Legislation Details

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San Francisco, CA 94102-
4689 City and County of San Francisco Legislation Details File #: Version: 3 170418 Name: Planning Code - Commercial Uses in Polk Street
and Pacific Avenue Neighborhood Commercial
Districts; Technical and Other Amendments Status: Type: Ordinance Passed File created: In control: 9/26/2017 Clerk of the Board On agenda: Final action: 11/3/2017 Enactment date: 11/3/2017 205-17 Enactment #: Title: Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) limit lot sizes in the Pacific Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District (“Pacific NCD”) and the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District (“Polk NCD”); 2) limit the size of Non-Residential Uses in the Pacific NCD and Polk NCD, and exempting movie theaters in the Polk NCD from certain size limits; 3) restrict lot mergers in the Pacific NCD and Polk NCD; 4) require ground floor Commercial Uses in the Polk NCD and on certain portions of Pacific Avenue; 5) modify residential and non-residential off-street parking requirements in the Pacific NCD and Polk NCD; 6) prohibit garage entries, driveways, or other vehicular access to off-street parking or loading on certain streets and alleys in the Pacific NCD and Polk NCD; 7) deem nonconforming uses in the Polk NCD to be discontinued after 18 months of non-use; 8) modify the maximum concentration of Eating and Drinking Uses in the Polk NCD; 9) prohibit massage establishment, chair/foot massage, and kennel uses in the Polk Street NCD; 10) restrict medical services in the Polk NCD and Pacific NCD; 11) prohibit storefront mergers in the Polk NCD; 12) require a dwelling unit mix in the Pacific NCD and Polk NCD; 13) prohibit the loss of residential units through demolition, merger, or conversion and allow division if it meets a dwelling unit mix requirement in the Polk NCD and Pacific NCD; 14) require Conditional Use authorization before replacing a legacy business in the Polk NCD and Pacific NCD; 15) correct, clarify, and simplify language in other Planning Code Sections; affirming the Planning Department’s determination 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, and findings of public convenience, necessity, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. Sponsors: Aaron Peskin Attachments: 1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. Referral CEQA 041917, 4. Referral FYI 041917, 5. Referral PC
041917, 6. Referral SBC 041917, 7. CEQA Determination 042817, 8. SBC Response 062117, 9. PLN
Transmittal 072617, 10. Leg Ver2, 11. Leg Dig Ver2, 12. Referral CEQA 092617, 13. Referral PC
092617, 14. Referral FYI 092617, 15. Response CEQA 092917, 16. Comm Pkt 100217, 17. Board Pkt
101717, 18. Leg Ver3, 19. Leg Dig Ver3, 20. Board Pkt 102417, 21. Leg Final

Action By Date Action Result Ver. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE President 4/11/2017 1 REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 4/19/2017 1 RESPONSE RECEIVED Planning Department 4/28/2017 1 RESPONSE RECEIVED Small Business Commission 6/21/2017 1 SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED President 9/26/2017 2 REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 9/28/2017 2 RESPONSE RECEIVED Planning Department 9/29/2017 2 RECOMMENDED Land Use and Transportation
Committee 10/2/2017 1 Pass AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE Board of Supervisors 10/17/2017 2 Pass PASSED ON FIRST READING AS
AMENDED Board of Supervisors 10/17/2017 3 Pass FINALLY PASSED Board of Supervisors 10/24/2017 3 Pass