Meeting Name: Land Use and Economic Development Committee (inactive) Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/23/2012 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Committee Room 263
Regular Meeting
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120528 2 Administrative, Planning Codes - Historical Property (Mills Act) Contracts and Fee ReductionOrdinancePassedOrdinance: 1) amending the San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 71, entitled "Mills Act Contract Procedures" to: a) amend Section 71.2 to add limitations on eligibility, b) amend Section 71.3 to add application deadlines, c) amend Section 71.4 to add a time limit for receipt of the Assessor-Recorder's report, d) amend Section 71.5 to require use of a standard form contract, and e) adding new Section 71.7 to require departmental monitoring reports; 2) amending the San Francisco Planning Code Section 356 to reduce the application fee for Mills Act contracts; and 3) making findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1(b).RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
120241 2 Planning Code - Establishing Four Outer Sunset Neighborhood Commercial DistrictsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by: 1) adding Section 739.1 to establish the Noriega Street Neighborhood Commercial District including specified non-residential properties zoned NC-2 along Noriega Street; 2) adding Section 740.1 to establish the Irving Street Neighborhood Commercial District including specified non-residential properties zoned NC-2 along Irving Street; 3) adding Section 741.1 to establish the Taraval Street Neighborhood Commercial District including specified non-residential properties zoned NC-2 along Taraval Street; 4) adding Section 742.1 to establish the Judah Street Neighborhood Commercial District including specified non-residential properties zoned NC-2 along Judah Street; 5) amending Sections 263.20 and 710.10 of the NC-1 Zoning Control Table to include properties zoned NC-1 along Noriega, Irving, Taraval, and Judah Streets; 6) amending Section 790.124 (trade shops) to remove horsepower and square footage limitations and impose operating conditions regarding noise and odor; 7) amending Sheet ZN05 of the Zoning Map to include the new NeighboAMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
120241 3 Planning Code - Establishing Four Outer Sunset Neighborhood Commercial DistrictsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by: 1) adding Section 739.1 to establish the Noriega Street Neighborhood Commercial District including specified non-residential properties zoned NC-2 along Noriega Street; 2) adding Section 740.1 to establish the Irving Street Neighborhood Commercial District including specified non-residential properties zoned NC-2 along Irving Street; 3) adding Section 741.1 to establish the Taraval Street Neighborhood Commercial District including specified non-residential properties zoned NC-2 along Taraval Street; 4) adding Section 742.1 to establish the Judah Street Neighborhood Commercial District including specified non-residential properties zoned NC-2 along Judah Street; 5) amending Sections 263.20 and 710.10 of the NC-1 Zoning Control Table to include properties zoned NC-1 along Noriega, Irving, Taraval, and Judah Streets; 6) amending Section 790.124 (trade shops) to remove horsepower and square footage limitations and impose operating conditions regarding noise and odor; 7) amending Sheet ZN05 of the Zoning Map to include the new NeighboRECOMMENDED AS AMENDED AS A COMMITTEE REPORTPass Action details Not available
120471 1 Planning Code - Bicycle Parking; Automotive Service Station ConversionsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code Sections 102.9, 155.1, 155.4, and 228, et. seq. to: 1) expand the applicability of bicycle parking requirements; 2) exempt bicycle parking from Floor-Area ratio calculations; 3) permit the conversion of Automotive Service Stations located on Primary Transit Streets and Citywide Pedestrian Network Streets to another use without Conditional Use authorization; and 4) adopting environmental findings, Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORTPass Action details Video Video
120472 1 Planning Code - Clerical Modifications and Repeal of Obsolete SectionsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by: 1) repealing obsolete Sections 187, 249.15, 263.2, and 263.3; and 2) amending Sections 102.5, 121.3, 201, 204.2, 209.9, 249.49, 309.1, 799, and 899 to make various clerical modifications; and adopting environmental findings, Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORTPass Action details Video Video
120715 1 Planning Code - Limited Commercial Uses in Residential DistrictsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code: 1) Section 186 to allow for reactivation of limited commercial uses in RH, RM, RTO, and RED districts under a conditional use authorization; 2) Section 231 to allow for greater size and depth from the corner for limited corner commercial uses in RM-3 and RM-4 districts; and 3) making findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1.RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORTPass Action details Video Video
111374 3 Planning Code - Creating a New Definition of Student HousingOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by: 1) adding a new Section 102.36 to create a definition of Student Housing; 2) amending Section 124 to create a new subsection (k), to permit additional square footage above the floor area ratio limits for student housing projects in buildings in the C-3-G and C-3-S Districts, that are not designated as significant or contributory pursuant to Article 11; 3) amending Section 135(d)(2) to adjust the minimum open space requirements for dwelling units that do not exceed 350 square feet, plus a bathroom; 4) amending Section 207.6(b)(3) to exempt student housing from the unit mix requirement in RTO, NCT, DTR and Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Used Districts; 5) amending Section 307 to permit the conversion of student housing into residential uses, when certain conditions are met; 6) amending Section 312 to require notice for a change of use to group housing; 7) amending Section 317 to prohibit the conversion of residential units into student housing, except in specified circumstances; 8) amending Section 401 to make conforming amendments; 9RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
120252 1 Hearing - City's Response to Americans with Disabilities Act Based LawsuitsHearingFiledHearing on the City's response to Americans with Disabilities Act based lawsuits brought against small businesses.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Video Video
111047 2 Administrative, Campaign and Governmental Conduct Codes - Obligations of Landlords and Small Business Tenants for Disability Access ImprovementsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Chapter 38, Sections 38.1 through 38.7, and amending San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Section 3.400, all to require commercial landlords leasing properties to small businesses for use as public accommodations to: 1) bring public restrooms, ground floor entrances to, and exits from, the building into compliance with applicable state and federal disability access laws or to disclose to tenants that the property may not currently meet all applicable construction-related accessibility standards, including standards for public restrooms and ground floor entrances and exits; 2) inform small business tenants that they may be legally and financially liable for failing to comply with those laws and offer such tenants copies of the Small Business Commission's access information notice; 3) include in any new or amended leases a provision addressing the respective obligations of the landlord and small business tenant to bring the leased premises into compliance with those access laws; 4) requiring the Small BuAMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE  Action details Video Video
111047 3 Administrative, Campaign and Governmental Conduct Codes - Obligations of Landlords and Small Business Tenants for Disability Access ImprovementsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Chapter 38, Sections 38.1 through 38.7, and amending San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Section 3.400, all to require commercial landlords leasing properties to small businesses for use as public accommodations to: 1) bring public restrooms, ground floor entrances to, and exits from, the building into compliance with applicable state and federal disability access laws or to disclose to tenants that the property may not currently meet all applicable construction-related accessibility standards, including standards for public restrooms and ground floor entrances and exits; 2) inform small business tenants that they may be legally and financially liable for failing to comply with those laws and offer such tenants copies of the Small Business Commission's access information notice; 3) include in any new or amended leases a provision addressing the respective obligations of the landlord and small business tenant to bring the leased premises into compliance with those access laws; 4) requiring the Small BuRECOMMENDED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available