Board of Supervisors : March 31, 2008

City and County of San Francisco

Land Use and Economic Development Committee

City Hall, Room 263

seal of the city and county of sf

Meeting Agenda
Monday, March 31, 2008
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting

Members: Sophie Maxwell, Gerardo Sandoval, Aaron Peskin

Clerk: Linda Laws (415) 554-4441


		Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents: 1) Legislation 2) Budget Analyst report 3) Legislative Analyst report


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	REGULAR AGENDA



1.	080279	[Landmark Designation of 900 Innes Avenue (Shipwright's Cottage)]	Supervisor Maxwell
		Ordinance designating 900 Innes Avenue (Shipwright's Cottage) as a Landmark under Planning Code Article 10; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and environmental findings.
		2/26/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. 4/1/08 - Mailed and emailed notice of April 14, 2008 meeting to current and previous owners.

		3/26/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Department for environmental review.



2.	080210	[Stipulation of Conditional Use authorization or Mandatory Discretionary Review of any permit application to remove dwelling units, where the Planning Code does not already require
		Ordinance amending the Planning Code by adding Section 317 to stipulate Conditional Use or Mandatory Discretionary Review of any Building Permit applications that would eliminate existing dwelling units through mergers, conversions, or demolitions of residential units, and requiring certain affordability and soundness findings, with certain administrative exceptions allowed; making findings as to the need to preserve affordable housing in San Francisco, environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan. (Planning Department)
		1/7/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 2/6/2008.

		3/17/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speaker: Craig Nikitas, Planning Department. Continued to March 24, 2008.

		3/24/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Craig Nikitas, Planning Department; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Marily Amini; Male Speaker; AnMarie Rodgers, Planning Department.Continued to March 31, 2008.



3.	080237	[Zoning -Urgency Ordinance imposing an interim zoning moratorium on enterprises that sell tobacco paraphernalia]	Supervisor Sandoval
		Urgency Ordinance imposing an interim zoning moratorium to temporarily prohibit the establishment of new enterprises, subject to specified exceptions, that sell tobacco paraphernalia, as defined, in all Commercial, Mixed Use and Industrial districts for 45 days and making findings, including findings of consistency with the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and environmental findings.
		2/12/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

		2/19/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Department for environmental review.

		2/20/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department non-physcial exemption.



4.	071464	[Zoning - Ordinance creating the Excelsior Alcohol Restricted Use District]	Supervisors Sandoval, Peskin
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 785 to create an Excelsior Alcohol Restricted Use District prohibiting new off-sale liquor establishments and providing for a five-year sunset provision; amending Sectional Maps SU 11 and SU 12 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to establish the boundaries of the Excelsior Alcohol Restricted Use District, which generally consist of the blocks and lots fronting both sides of Mission Street from Silver Avenue to the Daly City border; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.
		10/23/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

		10/30/07, ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

		10/30/07, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Sandoval submitted a substitute ordinance bearing the same title.

		11/1/07, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission and Small Business Commission for review and comments.

		11/13/07, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Sandoval submitted a substitute ordinance bearing the same title.

		11/13/07, ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

		11/16/07, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission for review and comment.

		11/20/07, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Sandoval submitted substitute ordinance bearing new title.

		11/20/07, ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

		11/27/07, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission and Planning Commission for review and comments.

		12/14/07, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Entertainment Commission for their information.

		1/30/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department certificate of determination exemption/exclusion from environmental review.

		1/30/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Commission Resolution 17540 and Planning Department Executive Summary.

		3/25/08, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Sandoval submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title.

		3/25/08, ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.



5.	071001	[Zoning Map Amendments Associated with the Laguna, Haight, Buchanan and Hermann Streets Special Use District]	Supervisor Ammiano
		Ordinance amending Section Maps 7, 7H and 7SU of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco for the property described as Assessor's Block 857 and portions of Assessor's Block 870, bounded by Laguna, Buchanan, Haight and Hermann Streets, from P (Public) to either NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial District) or RM-3 (Residential, Mixed Districts, Medium Density) and mapping the Laguna, Haight, Buchanan and Hermann Streets Special Use District; adopting findings, including findings under the California Environmental Quality Act. (No Economic Impact)
		7/10/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 8/9/2007.

		7/13/07, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission for review and comment. 10/2/07, Board adopted six month extension for Planning Commission review; see File 071380.

		2/13/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department Executive Summary; Planning Commission Resolution 17536.

		3/4/08, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Ammiano submitted a substitute ordinance bearing the same title.

		3/4/08, ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

		3/24/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: AnMarie Rodgers, Planning Department; Mary Miles; Audrey Pearson, Deputy City Attorney; Ruthie Bennett, AF Evans; Karen Murray, Van Meter, Williams, Pollack; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Cynthia Servetnick, Save the Laguna St. Campus; C. Whitefeather Daniels; Steve Vettle; Marilyn Isabell; Albert Morales; Hadley Hall. Continued to March 31, 2008.



