City and County of San Francisco - Meeting of Land Use and Transportation Committee on 12/4/2023 at 1:30 PM

230701

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 23:26:16 GMT

File #: 230701
Ver.: 4
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in certain NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) principally permit Retail Professional Services uses on all floors and conditionally permit Non-Retail Professional Services on the ground floor in specified NCDs; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use District (SUD); 8) clarify that multiple allowable uses may co-locate on one site; 9) cla
Action: RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORT
Result: Pass

231221

Fri, 10 May 2024 22:20:25 GMT

File #: 231221
Ver.: 2
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) allow Nighttime Entertainment Uses as principally permitted on the ground floor and conditionally permitted on the second floor in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD); 2) modify requirements for limited commercial uses within one-quarter mile of the North Beach Special Use District (SUD); 3) conditionally permit Retail Professional Services Uses on the ground floor in the North Beach NCD, subject to existing limitations; 4) allow limited commercial uses (LCUs) in Residential, House (RH) and Residential, Mixed (RM) Districts with specified limitations; 5) require operating hours to end at 10 p.m. for LCUs and limited corner commercial uses (LCCUs) in RH and RM Districts; 6) establish that LCCUs are limited to those uses allowed in an NCD or SUD within one-quarter mile of the use, or the NC-1 District, as specified; 7) prohibit outdoor activity areas not at the front of the building in RH and RM Districts and limit such outdoor activity areas in other residential districts; 8) establish that LCCUs in Residential Transit Orie
Action: CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR
Result: Pass

230768

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:00:08 GMT

File #: 230768
Ver.: 3
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to streamline and authorize the approval of certain neighborhood amenities, also known as Love Our Neighborhoods Projects, in sidewalks and other public right-of-ways within the Department of Public Works’ jurisdiction, to reduce fees for certain minor encroachment permits, to waive certain annual encroachment assessments, to clarify the approval process for commemorative plaques, and to clarify the permitting, revocation, and restoration requirements for all minor encroachment permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Action: RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORT
Result: Pass

231091

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 21:09:08 GMT

File #: 231091
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Resolution
Title: Resolution initiating a landmark designation under Article 10 of the Planning Code of Gregangelo & Velocity Art & Entertainment, located at 225 San Leandro Way, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3253, Lot No. 015.
Action: RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORT
Result: Pass

231175

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 19:04:38 GMT

File #: 231175
Ver.: 2
Agenda #:
Type: Resolution
Title: Resolution urging the City Attorney and the Mayor to request that the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD): 1) extend the deadlines for Required Actions in HCD’s Policy and Practice Review to ensure that all of San Francisco’s extensive, collaborative work to further housing development does not lead to de-certification of San Francisco’s adopted Housing Element; 2) revise and correct HCD’s Policy and Practice Review to be consistent with all policies in San Francisco’s adopted Housing Element, including its policies and actions related to affordable housing and equity, as well as the City’s legal obligations to affirmatively further fair housing, and to be consistent with San Francisco’s status as a Charter City imbued with the power of local action over municipal affairs; and setting forth that as part of the City’s Housing Element implementation, it is the policy of the City to address the dual goals of production of new housing as well as the preservation of existing housing.
Action: RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORT
Result: Pass

230419

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:14:00 GMT

File #: 230419
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Resolution
Title: Resolution granting revocable permission to Otis Property Owner, LLC, to occupy and maintain the 12th Street Plaza on 12th Street at the corner of South Van Ness Avenue fronting 90-12th Street (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3505, Lot No. 012); approving a nonexclusive public sidewalk easement for pedestrian access, passage, ingress, and egress for public sidewalk purposes; adopting environmental findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
Action: CONTINUED
Result: Pass

230948

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:50:08 GMT

File #: 230948
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Resolution
Title: Resolution adding the commemorative street name “Panos Place” to Corbin Place between the 100 and 200 block of Corbett Avenue in recognition of San Francisco resident Panagiotis Koutsoyannis.
Action: RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORT
Result: Pass

231142

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 21:24:34 GMT

File #: 231142
Ver.: 2
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by 1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations 2) restoring the ownership eligibility requirement for density exceptions in residential districts, for lots that have two existing dwelling units or more; 3) sunsetting the Conditional Use requirements established by the Corona Heights Large Residence and the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence Special Use Districts at the end of 2024, and thereafter limiting the size of any Dwelling Units resulting from residential development in those Special Use Districts to 3,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the Gen
Action: AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
Result: Pass

231142

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 21:24:34 GMT

File #: 231142
Ver.: 3
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by 1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations 2) restoring the ownership eligibility requirement for density exceptions in residential districts, for lots that have two existing dwelling units or more; 3) sunsetting the Conditional Use requirements established by the Corona Heights Large Residence and the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence Special Use Districts at the end of 2024, and thereafter limiting the size of any Dwelling Units resulting from residential development in those Special Use Districts to 3,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the Gen
Action: DUPLICATED AS AMENDED
Result:

231142

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 21:24:34 GMT

231142

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 21:24:34 GMT

File #: 231142
Ver.: 4
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by 1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations 2) restoring the ownership eligibility requirement for density exceptions in residential districts, for lots that have two existing dwelling units or more; 3) sunsetting the Conditional Use requirements established by the Corona Heights Large Residence and the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence Special Use Districts at the end of 2024, and thereafter limiting the size of any Dwelling Units resulting from residential development in those Special Use Districts to 3,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the Gen
Action: REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED AS A COMMITTEE REPORT
Result: Pass

231258

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 17:44:40 GMT

File #: 231258
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; and removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
Action: AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
Result: Pass

231258

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 17:44:40 GMT

File #: 231258
Ver.: 2
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; and removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
Action: CONTINUED AS AMENDED
Result: Pass

231165

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 16:50:48 GMT

File #: 231165
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Ordinance amending the Fire Code to provide fire protection standards for the charging and storage of lithium-ion batteries used in powered mobility devices (such as electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, and hoverboards), prohibit use of damaged lithium-ion batteries in such devices, prohibit use of lithium-ion batteries assembled or reconditioned using cells removed from used batteries in such devices, and require the Fire Department to conduct an informational campaign; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.
Action: AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
Result: Pass

231165

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 16:50:48 GMT

File #: 231165
Ver.: 2
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Ordinance amending the Fire Code to provide fire protection standards for the charging and storage of lithium-ion batteries used in powered mobility devices (such as electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, and hoverboards), prohibit use of damaged lithium-ion batteries in such devices, prohibit use of lithium-ion batteries assembled or reconditioned using cells removed from used batteries in such devices, and require the Fire Department to conduct an informational campaign; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.
Action: RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED AS A COMMITTEE REPORT
Result: Pass

230390

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:05:45 GMT

File #: 230390
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Hearing
Title: Hearing to report on the safety and condition of the City’s approximately 125,000 trees after weather in late 2022 and early 2023, to discuss the cleanup and tree maintenance plan, and the impacts the storms have on the goals and intentions of the 2014 Urban Forestry Plan; and requesting Public Works, Recreation and Park Department, Planning Department, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and Friends of the Urban Forest to report.
Action: HEARD AND FILED
Result: Pass