Ordinance No. 0007-24

Ord. No. 0007-24

in effect

AMENDED IN COMMITTEE 12/11/2023 FILE NO. 230863 ORDINANCE NO. 007-24 [Planning Code - Exceptions from Limits on Conversion of Production, Distribution and Repair, Institutional Community, and Arts Activities Uses in Eastern Neighborhood Plans Areas] Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt from the limitations on conversion of certain Production, Distribution and Repair ("PDR"), Institutional Community, and Arts Activities uses in the Eastern Neighborhoods Plans Areas (Mission, Eastern SoMa, Western SoMa, and Central SoMa), changes of use from one of those uses to another of those uses or to Institutional uses, in buildings under 25.000 ground floor square feet; affirming the Planning Department's determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. 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 1'kw Rmnan 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. 230863 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board affirms this determination. Supervisor Dorsey BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 1 (b) On October 26, 2023, the Planning Commission, in Resolution No. 21417, 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. 230863, 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.21417, 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. 230863 and is incorporated herein by reference. Section 2. Article 2 of the Planning Code is hereby amended by revising Section 202.8, to read as follows: SEC. 202.8. LIMITATION ON CONVERSION OF PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND REPAIR USE, INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNITY USE, AND ARTS ACTIVITIES USE. The following controls shall apply in the following Eastern Neighborhoods Plans Areas: Mission; Eastern SoMa; Western SoMa; and, if adopted, Central SoMa. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, conversion of building space where the prior use in such space was a Production, Distribution, and Repair (PDR) use of at least 5,000 square feet, an Institutional Community use of at least 2,500 square feet, or an Arts Activities use, all as defined in Section 102, through change in use or any other removal, including but not limited to demolition of a building that is not unsound, shall be subject to the following requirements,:. except that this Section 202.8 shall not apply to conversions o(any use listed above to any other use listed above, or to Institutional uses, in buildings under 25,000 ground floor square feet. in the areas that, as o(July I, 2016, were zoned SAL!, MUO. SL!, MUG, or MUR: Supervisor Dorsey BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 2 (a) To preserve the existing stock of building space suitable for PDR, Institutional Community, and Arts Activities uses, such conversion shall, if located within the following zoning districts, require conditional use authorization under Section 303 and the space proposed for conversion shall be replaced in compliance with the following criteria: * * * * (6) In the UMU, Rreplacement space for PDR and Arts Activities use may be used for either PDR or Arts Activities use, regardless of which of those uses is proposed for conversion. Replacement space for Institutional Community use shall be used for Institutional Community use. * * * * Section 3. 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 4. 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. Ill Ill Supervisor Dorsey BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 3 Section 5. In accordance with subsection (i) of Planning Code Section 202.8, which was enacted by the voters as Proposition X at the November 8, 2016 election, passage of this ordinance requires at least a two-thirds vote (i.e., eight members) of the Board of Supervisors. APPROVED AS TO FORM: DAVID CHIU, City Attorney By: /s/ Andrea Ruiz-Esquide ANDREA RUIZ-ESQUIDE Deputy City Attorney n :\legana\as202312300402\01722855 .docx Supervisor Dorsey BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page4 City and County of San Francisco Tails Ordinance City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 File Number: 230863 Date Passed: January 09, 2024 Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt from the limitations on conversion of certain Production, Distribution and Repair ("PDR"), Institutional Community, and Arts Activities uses in the Eastern Neighborhoods Plans Areas (Mission, Eastern SoMa, Western SoMa, and Central SoMa), changes of use from one of those uses to another of those uses or to Institutional uses, in buildings under 25,000 ground floor square feet; affirming the Planning Department's determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. December 11, 2023 Land Use and Transportation Committee - AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE December 11, 2023 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED AS A COMMITTEE REPORT December 12, 2023 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani and Walton January 09, 2024 Board of Supervisors - FINALLY PASSED City and County of San Francisco Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani and Walton Page 1 Printed at 9:52 am on 1/10/24 File No. 230863 London N. Breed Mayor City and County of San Francisco Page2 I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on 1/9/2024 by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco. f Angela alvillo Clerk of the Board Date Approved Printed at 9:52 am on 1/10/24

References

amendsSec. 202.10

amendsSec. 202.8

amendsSec. 202.9

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