6.	071002	[Laguna, Haight, Buchanan and Hermann Streets Special Use District]	Supervisors Mirkarimi, Ammiano
		Ordinance approving the Laguna, Haight, Buchanan, and Hermann Streets Special Use District (SUD) by amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 249.32 to create a new SUD bounded by Laguna, Haight, Buchanan and Hermann Streets (Assessor's Block 857 and portions of Assessor's Block 870) to permit a mixed-use project at the former UC Berkeley Extension property; and adopting findings, including findings under the California Environmental Quality Act. (No Economic Impact)
		7/10/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 8/9/2007.

		7/13/07, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission for review and comment. 10/2/07, Board adopted six month extension for review by Planning Commission; see File 071380.

		2/13/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department Executive Summary; Planning Commission Resolution 17535.

		3/4/08, ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

		3/4/08, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Mirkarimi submitted a substitute ordinance bearing the same title.

		3/18/08, ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

		3/18/08, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Mirkarimi submitted a substitute ordinance bearing the same title.

		3/24/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: AnMarie Rodgers, Planning Department; Mary Miles; Audrey Pearson, Deputy City Attorney; Ruthie Bennett, AF Evans; Karen Murray, Van Meter, Williams, Pollack; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Cynthia Servetnick, Save the Laguna St. Campus; C. Whitefeather Daniels; Steve Vettle; Marilyn Isabell; Albert Morales; Hadley Hall. Continued to March 31, 2008.



7.	080319	[General Plan Amendments for Assessors Block 857 and portions of Assessors Block 870 bound by Laguna, Haight, Buchanan and Hermann Streets]	Supervisors Mirkarimi, Ammiano
		Ordinance amending the Market and Octavia Area Plan of the San Francisco General Plan to (1) reclassify the Use District on Block 857 from Public to Moderate Density Residential and reclassify the Use District on Block 870, Lots 1, 2 and the northern portion of Lot 3 from Public to Moderate Density Neighborhood Commercial; (2) amending the Market and Octavia Area Plan of the San Francisco General Plan to reclassify the Height District for Block 857, Lot 1A from 40 feet to 50 feet and to reclassify the Height District for Block 870, Lots and 1 and 2 from 80 feet to 85 feet and Block 870, Lot 3 from 40 feet to 50 feet; (3) amending the Generalized Residential Land Use Plan of the 1990 Residence Element, the 2004 Housing Element, and of the Land Use Index to reclassify the generalized land use of Block 857 from Public/Open Space to Residential and of Block 870 from Public/Open Space to Mixed Use, predominantly Commercial/Industrial; (4) amending the Residential Density Plan of the 1990 Residence Element, the 2004 Housing Element, and of the Land Use Index to reclassify the residential density of Blocks 857 and 870 from Public and Heavy Industrial Areas to Moderately High Density; (5) adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and (6) adopting findings that the General Plan amendments are consistent with the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
		3/4/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 4/3/2008. 3/10/08 - President Peskin waived 30-Day Rule. 3/10/08 - Received MMRP, Exhibits C and D. 3/11/08 - Received MMRP, Exhibit C; Motion 17533, CEQA Findings; Motion 17537, Conditional Use Authorization; Conditions of Approval for Motion 17537. 3/12/08 - Received Final CEQA Findings; Final MMRP, Exhibits C and D.

		3/24/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: AnMarie Rodgers, Planning Department; Mary Miles; Audrey Pearson, Deputy City Attorney; Ruthie Bennett, AF Evans; Karen Murray, Van Meter, Williams, Pollack; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Cynthia Servetnick, Save the Laguna St. Campus; C. Whitefeather Daniels; Steve Vettle; Marilyn Isabell; Albert Morales; Hadley Hall. Continued to March 31, 2008.



