Planning Code, Zoning Map - Leland Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District

Ord. No. 0023-25

in effect

SUBSTITUTED FILE NO. 241121 12/17/2024 ORDINANCE NO. 23-25 [Planning Code, Zoning Map - Leland Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District] Ordinance amending the Planning Code to establish the Leland Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD) and make various technical amendments to incorporate the NCD into the Planning Code; amending the Zoning Map to rezone all parcels fronting Leland Avenue between Bayshore Boulevard and Cora Street from Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial District (NC-2) to Leland Avenue NCD; 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. 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 l'-le,v Roman font. Board amendment additions are in double-underlined Arial font. Board amendment deletions are in strikethrough Arial 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. Environmental and Land Use Findings. (a) The Planning Department has determined that the actions contemplated in this ordinance comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.). Said determination is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 241121 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board affirms this determination. Supervisor Walton BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 1 (b) On February 6, 2025, the Planning Commission, in Resolution No. 21678, 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 adopts these findings as its own. A copy of said Resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 241121, and is incorporated herein by reference. (c) Pursuant to Planning Code Section 302, this Board finds that these Planning Code amendments will serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare for the reasons set forth in Planning Commission Resolution No. 21678, and the Board incorporates such reasons herein by reference. A copy of said resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 241121. Section 2. Article 7 of the Planning Code is hereby amended by adding Section 7 46, to read as follows:

SEC. 746. LELAND AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

The Leland Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District is located on Leland Avenue between Bayshore Boulevard and Cora Street in southeast San Francisco. Leland Avenue abuts the Schlage Lock Company Visitacion Valley factory site, which closed in 1999 and is identified in the Visitacion Valley/Schlage Lock Plan. Leland Avenue is located within Zone 2 of the Visitacion Valley/Schlage Lock Special Use District. The Visitacion Valley Greenway, a series of six parks that are part of the City's Crosstown Trail, ends at Leland Avenue. The District aims to cultivate a vibrant, pedestrian- friendly commercial corridor that serves the diverse needs of the local community while preserving the unique character and charm of the neighborhood. The District is in close proximity to the Caltrain Bayshore Station and light rail. Supervisor Walton BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 2 Buildings in the District typically range in height from two to four stories with occasional one- story commercial buildings. Future commercial growth is directed to the ground story to promote continuous and active retail frontage. Neighborhood-serving businesses are strongly encouraged. Table 746. LELAND AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ZONING CONTROL TABLE Leland Avenue NCD Zoning Categol.J!. §. Re{irences Controls BUILDING STANDARDS Massing_ and Setbacks f§ 102, 105, 106, Varies, but generally 40-X See Height 250-252, 260, and Bulk Map Sheet HTI 0 for more Height and Bulk Limits. 261.1, 270, 271. See information. Height sculpting required also Height and on Alleys 12.er § 261.1. Bulk District Maps 5 Foot Height Bonus for Active § 263.20 p Ground Floor Uses Required at the Second Story and at §§ 130, 134, each succeeding level or Story o[..the Rear Yard building, and at the First Story i[_it 134(a)(e), 136 contains a Dwelling Unit: 25% o[)ot derzth, but in no case less than 15 (§et Front Setback and Side Yard §§ 130, 131, 132, Not Required. Street Frontage and Public Realm Streetscarze and Pedestrian § 138.1 Required Imrzrovements Required; controls a-1212.ly to above-grade Street Frontage Requirements § 145.1 ]2_arking setbacks, 12.arking and loading entrances, active uses, ground floor ceiling height, street-fjJ,cing ground-level Supervisor Walton BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 3 Ground Floor Commercial §_ 145.4 Vehicular Access Restrictions §_ 155&2 Miscellaneous Lot Size (Per Develoement2 §_§_ 102, 121.1 Planned Unit Develoement §_ 304 Awning, Canoe,y_ or Marquee §_ 136.1 Signs §_§_ 262, 602-604, 607, 607.1, 608, 609 General Advertising Signs §_§_ 262, 602, 604, 608,609,610,611 General Plan Design Guidelines Commerce and Industry_ Element RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS AND USES Develoement Standards Usable 0-12.en Seace [Per Dwelling §_§_ 135, 136 Unit! §_§_ 145.1, 150, 151, O{f-Street Parking Requirements 153-156, 161, 166, 204.5 Dwelling Unit Mix §_ 207. 7 Supervisor Walton BOARD OF SUPERVISORS seaces, transearency_ and '{inestration, and gates, railings, and grillwork. Exceetions eermitted fj;Jr historic buildings. Required on some streets, see §_ 145. 4 lfor svecific districts. Restricted on some streets, see § 155&2 for svecific districts. P(12 C p As eermitted by_ §_ 607.1 NP Subfect to the Urban Design Guidelines 100 square &et i[erivate, or 133 square feet if common or the amount of oven seace required in the nearest Residential District, whichever is less. No car earking required. Maximum eermitted 12.er §_ 151. Bike earking required eer §_ 155.2. !{_car 12.arking is g_rovided, car share seaces are required when a 12.rofect has 50 units or more {l_er §166. Generally_ required fj;Jr creation o[_l O or more Dwelling Units. No less than 25% o{_the total number o[_g_ror2_osed Page4 Use Characteristics Intermediate Length Occu12ancy_ Single Room Occue.ancy_ Student Housing Residential Uses Residential Uses Accessory_ Dwelling Unit DensitJ!_ Dwelling Unit Density_ Graue Housing DensitJ!_ Homeless Shelter DensitJ!_ Senior Housing Density_ Loss o[Dwelling_ Units Supervisor Walton BOARD OF SUPERVISORS §J 102, 202.10 § 102 § 102 §'102 §§ 102, 207.1, 207.2 §§ 102, 207 §208 §§ 102,208 §§ 102, 202.2(1)_, Dwelling Units shall contain at least two Bedrooms, and no less than 10% o(_the total number of12.ro12.osed Dwelling Units shall contain at least three Bedrooms. P{2) p f_ Controls by_ Sto!J!_ 1st 2nd 3rd+ p p p P 12er Planning Code §§ 207.1 and 207.2. 1 unit e.er 800 sq_uare (got lot area, or the densitv e.ermitted in the nearest R District, whichever is greater. 1 bedroom [.!_er 2 7 5 sq_uare {oot lot area, or the densitv 'f2_ermitted in the nearest R District, whichever is greater. DensitJ!