Planning Code - Potrero HOPE SF Special Use District
Ord. No. 0013-17
in effectFILE NO. 161159
SUBSTITUTED
12/13/2016
[Planning Code - Potrero HOPE SF Special Use District]
ORDINANCE NO. 13-17
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Potrero HOPE SF Special Use
District to facilitate development of the Potrero HOPE SF project by modifying
requirements related to permitted uses, dwelling unit density, building height and bulk
standards, and parking and streetscape matters; adopting findings under the California
Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, as
proposed for amendment, 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 Board of Supervisors adopted a companion ordinance related to General Plan
amendments for the Potrero HOPE SF project. This companion ordinance described the
project and included findings under the California Environmental Quality Act (Public
Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.), General Plan findings, and the eight priority policies
of Planning Code Section 101.1. The Board of Supervisors adopts all of these findings for
I purposes of this ordinance. The companion ordinance on the General Plan amendments and
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the accompanying findings are on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File N 0.
161308 and are incorporated herein by reference.
(b) On November 17, 2016, in Resolution No. 19793, the Planning Commission
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ladopted findings under Planning Code Section 302 determining that this ordinance serve
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[public necessity, convenience, and general welfare. The Board of Supervisors adopts as its
I own these findings. The Planning Commission Resolution is on file with the Clerk of the
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!Board of Supervisors in File No. 161159 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. The Planning Code is hereby amended by adding Section 249.76, tor ead
as follows:
SEC 249. 76. POTRERO HOPE SF SPECIAL USE DISTRICT.
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Purpose. In order to give effect to the Development Agreement for the Potrero HO
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1 SF development project as approved by the Board of Supervisors in an ordinance in Board File Ni
161161, there shall be a Potrero HOPE SF Special Use District as designated on Sectional Map S U-08
I of the Zoning Maps ofthe City and County of San Francisco. The purpose of the Special Use Dis tr ict is
to allow a project that will replace the Potrero Terrace and Annex public housing projects with a
mixed-use and mixed-income development of a(fordable dwelling units in a number in excess ofth e
existing public housing units, market-rate dwelling units, neighborhood commercial, and communi
facility uses, and new infrastructure improvements, including streets, sidewalks, utilities, and open
spaces.
(b)
Definitions.
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"Design Standards and Guidelines" shall mean the Potrero HOPE SF Design Standards a nd
Guidelines adopted by the Planning Commission in Resolution No. 19796, a.12,proved by the Board
I Supervisors as part ofthis Special Use District, and found in Board File No. 161159, and as may
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amended from time to time. The Design Standards and Guidelines is incorporated by reference he rein.
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"Development Agreement" shall mean the Development Agreement By and Between the City
,and County of San Francisco and Potrero Development Company, LLC, a venture of Bridge Housing,
approved by the Board of Supervisors in an ordinance in Board File No. 161161.
"Master Infrastructure Plan" or "MIP" shall mean the Potrero HOPE SF Master Infrastructu
!Plan arwroved by the Board ofSupervisors as part ofthe Development Agreement and found in Board
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File No.161161, and as may be amended from time to time. The Master Infrastructure Plan is
incorporated by reference herein.
(c)
Development Controls. The controls contained in the Design Standards and Guideline s
shall regulate development in the Potrero HOPE SF Special Use District, except for those controls
specifically enumerated in this Section 249. 76. Where not explicitly superseded by definitions
established in the Design Standards and Guidelines, the definitions in this Code shall apply. All
procedures and requirements in Article 3 of the Planning Code shall apply to development in this
Special Use District to the extent that they are not in conflict with this Special Use District or the
Development Agreement. The Planning Commission may amend the Design Standards and Guidelines
upon initiation bv the Planning Department or upon application by an owner ofproperty within this
Special Use District (or his or her authorized agent), or by any Party to the Development Agreement. t 0
the extent that such amendments are consistent with this Special Use District, the General Plan, and
the Development Agreement. The Zoning Administrator may approve minor amendments to the Design
I Standards and Guidelines upon initiation by the Planning Department or upon application by an owne r
ofproperty within this Special Use District (or his or her authorized agent), or by any Party to the
Development Agreement. For the purposes o(this subsection (c), "minor amendments" shall be define d
as amendments necessary to clarifY omissions or correct inadvertent mistakes in the Design Standards
and Guidelines and are consistent with the intent of the Design Standards and Guidelines, this Special
Use District, the General Plan, and the Development Agreement.