8.	071157	[Planning Code Amendments to implement the Market and Octavia Area Plan]	Supervisor Mirkarimi
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code to implement the Market and Octavia Area Plan of the General Plan by amending Section 102.5 (District); Section 121.1 (Development on Large Lots, Neighborhood Commercial Districts); Section 121.2 (Use Size Limits (Non-Residential), Neighborhood Commercial Districts); Section 124 (Basic Floor Area Ratio); Section 132 (Front Setback); Section 134 (Rear Yards); Section 135 (Usable Open Space For Dwelling Units and Group Housing); Section 144 (Treatment of Ground Story On Street Frontages); Section 145.1 (Street Frontages, Neighborhood Commercial Districts); Section 145.4 (Street Frontages Downtown and Mixed-Use Districts); Section 151.1 (Schedule of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces); Section 152. (Schedule of Required Off-Street Freight Loading Spaces in Districts Other Than C-3 or South of Market); Section 153 (Rules for Calculation of Required Spaces); Section 154 (Minimum dimensions for required off-street parking, freight loading and service vehicle spaces); Section 155 (General Standards as to Location and Arrangement of Off-Street Parking, Freight Loading and Service Vehicle Facilities); Section 156 (Parking Lots); Section 166 (Requirements for Provision of Car-Share Parking Spaces); Section 167 (Parking Costs Separated from Housing Costs in New Residential Buildings); Section 201 (Classes of Use Districts); Section 207.1. (Rules For Calculation Of Dwelling Unit Densities); Section 207.4 (Density of Dwelling Units in Neighborhood Commercial Districts); Section 208 (Density Limitations for Group Housing); Section 209.1-209.9 (Uses Permitted in RTO Districts); Section 234.2 (Requiring CU Authorization for specified uses in P Districts within the Market and Octavia Neighborhood Area); Section 253 (Review of Proposed Buildings and Structures Exceeding a Height of 40 Feet in R Districts); Section 270 (Bulk Limits: Measurement); Section 303 (Conditional Uses: Determination); Section 304 (Planned Unit Developments: Criteria and Limitations); Section 311 (Residential Permit Review Procedures for RH and RM Districts: Applicability); Section 315 (Inclusionary Housing requirements) including adding a fee on new residential development in the Plan Area in addition to the existing inclusionary housing requirements in a per square foot amount of $8 in the Van Ness Market Special Use District, $4 in the Neighborhood Commercial Transit (NCT) district, and $0 in the Transit-Oriented Residential (RTO) district; Section 316 (Procedures for Conditional Use Authorization in Neighborhood Commercial and South of Market Districts and for Live/Work Units in RH, RM, and RTO Districts); Section 603 (Exempted Signs); Section 606 (Residential Districts); Section 702.1 (Neighborhood Commercial Use Districts); Section 720.1 (Hayes-Gough Neighborhood Commercial Transit District) to conform these sections with the new VNMDR-SUD, NCT and RTO district controls; and adding new zoning districts and a new special use district including Section 121.5 to establish controls for Development on Large Lots in Residential Districts; Section 121.6 to restrict lot mergers in residential districts and on pedestrian-oriented streets; Section 158.1 related to Non-accessory Parking Garages in NCT and RTO Districts and the Van Ness and Market Downtown Residential Special Use District; Section 206.4 to establish the Transit-Oriented Residential District (RTO); Section 207.6 related to Required Minimum Dwelling Unit Mix and Unit Subdivision Restrictions in RTO and NCT Districts; Section 207.7 relating to Restrictions on Demolition, Conversion, and Merger of Existing Dwelling Units in RTO and NCT Districts; Section 230 establishing Limited Corner Commercial Uses in RTO Districts; Section 249.33 to establish the Van Ness and Market Downtown Residential Special Use District (VNMDR-SUD) including providing that projects in the VNMDR-SUD may exceed allowable Floor Area Ratio (FAR) up to a certain ratio by paying $30 per gross square foot into the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund but not by acquiring Transferable Development Rights (TDRs); and providing that projects may further exeed FAR limits above a site FAR of 9:1 by paying $15 per additional gross square foot into the Van Ness and Market Neighborhood Infrastructure Fund; Section 249.34 to establish the Fulton Street Grocery Store Special Use District; Section 261.1 related to Additional Height Limits for Narrow Streets and Alleys in RTO and NCT Districts; Section 263.18 creating a Special Height Exception: Additional Five Feet Height for Ground Floor uses in NCT 40-X and 50-X Height and Bulk Districts; Section 263.20 Special Height Exceptions: Fulton Street Grocery Store Special Use District 40-X/50-X Height District; Sections 326-326.8 establishing the Market and Octavia Community Improvements Fee and Fund including community improvement fees of $10 per square foot for certain new residential and $4 per square foot for certain new commercial developments, and a springing fee for transit and parking impacts with a maximum fee of $9 per square foot for transit impacts from residential development and $5 per square foot for impacts from new parking spaces; Sections 341-341.4 establishing a Better Neighborhoods Area Plan Monitoring Program; Sections 731 and 731.1 creating an NCT-3 Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial Transit District; Sections 732 and 732.1 creating the Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District; adding an uncodified Section 4 adopting procedures for treatment of historic resources in the Plan Area; and adopting environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
		7/30/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 9/6/2007. 9/20/07, Placed fee ad to run in S. F. Examiner on September 22, 2007. 3/8/08, 3/15/08 Publication of fee ad.

		9/28/07, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Office of Economic Analysis, Economic Impact Report.

		10/3/07, CONTINUED. Heard in committee. Speakers: Jon Billovits, Planning Department; AnMarie Rogers, Planning Department; Supervisor McGoldrick; Supervisor Maxwell; Kearstin Dischinger; Dean Macris, Director of Planning; Supervisor Mirkarimi; Ted Egan, Controller's Office; Sarah Karlinsky, SPUR; Judith Berkowitz, CSFN; Bernie Choden, S. F. Tomorrow; Bill Bulkley; Hiroshi Fukuda; Jason Henderson; Paul Olsen; Jim Warshell; Demian Quesnel; Curt Holzinger; Robin Levitt; Cynthia Servetnick; Rick Galbreath, Sierra Club; Calvin Welch; Jim Haas; Tess Alburn; Sue Hestor; Peter Cohen; Roy Olson; Marilyn Amini; John Malamut, Deputy City Attorney. Continued to October 15, 2007.

