Planning Code, Zoning Map - India Basin Special Use District
Ord. No. 0251-18
in effectAMENDED IN COMMITTEE
FILE NO. 180680
9/24/2018
ORDINANCE NO.
251-18
[Planning Code, Zoning Map - India Basin Special Use District]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to establish the India Basin Special Use
District, located generally at Innes Avenue between Griffith Street and Earl Street,
along the India Basin shoreline, in the southeast part of San Francisco; amending the
Planning Code by amending the Zoning Map to change zoning designations, height
districts, and add the India Basin Special Use District; and making findings under the
California Environmental Quality Act, findings of consistency with the General Plan,
and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and 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. Planning and Environmental Findings.
(a) In companion legislation adopting a Development Agreement associated with the
India Basin Mixed-Use project, the Board of Supervisors adopted environmental findings
pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (California Public Resources
Code Sections 21000 et seq.), the CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal. Code Reg. Sections 15000 et
seq.), and Chapter 31 of the Administrative Code. The Board of Supervisors adopts these
environmental findings as though fully set forth herein in relation to this ordinance. A copy of
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said companion legislation is in Board of Supervisors File No. 180681 and it and its
environmental findings are incorporated herein by reference.
(b) In companion legislation adopting General Plan amendments associated with the
India Basin Mixed-Use project, the Board of Supervisors 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 incorporates these findings
by reference and adopts these findings as its own. A copy of said companion legislation is in
Board of Supervisors File No. 180681.
(c) Pursuant to Planning Code Section 302, this Board finds that this Planning Code
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amendment will serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare for the reasons set forth
in Planning Commission Resolution No. 20251 and adopted on July 26, 2018, 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. 180681 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. The Planning Code is hereby amended by adding Section 249.84, to read
as follows:
SEC. 249.84. INDIA BASIN SPECIAL USE DISTRICT.
(a) Purpose and Boundaries. A Special Use District entitled the "India Basin Special Use
District" (SUD) is hereby established, located generally at Innes Avenue between Gri[fith Street and
Earl Street, along the India Basin shoreline, in the southeast part o(San Francisco. The precise
boundaries ofthe SUD are shown on Sectional Map SU09 o[the Zoning Map. The purpose ofthis SUD
is to implement the Development Agreement for the India Basin Mixed-Use Project (Project), approved
by the Board o(Supervisors in the ordinance in Board File No. 180680. The Project will provide
several benefits to the City, such as a significant amount of open space, increased public access,
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commercial space, extensive infrastructure improvements, and affordable housing, while creating jobs,
housing, and a vibrant community.
(b) Public Trust. Within this SUD, certain property is or will be subject to the public trust for
commerce, navigation, and fisheries (the Public Trust) in accordance with a public trust exchange and
title settlement agreement with the State of California. The Port of San Francisco (Port) has
jurisdiction over the Public Trust property, with the right to prohibit uses that are not consistent with
the Public Trust. The Port also shall issue permits for any improvements on the Public Trust property,
subject to any delegation by the Port to another City agency, The Recreation and Park Department
will operate and maintain the public parks and open spaces located on Public Trust property, in
accordance with an agreement with the Port and in accordance with the open space covenant attached
to the Development Agreement (Open Space Covenant). The Planning Commission has jurisdiction
over the permitting for any development ofproperty within the SUD that is not subject to the Public
Trust.
(c) Relationship to Design Standards and Guidelines. The Design Standards and Guidelines
(DSG), as may be periodically amended, are incorporated into this SUD and set forth standards and
guidelines applicable within the SUD. A copy of the DSG is on file with the Planning Department and
is available on its website. This SUD and the DSG shall be read and construed together so as to avoid
any conflict to the greatest extent possible. ![there is an unavoidable conflict between the SUD and the
DSG, the SUD shall prevail. The Planning Director may make adjustments to the DSG for areas within
the Planning Commission's jurisdiction, provided any material amendment to the DSG, as determined
by the Planning Director, will be subject to the review and approval ofthe Planning Commission.
Adjustments to the DSG for areas outside of the Planning Commission's jurisdiction, such as
adjustments to the public right-of ways, public infrastructure, or recreational facilities within the
parks, may be made by the Public Works Director, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
General Manager, or the Recreation and Park Department General Manager, as applicable, subject to
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the requirements ofthe Development Agreement and the Open Space Covenant and following
consultation with the Planning Director.
(d) Relationship to Other Planning Code Provisions. Applicable provisions of the Planning
Code shall control except as otherwise provided in this SUD, the DSG within the control ofthe
Planning Commission or Recreation and Park Commission, and the Development Agreement (for so
long as the Development Agreement is in effect). In the event of a conflict between other provisions of
the Planning Code and the DSG or this SUD (and further subject to subsection (e) below), this SUD
shall control first, followed bv the DSG and the Planning Code.
