Planning Code- Temporary Uses: Intermittent Activities
Ord. No. 0184-19
in effectSUBSTITUTED
FILE NO. 190459
5/7/2019
ORDINANCE NO. 184-19
[Planning Code- Temporary Uses: Intermittent Activities]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow operation of a farmers market on the
Department of Motor Vehicles Field Office parking lot at 1377 Fell Street by allowing an
intermittent activity to be located on a lot with a public facility in specified residential
zoning districts; 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 adopting
findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code,
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Section 302.
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Be it ordained by the People of the City and County of San Francisco:
Section 1. 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. 190459 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board affirms
this determination.
Supervisor Brown
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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(b) On June 20, 2019, the Planning Commission, in Resolution No. 20469, 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. 190459, and is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Pursuant to Planning Code Section 302, the Board of Supervisors finds that this
ordinance will serve the public necessity, convenience, and general welfare for the reasons
stated in Planning Commission Resolution No. 20469.
Section 2. The Planning Code is hereby amended by revising Section 205.4, to read
as follows:
SEC. 205.4. TEMPORARY USES: INTERMITTENT ACTIVITIES.
An intermittent activity is an outdoor use which, while occasional, occurs with some
routine or regularity. Intermittent activities include, but are not limited to, the following uses:
mobile food facilities, farmers markets, and open-air craft markets. Such uses typically require
additional authorization(s) from other City Departments. An intermittent activity may be
authorized as a temporary use for a period not to exceed one year.
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(b) An intermittent activity is allowed in a RH, RM, RED, and RTO District only if it: (1)
satisfies all the conditions set forth in Subsection (a); and (2) is located on a parcel that
contains or is part of a Hospital, as defined in Section 1 02,_ er-a Post-Secondary Educational
Institution, as defined in Section 102, or a Public Facility, as defined in Section 102. An
intermittent activity authorized under this Subsection shall not operate between the hours of
10:00 p.m. to 7:00a.m.
Supervisor Brown
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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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
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.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City and County of San Francisco
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Ordinance
City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
File Number:
190459
Date Passed: July 30, 2019
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow operation of a farmers market on the Department of
Motor Vehicles Field Office parking lot at 1377 Fell Street by allowing an intermittent activity to be
located on a lot with a public facility in specified residential zoning districts; 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code,
Section 302.
July 15, 2019 Land Use and Transportation Committee- RECOMMENDED
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
Ayes: 10- Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani
and Yee
Excused: 1 -Walton
File No. 190459
London N. Breed
Mayor
City and County of San Francisco
Pagel
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. 205.4
amendsSec. 205.5
amendsSec. 205.6
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