_ limits regulated by__ the Administrative Code P U[l_ to twice the number o[__dwelling units otherwise 12ermitted as a Princie.al Use in the district and meeting all the req_uirements 0[__9 202.2(1)_0 l. Cue to twice the number o[__dwelling units otherwise eermitted as a Princieal Use in the district and meeting all req_uirements o[__§ 202.2{{20), exce[l_t {gr § 202.2(1)_(1 ){P)(jv). related to location. Controls by_ Sto!J!_ 1st 2nd 3rd Page 5 Residential Conversion § 317 Residential Demolition and Merger §_J_ll_ NON-RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS AND USES Develo11.ment Standards Floor Area Ratio §§ 102, 123, 124 Use Size §§ 102, 121.2 Off Street Parking Requirements 2'§ 145.1, 150, 151, 153-156, 161, 166, 204.5 Off-Street Freight Loading §§ 150, 152, 153- 155,161,204.5 Commercial Use Characteristics Drive-uf2 Facility_ § 102 Formula Retail §§ 102, 303.1 Hours o[_ Op_eration § 102 Maritime Use § 102 Oe_en Air Sales §§ 102, 703@2 Outdoor Activitv Area 2'§ 102, 145.2, 202.2 Walk-uf2 Facili~ § 102 NON-RESIDENTIAL USES Agricultural Use Categ_O!J!. Agriculture, Industrial 2'§ 102, 202.2cc2 Supervisor Walton BOARD OF SUPERVISORS C C NP C C C 2.5 to 1 Pup_ to 3,999 square (§et: C 4,000 square &et and above. No car p_arking. Maximum e_ermitted e_er § 151. Bike e_arking required p_er § 155.2. Car share se_aces required when a p_rofect has 25 or more p_arking se_aces 12.er § 166. None required i(_gross floor area is less than 10,000 square &et. Excee_tions 12.ermitted p_er §§ 155 and 161. NP C P 6 a.m.-2 a.m.; C 2 a.m.-6 a.m. NP See§ 703(b2 P i[_located in fjont or it com{2lies with § 202.2Ca2(72; C i[_located elsewhere. p - Controls br_ Storv 1st 2nd 3rd+ NP NP NP Page 6 Agriculture, Large Scale Urban §§ 102, 202.2(c2 Agriculture, Neighborhood §§ 102, 202.2(c2 Automotive Use Categ_orv Automotive Uses* § 102 Automotive Re12.air §' 102 Automotive Service Station §§ 102, 202.2@) Electric Vehicle Charging §§102, 202.2@), Location 202.13 Fleet Charging §102 Gas Station §§ 102, 187.1, 202.2@2 Parking Garage, Private § 102 Parking Garage, Public § 102 Parking Lot, Private §§ 102, 142, 156 Parking Lot, Public §§ 102, 142, 156 Entertainment1 Arts and Recreation Use Categ_on:. Entertainment1 Arts and § 102 Recreation Uses* Arts Activities §' 102 Entertainment, General § 102 Entertainment, Nighttime § 102 Movie Theater §§ 102, 202.4 O12.en Recreation Area § 102 Passive Outdoor Recreation § 102 Industrial Use Categ_on:. Industrial Uses § 102, 202.2@2 Institutional Use Categ_on:. Institutional Uses* § 102 Child Care FacilitJ!. § 102 Communitv Facility_ § 102 Hos12.ital )r:; 102 Medical Cannabis Dis12.ensary_ §§ 102, 202.2(e2 Supervisor Walton BOARD OF SUPERVISORS C C C p p p NP NP NP C NP NP C NP NP CO2 CO2 CO2 C C C C NP NP C C C C C C C C C C C C NP NP NP p p p p p NP p NP NP p p p C C C C C C NP NP NP p C C C p p C p p NP NP NP DR DR NP Page 7 Public Facilities Religious Institution Residential Care Facility_ Social Service or Philanthroe_ic Facility_ Sales and Service Use Categ_oi:.r. Retail Sales and Service Uses* Adult Business Adult Sex Venue Bar Cannabis Retail Flexible Retail Hotel Kennel Liquor Store Massage Establishment Massage, Foot/Chair Mortuary_ Motel Restaurant Restaurant, Limited Services, Financial Services, Fringe Financial Services, Limited Financial Services, Retail Pro&ssional Storage, Se![ Tobacco Parae_hernalia Establishment Trade Shoe_ Non-Retail Sales and Service* Supervisor Walton BOARD OF SUPERVISORS §' 102 C p p § 102 p p p § 102 C p p § 102 C p p §§ 102, 202.2(a2, p p NP 202.3 § 102 NP NP NP § 102 NP NP NP §§ 102, 202.2(a2 p NP NP §§ 102, 202.2(a2 C C NP § 102 p NP NP § 102 C C C § 102 C NP NP § 102 C NP NP §§ 102. 204. p C(42 NP(42 - 303(n2, 703 § 102 p NP NP - § 102 NP NP NP H' 102. 202.2ca2 NP NP NP §§ 102. 202.2(a2 p p NP §§ 102. 202.2(a2 p p NP § 102 p C NP § 102 NP NP NP § 102 p NP NP § 102 p p p § 102 NP NP NP § 102 C NP NP § 102 p C NP § 102 NP NP NP Page 8 Design Pro(§ssional § 102 p p NP Service, Non-Retail Pro[§ssional § 102 C p NP Trade Ofli.ce § 102 p p NP Utilitv and Infjastructure Use Categ_o!J!_ Utilitv and In(!:astructure* § 102 C(5) C(5) C{5) Power Plant § 102 NP NP NP Public Utilities Yard § 102 NP NP NP * Not listed below (1) C for 10,000 square (§et and above iflocated within the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District established under Section 249.97. (2) NP for buildings with three or (§wer Dwelling Units. C for buildings with 10 or more Dwelling Units. (3) P where existing use is any Automotive Use. (4) P if accessory to a Hotel, Personal Service, or Health Service. (5) C ifa Macro WTS Facility; P ifa Micro WTS Facility. Section 3. Articles 1.2 and 6 of the Planning Code are hereby amended by revising Sections 121.2 and 607.1, to read as follows:

SEC. 121.2. NON-RESIDENTIAL USE SIZE LIMITS IN NEIGHBORHOOD

COMMERCIAL AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TRANSIT DISTRICTS. (a) In order to protect and maintain a scale of development appropriate to each district, Non-Residential Uses of the same size or larger than the square footage stated in the table below may be permitted only as Conditional Uses. The use area shall be measured as the Gross Floor Area for each individual Non-Residential Use. Supervisor Walton BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 9 District Use Size Limits * * * * NC-2, NCT-2 4,000 sq. ft. Divisadero Street Folsom Street Glen Park Irving Street Judah Street Leland A venue Noriega Street Ocean Avenue SoMa Taraval Street * * * * * * * *

SEC. 607.1. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL-COMMERCIAL

DISTRICTS. * * * * (f) Business Signs. Business Signs, as defined in Section 602, shall be permitted in all Neighborhood Commercial and Residential-Commercial Districts subject to the limits set forth below. * * * * Supervisor Walton BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 10 (2) RC, NC-2, NCT-2, NC-S, Inner Balboa Street, Outer Balboa Street, Broadway, Castro Street, Inner Clement Street, Outer Clement Street, Cortland Avenue, Divisadero Street, Excelsior Outer Mission Street, Fillmore Street, Upper Fillmore Street, Folsom Street, Glen Park, Inner Sunset, Irving Street, Haight Street, Lower Haight Street, Hayes-Gough, Japantown, Judah Street, Leland Avenue, Upper Market Street, Noriega Street, North Beach, Ocean Avenue, Pacific Avenue, Polk Street, Regional Commercial District, Sacramento Street, San Bruno Avenue, SoMa, Taraval Street, Inner Taraval Street, Union Street, Valencia Street, 24th Street-Mission, 24th Street-Noe Valley, and West Portal Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Districts. * * * * Section 4. The Planning Code is hereby amended in accordance with Planning Code Section 106 by revising Zoning Use District Map ZN10 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco, as follows: Description of Property Current Zoning to Proposed Assessor's Block Lots be Superseded Zoning to be Approved 6247 2, 3,4,5,6, 7,8,9, 10, NC-2 Leland Avenue 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, NCO 19, 42, and 43 6248 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, NC-2 Leland Avenue 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, NCO and 22 6249 2, 12, 13, 14, 15,and NC-2 Leland Avenue 002A NCO 6250 1, 17, 18, 19,20,21,22, NC-2 Leland Avenue 23,24,28,29, 30, 31, NCO 34, 35, 36, and 37 Supervisor Walton BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 11 6251 1, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 31, NC-2 Leland Avenue 32, 33, and 34 NCO 6252 NC-2 Leland Avenue NCO Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after enactment. Enactment occurs when the Mayor signs the ordinance, the Mayor returns the ordinance unsigned or does not sign the ordinance within ten days of receiving it, or the Board of Supervisors overrides the Mayor's veto of the ordinance. Section 6. Scope of Ordinance. In enacting this ordinance, the Board of Supervisors intends to amend only those words, phrases, paragraphs, subsections, sections, articles, numbers, punctuation marks, charts, diagrams, or any other constituent parts of the Municipal Code that are explicitly shown in this ordinance as additions, deletions, Board amendment additions, and Board amendment deletions in accordance with the "Note" that appears under the official title of the ordinance. APPROVED AS TO FORM: DAVID CHIU, City Attorney By: /s/ HEATHER GOODMAN HEATHER GOODMAN Deputy City Attorney n:\legana\as2024\2400479\01807348.docx Supervisor Walton BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 12 City and County of San Francisco Tails Ordinance City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 File Number: 241121 Date Passed: March 04, 2025 Ordinance amending the Planning Code to establish the Leland Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District (NCO) and make various technical amendments to incorporate the NCD into the Planning Code; amending the Zoning Map to rezone all parcels fronting Leland Avenue between Bayshore Boulevard and Cora Street from Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial District (NC-2) to Leland Avenue NCD; 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. February 24, 2025 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORT February 25, 2025 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill and Walton March 04, 2025 Board of Supervisors - Fl NALLY PASSED Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill and Walton Excused: 1 - Fielder File No. 241121 I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was Fl NALLY PASSED on 3/4/2025 by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco. City and County of San Francisco Daniel Lurie Mayor Page I Angela Calvillo Clerk of the Board 3/7 / 2,) Date Approved Printed at I 0: 5 I am on 3/5125

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amendsSec. 121.3

amendsSec. 607.1

amendsSec. 607.2

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amendsSec. 747

amendsSec. 748

amendsSec. 750

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