(e) Relationship to the Development Agreement. This SUD shall be read and construed
consistent with the Development Agreement, and all development within the Project Site shall satisfY
the requirements ofthe Development Agreement [or so long as it remains in effect for each part ofthe
Project Site. As described in the Development Agreement, the Project is divided into Development
Phases, and no development may occur within a Development Phase until after the Planning
Department issues a Development Phase Approval. Upon expiration or termination o[the
Development Agreement [or any part ofthe Project Site, any new development, other than replacement
of what was built under the Development Agreement, shall require a conditional use approval under
Section 303 ofthis Code.
(/) Definitions. !(not expressly superseded by definitions set forth in this Section 249.84 the
DSG, or the Development Agreement, all definitions, procedures, and requirements ofthe Planning
Code shall apply to this SUD.
The following definitions shall govern interpretation of this Section:
''Applicant" means the owner or authorized agent oft he owner of a parcel that applies [or an
approval under this SUD.
"Building Standards" means the standards applicable to Vertical Improvements and any
associated privately-owned open spaces within the SUD, consisting of the standards specified in
subsection (h) below and the standards identified as such in the DSG. It does not mean Building Code
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requirements under either the California, the San Francisco, or the Port of San Francisco Building
Codes, which this SUD and the DSG do not override.
"Development Agreement" shall mean the Development Agreement Ev and Between the City
and County of San Francisco and India Basin Investment LLC, a California limited liability companv,
Relative to the Development Known as India Basin Mixed-Use Project, approved bv the Board of
Supervisors in the ordinance in Board File No. 180681, as it mav be amended from time to time.
"Development Phase" and "Development Phase Approval" have the meaning set forth in the
Development Agreement.
"General Manager" means the General Manager ofthe Recreation and Park Department.
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"Horizontal Development" or "Horizontal Improvements" means all improvements and
construction required to prepare land for Vertical Improvements, including streets, right-of-ways,
utility lines, and infrastructure to serve development lots, transit improvements, public parks and open
spaces, bicycle paths, and shoreline improvements. Horizontal Development shall include all Public
Improvements and all Privately-Owned Community Improvements, as those terms are defined in the
Development Agreement.
"India Basin DSG" or "DSG" shall mean the document adopted by Planning Commission
Motion
, as may be amended from time to time. The DSG is incorporated into this SUD by
reference.
"Major Modification" means a deviation o[J 0% or more from any dimensional or numerical
standard in this SUD or in the DSG, except as explicitly prohibited per subsection (i) below.
"Minor Modification" means a deviation ofless than 10% from any dimensional or numerical
standard in this SUD or in the DSG, except as explicitly prohibited per subsection (i) below, or any
deviation from any non-numerical standard in the DSG.
"Privately-Owned Community Improvement" shall mean a facility that is privately owned and
privately maintained, at no cost to the City, for the public benefit, that is not dedicated to the City. The
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Privatelv-Owned Community Improvements include certain right-of-ways, pedestrian paths and bicycle
lanes, open spaces, the public market, and storm drain facilities, as more particularly described in the
Development Agreement.
"Project Site" has the meaning set forth in the Development Agreement.
"Public Improvements" means the facilities, both on- and off-site, to be improved, constructed,
and dedicated by Developer and, upon completion in accordance with the Development Agreement,
accepted by the City. Public Improvements include the streets within the Project Site described in the
Development Agreement, and all infrastructure and public utilities within the accepted streets (such as
gas, electricity, and water and sewer lines, but excluding any non-municipal utilities), as well as
sidewalks, bicycle lanes, street furniture, paths, and intersection improvements (such as curbs,
medians, signaling, traffic controls devices, signage, and striping). Public Improvements also include
the Parks and Open Spaces, the SFPUC Infrastructure, and the SFMTA Infrastructure, as those terms
are defined in the Development Agreement. The Public Improvements do not include Privately-Owned
Community Improvements.
"RPC Open Space" means publicly-owned areas within the SUD that are within the jurisdiction
ofthe Port Commission or the Recreation and Park Commission, as depicted on Figure 249.84-1: RPC
Open Space.
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INDIABASIN
SHORELINE PARK
PubHcly-Ow~e<J: Port"i'.:<Jmt(!lssion Qt'
Recreation .3l1cf Park CommiSsion
Jurisdiction
Figure 249.84-1: RPC Open Space
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"Vertical Development" or "Vertical Improvements" means new construction ofa building and
any later expansion or addition to a previously approved building, where the building is located within
the Mixed-Use, Residential Mixed-Use, Multi-Family Residential, or Public Market land use districts
within the SUD shown in Figure 249.84-2: India Basin Use Districts.
