421.5
MARKET AND OCTAVIA COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS FUND
San Francisco Planning Code · SF Planning Code § 421.5
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SEC. 421.5. MARKET AND OCTAVIA COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS FUND. (a) Purpose. There is hereby established a separate fund set aside for a special purpose entitled the Market and Octavia Community Improvements Fund ("Fund"). All monies collected by DBI pursuant to Section 421.3(b) shall be deposited in the Fund maintained by the Controller. The receipts in the Fund shall be appropriated in accordance with law through the normal budgetary process to fund public infrastructure and other allowable improvements subject to the conditions of this Section. (b) Use of Funds. The Fund shall be administered by the Board of Supervisors. (1) Infrastructure. All monies deposited in the Fund shall be used to design, engineer, acquire, improve, and develop neighborhood open spaces, pedestrian and streetscape improvements, bicycle infrastructure, childcare facilities, and other improvements that result in new publicly-accessible facilities and related resources within the Market and Octavia Plan Area or within 1,250 feet of the Plan Area. Funds may be used for childcare facilities that are not publicly owned or publicly-accessible. The improvements, where applicable, shall be consistent with the Market and Octavia Civic Streets and Open Space System as described in Map 5 of the Market and Octavia Area Plan of the General Plan, and Market and Octavia Community Improvements Program. The funds shall be allocated in accordance with Table 421.5A.
Table 421.5A. Breakdown of Use of Market and Octavia Community Improvements Fee by Infrastructure Type. Improvement Type Dollars Received From Residential Development Dollars Received From Non-Residential Development Complete Streets: Pedestrian and Streetscape Improvements, Bicycle Facilities 44% 61% Transit 22% 20% Recreation and Open Space 21% 14% Childcare 8% Not applicable Program Administration 5% 5%
(2) Program Administration. No portion of the Fund may be used, by way of loan or otherwise, to pay any administrative, general overhead, or similar expense of any public entity, except for the purposes of administering this fund in an amount not to exceed 5 % of the total annual revenue. Administration of this fund includes time and materials associated with processing and approving fee payments and expenditures from the Fund (including necessary hearings), reporting or informational requests related to the Fund, and coordination between public agencies regarding determining and evaluating appropriate expenditures of the Fund. Monies from the Fund may be used by the Planning Commission to commission economic analyses for the purpose of revising the fee or to complete an updated nexus study to demonstrate the relationship between development and the need for public facilities if this is deemed necessary. All interest earned on this account shall be credited to the Market and Octavia Community Improvements Fund. (c) Acquisition of New Open Space. A public hearing shall be held by the Recreation and Parks Commission to elicit public comment on proposals for the acquisition of property using monies in the Fund in the Fund or through agreements for financing In-Kind Community Improvements via a Mello-Roos Community Facilities District that will ultimately be maintained by the Department of Recreation and Parks. Notice of public hearings shall be published in an official newspaper at least 20 days prior to the date of the hearing, which notice shall set forth the time, place, and purpose of the hearing. The Parks Commission may vote to recommend to the Board of Supervisors that it appropriate money from the Fund for acquisition of property for park use and for development of property acquired for park use. (d) The Planning Commission shall work with other City agencies and commissions, specifically the Department of Recreation and Parks, DPW, and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, to develop a proposed expenditure plan, and to develop agreements related to the administration of the improvements to existing and development of new public facilities within public rights-of-way or on any acquired property designed for park use. The proposed expenditure plan shall be approved by the Board of Supervisors. (e) The Director of Planning shall have the authority to prescribe rules and regulations governing the Fund, which are consistent with this Section 421.1 et seq. The Director of Planning, as the head of the Interagency Plan Implementation Committee (IPIC), shall make recommendations to the Board regarding allocation of funds. (Added by Ord. 108-10, File No. 091275, App. 5/25/2010; amended by Ord. 270-10, File No. 100917, App. 11/5/2010; Ord. 25-11, File No. 101464, App. 2/24/2011; Ord. 263-13, File No. 130549, App. 11/27/2013, Eff. 