Ordinance No. 0241-23
Ord. No. 0241-23
in effectFILE NO. 230505
AMENDED IN COMMITTEE
11/27/2023
ORDINANCE NO. 241-23
[Planning Code, Zoning Map, Local Coastal Program Amendment - Wawona Street and 45th
Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue
Cultural Center Special Use District (Assessor's Parcel Block No. 2513, Lot No. 026) to
facilitate the redevelopment of a cultural center; amending the Zoning Map to show the
Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District; amending the
Local Coastal Program to add the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center
Special Use District, subject to certification by the California Coastal Commission;
affirming the Planning Department's determination under the California Environmental
Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight
priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1 and findings of public necessity,
convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.
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subsections or parts of tables.
Be it ordained by the People of the City and County of San Francisco:
Section 1. CEQA 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
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Supervisors in File No. 230505 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board affirms
this determination.
(b) On July 27, 2023, the Planning Commission, in Resolution No. 21377, 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. 230505, 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. 21377, 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. 230505 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. Background and Findings.
(a) The Irish Cultural Center ("Cultural Center") has operated at 2700 45th Avenue for
more than 45 years and has established a strong community presence by providing facilities
for social, recreational, athletic, and cultural activities. The Cultural Center has operated in
the original 2-story building since 1975 and has not been significantly renovated since it was
first constructed. To ensure the long-term viability of the Cultural Center and its ability to
continue serving the San Francisco community, a larger space that can better accommodate
its ongoing cultural, educational, and recreational activities is necessary.
(b) The Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District would
facilitate the construction of a modern, state-of-the-art community center that will reactivate
the street frontages and beautify the neighborhood. The Special Use District will allow for an
expanded Cultural Center that will provide the public with additional educational, cultural,
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social, entertainment, recreational, and retail opportunities, including an aquatic center with a
kiddie pool, a gym and youth basketball court, art gallery, banquet event space, library, 99-
person screening theater, cafes, restaurants, and a pub. The proposed expansion of the
Cultural Center will also include nonprofit office space, classrooms, a children's playroom, and
a member lounge.
(c) The Board of Supervisors finds that the proposed amendment Planning Code and
Zoning Map amendments in this ordinance will fulfill a public purpose and serve the public
convenience and general welfare by facilitating the continued operation and expansion of the
longstanding Cultural Center. The continuation of this use is important to retain existing
neighborhood character and will benefit area residents, visitors, and the broader community
for years to come.
(d) The Board of Supervisors finds that the Planning Code and Zoning Map
amendments in this ordinance constitute an amendment to the City's Local Coastal Program.
The Board of Supervisors finds that the amendments conform with the applicable provisions
of the Coastal Act of 1976 and the provisions of the City's certified Land Use Plan - the
Western Shoreline Area Plan. The Board of Supervisors adopts and incorporates by
reference the findings of the Planning Department in its letter dated October 30, 2023 and the
Planning Commission in Resolution No. 21377, on file with the Clerk of the Board in File No.
230505.
Section 3. The Planning Code is hereby amended by adding Section 249.96, to read
as follows:
SEC. 249.96. WAWONA STREET AND 45TH AVENUE CULTURAL CENTER SPECIAL
USE DISTRICT.
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(a) General. A special use district entitled the "Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural
Center Special Use District" consisting of Assessor's Parcel Block No. 2513, Lot No. 026, is hereby
established for the purposes set forth below. The boundaries ofthe Wawona Street and 45th Avenue
Cultural Center Special Use District are designated on Sectional Map No. SUI 3 of the Zoning Map.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of this special use district is to provide for the development ofa
community center with related educational, cultural, social, entertainment, recreational, and retail uses
to serve both the immediate neighborhood and the larger San Francisco community.
(c) Development Controls. Applicable provisions of the Planning Code shall control except as
otherwise provided in this Section 249.96. ![there is a conflict between other provisions ofthe
Planning Code and this Section 249.96, this Section 249.96 shall prevail.