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INDIA BASIN
SHORELINE PARK
Figure 249.84-2: l'ndla Basin tiseDislilnts.
Mixecl'tlse
Residential Mixed-Use
Multi-Family Residen1iol
Bublio Market I ToWrf'rriangle
Pfivately Owned,'bpen Space
' Pubug; O"pen 'Space I Shoreline'
(g) Uses.
Figure 249.84-2: India Basin Use Districts
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(1)
Permitted Uses. The following uses set forth in Table 249.84-1: India Basin Uses
shall be permitted as indicated within the different use districts of the SUD, where P means Permitted
Use and NP means Non-permitted Use.
Use
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Table 249.84.1: India Basin Uses
Mixed
Residential
Multi-
Public
Use
Mixed-Use
FamilJ!.
Market
Residential
/Town
Trianele
PrivatelJ!. Owned
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Agriculture Use
p 0.21
p 0.21
p 0.21
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Automotive Use
NP C31
NP C31
NP C31
NP
NP
Entertainment, Arts &
P C4,5l
P C4,51
p (5,61
p cs, 61
NP
Recreation Use
Industrial Use
NP Cl
NP (7, 81
NP C31
NP
NP
Institutional Use
p (91
p 001
p 00,112
NP021
NP
Residential Use
f_
f_
p
NP
NP
Sales and Services,
p 031
p 031
NP
NP
NP
Non-Retail Use
Sales and Services,
p 04)
p 04, 152
NP
NP061
NP
Retail Use
Utility and
NP (17,
NP07,
NP07,
NP081
NP081
Inf!astructure Use
Ml
Ml
Ml
Notes:
1. Use permitted with the exception of Large Scale Urban Agriculture and Industrial
Agriculture.
2. Use permitted with the exception of Greenhouses.
3. Use not permitted with the exception of Public and Private Parking facilities.
4. Use permitted with a maximum limit ofthree screens for any Movie Theater use.
5. Use permitted with the exception of Livery Stables and Sports Stadiums.
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6. Use permitted with the exception of Movie Theater and Nighttime Entertainment.
7. Use not permitted with the exception of Cat Boarding, Kennel, Light Manufacturing, Metal
Working, Parcel Trade Office, Trade Shop, Animal Processing l, and Food Fiber and Beverage
Processing.
8. Use not permitted except on Ground Floor.
9. Cannabis Dispensary permitted with Conditional Use.
10. Use permitted with the exception of Cannabis Dispensary and Hospital.
11. Use Permitted with the exception of Job Training, Trade School and Post-secondary
Educational Institution.
12. Use not permitted with the exception of Public Facilities.
13. Use permitted with the exception of Laboratory, Life Sciences, Commercial Storage,
Wholesale Sales, and Wholesale Storage.
14. Use permitted with the exception of Adult Business, Mortuary, Limited Financial Services,
Motel, SelfStorage and Tobacco Paraphernalia Store.
15. Use permitted with the exception of Animal Hospital, Fringe Financial Services.
16. Use not permitted with the exception of Grocery, Food and Beverage uses.
17. Use not permitted with the exception of!nternet Service Exchange, Wireless
Telecommunication Services (WTS) Facility, which shall be permitted with a Conditional Use permit.
18. Use not permitted with the exception of Utility Installation.
(2) Uses within RPC Open Space. Subject to the limitations imposed by the Public
Trust, uses within RPC Open Space shall be subject to review under Planning Code section 211, which
controls land uses within P (Public) Districts. Notwithstanding Planning Code Sections 211, 211.1,
and 211. 2, the following uses shall be considered principally permitted: concessionaire stands and
infrastructure as described in the Development Agreement and the DSG.
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(3) Temporary Uses. Subject to the limitations imposed by the Public Trust, any ofthe
following temporary uses (collectively, Temporary Uses) may be authorized by the General Manager
for uses located within the RPC Open Space or the Planning Director for uses located within the SUD
but outside the RPC Open Space without a public hearing for a period not to exceed 90 days: booths
for charitable, patriotic, or welfare purposes,· markets; exhibitions, festivals, circuses, musical and
theatrical performances, and other forms oflive entertainment including setup/load-in and
demobilization/load-out,· athletic events; open-air sales of agriculturally-produced seasonal
decorations such as Christmas trees and Halloween pumpkins; meeting rooms and event staging,·
mobile food on private property.· and temporary retail establishments. Such authorization may be
extended for another 90 days, as approved by the General Manager or Planning Director, as
applicable. The General Manager (for uses located within the RPC Open Space) or the Planning
Director (for uses located outside the RPC Open Space) may authorize recurring Temporary Uses,
such as a weekly farmers market, under a single authorization. All such uses on the public right-of-way
are subject to permitting as required under the Municipal Code.