		10/15/07, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in committee. Speakers: Supervisor Mirkarimi; Audrey Pearson, Deputy City Attorney; Amit Ghosh, Planning Department; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Larry Badiner, Planning Department; AnMarie Rodgers, Planning Department; Kearstin Dischinger; Planning Department; John Billovits, Planning Department; Supervisor McGoldrick; Bernie Choden, S. F. Tomorrow; Peter Lewis, Mission Dolores Neighborhood Association; Judith Berkowitz, Coalition for S. F. Neighborhoods; Hiroshi Fukuda; Jim Haas; Tom Radulovich, Livable City; Tim Colen, S. F. Housing Action Coalition; Frances Neagley; Evelyn Poquez; Jason Henderson, Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association; Robin Levitt; Sarah Karlinsky; Cynthia Servetnick; Lynn Valente; Rufino De Leon; Don Cecil; Peter Cohen, Duboce Triangle Neighborhood Association; Sue Hestor; Bill Lightner; Marilyn Amini; John Bardis; Supervisor Sandoval; Supervisor Maxwell.

		2/11/08, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in committee. Speakers: Supervisor Mirkarimi; John Rahaim, Director of Planning; AnMarie Rogers, Planning Department; Kearstin Dischinger, Planning Department; Supervisor McGoldrick; Supervisor Maxwell; Gustavo Serina; Herb Cohn; Bernie Chodae; Andrea Aiello; Jim Warshell; Peter Lewis; Alan Martinez; John Parrish; Bill Lightner; Tim Dunn; Lori Robson; Jim Haas; Demian Quesnel; Supervisor Sandoval; John Billovits, Planning Department; Jason Henderson; Richard Springwater; Sarah Karlinsky; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Tim Colen; Brian Spiers; Art Swanson; Jim Black; Rachel Kraai, S., F. Bicycle Coalition; Tom Radulovich; Hiroshi Fukuda; Judy Berkowitz; Ali Kia Shabahangi; Dennis Richards; Steve Vettel; Sue Hestor; Marilyn Amini. Amendment of the Whole. See File 080255, prepared in committee.

		2/11/08, CONTINUED AS AMENDED.

		2/25/08, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Mirkarimi; AnMarie Rodgers, Planning Department; John Billovits, Planning Department; Jason Henderson, Hayes Valley NA; Tes Welborn, Hayes Valley, NA; David Schnur, Community Housing Partnership; Bernie Choden; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Tim Dunn, DTNA; Marius Starkey, Mission Dolores NA; Giden Kramer, Mission Dolores NA; Calvin Welch, CCHO; Chris Foley; Tammi Avicolli Mecca, Housing Rights Committee; Carmela Gold, DTNA; Brian Basinger, AIDS Housing Alliance; Kit Hodge, DTNA; Catherin Cusic, Harvey Milk Club; Sue Hestor; Robert Haaland, Board of Appeals; Hale Thompson, Harvey Milk Club; Peter Lewis, Mission Dolores Neighborhood Association; Curt Holzinger, Duboce Triangle NA; Bill Lightner, Lightner Group; Lori Robson; Martin Lavin, Coldwell Bank; Tim Cohen, SF Housing Action Coalition; Debra Walker; Howard Strassner, Sierra Club; Terrie Frye, Harvey Milk Club; Dennis Richard, DTNA; Jim Warshell, Hayes Valley NA; Marc Salomon; Katherine Roberts; Denise D'Anne; Gilbert Criswell, Central City Democratic Club; Paul Olsen, Hayes Valley NA; Female Speaker; Charles Marsteller; Tomiqua Moss; Peter Cohen; Hiroshi Fukuda; Judith Berkowitz, CSFN; Marilyn Amini; Demian Quesnel, Eureka

		2/25/08, RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED.

		3/4/08, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.

		3/4/08, RE-REFERRED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. Re-referred as amended to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

		3/6/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission for review and comment.

		3/6/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Legislation was initially introduced by the Planning Department and does not need a Section 302 referral.

		3/24/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Male Speaker, CSFN; Marilyn Amini. Continued to March 31, 2008.



9.	071156	[Planning Code Amendments to implement the Van Ness and Market Downtown Residential Special Use District]	Supervisor Mirkarimi
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code to implement the Market and Octavia Area Plan of the General Plan by adding Section 249.33 to establish the Van Ness and Market Downtown Residential Special Use District (VNMDR-SUD); including providing that projects in the VNMDR-SUD may exceed allowable Floor Area Ratio (FAR) up to a certain ratio by paying $30 per gross square foot into the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund but not by acquiring Transferable Development Rights (TDRs); and adopting environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
		7/30/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 9/6/2007. 3/8/08, 3/15/08 Publication of fee ad.

		9/28/07, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Office of Economic Analysis, Economic Impact Report.

