Planning Code, Zoning Map - Corona Heights Large Residence Special Use District
Ord. No. 0143-17
in effectAMENDED IN COMMITTEE
FILE NO. 170296
6/26/2017
ORDINANCE NO. 143-17
[Planning Code, Zoning Map - Corona Heights Large Residence Special Use District]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Sectional Maps SU06 and SU07 of the
Zoning Map to create the Corona Heights Large Residence Special Use District (the
area within a perimeter established by Market Street, Clayton Street, Ashbury Street,
Clifford Terrace, Roosevelt Way, Museum Way, the eastern property line of Assessor's
Parcel Block No. 2620, Lot No. 063, the eastern property line of Assessor's Parcel
Block No. 2619, Lot No. 001A, and Douglass Street; and in addition, all additional
parcels fronting States Street), to promote and enhance neighborhood character and
affordability by requiring Conditional Use authorization for large residential
developments in the district; 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 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. 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
Supervisor Sheehy
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Supervisors in File No. 170296 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board affirms
this determination.
(b) On June 22, 2017, the Planning Commission, in Resolution No. 19950, 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. 170296, and is incorporated herein by reference.
(c)
On June 22, 2017, the Planning Commission, in Resolution No. 19950,
approved this legislation, recommended it for adoption by the Board of Supervisors, and
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adopted findings that it will serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare. Pursuant to
Planning Code Section 302, 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. 170296, and is
incorporated by reference herein.
Section 2. The Planning Code is hereby amended by adding Section 249.77, to read
as follows:
SEC 249. 77. CORONA HEIGHTS LARGE RESIDENCE SPECIAL USE DISTRICT.
(a)
General. A special use district entitled the "Corona Heights Large Residence Special
Use District, " consisting o[the area within a perimeter established by Market Street, Clayton Street,
Ashbury Street, Clifford Terrace, Roosevelt Way, Museum Way, the eastern property line ofparcel
2620/063, the eastern property line ofparcel 2619/00lA, and Douglass Street; and in addition, all
additional parcels fronting States Street, which includes RH-1, RH-2, and RH-3 Use Districts, is hereby
established tor the purposes set forth below. The boundaries of the Corona Heights Large Residence
Special Use District are designated on Sectional Maps No. SU06 and No. SU07 o[the Zoning Map of
the City and County o[San Francisco.
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{Q)
Purpose. To protect and enhance existing neighborhood character. encourage new
infill housing at compatible densities and scale, and provide [or thorough assessment ofproposed
large-scale residences that could adversely impact the area and a[[ordable housing opportunities, the
.following controls in subsections (c)-(j) are imposed in the Corona Heights Large Residence Special
Use District.
(c)
Controls. All applicable provisions ofthe Planning Code shall continue to apply in the
Corona Heights Large Residence Special Use District, except as otherwise provided in this Section
249. 77.
(d)
Conditional Use Authorizations. For all parcels zoned RH-I, RH-2, or RH-3 within the
Corona Heights Large Residence Special Use District, the following developments shall require a
Conditional Use authorization:
(I) Development of Vacant Property. Residential development on a vacant parcel
that will result in total gross floor area exceeding 3, 000 square feet;
(2) Expansion of Large Existing Development. Residential development on a
developed parcel that will result in total gross floor area in excess of 3, 000 square feet if that
expansion results in more than 75% increase in gross square feet of development on the
parcel (as it existed at any time in the last five years prior to application). and does not
increase that number of legal dwelling units on the parcel. The total gross square footage
calculation shall also include all development performed on the parcel within the last five
years; and a cumulative increase in gross floor area, including all development performed on
the parcel in the preceding five years, of:
(/\) more than 75% 1Nithout increasing the existing legal unit count as it
existed five years prior; or
(B) more than 100% if increasing the existing legal unit count.
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(3) Expansion of Large Existing Development Plus Additional Dwelling
Units. Residential development on a developed parcel that will result in total gross square
floor area in excess of 3.000 gross square feet. if that expansion results in more than 100%
increase in gross square feet of development. and increases the existing legal unit count on
the parcel:
(4) Residential development, either as an addition to an existing building or as a new
building, that results in less than 45% rear yard depth.
(e)
In acting on any application for Conditional Use authorization within the Corona
Heights Large Residence Special Use District, the Commission shall consider the Conditional Use
authorization requirements set forth in subsection 303 (c) and, in addition, shall consider whether facts
are presented to establish. based on the record before the Commission, one or more o(the following:
(1) The proposed project promotes housing affordability by increasing housing supply;
(2) The proposed project maintains affordability of any existing housing unit; or
(3) The proposed project is compatible with existing development.
(f)
In acting on any application for a Conditional Use Authorization where an
additional new residential unit is proposed on a through lot on which there is already an
existing building on the opposite street frontage. the Planning Commission shall only grant
such authorization upon finding that it would be infeasible to add a unit to the already
developed street frontage of the lot.
Section 3. The San Francisco Planning Code is hereby amended by amending
Sectional Maps SU06 and SU07 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco,
as follows:
Description of Property
Supervisor Sheehy
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Special Use District Hereby Approved
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All parcels within a perimeter established by
Corona Heights Large Residence Special
Market Street, Clayton Street, Ashbury
Use District
Street, Clifford Terrace, Roosevelt Way,
Museum Way, the eastern property line of
parcel 2620/063, the eastern property line of
parcel 2619/001A, and Douglass Street; and
in addition, all additional parcels fronting
States Street
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.
Section 5. Applicability Date. This ordinance shall apply to any City permits approved
on or after March 21, 2017.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DENNIS J. HERRERA, City Attorney
By: ~7
ROBB W. KAPLA
Deputy City Attorney
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Supervisor Sheehy
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Ordinance
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File Number:
170296
Date Passed: July 11, 2017
Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Sectional Maps SU06 and SU07 of the Zoning Map to
create the Corona Heights Large Residence Special Use District (the area within a perimeter
established by Market Street, Clayton Street, Ashbury Street, Clifford Terrace, Roosevelt Way,
Museum Way, the eastern property line of Assessor's Parcel Block No. 2620, Lot No. 063, the
eastern property line of Assessor's Parcel Block No. 2619, Lot No. 001A, and Douglass Street; and
in addition, all additional parcels fronting States Street), to promote and enhance neighborhood
character and affordability by requiring Conditional Use authorization for large residential
developments in the district; 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 welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.
June 26, 2017 Land Use and Transportation Committee -AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT
OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
June 26, 2017 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED AS
AMENDED AS A COMMITTEE REPORT
June 27, 2017 Board of Supervisors - PASSED, ON FIRST READING
Ayes: 11 - Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy,
. Tang and Yee
July 11, 2017 Board of Supervisors - Fl NALLY PASSED
City and County of San Francisco
Ayes: 11 - Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy,
Tang and Yee
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Printed at 3:27 pm on 7112117
File No. 170296
City and County of San Francisco
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I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on
7 /11/2017 by the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County of San Francisco.
Date Approved
Printed at 3:27 pm 011 7112117
References
amendsSec. 249.76
amendsSec. 249.77
amendsSec. 249.78
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