(4) Interim Uses. Subject to the limitations imposed by the Public Trust, interim uses
for a period not to exceed five years may be authorized by the General Manager (for uses located
within the RPC Open Space) or the Planning Director (for uses located outside the RPC Open Space)
without a public hearing ifthe General Manager or Planning Director, as applicable, finds that such
Interim Use will not impede orderly development consistent with this SUD, the DSG, and the
Development Agreement. Additional time for such uses may be authorized upon a new application.
Any Interim Use listed in this subsection (g)(4) that is integral to development under the Development
Agreement, as determined by the General Manager or Planning Director, as applicable, shall not
require separate authorization as an Interim or Temporary use (for example, uses incidental to
environmental clean-up, demolition and construction, storage, and automobile and truck parking and
loading related to construction activities). Any authorization granted pursuant to this subsection (g)(4)
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shall not exempt the applicant from obtaining any other permit required by law. All such uses on the
public right-of-way are subject to permitting as required under the Municipal Code. In addition to
temporary uses integral to the development, Interim Uses shall include, but are not limited to:
(A) Retail activities, which may include the on-site assembly, production, or sale
of.food, beverages, and goods, the operation ofrestaurants or other retail food service in temporary
structures, outdoor seating, food trucks, and food carts;
(B) Temporary art installations, exhibits, and sales,·
(C) Recreational facilities and uses (such as play and climbing structures and
outdoor fitness classes),·
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(D) Motor vehicle and bicycle parking, if accessory to other permitted,
temporary, or interim uses;
(E) On-site assembly and production ofgoods in enclosed or unenclosed
temporary structures;
(F) Educational activities, including but not limited to after-school day camp and
activities,·
(G) Site management service, administrative fimctions, and customer amenities
and associated loading,·
(H) Rental or sales offices incidental to new development;
(I) Entertainment uses, both unenclosed and enclosed, which may include
temporary structures to accommodate stages, seating, and support facilities [or patrons and
operations; and
{J) Trailers, recreational vehicles, or other temporary housing for construction
workers, seasonal labor, or other workforce employment needs.
(5) Nonconforming Uses. The Planning Director and the General Manager may allow
the reasonable continuance, modification, or expansion of existing uses and structures that do not
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comply with this Section 249.84 or the DSG upon a determination that the use would not impede the
orderly development of the SUD consistent with this Section and the Development Agreement.
(6) Ground Floor Use Requirements. Ground Floor Uses are required as indicated in
Table 249.84-2: Types of Ground Floor Uses and Figure 249.84-3: Ground Floor Uses, below. Such
uses cannot face a public right-of-way or public open space with non-transparent walls or involve the
storage of goods or vehicles at a rate greater than 15% of the required frontage length, as fitrther
governed by the Ground Floor Use Requirements in the DSG.
Table 249.84-2: Types of Ground Floor Uses
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Ground Floor
Use Type
TvpeA
Type B
Type C
Allowed Use
Categories (can
be erincie_ali
conditional1 or
accessorv)
Entertainment,
Arts, and
Recreation Uses,
Sales and
Services, Retail
Uses
Sales and
Services, Non-
Retail and
Institutional Use
Residential Use
Category
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Type A Required, 850/o of Frontage.
TYP" A or :B Reguired, $5% of. Fr<inta~e
TypeA BorO Required, 81l')li<6f Fro'iitaoe
liiii lype C Rf.quirecl; 85% of Frontage
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=
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Figure 249.84-3: Ground Floor Uses
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(h) Building Standards. Building Standards shall be as follows, unless modified in accordance
with subsections (i) (2) or (i) (3 ), below.
(1) Residential Unit Density. There shall be no residential unit density limit within this
SUD.
(2) Floor Area Ratio. There shall be no floor-area-ratio limit within this SUD.
(3) Building Height. The height limits shall be as set forth on Sectional Map HT09 of
the Zoning Map and as fitrther limited and detailed in Figure 249.84-4: Building Heights Maximum,
and as fitrther governed by the DSG.
