Planning Code - Geary-Masonic Special Use District
Ord. No. 0174-21
in effectAMENDED IN COMMITTEE
FILE NO. 200519
9/27/2021
ORDINANCE NO. 174-21
[Planning Code - Geary-Masonic Special Use District]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to modify the Geary-Masonic Special Use
District to require use of the inclusionary housing fee for a project within one quarter
and one-half miles of the boundaries of the district, or anywhere in San Francisco if not
allocated within twe five years of payment; 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; and adopting findings of public convenience, necessity, and welfare
under Planning Code, Section 302.
NOTE:
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Be it ordained by the People of the City and County of San Francisco:
Section 1. CEQA 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. 200519 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board affirms
this determination.
(b) On January 23, 2020, the Planning Commission, in Resolution No. 20626, adopted
findings that the actions contemplated in this ordinance are consistent, on balance, with the
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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. 200519, and is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Pursuant to Planning Code Section 302, this Board finds that this ordinance will
serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare for the reasons set forth in Planning
Commission Resolution No. 20626, and the Board incorporates such reasons herein by
reference. A copy of Planning Commission Resolution No. 20626 is on file with the Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors in File No. 200519.
Section 2. The Planning Code is hereby amended by revising Section 249.20, to read
as follows:
Sec. 249.20 GEARY-MASONIC SPECIAL USE DISTRICT
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(d) lnclusionary Housing. Compliance with Section 415 et seq. shall be by payment
of the affordable housing fee, or provision of on-site units, as follows:
(1) Affordable Housing Fee. Payment of the Affordable Housing Fee pursuant
to Section 415.5 and subject to the following provisions:
(A) For a project providing Owned Units, the applicable percentage shall
be 33% of the Gross Floor Area of residential use.
(B) For a project providing Rental Units, the applicable percentage shall
be 30% of the Gross Floor Area of residential use.
(C) Use o[Fees. Fees shall be payable to the Development Fee Collection Unit
at DBI for deposit into the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund. MOHCD shall designate and
separately account for all fees that it receives under this subsection (d)(I ). The fimds shall be used
exclusively to acquire and construct a 100% a(fordable housing project on a site located within one
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and one-half mile oft he boundaries of the SUD. If such funds have not been allocated for the
acquisition or predevelopment ofa project on a site within one quarterone and one-half mile of the
boundaries oft he SUD within five years of deposit into the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund, such
fimds may be used anywhere in the City and for any size project.
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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
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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:
DENNIS J. HERRERA, City Attorney
By:
Isl
Audrey Williams Pearson
Deputy City Attorney
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Ordinance
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San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
File Number:
200519
Date Passed: October 19, 2021
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to modify the Geary-Masonic Special Use District to require
use of the inclusionary housing fee for a project within one and one-half miles of the boundaries of
the district, or anywhere in San Francisco if not allocated within five years of payment; 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; and adopting findings of public convenience, necessity, and welfare under Planning Code,
Section 302.
September 27, 2021 Land Use and Transportation Committee - AMENDED, AN
AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
September 27, 2021 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED AS
AMENDED
October 05, 2021 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING
Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai,
Stefani and Walton
October 19, 2021 Board of Supervisors - Fl NALLY PASSED
Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai,
Stefani and Walton
File No. 200519
London N. Breed
Mayor
City and County of San Francisco
Pagel
I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on
10/19/2021 by the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County of San Francisco.
Date Approved
Printed at 9:26 am on 10120121
References
amendsSec. 249.20
amendsSec. 249.21
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