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Zoning Designation. The applicable zoning designation shall be as set /Orth in
Zoning Mae ZN-08, consisting o(_the Residential, Mixed, Moderate Densi"tJ!._ CRM-22 district. The
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!Planning Code provisions for the underlying RM-2 use district shall control exceet to the extent they
conflict with the erovisions ofthis Section 249. 76. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, this Seecial
Use District and the Design Standards and Guidelines shall aeely onlv to construction and other
activities that fitrther implement the Potrero HOPE SF develoement eroject. For eroposed activities
other than implementation ofthe Potrero HOPE SF develoement eroject Ce.g., changes of use in
existing buildings, alterations to existing buildings erior to commencement ofthe eroject2, the
underlying RM-2 controls shall continue to apely.
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Uses.
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Permitted Uses. In addition to the uses eermitted in the RM-2 district,
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I those uses that are erincieally or conditionally_ eermitted in a Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial
\District (lj_C-22 use district shall be eermitted in this Seecial Use District to the same extent as in a NC-
I 2 district,· provided, however, that liguor stores and medical cannabis diseensaries shall not be
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I eermitted in this Seecial Use District and that Conditional Use size thresholds pursuant to Planning
I Code Section 711. 21 shall not apply to Medical Uses, Large Institutions, Small Institutions, Public
Uses. Public Uses shall be erincieally_permitted.
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Ground Floor Uses. Notwithstanding any_thing in this Section 249. 76 to
I the contrary, "active uses" as defined in Section 145.1 (b)C22 or Medical Services as defined in Section
790.114 shall be reguired at the ground floor frontages on 24th Street between Arkansas Street and
Missouri Street: erovided, however, that for eureoses of this Section ofthe Seecial Use District, active
uses shall exclude ground floor residential units.
Dwelling Unit Density. The controls set forth in the underly_ing RM-2 use
district shall govern dwelling unit densitJ!._ within the Seecial Use District. However, greater dwelling
unit densitJ!._ than permitted by the underlying RM-2 use district may be e.rovided on individual lots, as
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long as the overall density of the Special Use District does not exceed the density allowed by the
underlying RM-2 zoning for the entire Special Use District, accounting for density that could be
vermitted as a Planned Unit Develovment vursuant to Section 304. The overall densitv limit shall be
determined by the size and configuration ofthe lots within this Special Use District as they exist at the
time oft he adoption of this Special Use District.
(4)
Building Standards.
(A)
Building Height. The applicable height limits (or this Special Use
District shall be as set forth on Section Map HT-08 of the Zoning Map ofthe City and County of San
Francisco. Height shall be measured and regulated as provided in the Design Standards and
Guidelines and not as provided in Article 2.5 of the Planning Code, except that the exemptions to
height limits set forth in Section 260(b) shall apply. Measurement of height may be modified through a
Major Modification process.
(B)
Building Bulk. Except as described in the Design Standards and
Guidelines. there are no bulk limitations (or this Special Use District.
(C)
Building Setbacks. The applicable building setback requirements (or
this Special Use District shall be as set forth in the Design Standards and Guidelines and not as
provided in Article 1.2 of the Planning Code.
(D) Open Space. The usable open space requirement shall be set at 80 square
feet per unit. The Design Standards and Guidelines shall set forth the methods (or satisfYing the open
space requirement.