(I) The following uses and use categories shall be permitted as principal uses on all floors:
General Office, Institutional, Retail Sales and Service, Wireless Telecommunications Facility, and
Nighttime Entertainment.
(2) The provisions of Planning Code Sections 121.1 (Development of Large Lots,
Neighborhood Commercial Districts) and 121.2 (Non-Residential Use Size Limits in Neighborhood
Commercial and Neighborhood Commercial Transit Districts) shall not apply.
(3) For the purposes o(compliance with Planning Code Section 169 (Transportation
Demand Management Program), development proiects shall be subiect to 30% o[the applicable target.
All other provisions of Section 169 shall apply.
(d) Conditional Use Authorization. Exceptions from otherwise applicable requirements of this
Code may be appropriate to further the purpose of the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural
Center Special Use District. The Planning Commission may authorize exceptions from the following
Code requirements through a Conditional Use Authorization:
(]) Floor Area Ratio. The maximum Floor Area Ratio shall be 7. 0:1.
(2) Rear Yard Setbacks. The provisions o[Section 134 do not apply.
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(3) Bulk. The applicable Bulk limits shall be a maximum length of] 30 feet and a maximum
diagonal of] 76 feet, applying at a height of 40 feet and above.
Section 4. Pursuant to Sections 106 and 302(c) of the Planning Code, Sheet SU 13 of
the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco is hereby amended, as follows:
Assessor's Parcels (Block/Lot
Special Use District Hereby Approved
Numbers)
2513/026
Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural
Center Special Use District
Section 5. Effective Date; Operative Date.
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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.
(b) Upon enactment pursuant to this Section 5, the Director of the Planning
Department shall submit this ordinance to the California Coastal Commission for certification
as a Local Coastal Program Amendment. This ordinance shall be operative upon final
certification by the California Coastal Commission. If the California Coastal Commission
certifies this ordinance subject to modifications, this ordinance, as so modified, shall become
operative 30 days after enactment of the modifications.
Section 6. Transmittal of Ordinance. Upon certification by the California Coastal
Commission, the Director of the Planning Department shall transmit a copy of the certified
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Local Coastal Program Amendment to the Clerk of the Board for inclusion in File No. 230505.
The Planning Department shall also retain a copy of the certified Local Coastal Program
Amendment in its Local Coastal Program files.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DAVID CHIU, City Attorney
By:
Isl Giulia Gualco-Nelson
GIULIA GUALCO-NELSON
Deputy City Attorney
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City and County of San Francisco
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Ordinance
City Hall
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San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
File Number:
230505
Date Passed: December 12, 2023
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center
Special Use District (Assessor's Parcel Block No. 2513, Lot No. 026) to facilitate the redevelopment of
a cultural center; amending the Zoning Map to show the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural
Center Special Use District; amending the Local Coastal Program to add the Wawona Street and 45th
Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District, subject to certification by the California Coastal
Commission; affirming the Planning Department's determination under the California Environmental
Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of
Planning Code, Section 101.1 and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under
Planning Code, Section 302.
September 11, 2023 Land Use and Transportation Committee - CONTINUED
October 30, 2023 Land Use and Transportation Committee -AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT
OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
October 30, 2023 Land Use and Transportation Committee - CONTINUED AS AMENDED
November 27, 2023 Land Use and Transportation Committee - AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT
OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
November 27, 2023 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED AS
AMENDED
December 05, 2023 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING
Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen,
Safai, Stefani and Walton
December 12, 2023 Board of Supervisors - Fl NALLY PASSED
City and County of San Francisco
Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen,
Safai, Stefani and Walton
Pagel
Prillle<l at I 0: 19 am 011 12/13/23
File No. 230505
London N. Breed
Mayor
City and County of San Francisco
Pagel
I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was Fl NALLY PASSED on
12/12/2023 by the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County of San Francisco.
J2/JB/13
Date Approved
Printed at JO: 19 am on 12/13/23
References
amendsSec. 249.96
amendsSec. 249.97
amendsSec. 249.98
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