 1731 Powell for extraction of the tunnel boring machines for the Central Subway project, becomes effective. A copy of said Resolution is on file with the Board of Supervisors in Board File Number 130019." See Ord. 33-13 § 6. SEC. 249.71. YERBA BUENA CENTER MIXED-USE SPECIAL USE DISTRICT. (a) General. A special use district entitled the "Yerba Buena Center Mixed-Use Special Use District," consisting of Assessor's Block 3706, Lots 093 and 275, and portions of Assessor's Block 3706, Lot 277, is hereby established for the purposes set forth below. The boundaries of the Yerba Buena Center Mixed-Use Special Use District are designated on Sectional Map No.1 SU of the Zoning Map. (b) Purpose. The purpose of the special use district is to facilitate the development of a mixed-use project at the corner of Third Street and Mission Street, which will include cultural/museum, residential, and retail/restaurant. Including a museum component within the project will strengthen the district of cultural institutions that are already established in the area, including SFMOMA, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the Museum of the African Diaspora, the Contemporary Jewish Museum, the Cartoon Art Museum, the Children's Creativity Museum, and the California Historical Museum. (c) Use Controls. The following provisions shall apply to the special use district: (1) Cultural Uses. The special use district shall require the development of at least 35,000 net square feet of cultural, museum, or similar public-serving institutional use with frontage on Jessie Square as part of the project. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") between the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco (the "Successor Agency") and the project sponsor, (A) before any other project use may receive a certificate of occupancy, the "core-and-shell" of the cultural, museum, or similar public-serving institutional use must be constructed; and (B) the project sponsor must contribute to an operating endowment to the museum at the times specified in the Purchase Agreement. (2) Permitted Uses. The principally permitted uses in the special use district include (A) the cultural use set forth in Section 249.71(c)(1) above; (B) a residential development with approximately 4,800 square feet of retail/restaurant space; and (C) all uses that are principally permitted in the C-3-R District. The uses in the special use district shall include, at a minimum (A) the cultural use set forth in Section 249.71(c)(1) above; (B) no fewer than 145 dwelling units; and (C) ground-floor retail or cultural space in the Aronson Building. All uses which are conditionally permitted with conditional use authorization in the C-3-R District are conditionally permitted with conditional use authorization in the special use district to the extent such uses are not otherwise designated as principally permitted uses pursuant to this Section 249.71(c)(2). (3) Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program. Development within the special use district shall be subject to the Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program, as set forth in Sections 415 through 415.9, through the payment of an in-lieu fee, which is currently equal to 20% of the total number of residential units in the principal project. Additional affordable housing requirements are expected to be imposed through negotiations with the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency above and beyond the requirements of Sections 415 through 415.9. (4) Floor Area Ratio. The floor area ratio limits set forth in Sections 123 and 124 for C-3-R Districts shall not apply within the special use district. (5) Dwelling Unit Exposure. The dwelling unit exposure requirements of Section 140 shall not apply within the special use district. (6) Rooftop Screening. Section 260(b)(1)(F) shall apply within the special use district, except that the rooftop form created by any additional building volume shall not exceed 30 feet in height, measured as provided in Section 260(a), and shall not exceed a total volume, including the volume of the features being enclosed, equal to three-fourths of the horizontal area of all upper tower roof areas of the building measured before the addition of any exempt features times 30. (7) Bulk. The bulk limits for new construction in the special use district at heights above 160 feet shall be as set forth in Table 1 below:

Table 1: Bulk Limits for New Construction At Heights Above 160 Feet

Max Floor Plate 13,000 gsf Max Plan Length 124 feet Max Diagonal 157 feet (8) Protected Street Frontages. (A) Section 155(r)(4)(A)-(B) shall not apply within the special use district. (B) For the purposes of Section 155(r)(4)(C), the project does not have alternative frontage to Third Street and Mission Street, and therefore curb cuts accessing off-street parking or loading off Third Street and Mission Street may be permitted as an exception pursuant to Section 309 and Section 155(r)(4)(C). (9) Dwelling Unit Density. No conditional use authorization pursuant to Section 303(c) is required for a dwelling unit density which exceeds the density ratios specified in Section 215 for the C-3-R District. (d) Interpretation. In the event of inconsistency or conflict between any provision of this Section 249.71 and any other provision of the Planning Code, this Section 249.71 shall prevail. (e) Sunset Provision. This Section 249.71 shall be repealed 5 years after its initial effective date unless the Project has received a first construction document or the Board of Supervisors, on or before that date, extends or re-enacts it.