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(E2 Sign Controls. Sign controls (or NC-2 Districts shall apply to the Special
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Off-Street Automobile Parking. There is no minimum off-street parking requirement
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'I.for any use in this Special Use District. Upon completion ofthe Potrero HOPE SF Project, the number
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residential dwelling unit and one 72arldng s72ace 72er 500 square {get o(_occu72ied commercial,
I institutional, and community [_acilitv s72ace. Car share 72arldng Sf2.aces shall be 72rovided in the amounts
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set forth in Section 166. Collective off-street 72arldng 72ursuant to Section l 60(a) shall be 72ermitted
such that the amount 0[_72arking on a 72articular lot mav exceed the maximum 72arldng allowed (or uses
on that lot so long as the amount o[_parldng (or the entire S72ecial Use District does exceed the overall
1 maximum amount allowed.
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Bicycle Parking. Bicycle parldng shall be provided as required by the Planning
Code.
Streetscape and Public Realm Reg_uirements. In lieu o[_the requirements o(
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I related street and 72ublic realm infrastructure, consistent with the Development Agreement, Design
Standards and Guidelines, and other supporting documents to the Development Agreement.
I Construction o(_such improvements shall be subiect to approval and review by the Planning
Department and other relevant City agencies as wovided by the Development Agreement.
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Residential Affordable Housing Reg_uirement. The provisions of Section 415
shall not apply, except as otherwise stiQulated in the Development Agreement.
(d)
Modifications to Building Standards. Modification oUhe Building Standards set forth
in subsection (c2 above and as outlined in the Design Standards and Guidelines may be af2_(2_roved on a
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Qrotect-by-proiect basis and according to the procedures o[_subsection (e).
The following Controls as Qrovided in the Design Standards and Guidelines document cannot
be modifi.ed:
DSG Control No. or Nos.
Topic
4.2 controls 1, 2, and 3
0Qen Space
5.1.1 control 1
Height
5.1. 5 controls 2 and 3
Residential Entrances
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5.1. 7 control 2
Blank Facades
5.1. 8 control I
Meters, Utilities, and Trash
5.1.9 controls 2 and 3
Gates and Fences
5.1.11 control I
Roo[_Design
5.1.13 control I
Parldng, Parldng Entrances and Curb
Cuts
5.2.6 control 3
BlockJ
5.2. 7 controls 1, 2, and 3
BlockK
5.2.8 controls 1, 2, and 3
BlockL
The [allowing Controls as provided in the Design Standards and Guidelines can only be
modifled through the Mafor Modiflcation [2_rocess as described in subsection [eL(42{!32, below:
DSG Control No. or Nos.
Topic
5.1. 7 controls 1 and 3
Blank Facades
5.1.12 control I
Building Lighting
5.1.13 controls 2, 3, 4, and 5
Parldng. Parldng Entrances, and Curb
Cuts
5.1.14 control I
Usable O[!_en Seace
5.2.2 control I
BlockC &D
5.2.6 control 2
BlockJ
5. 2.13 controls 1 and 2
BlocksP &R
I[_a modiflcation for any of...the Controls in the Design Controls and Guidelines that are listed
below is sought such that the modiflcation would deviate by 10% or more from the quantitative
standard, the Mafor Modiflcation [2_rocess described in subsection Ce2C42CB2 would be required.
DSG Control No. or Nos.
Topic
5.1.3 controls 1and2
Lot Coverage/Rear Yard
5.1.4 controls 1 and 2
Setback Lines
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5.1.5 control 4
Residential Entries
5.1.9 control I
Gates and Fences
5.1.15 controls 2, 3, and 4
Pedestrian Mews/Paseos
5.2.1 control I
BlockA &B
5.2.10 control I and 2
BlockN & 0
5.2.4 control I
BlockF
5.2.5 control I
BlockG
For any other modification being sought from the Controls of the Design Standards and
Guidelines document for Chapter 4, Section 2 and Chapter 5 of the Design Standards and Guidelines,
the Minor Modification process described in subsection (e){4)(A), below, would be required.
(e)
Project Review and Approval.