		10/3/07, CONTINUED. Heard in committee. Speakers: Jon Billovits, Planning Department; AnMarie Rogers, Planning Department; Supervisor McGoldrick; Supervisor Maxwell; Kearstin Dischinger; Dean Macris, Director of Planning; Supervisor Mirkarimi; Ted Egan, Controller's Office; Sarah Karlinsky, SPUR; Judith Berkowitz, CSFN; Bernie Choden, S. F. Tomorrow; Bill Bulkley; Hiroshi Fukuda; Jason Henderson; Paul Olsen; Jim Warshell; Demian Quesnel; Curt Holzinger; Robin Levitt; Cynthia Servetnick; Rick Galbreath, Sierra Club; Calvin Welch; Jim Haas; Tess Alburn; Sue Hestor; Peter Cohen; Roy Olson; Marilyn Amini; John Malamut, Deputy City Attorney. Continued to October 15, 2007.

		10/15/07, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in committee. Speakers: Supervisor Mirkarimi; Audrey Pearson, Deputy City Attorney; Amit Ghosh, Planning Department; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Larry Badiner, Planning Department; AnMarie Rodgers, Planning Department; Kearstin Dischinger; Planning Department; John Billovits, Planning Department; Supervisor McGoldrick; Bernie Choden, S. F. Tomorrow; Peter Lewis, Mission Dolores Neighborhood Association; Judith Berkowitz, Coalition for S. F. Neighborhoods; Hiroshi Fukuda; Jim Haas; Tom Radulovich, Livable City; Tim Colen, S. F. Housing Action Coalition; Frances Neagley; Evelyn Poquez; Jason Henderson, Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association; Robin Levitt; Sarah Karlinsky; Cynthia Servetnick; Lynn Valente; Rufino De Leon; Don Cecil; Peter Cohen, Duboce Triangle Neighborhood Association; Sue Hestor; Bill Lightner; Marilyn Amini; John Bardis; Supervisor Sandoval; Supervisor Maxwell.

		2/11/08, CONTINUED. Heard in committee. Speakers: Supervisor Mirkarimi; John Rahaim, Director of Planning; AnMarie Rogers, Planning Department; Kearstin Dischinger, Planning Department; Supervisor McGoldrick; Supervisor Maxwell; Gustavo Serina; Herb Cohn; Bernie Choden; Andrea Aiello; Jim Warshell; Peter Lewis; Alan Martinez; John Parrish; Bill Lightner; Tim Dunn; Lori Robson; Jim Haas; Demian Quesnel; Supervisor Sandoval; John Billovits, Planning Department; Jason Henderson; Richard Springwater; Sarah Karlinsky; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Tim Colen; Brian Spiers; Art Swanson; Jim Black; Rachel Kraai, S., F. Bicycle Coalition; Tom Radulovich; Hiroshi Fukuda; Judy Berkowitz; Ali Kia Shabahangi; Dennis Richards; Steve Vettel; Sue Hestor; Marilyn Amini. Continued to February 25, 2008.

		2/25/08, RECOMMENDED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Mirkarimi; AnMarie Rodgers, Planning Department; John Billovits, Planning Department; Jason Henderson, Hayes Valley NA; Tes Welborn, Hayes Valley, NA; David Schnur, Community Housing Partnership; Bernie Choden; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Tim Dunn, DTNA; Marius Starkey, Mission Dolores NA; Giden Kramer, Mission Dolores NA; Calvin Welch, CCHO; Chris Foley; Tammi Avicolli Mecca, Housing Rights Committee; Carmela Gold, DTNA; Brian Basinger, AIDS Housing Alliance; Kit Hodge, DTNA; Catherin Cusic, Harvey Milk Club; Sue Hestor; Robert Haaland, Board of Appeals; Hale Thompson, Harvey Milk Club; Peter Lewis, Mission Dolores Neighborhood Association; Curt Holzinger, Duboce Triangle NA; Bill Lightner, Lightner Group; Lori Robson; Martin Lavin, Coldwell Bank; Tim Cohen, SF Housing Action Coalition; Debra Walker; Howard Strassner, Sierra Club; Terrie Frye, Harvey Milk Club; Dennis Richard, DTNA; Jim Warshell, Hayes Valley NA; Marc Salomon; Katherine Roberts; Denise D'Anne; Gilbert Criswell, Central City Democratic Club; Paul Olsen, Hayes Valley NA; Female Speaker; Charles Marsteller; Tomiqua Moss; Peter Cohen; Hiroshi Fukuda; Judith Berkowitz, CSFN; Marilyn Amini; Demian Quesnel, Eureka Valley Promotion Association; Alan Martinez; Tom

		3/4/08, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

		3/4/08, RE-REFERRED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. Re-referred as amended to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

		3/6/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission for review and comment.

		3/6/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Legislation was initially introduced by the Planning Department and does not need a Section 302 referral.

		3/24/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Male Speaker, CSFN; Marilyn Amini. Continued to March 31, 2008.