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SHORELINE PARK
~jguro 24 9.84-4: ~,uilding Heights .M~'irll<Jrr\
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11111Vj>ta1lll'
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llillll Up\065'
11111 Upto60'
1ii1!1 Upto55'
Up to SO'
upto45'
Upto35'
.Ui:rt<>3'1l'
0 UptoJ()'
Figure 249.84-4: Building Heights Maximum
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(4) Measurement o(Height. Buildings shall be measured from predetermined points
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as provided in Figure 249.84-5: Measurement o[Height and as further set forth in Chapter 5 of the
DSG. Portions ofthe Site within the "OS" Height designations shall be subject to the same
requirements and review procedures of other properties throughout San Francisco with an "OS"
Height and Bulk designation.
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SHORELINE PARK
Figure 249.84·5: Measurerhent Qf,Heigtit,
i Heightmea&ur51dh'om Innes
Height measu;led,from New ~udson
Height tn(;'asilred from Bead1 {5.prlng
Heightmeesuied.fron1.f<)irfa'){ '
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~~~aken
Figure 249.84-5: Measurement o(Height
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(5) Bulk. No building dimension shall be greater than 270 feet along any public right-
of-way or public open space. No portion of any building above 80 feet in height shall have a dimension
greater than 130 feet. Buildings shall also meet the DSG requirements for building modulation and
sculpting.
(6) Setbacks. Buildings shall be set back from or built to the respective right-of-ways
as shown in Figure 249.84-6: Setbacks, and as fitrther governed by the DSG.
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INDIA BASIN
SHORELINE PARK
Figure 249.84·6: $el)l')Cks
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'
llllli O' Setback
O' Setback with required
1 ground floorrecesfl
~~ .... Minimum 9'~t_\;1ack·
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~ Uniw;~ Selbricks1r
.. See unique setback controls,
F.igures 5-9-&5-TOol DSG.
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Figure 249.84-6: Setbacks
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(7) Rear Yard. There shall be no rear yard requirement within the India Basin SUD.
(8) Usable Open Space. In addition to anypubliclv-accessible open spaces described
in the DSG, a minimum of36 square feet of open space ifprivate, or 48 square feet of open space if
common, shall be provided for each dwelling unit. Such open space may be on the ground, on decks,
balconies, porches, or other facilities and shall be provided on the same development block as the unit
to be served. The standards [or open spaces shall be governed by the DSG. Notwithstanding the above,
dwelling units within "the Cove" portion o[the site, as described in the Development Agreement and
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shown in Figure 1-38 ofthe DSG, are exempt tram this usable open space requirement, given their
immediate adjacency to "the Market Place" open space.
(9) Minimum Dwelling Unit Exposure. All required dwelling unit windows and
openings as defined bv Section 504: Light and Ventilation ofthe San Francisco Housing Code shall
face directly on an open area such as a public street, laneway, parcel break, trail, or unobstructed open
space, tor a minimum horizontal clear dimension of25 feet, measured perpendicularly tram the
required window or opening face, as further provided in the DSG.
(I 0) Maximum Off-Street Parking. The standards for off-street parking shall be
governed by the DSG. Off-Street parking is not required and shall be limited to the following maximum
ratios:
Table 249.84-3: Maximum Off-Street Parking Ratios per Land Use
Land Use
Residential
Office
Retail, except General Grocery or Special
Grocery Use
General Grocery or Special Grocery Uses
eelow 20,000 gross square feet
General Grocery or Special Grocery Uses
111itR 20,000 gross square feet or FAore
General Grocery or Special Grocery Uses
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O[f-Street Parking Ratio
1 space: 1 unit
1 space: 1,200 gross square feet
1 space: 700 gross square feet
1 space: 500 gross square feet
1 space: 250 gross square feet
Up to 1 space per 500 square feet of
Occupied Floor Area up to 20.000 square
feet, plus up to one space per 250 square
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feet for any Occupied Floor Area in excess
of 20,000 square feet.
Pursuant to subsection 0)(4), parking amounts mav be greater on a parcel-by-parcel basis than
otherwise allowed by Table 249.84-3, but not to exceed 1,800 off-street parking spaces in the SUD.
Notwithstanding the maximum off-street parking ratios established in Table 249.84-3, up to 225 public
parking spaces may be provided to visitors to India Basin's parks, subject to the 1,800-parking-space
cap.
(11) Loading. O(f-street loading spaces shall be provided in the fOllowing amounts,
and as shown in Table 249.84-4: Loading Spaces, and Figure 249.84-7: Loading Spaces, subject to
modifications in accordance with Section 4. 7 of the DSG.
Garage
The Cove
Hillside
Flats
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Table 249.84-4: Loading Spaces
Loading Spaces
2.