(1)
Purpose. The design review process (or this Special Use District is in tended to
ensure that new buildings within this Special Use District are designed to complement the a esthetic
quality of the development, exhibit high quality architectural design, and promote the purpo se ofthis
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(2)
Development Phase Approval. The Planning Department shall only approve
applications (or individual building projects that are consistent with and described in an ap proved
Development Phase Application, as described in the Development Agreement. The Develop ment Phase
Approval process, as set forth in greater detail in the Development Agreement, is intended t o ensure
that all buildings within a phase as well as new infrastructure, utilities, open space, and all other
improvements promote the purpose of the HOPE SF Program and the Special Use District a nd meet
the requirements of the Development Agreement. The Planning Director shall act on a Deve lopment
Phase Application within 60 days after receipt of a complete Development Phase Applicatio n upon his
or her determination that the Development Phase conceptual design is complete.
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(3)
Building Design Review and Approval. The construction, expansion, or major
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f alteration of. or additions to, all structures within this Special Use District requires applications for
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design review described in this Section 249. 76. Applications for design review may be submitted
concurrently with or subsequent to a Development Phase Design Review Application. The owner or
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, applications for design review. Department staffshall review the application (or completeness and
advise the applicant in writing of any deficiencies within 30 days after receipt ofthe application or, if
I I applicable. within 15 days after receipt of any supplemental information requested pursuant to this
!section. !(Department staff does not so advise the applicant. and ifthe related Phase Application has
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I been approved, the application will be deemed complete. The application shall include the documents
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I and materials necessary to determine consistency with this Special Use District, the Design Standards
[and Guidelines, and the applicable requirements ofthe Development Agreement. including site plans,
I sections. elevations. renderings, landscape plans. and exterior material samples to illustrate the overall
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I concept design of the proposed buildings. and conformance with any phasing plan. If any requests (or a
I Major Modification or Minor Modification are sought in accordance with the allowances ofthis
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Section, the application shall contain a narrative (or each modification sought that describes how the
proposed project meets the fitll intent ofthe Design Standards and Guidelines and provides
architectural treatment and public benefit that are equivalent to or superior to strict compliance with
the standards.
(A)
Pre-application Meeting. Not more than 6 months prior to filing a
Building Design Review application, the project sponsor shall conduct a minimum of one pre-
application meeting with the public. The meeting shall be conducted at, or within a one-mile radius of,
the project site, but otherwise subject to the Planning Department's pre-application meeting
procedures, including but not limited to the submittal of required meeting documentation.
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(B)
Staff Design Review. The Department shall perform administrative
ldesign review (gr each ar20lication as fitrther detailed in the Development Agreement.
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lsta{l.shall review the protect to determine i[_it complies with this S12.ecial Use District, the Design
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I Standards and Guidelines, the Development Agreement, an approved Development Phase Application,
and any applicable mitigation measures. The Department shall complete the initial review and respond
to the protect sponsor within 60 days of receiving a complete application. The Department staff shall
have 30 days to respond to any modifications or revisions submitted by the protect sponsor after the
submission ofthe initial application. Upon completing review, Department staff may draft a sta(f
report to the Planning Director or Planning Commission, as ffQpropriate, including a recommendation
I regarding any modifications to the protect. The sta(freport shall be delivered to the applicant no less
than 14 davs prior to Planning Director or Planning Commission action on the application, and shall
be kept on file (gr public review. The Department shall provide public notice ofthe staff report and
recommendation no less than 14 days prior to action on the application by the Planning Director or
Planning Commission. Written notice shall be mailed to the notification group which shall include the
protect sponsor, tenants of the subtect property, relevant neighborhood organizations as maintained by
the Planning Department, and all individuals having made a written request (gr notification (gr the
protect site pursuant to Planning Code Section 351
(4)
Approvals and Public Hearings.