10.	080255	[Planning Code Amendments to implement the Market and Octavia Area Plan]	Supervisor McGoldrick
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code to implement the Market and Octavia Area Plan of the General Plan by amending Section 102.5 (District); Section 121.1 (Development on Large Lots, Neighborhood Commercial Districts); Section 121.2 (Use Size Limits (Non-Residential), Neighborhood Commercial Districts); Section 124 (Basic Floor Area Ratio); Section 132 (Front Setback); Section 134 (Rear Yards); Section 135 (Usable Open Space For Dwelling Units and Group Housing); Section 144 (Treatment of Ground Story On Street Frontages); Section 145.1 (Street Frontages, Neighborhood Commercial Districts); Section 145.4 (Street Frontages Downtown and Mixed-Use Districts); Section 151.1 (Schedule of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces); Section 152. (Schedule of Required Off-Street Freight Loading Spaces in Districts Other Than C-3 or South of Market); Section 153 (Rules for Calculation of Required Spaces); Section 154 (Minimum dimensions for required off-street parking, freight loading and service vehicle spaces); Section 155 (General Standards as to Location and Arrangement of Off-Street Parking, Freight Loading and Service Vehicle Facilities); Section 156 (Parking Lots); Section 166 (Requirements for Provision of Car-Share Parking Spaces); Section 167 (Parking Costs Separated from Housing Costs in New Residential Buildings); Section 201 (Classes of Use Districts); Section 207.1. (Rules For Calculation Of Dwelling Unit Densities); Section 207.4 (Density of Dwelling Units in Neighborhood Commercial Districts); Section 208 (Density Limitations for Group Housing); Section 209.1-209.9 (Uses Permitted in RTO Districts); Section 234.2 (Requiring CU Authorization for specified uses in P Districts within the Market and Octavia Neighborhood Area); Section 253 (Review of Proposed Buildings and Structures Exceeding a Height of 40 Feet in R Districts); Section 270 (Bulk Limits: Measurement); Section 303 (Conditional Uses: Determination); Section 304 (Planned Unit Developments: Criteria and Limitations); Section 311 (Residential Permit Review Procedures for RH and RM Districts: Applicability); Section 315 (Inclusionary Housing requirements) including adding a $10 per square foot fee on new residential development in the Plan Area in addition to the existing inclusionary housing requirements; Section 316 (Procedures for Conditional Use Authorization in Neighborhood Commercial and South of Market Districts and for Live/Work Units in RH, RM, and RTO Districts); Section 603 (Exempted Signs); Section 606 (Residential Districts); Section 702.1 (Neighborhood Commercial Use Districts); Section 720.1 (Hayes-Gough Neighborhood Commercial Transit District) to conform these sections with the new VNMDR-SUD, NCT and RTO district controls; and adding new zoning districts and a new special use district including Section 121.5 to establish controls for Development on Large Lots in Residential Districts; Section 121.6 to restrict lot mergers in residential districts and on pedestrian-oriented streets; Section 158.1 related to Non-accessory Parking Garages in NCT and RTO Districts and the Van Ness and Market Downtown Residential Special Use District; Section 206.4 to establish the Transit-Oriented Residential District (RTO); Section 207.6 related to Required Minimum Dwelling Unit Mix and Unit Subdivision Restrictions in RTO and NCT Districts; Section 207.7 relating to Restrictions on Demolition, Conversion, and Merger of Existing Dwelling Units in RTO and NCT Districts; Section 230 establishing Limited Corner Commercial Uses in RTO Districts; Section 249.33 to establish the Van Ness and Market Downtown Residential Special Use District (VNMDR-SUD); Section 249.34 Fulton Street Grocery Store Special Use District; Section 261.1 related to Additional Height Limits for Narrow Streets and Alleys in RTO and NCT Districts; Section 263.18 creating a Special Height Exception: Additional Five Feet Height for Ground Floor uses in NCT 40-X and 50-X Height and Bulk Districts; Section 263.20 Special Height Exceptions: Fulton Street Grocery Store Special Use District 40-X/50-X Height District; Sections 326-326.8 establishing the Market and Octavia Community Improvements Fee and Fund including community improvement fees of $10 per square foot for certain new residential and $4 per square foot for certain new commercial developments, and a springing fee for transit and parking impacts with a maximum fee of $9 per square foot for transit impacts from residential development and $4 per square foot for impacts from new parking spaces; Sections 341-341.,4 establishing a Better Neighborhoods Area Plan Monitoring Program; Sections 731 and 731.1 creating an NCT-3 Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial Transit District; Sections 732 and 732.1 creating the Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District; adding an uncodified Section 4 adopting procedures for treatment of historic resources in the Plan Area; and adopting environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
		2/11/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. 3/8/08, 3/15/08 Publication of fee ad.

		2/11/08, PREPARED IN COMMITTEE AS AN ORDINANCE. Heard in committee. Speakers: Supervisor Mirkarimi; John Rahaim, Director of Planning; AnMarie Rogers, Planning Department; Kearstin Dischinger, Planning Department; Supervisor McGoldrick; Supervisor Maxwell; Gustavo Serina; Herb Cohn; Bernie Chodan; Andrea Aiello; Jim Warshell; Peter Lewis; Alan Martinez; John Parrish; Bill Lightner; Tim Dunn; Lori Robson; Jim Haas; Demian Quesnel; Supervisor Sandoval; John Billovits, Planning Department; Jason Henderson; Richard Springwater; Sarah Karlinsky; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Tim Colen; Brian Spiers; Art Swanson; Jim Black; Rachel Kraai, S., F. Bicycle Coalition; Tom Radulovich; Hiroshi Fukuda; Judy Berkowitz; Ali Kia Shabahangi; Dennis Richards; Steve Vintel; Sue Hestor; Marilyn Amini. See original File 071157

		2/11/08, CONTINUED. Continued to February 25, 2008.