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Figura 249.84-7: Loading Spaces
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f'ubliQ Mikel V<ihic~.lar Acsess R;>u1a
:
Qil•SJeel Loading Zonei>
-(E"ach io-aarngs~I be 30' in 1eii.f)th)
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(12) Bicycle Parking. The amount ofbicvcle parking required shall be governed by the
Planning Code, but the location and design of the required bicycle parking shall be governed by the
DSG and the transportation plan attached to the Development Agreement.
(13) Showers and Lockers. Showers and lockers shall be provided pursuant to the
Planning Code.
(14) Permitted Obstructions. Obstructions shall extend no more than three feet within
required setbacks and right-of-ways and no more than {our feet within required setbacks greater than
one foot, as fitrther described in the DSG.
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(15) Streetscape Improvements. Implementation o[the Rights-of-Way Public Realm
Improvements as described in the DSG shall be required pursuant to the Development Agreement.
(16) Signage. Notwithstanding the signage controls ofArticle 6 for business and
identifj;ing signs within NC-2 and MUG Districts, the following signage controls shall be applied
within the Mixed Use, Residential Mixed-Use, and Multi-Family Residential districts ofthis SUD, in
addition to regulation ofsigns in the DSG:
(A) Freestanding signs are not permitted.
(B) Signs shall be placed no higher than 30feet above grade.
(C) Identifj;ing signs shall be no larger than I 0 square feet.
(D) There is no limitation on the area of business signs as long as they meet the
controls of the DSG.
(E) Projecting signs may project no more than 5 0% oft he sidewalk width and
must be oriented perpendicular to the building face.
{17) Inclusionarv Housing Requirements. For so long as the Development Agreement
is in effect with respect to a portion ofthe Project Site, the affordable housing requirements ofthe
Development Agreement shall govern that portion o{the Project Site. Upon expiration or termination
of the Development Agreement as applied to a portion oft he Project Site, the then-applicable
affordable housing requirements ofthe Planning Code shall apply to that portion of the Project Site,
without reference to the date of any earlier environmental review application.
{18) Impact Fees. For so long as the Development Agreement remains in effect with
respect to a portion ofthe Project Site, the developer impact fees payable for any Vertical Development
on that portion of the Project Site will be determined in accordance with the Development Agreement.
Upon expiration or termination ofthe Development Agreement as applied to a portion o{the Project
Site, the then-applicable developer impact fees in the Planning Code shall apply to that portion ofthe
Project Site.
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(i) Modifications to Building Standards and Ground Floor Use Requirements. Modification
of the Building Standards and Ground Floor Use Requirements set forth in this SUD and as more
specifically set forth in the DSG may be approved on a project-by-project basis according to the
procedures set forth below.
(1) No Modifications or Variances. No modifications or variances are permitted for
maximum height and maximum off-street parking ratios established in this SUD, except as provided in
subsection a>(4). Other Building Standards set forth in this SUD or in the DSG may only be modified
as provided in subsections (i)(2) and (i)(3).
(2) Minor Modifications. The Planning Director may approve a Minor Modification
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administratively in accordance with the procedures set forth in subsection m.
(3) Major Modifications. The Planning Commission shall hear any application for a
Major Modification in accordance with the procedures set forth in subsection a>.
02 Development Phase Approval. The Planning Department shall approve only those
applications for individual building projects that are consistent with a Development Phase Approval.
The Development Phase Approval process, as set forth in the Development Agreement, is to ensure that
all Horizontal Improvements and Vertical Improvements within a Development Phase are consistent
with the Development Agreement and this SUD. The Planning Director shall act on a Development
Phase Application within 60 days afi:er submittal ofa complete Development Phase Application.
(k) Design Review and Approval. To ensure that Vertical Improvements and Privatelv-Owned
Community Improvements meet the DSG and Development Agreement requirements, an Applicant shall
submit a design review application and receive approval from the Planning Department, or the
Planning Commission ifrequired, before obtaining any permits [or the applicable construction. Design
review and approval [or all RPC Open Spaces shall be performed by the Recreation and Park
Department, with Planning Department consultation, subject to the Port's approval for consistency
with the Public Trust for any lands that are subject to the Public Trust. Standards and limitations on
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design review approval are set forth in the Development Agreement and in subsection a>. below.
Nothing in this Section 249.84 limits the Charter authority of any City department or commission or the
rights of City agencies to review and approve proposed infrastructure as set forth in the Development
Agreement.
0) Design Review Applications and Process.
(I) Applications. Each design review application shall include the documents and
other materials necessary to determine consistency with this SUD and the DSG, including site plans,
sections, elevations, renderings, landscape plans, and exterior material samples to illustrate the overall
concept design of the proposed buildings. !fan Applicant requests a Major or Minor Modification, the
application shall describe proposed changes in reasonable detail, including narrative and supporting
images, if appropriate, and a statement oft he purpose or benefits oft he proposed changes.