12/27/2013; Ord. 50-15 , File No. 150149, App. 4/24/2015, Eff. 5/24/2015; Ord. 188-15 , File No. 150871, App. 11/4/2015, Eff. 12/4/2015; Ord. 83-17, File No. 170003, App. 3/24/2017, Eff. 4/23/2017; Ord. 126-20, File No. 200559, App. 7/31/2020, Eff. 8/31/2020) AMENDMENT HISTORY [Former] division (c) amended; Ord. 263-13, Eff. 12/27/2013. Divisions (a)-(b)(2) amended; former division (c) deleted; former divisions (d)-(f) redesignated as (c)-(e) and amended; Ord. 50-15 , Eff. 5/24/2015. Division (b)(1) amended; Ord. 188-15 , Eff. 12/4/2015. Division (b)(1) amended; Ord. 83-17, Eff. 4/23/2017. Division (b)(1) amended; Ord. 126-20, Eff. 8/31/2020. SEC. 421.6. DIRECTOR OF PLANNING'S EVALUATION AND STUDY. The Planning Department shall fulfill all relevant evaluation, reporting and study requirements to insure that the fee program remains up to date. These requirements include those outlined in Section 421.6(c), 341.2, and 341.3 of this Code, and Section 36.4 of the Administrative Code. Fulfillment of these reporting requirements shall be coordinated to minimize staff time. Funds to fulfill these requirements should be considered monitoring and program administration. (Added by Ord. 108-10, File No. 091275, App. 5/25/2010) SEC. 421.7. [REPEALED.] (Added by Ord. 108-10, File No. 091275, App. 5/25/2010; amended by Ord. 270-10, File No. 100917, App. 11/5/2010; repealed by Ord. 200-15 , File No. 150790, App. 11/25/2015, Eff. 12/25/2015) [BALBOA PARK COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS FUND] SEC. 422. BALBOA PARK COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS FUND. Sections 422.1 through 422.5, hereafter referred to as Section 422.1 et seq., set forth the requirements and procedures for the Balboa Park Community Improvements Fund. The effective date of these requirements shall be either April 17, 2009, 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. 422.1. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS IN SUPPORT OF BALBOA PARK COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS FUND. (a) Purpose. The Board takes legislative notice of the purpose of the Balboa Park Station Area Plan as articulated in the Balboa Park Station Area Plan of the San Francisco General Plan. The Balboa Park Station Area Plan is a part of the Better Neighborhoods Program that recognizes population growth is beneficial in neighborhoods well-served by transit. As such, the Balboa Park Area Plan aims to strengthen neighborhood character, the neighborhood commercial district, and transit by increasing the housing and retail capacity in the area. This project goal will also help to meet ABAG's projected demand to provide housing in the Bay Area by encouraging the construction of higher density housing. The Balboa Park Plan Area can better accommodate this growth because of its easy access to public transit, proximity to downtown, convenience of neighborhood shops to meet daily needs, and the availability of development opportunity sites. San Francisco's land constraints limit new housing construction to areas of the City not previously designated as residential areas, infill sites, or areas that can absorb increased density. The Balboa Park Plan Area presents an opportunity to both absorb increased density and provide infill development within easy walking distance to transit while maintaining neighborhood character. The Plan builds on existing neighborhood character and establishes new standards for amenities necessary for a transit-oriented neighborhood. In addition, the Board takes legislative notice of the findings made in the Balboa Park Station Area Plan that support the establishment of the Balboa Park Community Improvements Fund. (b) Findings. The Board of Supervisors has reviewed the San Francisco Citywide Nexus Analysis (“Nexus Analysis”), and the San Francisco Infrastructure Level of Service Analysis, both on file with the Clerk of the Board in File No. 230764 and, under Section 401A, adopts the findings and conclusions of those studies and the general and specific findings in that Section, specifically including the Recreation and Open Space Findings, Complete Streets Findings, Childcare Findings, and Transit Infrastructure Findings, and incorporates those by reference herein to support the imposition of the fees under this Section. (Added by Ord. 108-10, File No. 091275, App. 5/25/2010; amended by Ord. 50-15 , File No. 150149, App. 4/24/2015, Eff. 5/24/2015; Ord. 200-15 , File No. 150790, App. 11/25/2015, Eff. 12/25/2015; Ord. 222-15 , File No. 155521, App. 12/18/2015, Eff. 1/17/2016; Ord. 193-23, File No. 230764, App. 9/15/2023, Eff. 10/16/2023) AMENDMENT HISTORY Section header amended; former division A. redesignated as (a) and amended; former divisions B.-E. deleted; new division (b) added; Ord. 50-15 , Eff. 5/24/2015. Division (b) amended; Ord. 200-15 , Eff. 12/25/2015 and Ord. 222-15 , Eff. 1/17/2016. Division (b) amended; Ord. 193-23 Eff. 10/16/2023. SEC. 422.2. DEFINITIONS.