(A)
Projects Not Seeking Major Modifications. Except (gr protects seeldng
a Matar Modification, the Planning Director may approve or disapprove the protect design and any
Minor Modifications based on its compliance with this Special Use District, the Design Standards and
Guidelines, the Development Phase Design Review approval, and the findings and recommendations of
the sta(f report. Jfthe protect is consistent with the quantitative Standards set (grth in this Special Use
District and the Design Standards and Guidelines, the Planning Director's discretion to approve or
disapprove the protect shall be limited to the protect's consistency with the qualitative elements of the
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Design Standards and Guidelines and the General Plan. Prior to maldng a decision, the Planning
Director, in his or her sole discretion, may seek comment and guidance from the public and Planning
Commission on the design of the project, including the granting of any Major Modifications, in
accordance with the procedures of subsection (Il) below. If a Major Modification is not sought, any
(lanning Commission review will be informational only, will be limited to the project's consistency
!with the qualitative elements o{_the Design Standards and Guidelines, and will not result in any actio n
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Projects Seeking Major Modifications. The Planning Commission shal
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refers to the Commission as a Major Modi-fj_cation. The Planning Commission shall consider all
comments from the public and the recommendations of the staff report and the Planning Director in
maldng a decision to approve or disapprove the project design, including the granting of any Major o r
Minor Modi-fj_cations.
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Notice o(Hearings. The Department shall provide notice of hearings
required by subsections (A) and (B) above as [allows: (i) mail notice to the project applicant, proper
owners within 300 feet ofthe exterior boundaries ofthe property that is the subject of the application,
using (or this purpose the names and addresses as shown on the citywide assessment roll in the O(fice
o{_the Tax Collector, and residents within 150 feet o{_the exterior boundaries o{_the 72roperty that is th
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to the date of the hearing to; and (ii) post notice on the subject property at least 10 days prior to the
date ofthe hearing.
(5)
Design Review and Approval of Community Improvements. To ensure that an y
Community Improvements (as de-fj_ned in the Development Agreement) meet the Design Standards an d
Guidelines and the Master Infrastructure Plan requirements, the project sponsor shall submit an
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[application and receive approval from the Planning Department, or the Planning Commission if
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!required, erior to obtaining any_ permits -fjyr the construction o[_any_ CommunifJ!_ Imerovement within o r
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[adjacent to the Special Use District. Design approval -fjyr major open space CommunifJ!_ Improvement
(not associated with an individual building or block development and not improvements that are to be
owned and operated by_ the Recreation and Park Department on behal[_o{_the CitJ!_ and CounfJ!. o{_San
Francisco), along with any_ stand alone communitJ!. center building shall be subject to the Design
Review procedure set -fjyrth in subsection (e){3), above. The Recreation and Park Department shall
conduct Design Review -fjyr improvements owned and operated by_, and under the jurisdiction of, that
Department.
(6)
Building Permit Approval by the Planning Department. The project sponsor
shall notifj; the Department o{_Building Inspection when submitting a building permit application that
the application must be routed to the Planning Department -fjyr review. Planning Department staffs ha ll
review the building permit application -fjyr consistency_ with the authorizations granted pursuant to thi s
Section 249. 76. The Department o{_Building Inspection shall not issue a building permit -fjyr work
within this Special Use District unless Planning Department staff determines such permit is consisten t
with the standards set -fjyrth in the Design Standards and Guidelines, as they_ may_ be modifled by_ a
Minor Modiflcation or a Major Modiflcation, to the extent such standards regulate building design.
The Design Review process described in this Special Use District and the Development Agreement
I shall supersede the review and notiflcation process otherwise required by_ Section 311.
(7)
Discretionary Review. The Planning Department shall not accept, and the
Planning Commission shall not hear, requests -fjyr discretionary review -fjyr projects subject to this
Section 249. 76.
(8)
Demolition of Dwelling Units. No mandatory discretionary review or
Conditional Use authorization pursuant to Section 317 shall be required -fjyr the demolition o[_any_
residential dwelling unit within the Potrero HOPE SF Special Use District.
