413.11

SEC. 413.11. EVALUATION OF FEE. (a) If, in the discretion of the Director of Planning, there has been a substantial change in the San Francisco and/or regional economies since the effective date of the requirements of Section 413.1 et seq., the Director may recommend to the Commission, the Board of Supervisors, and the Mayor that Section 413.1 et seq. be amended or rescinded to alleviate any undue burden on commercial development in the City that Section 413.1 et seq. may impose. (b) At the next comprehensive evaluation of all development fees and development impact requirements, pursuant to Section 410, the Controller, in consultation with the Department, and MOHCD and any necessary consultants, consistent with the civil service provisions of the Charter, and every five years thereafter, shall commission an update to the Jobs-Housing Nexus Analysis. The comprehensive evaluation of the Jobs-Housing Linkage Fee, pursuant to Section 410, shall include an evaluation of office projects in a range of sizes and an assessment of the availability of office allocation. (Added by Ord. 108-10, File No. 091275, App. 5/25/2010; amended by Ord. 251-19, File No. 190548, App. 11/15/2019, Eff. 12/16/2019) AMENDMENT HISTORY Section header amended; undesignated paragraph designated as division (a) and amended; division (b) added; Ord. 251-19, Eff. 12/16/2019. [CHILD CARE REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICE AND HOTEL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS] SEC. 414. CHILD-CARE REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICE AND HOTEL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. Sections 414.1 through 414.15 (hereafter referred to as Section 414.1 et seq.) set forth the Child Care requirements for Office and Hotel Development Projects. The effective date of these requirements shall be either September 6, 1985, which is the date that the requirements originally became effective, or the date a subsequent modification, if any, became effective. (Added by Ord. 108-10, File No. 091275, App. 5/25/2010) SEC. 414.1. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS SUPPORTING CHILDCARE REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICE AND HOTEL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. (a) Purpose. Office, hotel, and other new commercial developments in the City are benefitted by the availability of childcare for persons employed in such developments close to their place of employment. However, the supply of childcare in the City has not kept pace with the demand for childcare created by new employees. Due to this shortage of childcare, employers will have difficulty in securing a labor force, and employees unable to find accessible and affordable quality childcare will be forced either to work where such services are available outside of San Francisco or leave the work force entirely, in some cases seeking public assistance to support their children. In either case, there will be a detrimental effect on San Francisco's economy and its quality of life. The San Francisco General Plan encourages "continued growth of prime downtown office activities so long as undesirable consequences of such growth can be avoided" and requires that there be the provision of "adequate amenities for those who live, work and use downtown." In light of these provisions, the City should impose requirements on developers of certain commercial projects designed to mitigate the adverse effects of the expanded employment facilitated by such projects. To that end, the Commission is authorized to promote affirmatively the policies of the General Plan through the imposition of special childcare development or assessment requirements. It is desirable to impose the costs of the increased burden o