		2/25/08, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Mirkarimi; AnMarie Rodgers, Planning Department; John Billovits, Planning Department; Jason Henderson, Hayes Valley NA; Tes Welborn, Hayes Valley, NA; David Schnur, Community Housing Partnership; Bernie Choden; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Tim Dunn, DTNA; Marius Starkey, Mission Dolores NA; Giden Kramer, Mission Dolores NA; Calvin Welch, CCHO; Chris Foley; Tammi Avicolli Mecca, Housing Rights Committee; Carmela Gold, DTNA; Brian Basinger, AIDS Housing Alliance; Kit Hodge, DTNA; Catherin Cusic, Harvey Milk Club; Sue Hestor; Robert Haaland, Board of Appeals; Hale Thompson, Harvey Milk Club; Peter Lewis, Mission Dolores Neighborhood Association; Curt Holzinger, Duboce Triangle NA; Bill Lightner, Lightner Group; Lori Robson; Martin Lavin, Coldwell Bank; Tim Cohen, SF Housing Action Coalition; Debra Walker; Howard Strassner, Sierra Club; Terrie Frye, Harvey Milk Club; Dennis Richard, DTNA; Jim Warshell, Hayes Valley NA; Marc Salomon; Katherine Roberts; Denise D'Anne; Gilbert Criswell, Central City Democratic Club; Paul Olsen, Hayes Valley NA; Female Speaker; Charles Marsteller; Tomiqua Moss; Peter Cohen; Hiroshi Fukuda; Judith Berkowitz, CSFN; Marilyn Amini; Demian Quesnel, Eureka

		2/25/08, RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED.

		3/4/08, RE-REFERRED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

		3/24/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Male Speaker, CSFN; Marilyn Amini. Continued to March 31, 2008.



11.	071159	[Zoning Map Amendment in connection with the Market and Octavia Area Plan]	Supervisor Mirkarimi
		Ordinance amending Zoning Map Sheets 2, 2H, 2SU and 7, 7H, and 7SU of the City and County of San Francisco Planning Code to eliminate use districts and height and bulk districts within the Market and Octavia Plan Area; replacing them with revised use districts, height and bulk districts, and special use districts, consistent with those proposed in the Market and Octavia Area Plan; and making various findings, including CEQA findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1. (Economic Impact)
		7/30/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 9/6/2007.

		9/28/07, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Office of Economic Analysis, Economic Impact Report.

		10/3/07, CONTINUED. Heard in committee. Speakers: Jon Billovits, Planning Department; AnMarie Rogers, Planning Department; Supervisor McGoldrick; Supervisor Maxwell; Kearstin Dischinger; Dean Macris, Director of Planning; Supervisor Mirkarimi; Ted Egan, Controller's Office; Sarah Karlinsky, SPUR; Judith Berkowitz, CSFN; Bernie Choden, S. F. Tomorrow; Bill Bulkley; Hiroshi Fukuda; Jason Henderson; Paul Olsen; Jim Warshell; Demian Quesnel; Curt Holzinger; Robin Levitt; Cynthia Servetnick; Rick Galbreath, Sierra Club; Calvin Welch; Jim Haas; Tess Alburn; Sue Hestor; Peter Cohen; Roy Olson; Marilyn Amini; John Malamut, Deputy City Attorney. Continued to October 15, 2007.

		10/15/07, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in committee. Speakers: Supervisor Mirkarimi; Audrey Pearson, Deputy City Attorney; Amit Ghosh, Planning Department; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Larry Badiner, Planning Department; AnMarie Rodgers, Planning Department; Kearstin Dischinger; Planning Department; John Billovits, Planning Department; Supervisor McGoldrick; Bernie Choden, S. F. Tomorrow; Peter Lewis, Mission Dolores Neighborhood Association; Judith Berkowitz, Coalition for S. F. Neighborhoods; Hiroshi Fukuda; Jim Haas; Tom Radulovich, Livable City; Tim Colen, S. F. Housing Action Coalition; Frances Neagley; Evelyn Poquez; Jason Henderson, Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association; Robin Levitt; Sarah Karlinsky; Cynthia Servetnick; Lynn Valente; Rufino De Leon; Don Cecil; Peter Cohen, Duboce Triangle Neighborhood Association; Sue Hestor; Bill Lightner; Marilyn Amini; John Bardis; Supervisor Sandoval; Supervisor Maxwell.