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(9)
Appeal and Decision on Appeal. The decision of the Planning Director to grant
or deny any project, including any Minor Modification. or ofthe Planning Commission to grant or
deny any Major Modification. may be appealed to the Board of Appeals by any person aggrieved within
110 days after the date ofthe decision by filing a written notice of appeal with that body. Such notice
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Standards and Guidelines or the alleged abuse of discretion on the part of the Planning Director or
Planning Commission, which error or abuse is the basis for the appeal. Upon the hearing of an appeal,
I the Board of Appeals may, subject to the same limitations placed on the Planning Commission or
Planning Director by Charter, this Code. and the Development Agreement, approve, disapprove or
modif.Y the appealed decision by a vote offour ofits members. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
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[Planning Director or Planning Commission, the Board o{_ApP..eals shall, in a written decision, make
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1.tJ.ndings SP..ecif.Ying the error o{_interpretation or abuse o{_discretion on the P..art o(_the Planning
I Director or Planning_ Commission, and the seecific fjJcts relied uaon, that are the basis fjJr the Board's
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I determination. A decision o(the Planning Commission with respect to a Conditional Use may be
appealed to the Board o{_Supervisors in the same manner as set forth in Section 308.1.
(10) Interim Uses. An interim use may be authorized by the Planning Director,
pursuant to the Design Review procedures outlined in subection (e){3) ofthis Special Use District for a
period not to exceed 5 years, ifthe Director fj_nds that such use: (A) will not impede orderly
development within the Special Use District; (B) is consistent with intent SP..ecial Use District and
Development Agreement; and (C) would not pose a nuisance to surrounding residential uses. In
addition to those uses set forth in Section 205, such interim uses may include, but are not limited to:
,farmers' markets; arts or concert uses; and rental or sales offices incidental to new develoP..ment.
Temporary or semi-temporary structures may be permitted under this subsection (10) for resident-
serving community facilities such as wellness centers, or other improvements intended to {_acilitate
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vhased develovment of the Proiect. An authorization granted vursuant to this subsection (10) shall not
exempt the applicant from obtaining any other permit required by law. Additional time (or such uses
may be authorized only ifthe Planning Director approves the action after receiving a new application.
Section 3. The Planning Code is hereby amended by adding Section 263.31, to read as
follows:
SEC. 263.31. POTRERO HOPE SF SPECIAL USE DISTRICT AND THE 40165-X
HEIGHT AND BULK DISTRICT.
In the Potrero HOPE SF Special Use District and the 40165-X Height and Bulk District. heights
are more specifically prescribed on a block-by-block basis pursuant to the Potrero HOPE SF Design
Standards and Guidelines document as referenced by Planning Code Section 249. 76, the Potrero
HOPE SF Special Use District. The Potrero HOPE SF Design Standards and Guidelines also provide
specific provisions (or height measurement. and exceptions. Where there is a conflict between such
provisions in the Potrero Hope Design Standards and Guidelines and those otherwise provided in the
Planning Code, the Potrero Hope SF Design Standards and Guidelines shall govern.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after
1 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.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DENNIS J. HERRERA, City Attorney
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City and County of San Francisco
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Ordinance
City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
File Number:
161159
Date Passed: January 31, 2017
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Potrero HOPE SF Special Use District to
facilitate development of the Potrero HOPE SF project by modifying requirements related to
permitted uses, dwelling unit density, building height and bulk standards, and parking and
streetscape matters; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; making
findings of consistency with the General Plan, as proposed for amendment, 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.
January 09, 2017 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED
January 24, 2017 Board of Supervisors - PASSED, ON FIRST READING
January 31, 2017 Board of Supervisors - Fl NALLY PASSED
Ayes: 11 - Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy,
Tang and Yee
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File No. 161159
I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on
1/31/2017 by the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County of San Francisco.
Date Approved
City and Cou11ty of Sa11 Francisco
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References
amendsSec. 249.76
amendsSec. 249.77
amendsSec. 249.78
amendsSec. 263.31
amendsSec. 263.32
amendsSec. 263.33
amendsSec. 263.34
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