SUBSTITUTED
FILE NO. 240727
07/09/2024
ORDINANCE NO. 256-24
[Planning Code; Zoning Map - New Asia Senior Housing Special Use District - 758 and 772
Pacific Avenue]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to create the New Asia Senior
Housing Special Use District located at 758 and 772 Pacific Avenue, Assessor's Parcel
Block No. 0161, Lot Nos. 14 and 15; affirming the Planning Department's determination
under the California Environmental Quality Act; making public necessity, convenience,
and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302; and making 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 ilalics Times New R0mE1;n 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. 240727 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board affirms
this determination.
(b) On September 19, 2024, the Planning Commission, in Resolution No. 21613,
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
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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. 240727, 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. 21613, 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. 240727 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. Additional Findings.
(a) Chinatown is one of the densest neighborhoods in the City. Over one-third of its
residents live below the poverty line and Chinatown has the lowest average median income in
the City. Many of its residents live in overcrowded conditions and there is an urgent need for
quality affordable housing, particularly for its aging, senior residents.
(b) The properties located at 758 and 772 Pacific Avenue, are located within the
Chinatown Residential Neighborhood Commercial zoning district, which provides a height limit
of 65 feet and bulk limits of 50 to 75 feet in length or 100 feet in diagonal dimension.
(c) The New Asia Senior Housing Special Use District (SUD) is intended to facilitate
reuse of the buildings at 758 and 772 Pacific Avenue and construction of a 100% affordable
senior housing project. The SUD would allow an exception to the existing height and bulk
district controls, up to a maximum height of 155 feet including any additional height required
by the use of the California State Density Bonus Law, California Government Code Section
65915 et seq., or any other local and state program that allows additional density and
Planning Code modifications. All other applicable Planning Code provisions would continue to
apply to the SUD.
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Section 3. Article 2 of the Planning Code is hereby amended by adding Section
249.19, to read as follows:
SEC. 249.19. NEW ASIA SENIOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING SPECIAL USE DISTRICT.
(a) Purpose. The New Asia Senior Affordable Housing Special Use District is intended to
facilitate the rebuilding and reuse ofproperty located at 758 and 772 Pacific Avenue, Assessor's Block
0161, lots 14 and 15, for 100% affgrdable housing for seniors.
(b) Location. The boundaries of the New Asia Senior Housing Special Use District are shown
on Special Use District Map SU0J ofthe Zoning Map.
(c) Controls. Except as stated in subsection (d), all the applicable provisions of the Planning
Code shall apply, including a height limit of65 feet, as shown on Height and Bulk District Map HT0J
of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco.
@_ Height Exception for Certain 100% Affordable Housing Projects. A proiect that meets all
ofthe following criteria shall be exempt from the 65-N height and bulk limit set forth in Section 250:
(1) Includes Residential Units, all of which are Affordable Units, as defined in Section
401, and occupied by at least one person 62 years of age or older;
(2) Includes an Institutional Community Use and/or a Commercial Use on the ground
floor; and,
(3) Does not exceed a height of] 55 feet, as measured by Section 260(a), but not
including any exemptions set forth in Section 260(b). The preceding height limitation shall be inclusive
of any additional height permissible under any state or local density bonus program that requires or
permits increases in height, including Planning Code Section 206. 6 and State Density Bonus Law,
California Government Code Section 65915 et seq.
Section 4. Article 8 of the Planning Code is hereby revised by amending Section 812
to read as follows:
Supervisors Peskin; Chan, Mandelman, Preston, Melgar, Safai
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SEC. 812. CHINATOWN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL
DISTRICT.
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Table 812
CHINATOWN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
ZONING CONTROL TABLE
Zoning Category
BUILDING STANDARDS
Massing and Setbacks
Height and Bulk Limits
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§ References
§§ 102, 105,106,249.19,
250-252, 254, 260, 263.4,
270, 271. See also Height
and Bulk District Maps,.
Chinatown Residential
Neighborhood Commercial
District
Controls
40-X, 50-N, 65-N, 65-85-N, &
110-G. Pup to 35 feet; C
above 35 feet. See Height
and Bulk Map for more
information.
Section 5. Zoning Map. The Planning Code is hereby amended by revising Special
Use District Map SU01 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco, as follows:
Description of Property
Assessor's Block 0161, Lot 14
Assessor's Block 0161, Lot 15
Supervisors Peskin; Chan, Mandelman, Preston, Melgar, Safai
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Special Use District Hereby Approved
New Asia Senior Affordable Housing Special
Use District
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Section 6. 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 7. 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:
DAVID CHIU, City Attorney
By:
/s/
Audrey Pearson
AUDREY PEARSON
Deputy City Attorney
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City and County of San Francisco
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Ordinance
City Hall
I Dr. Carlton 8. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
File Number:
240727
Date Passed: November 05, 2024
Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to create the New Asia Senior Housing
Special Use District located at 758 and 772 Pacific Avenue, Assessor's Parcel Block No. 0161, Lot
Nos. 14 and 15; affirming the Planning Department's determination under the California Environmental
Quality Act; making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section
302; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of
Planning Code, Section 101.1.
October 28, 2024 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED AS
COMMITTEE REPORT
October 29, 2024 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING
Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen,
Safai, Stefani and Walton
November 05, 2024 Board of Supervisors - FINALLY PASSED
Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen,
Safai, Stefani and Walton
File No. 240727
London N. Breed
Mayor
City and County of San Francisco
Pagel
I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on
11/5/2024 by the Board of Supervisors of the
City and County of San Francisco.
Angela Calvillo
Clerk of the Board
Date Approved
Printed at 12: 13 pm on 11/6124