Substitutions should be of equal or superior quality to existing standards.
(2) Completeness. Planning Department staff shall review the application for
completeness and advise the Applicant in writing of any deficiencies within 30 days of the date ofthe
application.
(3) Design Review of Vertical Improvements and Privately-Owned Community
Improvements. Upon a determination of completeness, Planning Department staff shall conduct
design review and prepare a staff report determining compliance with this SUD and the DSG,
including a recommendation regarding any modifications sought. The staff report shall be delivered to
the Applicant and any third parties requesting notice in writing, shall be kept on file. and shall be
posted on the Department's website for public review, within 60 days of the determination of
completeness. If Planning Department staff determines that the design is not compliant with this SUD
or the DSG, the Applicant may resubmit the Application, in which case the requirements of this
subsection a> for determination of completeness, staffreview and determination of compliance, and
delivery, filing, and posting ofthe staff report, shall apply anew.
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(4) Off-Street Parking. Design review applications for Vertical Improvements shall
include the requested number of off-street parking spaces sought for the Vertical Improvement. It is the
intent of this SUD that at full build-out of all parcels in the SUD, the total number of off-street parking
spaces within the SUD shall not exceed the applicable maximum parking ratios specified in Table
249.84-3. The maximum parking ratios shall not apply to individual Vertical Improvements or parcels, i
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but shall be considered cumulatively for the Vertical Improvements within the SUD as a whole, as set I
forth in the Development Agreement. Each application shall include both the individual request for off-
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street parking related to the specific location and the cumulative number of off-street parking spaces
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previously armroved.
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Community Improvements.
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(A) Vertical Improvements Seeking No Modifications, or Minor Modifications. I
Within 10 days after the delivery and posting o[the staff report on the design review application, the
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Planning Director shall approve or disarmrove the design and any Minor Modifications based on its
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compliance with this SUD, the DSG, and the General Plan. ![the Vertical Improvement is consistent I
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with the numeric standards set forth in this SUD and the DSG, the Planning Director's discretion to
approve or disapprove the Vertical Improvement shall be limited to the Vertical Improvement's
consistency with the non-numeric elements ofthe DSG and the General Plan. Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this SUD, the Planning Director may, at his or her discretion, refer an Application
that proposes a Minor Modification to the Planning Commission ifthe Planning Director determines
that the proposed modification does not meet the intent of the DSG standards.
(B) Vertical Improvements Seeking Major Modifications. !fan application [or
Vertical Improvements seeks one or more Major Modifications, or if a design review application is
otherwise referred to the Planning Commission, the Planning Commission shall calendar the item [or a
public hearing, subject to any required noticing. The Planning Commission's review shall be limited to
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the proposed Major Modification or the modifications referred bv the Planning Director for failure to
meet the DSG standards. The Planning Commission shall consider all comments from the public and
the recommendations of the staff report and the Planning Director in making a decision to approve or
disapprove the Vertical Improvement design, including the granting of anv Major Modifications.
(C) Notice o(Hearings. In addition to complying with the notice requirements
oft he Brown Act and the Sunshine Ordinance, notice of Planning Commission hearings required by
subsection a>(5)(B) shall be provided as follows:
(i) by mail not less than 10 days prior to the date ofthe hearing, to the
Vertical Improvement applicant, to property owners within 300 feet of the 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 Otfice ofthe Tax Collector, and to any person who has requested
such notice,' and
Inspection for Vertical Improvements shall be forwarded to the Planning Department. The applicable
department shall review the building permit application [or consistency with the authorizations granted
pursuant to this Section 249. 84. No building permit may be issued [or any Vertical Improvement or [or
a permit of Occupancy that would authorize a new use unless the Planning Department determines
such permit is consistent with the Standards set forth in the DSG.
(n) Discretionary Review. No requests for discretionary review shall be accepted by the
Planning Department or heard by the Planning Commission [or any Building in the SUD.