		2/11/08, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in committee. Speakers: Supervisor Mirkarimi; John Rahaim, Director of Planning; AnMarie Rogers, Planning Department; Kearstin Dischinger, Planning Department; Supervisor McGoldrick; Supervisor Maxwell; Gustavo Serina; Herb Cohn; Bernie Choden; Andrea Aiello; Jim Warshell; Peter Lewis; Alan Martinez; John Parrish; Bill Lightner; Tim Dunn; Lori Robson; Jim Haas; Demian Quesnel; Supervisor Sandoval; John Billovits, Planning Department; Jason Henderson; Richard Springwater; Sarah Karlinsky; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Tim Colen; Brian Spiers; Art Swanson; Jim Black; Rachel Kraai, S., F. Bicycle Coalition; Tom Radulovich; Hiroshi Fukuda; Judy Berkowitz; Ali Kia Shabahangi; Dennis Richards; Steve Vettel; Sue Hestor; Marilyn Amini. Amendment of the Whole

		2/11/08, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. Continued to February 25, 2008

		2/25/08, RECOMMENDED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Mirkarimi; AnMarie Rodgers, Planning Department; John Billovits, Planning Department; Jason Henderson, Hayes Valley NA; Tes Welborn, Hayes Valley, NA; David Schnur, Community Housing Partnership; Bernie Choden; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Tim Dunn, DTNA; Marius Starkey, Mission Dolores NA; Giden Kramer, Mission Dolores NA; Calvin Welch, CCHO; Chris Foley; Tammi Avicolli Mecca, Housing Rights Committee; Carmela Gold, DTNA; Brian Basinger, AIDS Housing Alliance; Kit Hodge, DTNA; Catherin Cusic, Harvey Milk Club; Sue Hestor; Robert Haaland, Board of Appeals; Hale Thompson, Harvey Milk Club; Peter Lewis, Mission Dolores Neighborhood Association; Curt Holzinger, Duboce Triangle NA; Bill Lightner, Lightner Group; Lori Robson; Martin Lavin, Coldwell Bank; Tim Cohen, SF Housing Action Coalition; Debra Walker; Howard Strassner, Sierra Club; Terrie Frye, Harvey Milk Club; Dennis Richard, DTNA; Jim Warshell, Hayes Valley NA; Marc Salomon; Katherine Roberts; Denise D'Anne; Gilbert Criswell, Central City Democratic Club; Paul Olsen, Hayes Valley NA; Female Speaker; Charles Marsteller; Tomiqua Moss; Peter Cohen; Hiroshi Fukuda; Judith Berkowitz, CSFN; Marilyn Amini; Demian Quesnel, Eureka Valley Promotion Association; Alan Martinez; Tom

		3/4/08, RE-REFERRED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

	ADJOURNMENT

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		NOTE: Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, the following notice is hereby given: if you challenge, in court, the general plan amendments or planning code and zoning map amendments described above, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing.

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12.	080338	[Zoning Map Amendments in connection with the Bayview Hunters Point Area Plan]
		Ordinance amending Zoning Map Sheets 8, 9, 10, and 10 SU of the City and County of San Francisco Planning Code to replace various M-1 and M-2 zones with PDR-1, PDR-2, and special use district designations in the South Basin and Northern Industrial areas of the Bayview Hunters Point Study Area, consistent with the Bayview Hunters Point Area Plan; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1, and environmental findings. (Planning Department)
		3/12/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 4/24/2008.



13.	080339	[Bayview Rezoning]
		Ordinance amending the Planning Code by adding Sections 121.5, 121.7, 210.7, 210.8, 210.9, 230 and 249.32 and amending Sections 204.3, 204.4, 210, 210.6, and 213 through 227 to create a new Design and Development Special Use District and modify the existing M (Industrial) Districts to establish PDR-1 (Light Industrial Buffer) and PDR-2 (Production, Distribution and Repair) Districts and specify the use controls for activities in the PDR Districts, which generally will principally permit light manufacturing, wholesale and repair activities, prohibit or require a conditional use permit for heavy industry, prohibit housing, limit the size of retail and office uses, place controls on subdivision of large lots, provide accessory use guidelines and regulate the demolition of industrial buildings. (Planning Department)
		3/12/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 4/24/2008.



14.	080349	[Zoning Map Amendment - 5050 Mission Street, corner of Seneca Ave]	Supervisor Sandoval
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Zoning Map ZN 12 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to change the use classification of Block 6969, Lot 11, located at the southwest corner of Mission and Seneca Streets, from RH-1 (Residential, House, One Family) District to NC-3 (Moderate-scale Neighborhood Commercial) District; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
		3/11/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 4/10/2008.

		3/17/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission for review and comment and Planning Department for environmental review. 6/17/08, Board adopted 70-day extension for Planning Commission review; see File 080834.



15.	080406	[Office Building After-Hours Lighting]	Supervisor Peskin
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Environment Code by adding a new Chapter 9 to conserve electricity by prohibiting commercial buildings from lighting unoccupied interior spaces after business hours; and to make environmental findings. (Economic Impact.)
		3/25/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 4/24/2008.



16.	080407	[Subdivision Code - definition of conversion]	Supervisor Peskin
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Subdivision Code Section 1308 to modify the definition of conversion to include specified air space subdivisions of existing residential structures; and making environmental findings.
		3/25/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 4/24/2008.

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