Planning Code - Health Services - Ocean Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Transit District
Ord. No. 0225-18
in effectFILE NO. 180483
ORDINANCE NO. 225-18
[Planning Code - Health Services - Ocean Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Transit District]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to provide that in the Ocean Avenue
Neighborhood Commercial Transit District a Health Service Use, whether Principal or
Accessory, requires a Conditional Use authorization on the ground story and is
permitted above the ground story; 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.
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Be it ordained by the People of the City and County of San Francisco:
Section 1. Environmental and Planning Code 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. 180483 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board affirms
this determination.
(b) On July 26, 2018, the Planning Commission, in Resolution No. 20244, 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
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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. 180483, and is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Pursuant to Planning Code Section 302, this Board of Supervisors finds that these
Planning Code amendments will serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare for the
reasons set forth in Planning Commission Resolution No. 20244 and the Board of Supervisors
hereby incorporates such reasons herein by reference.
Section 2. The Planning Code is hereby amended by revising Section 755, to read as
follows:
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SEC. 755. OCEAN AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TRANSIT
DISTRICT.
The Ocean Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Transit District is located on Ocean
Avenue from Howth Street to Manor Drive. Ocean Avenue is a multi-purpose transit-oriented
small-scale commercial district that is modeled on the NCT-2 District. Ocean Avenue was
developed as a streetcar-oriented commercial district in the 1920s and continues to serve this
function, with the K-line streetcar on Ocean Avenue. Numerous other bus lines serve the
area, especially the eastern end, where the Phelan Loop serves as a major bus terminus.
The eastern end of the district is anchored by the main City College campus and direct
linkages to the Balboa Park BART/MUNI rail station a couple blocks to the east, which serves
as the southernmost San Francisco station for BART and the terminus of the J, K, and M
streetcar lines. Because of the immediate proximity of the BART/MUNI station the district has
quick and easy transit access to downtown.
The Ocean Avenue NCT District is mixed use, transitioning from a predominantly one-
and two-story retail district to include neighborhood-serving commercial uses on lower floors
and housing above. Housing density is limited not by lot area, but by the regulations on the
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built envelope of buildings, including height, bulk, setbacks, and lot coverage, and standards
for residential uses, including open space and exposure, and urban design guidelines.
Access (i.e. driveways, garage entries) to off-street parking and loading is generally prohibited
on Ocean Avenue to preserve and enhance the pedestrian-oriented character and transit
function of the street. Residential and commercial parking are not required.
The Ocean Avenue NCT District is intended to provide convenience goods and
services to the surrounding neighborhoods as well as limited comparison shopping goods for
a wider market. The range of comparison goods and services offered is varied and often
includes specialty retail stores, restaurants, and neighborhood-serving offices. Buildings may
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range in height, with height limits generally allowing up to four or five stories. Lots are
generally small to medium in size and lot consolidation is prohibited to preserve the fine grain
character of the district, unless the consolidation creates a corner parcel that enables off-
street parking to be accessed from a side street.
Rear yard requirements above the ground story and at residential levels preserve open
space corridors of interior blocks.
Commercial uses are required at the ground level and permitted at the second story.
Housing development in new buildings is encouraged above the ground story. Existing
residential units are protected by limitations on demolition and upper-story conversions.
Accessory Dwelling Units are permitted within the district pursuant to subsection 207(c)(4) of
this Code.
Table 755. OCEAN AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TRANSIT DISTRICT
ZONING CONTROL TABLE
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Ocean Avenue NCT
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Zoning Category
§ References
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NON-RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS AND USES
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Sales and Service Use Category
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Services, Fringe Financial
§ 102
Services, Health
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Services, Limited Financial
§ 102
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Controls
Controls by Story
1st
2nd
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(1) C required for ground floor ,.B_esidential uUse when street frontage is listed in
145.4(b)
(2) [Note deleted.]
(3) C required for seven or more persons.
(4) C if a Macro WTS Facility; P if a Micro WTS Facility.
(5) A Health Service Use requires a Conditional Use authorization on the ground story whether
it is Principal or Accessorv.
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Section 3. 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 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
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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:
DENNIS J. HERRERA, City Attorney
By: ~ /'=
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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 94 l 02-4689
File Number:
180483
Date Passed: September 25, 2018
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to provide that in the Ocean Avenue Neighborhood
Commercial Transit District a Health Service Use, whether Principal or Accessory, requires a
Conditional Use authorization on the ground story and is permitted above the ground story; 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 .
September 10, 2018 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED
September 18, 2018 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING
Ayes: 11 - Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
Tang and Yee
September 25, 2018 Board of Supervisors - Fl NALLY PASSED
Ayes: 10 - Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani
and Tang
Excused: 1 - Yee
File No. 180483
London N. Breed
Mayor
City and County ofS"n Francisco
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I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was Fl NALLY PASSED on
9/25/2018 by the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County of San Francisco.
Angela Calvillo
Clerk of the Board
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Date Approved
Printed at 10:47 (1111 on 9126118
References
amendsSec. 755
amendsSec. 756
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