Planning Code, Zoning Map - Oceanview Large Residence Special Use District
Ord. No. 0180-19
in effectAMENDED IN COMMITTEE
FILE NO. 180939
7/15/2019
ORDINANCE NO.
180-19
[Planning Code, Zoning Map - Oceanview Large Residence Special Use District]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to create the Oceanview
Large Residence Special Use District (the area within a perimeter established by
Interstate 280, Orizaba Avenue, Brotherhood Way, Junipero Serra Boulevard, Holloway
Avenue, Ashton Avenue, Ocean Avenue, Geneva Avenue, and Interstate 280), to
promote and enhance neighborhood character and affordability by requiring
Conditional Use authorization for large residential developments in the district;
affirming the Planning Department's determination under the California Environmental
Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the Genera! P!an and the eight priority
policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and adopting findings of public necessity,
convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.
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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. 180939 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board affirms
this determination.
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(b) On June 13, 2019, the Planning Commission, in Resolution No. 20463, 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 1 01.1. 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. 180939, and is incorporated herein by reference.
(c)
On June 13, 2019, the Planning Commission, in Resolution No. 20463,
approved this ordinance, recommended it for adoption by the Board of Supervisors, and
adopted findings that it will serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare. Pursuant to
Planning Code Section 302, the Board adopts these findings as its own. A copy of said
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Resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 180939, and is
incorporated by reference herein.
Section 2. Article 2 of the Planning Code is hereby amended by adding Section 249.3,
to read as follows:
SEC 249.3. OCEANVIEW LARGE RESIDENCE SPECIAL USE DISTRICT.
(a)
General. A special use district entitled the "Oceanview Large Residence Special Use
District, "consisting oft he area within a perimeter established bv Interstate 280, Orizaba Avenue,
Brotherhood Way, Junipero Serra Boulevard, Holloway Avenue, Ashton Avenue, Ocean Avenue,
Geneva Avenue, and Interstate 280, which district includes RH-1 and RH-2 Use Districts, is hereby
established for the purposes set forth in subsection (b). The boundaries o(the Oceanview Large
Residence Special Use District are designated on Sectional Map No. SU12 o[the Zoning Map o[the
City and County o(San Francisco.
{k)
Purposes. To protect and enhance existing neighborhood character, encourage new
infill housing at compatible densities and scale, and provide for thorough evaluation o(proposed large-
scale residences that could adversely impact the area and a([ordable housing opportunities, the
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controls stated in subsections (c)-{e) are imposed in the Oceanview Large Residence Special Use
District.
(c)
Controls. All applicable provisions o[the Planning Code shall continue to apply in the
Oceanview Large Residence Special Use District, except as otherwise provided in this Section 249.3.
(d)
Conditional Use Authorizations. For all parcels zoned RH-1 or RH-2 within the
Oceanview Large Residence Special Use District, the following developments shall require a
Conditional Use authorization:
(1) Development or Expansion of Residential Property. Residential development on a
vacant or developed parcel that will result in a dwelling unit with:
(A)
five or more bedrooms,· or
(B)
the smallest unit in a multiple dwelling unit project, including projects
with AD Us, being less than 33% o[the size in floor area o(the largest unit; or
(C)
Floor Area Ratio exceeding the limits in Table 249.3.
Table 249.3
RH-1
RH-2
One Dwelling Unit
1 : 1
0.8: 1
One Dwelling Unit with ADU*
1.15:1A-e
0.9: 1
Two Dwelling Units
N/A
1.5: 1
Two Dwelling Units with an ADU*
NIA
1. 75: 1
* The Floor to Area Ratio is calculated without including the floor area ofthe ADU
(e)
In acting on any application [or Conditional Use authorization within the Oceanview
Large Residence Special Use District, the Planning Commission shall consider the Conditional Use
authorization requirements set forth in subsection 303(c) ofthis Code and, in addition, shall consider
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whether [acts are presented to establish, based on the record before the Commission, two or more of
the following:
(1) The proposed project maximizes allowed density, including allowed AD Us,·
(2) I [the proposed project results in five or more bedrooms in any dwelling unit, no
more than three full bathrooms per dwelling unit,·
(3) The proposed project is compatible with surrounding development in terms offloor
area. building scale, and form,· or
(4) The proposed project does not add new off-street parking areas.
(f) This Section 249.3 shall apply to building permit applications received on or after the
e([ective date o[the ordinance, in Board o[Supervisors File No. 180939, creating this Section.
Section 3. The Planning Code is hereby amended by revising Sectional Map SU12 of
the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco, as follows:
Description of Property
Special Use District Hereby Approved
All parcels within a perimeter established by
Oceanview Large Residence Special Use
Interstate 280, Orizaba Avenue,
District
Brotherhood Way, Junipero Serra
Boulevard, Holloway Avenue, Ashton
Avenue, Ocean Avenue, Geneva Avenue,
and Interstate 280.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after
enactment. Enactment occurs when the Mayor signs the ordinance, the Mayor returns the
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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.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DENNIS J. HERRERA, City Attorney
By:
ROBB W. KAPLA
Deputy City Attorney
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Ordinance
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File Number:
180939
Date Passed: July 30, 2019
Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to create the Oceanview Large Residence
Special Use District (the area within a perimeter established by Interstate 280, Orizaba Avenue,
Brotherhood Way, Junipero Serra Boulevard, Holloway Avenue, Ashton Avenue, Ocean Avenue,
Geneva Avenue, and Interstate 280), to promote and enhance neighborhood character and
affordability by requiring Conditional Use authorization for large residential developments in the
District; 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 1 01.1; and adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare
under Planning Code, Section 302.
December 10, 2018 Land Use and Transportation Committee- CONTINUED TO CALL OF
THE CHAIR
July 15, 2019 Land Use and Transportation Committee -AMENDED
July 15, 2019 Land Use and Transportation Committee- RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED
July 23, 2019 Board of Supervisors- PASSED ON FIRST READING
Ayes: 11 -Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
Walton and Yee
July 30, 2019 Board of Supervisors- FINALLY PASSED
City and Coun(v of San Francisco
Ayes: 10- Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani
and Yee
Excused: 1 -Walton
Pagel
Printed at 1:29pm on 7/31/19
File No. 180939
London N. Breed
Mayor
Ci(V and County of San Francisco
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I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on
7/30/2019 by the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County of San Francisco.
Date Approved
Printed at 1:29pm on 7/31/19
References
amendsSec. 249.2
amendsSec. 249.3
amendsSec. 249.4
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