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Section 3. The Planning Code is hereby amended in accordance with Planning Code
Section 106 by revising Sectional Map ZN09, Height Map HT09, and Special Use District Map
SU09 of the Zoning Map, as follows:
(a)
To change the Zoning Map (ZN09) from M-1 (Light Industrial) to MUG (Mixed-
Use General):
Assessor's Parcels (Blocks/Lot
Numbers)
4606/100; 4607/025; 4620/001, 002;
4621/016, 018, 100, 101; 4630/005,
100; 4631/001, 002; 4644/001, 010,
01 OA, 01 OB; 01 OC, 011; 4645/001,
010, 010A,011, 012, 013
Land Use District
New Land Use
Superseded
District
M-1
MUG
(b) To change the Zoning Map (ZN09) from M-1 to P (Public):
14646/001; 4629A/01 O; 4630/002
M-1
p
(c) To change the Zoning Map (ZN09) from NC-2 (Neighborhood Commercial, Small
Scale)toP:
14646/002, 003, 003A, 019
NC-2
p
(d)
To change the Zoning Map (ZN09) from M-2 (Heavy Industrial) to P:
14646/002, 003, 003A, 019
NC-2
p
(e)
To change the Height and Bulk Map (HT09) from 40-X to 20/160-IB:
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Parcels
Height and Bulk
New Height and Bulk
District
District
Superseded
4606/100; 4607 /025; 4620/001, 002;
40-X
20/160-IB
4621/016, 018, 100, 101; 4630/005,
100; 4631/001, 002; 4644/001, 010,
01 OA, 01 OB; 01 OC, 011; 4645/ 001,
010, 010A, 011, 012, 013;
4644/004A, 005, 006, 006A, 007,
008, 009; 4645/003A, 004, 006, 007,
007A, 014,015
(f)
To change the Height and Bulk Map (HT09) from 40-X to OS:
Parcels
4601/001, 002, 003, 003A, 019;
4629A/101; 4630/002; 4596/026;
4597/026; 4606/026; 4607/024;
4621/021; 4630/002, 006, 007
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New Height and Bulk
District
District
Superseded
40-X
OS
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(g)
To change the Special Use District Map (SD09) by creating the new India Basin
Special Use District and assigning the following parcels to be within the India Basin Special
Use District:
Parcels
4606/100; 4607/025; 4620/001, 002; 4621/016, 018, 100,
101; 4630/005, 100; 4631/001, 002; 4644/001, 010, 010A,
010B; 010C, 011;4645/001, 010, 010A,011, 012, 013;
4644/004A, 005, 006, 006A, 007, 008, 009; 4645/003A,
004, 006, 007, 007A, 014, 015; 4596/026; 4597/026;
4606/026; 4607/024; 4621/021; 4630/002, 006, 007
Special Use District
India Basin Special
Use District
Section 4: The Figures presented in this ordinance (Figures 249.84-1, 249.84-2,
249.84-3, 249.84-4, 249.84-5, 249.84-6, and 249.84-7) have been placed in Board of
Supervisors File No. 180680, and are incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 5. Effective and Operative Dates.
(a) 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.
Ill
Ill
Ill
Ill
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(b) This ordinance shall become operative on its effective date or on the effective date
of the Development Agreement for the India Basin Mixed-Use project, enacted by the
ordinance in Board of Supervisors File No.180681, whichever date occurs later; provided,
that this ordinance shall not become operative if the ordinance regarding the Development
Agreement is not approved.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DENNIS J. HEffiRERA, 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 94102-4689
File Number:
180680
Date Passed: October 23, 2018
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to establish the India Basin Special Use District, located
generally at Innes Avenue between Griffith Street and Earl Street, along the India Basin shoreline, in
the south-east part of San Francisco; amending the Planning Code by amending the Zoning Map to
change zoning designations, height districts, and add the India Basin Special Use District; and
making findings under the California Environmental Quality Act, findings of consistency with the
Ge.neral Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public
necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.
September 17, 2018 Land Use and Transportation Committee - CONTINUED
September 24, 2018 Land Use and Transportation Committee - AMENDED, AN
AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
September 24, 2018 Land Use and Transportation Committee - CONTINUED AS
AMENDED
October 01, 2018 Land Use and Transportation Committee - REFERRED WITHOUT
RECOMMENDATION AS COMMITTEE REPORT
October 02, 2018 Board of Supervisors - CONTINUED ON FIRST READING
Ayes: 10 - Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Tang
and Yee
Excused: 1 - Stefani
October 16, 2018 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING
Ayes: 11 - Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
Tang and Yee
October 23, 2018 Board of Supervisors - Fl NALLY PASSED
City and County of San Francisco
Ayes: 11 - Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
Tang and Yee
Pagel
Printed at 12:42 pm on 10124118
FileNo. 180680
London N. Breed
Mayor
City and County ofS1111 Francisco
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I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was Fl NALLY PASSED on
10/23/2018 by the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County of San Francisco.
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Angela Calvillo
Clerk of the Board
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Date Approved
Printed at 12:42 pm on 10124/18
References
amendsSec. 249.84
amendsSec. 249.85
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