Planning Code, Zoning Map - The Village Special Use District
Ord. No. 0039-23
in effectFILE NO. 221261
ORDINANCE NO. 39-23
[Planning Code, Zoning Map - The Village Special Use District]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code and the Zoning Map to add The Village Special
Use District, located adjacent to 56 Julian Avenue, at 80 Julian Avenue, and
constituting Assessor's Parcel Block No. 3547, Lot No. 52; making findings 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 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. General Background, and Environmental and Land Use Findings.
(a) The Friendship House Association of American Indians (the "Project Sponsor")
proposes to construct a six-story building on a vacant lot adjacent to its existing facilities at 56
Julian Avenue (the "Project"). The new building would contain a youth recreation and
development center, an elder services center and community gathering space, a floor devoted
to youth and teen programs and other social services, a dental clinic on the third floor, and a
medical clinic on the fourth floor. The fifth and sixth floors would include 21 Group Housing
rooms providing interim housing to graduates from the Friendship House substance use
disorder program (fifth floor) and to mothers participating in the substance use disorder
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program and their children (sixth floor). The rooftop would contain common space for building
residents, areas for vegetable planting, and other green/living roof components.
(b) On December 7, 2022, the Planning Department published a Preliminary Mitigated
Negative Declaration ("PMND"), which found that the Project could have potentially significant
impacts on the environment. Any impacts, however, will be reduced to a less than significant
level because the Project Sponsor will implement all mitigation measures identified in the
PMND. The Planning Department prepared and publicized the PMND in compliance with the
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code
Sections 21000 et seq., "CEQA"), the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations
Title 14 Sections 15000 et seq.), and Chapter 31 of the San Francisco Administrative Code
("Chapter 31 ").
(c) On January 11, 2023, following the required notice and appeal period, the Planning
Department published a Final Mitigated Negative Declaration ("FMND"), a copy of which is on
file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 221261 and incorporated herein by
reference.
(d) At its hearing on January 26, 2023, and prior to recommending the proposed
Planning Code and Zoning Map amendments for approval, by Motion No. 21237, the Planning
Commission adopted findings under CEQA, including a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program ("MMRP") as required by State and local law (collectively, "CEQA Findings"). The
Board of Supervisors hereby adopts and incorporates by reference the CEQA Findings. In so
doing, the Board of Supervisors approves and endorses the MMRP for implementation by
other City departments. A copy of the CEQA Findings and the MMRP is on file with the Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 221261 and is incorporated herein by reference.
(e) The Board of Supervisors finds that the actions taken in this ordinance are within
the scope of the Project analyzed in the FMND and subject to the CEQA Findings. The Board
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of Supervisors further finds that (1) no substantial changes are proposed in the Project and no
substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which this Project
will be undertaken that would cause new significant environmental effects or a substantial
increase in the severity of previously identified effects, and (2) there is no new information of
substantial importance showing that the Project would have any significant effects not
discussed in the FMND, that significant effects would be substantially more severe, or that
new or different mitigation measures or alternatives would substantially reduce one or more
significant effects of the Project.
(f) At the same hearing on January 26, 2023, the Planning Commission, in Resolution
No. 21236, recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt amendments to the Planning
Code and 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. 221261 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
(g) Pursuant to Planning Code Section 302, the Board of Supervisors finds that this
ordinance will serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare for the reasons set forth in
Planning Commission Resolution No. 21236 and incorporates such reasons by this reference
thereto. A copy of said resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File
No.221261.
Section 2. Article 2 of the Planning Code is hereby amended by adding Section 249.2,
to read as follows:
SEC. 249.2. THE VILLAGE SPECIAL USE DISTRICT.
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(a) Establishment. A Special Use District entitled "The Village Special Use District"
consisting of Assessor's Block 3547. Lot 52. a rectangu]ar parcel located south of56 Julian Avenue at
80 Julian Avenue. the boundaries of which are designated on Sectional Map No. SU07 of the Zoning
Map of the City and County of San Francisco. is hereby established for the purposes set forth below.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of this Special Use District is to facilitate the development of
Community Facility and Group Housing uses at the site through The Village Wellness Center Proiect
("Proiect"). The Proiect will provide several benefits to the City and the Native American community
in San Francisco. including community space. access to health and social services. elder services,
youth programming. medical and dental clinics. and transitional housing.
(c) Conditional Use Authorization. Exceptions from otherwise applicable requirements of this
Code may be appropriate to further the purpose of The Village Special Use District. The Planning
Commission may authorize the following exceptions from Code requirements through a Conditional
Use authorization:
(1) Floor Area Ratio. A floor area ratio up to and including 7 to 1.
(2) Height and Bulk Restrictions. The applicable Height and Bulk for this Special Use
District shall be 80-X
(3) Rear Yard. The provisions of Section 134 of this Code governing rear yard
requirements shall not apply.
(4) Use Size Limits. The provisions ofSections 121.1 of this Code governing use size
shall not apply.
(5) Permitted Obstructions. The provisions ofSection 136 ofthis Code governing
obstructions over streets and alleys and in required setbacks. yards. and usable open space shall not
(6) Dwelling Unit Exposure. The provisions of Section 140 ofthis Code governing
Dwelling Unit Exposure shall not apply. Instead. all group housing units shall have at least one
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window facing on to a street or alley at least 15 feet in width, or the units shall face an open area on an
adiacent lot where such open area has a minimum horizontal dimension of 15 feet from the window and
is subiect to a recorded restriction prohibiting new buildings in such open area.
(7) Active Use. The provisions of Section 145.1 of this Code governing street frontages
shall not apply.
(8) Setbacks on Narrow Streets and Alleys. The provisions of Section 261.1 of this Code
governing alley setbacks shall not apply
(9) Fees. The requirements ofSection 41 lA (Transit Sustainability Fee). Section 414A
(Child Care for Residential Proiects). Section 415 (InclusionaryA{fprdable Housing Program). and
Section 423 (Eastern Neighborhoods Impact Fee and Public Benefits Fund) of this Code shall not apply
to the Proiect.
Section 3. The Planning Code is hereby amended by revising Height and Bulk Map
HT07, and Special Use Map SU07, as follows:
(a)
Special Use Map SU07 shall include the new Friendship House Village Special
Use District, as follows:
Assessor's Block
Lot
Current Zoning
Proposed Zoning
3547
Valencia NCT
The Village Special
Use District
(b)
Zoning Map HT07 is amended for the entirety of Assessor's Block 354 7, Lot
052, as follows:
Assessor's Block
Lot
Current Height
Proposed Height
Designation
Designation
3547
45-X
80-X
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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
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:
DAVID CHIU, City Attorney
By:
Isl Kathy J. Shin
KATHY J. SHIN
Deputy City Attorney
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City and County of San Francisco
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Ordinance
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San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
File Number:
221261
Date Passed: March 14, 2023
Ordinance amending the Planning Code and the Zoning Map to add The Village Special Use District,
located adjacent to 56 Julian Avenue, at 80 Julian Avenue, and constituting Assessor's Parcel Block
No. 3547, Lot No. 52; making findings 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 under Planning Code, Section 302.
February 27, 2023 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED
March 07, 2023 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING
Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen,
Safai, Stefani and Walton
March 14, 2023 Board of Supervisors - FINALLY PASSED
Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen,
Safai, Stefani and Walton
File No. 221261
London N. Breed
Mayor
City and County of San Francisco
Pagel
I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on
3/14/2023 by the Board of Supervisors of the
City and County of San Francisco.
Date Approved
Printed at 1: 52 pm on 3/15/23
References
amendsSec. 249.2
amendsSec. 249.3
amendsSec. 249.4
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