This ordinance allows vehicle storage lots in certain mixed-use districts and rezones a specific property to accommodate this change. It also confirms compliance with environmental regulations and city planning policies.
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to conditionally permit vehicle storage lots in the Residential Enclave-Mixed (RED-MX) and Western SoMa Mixed Use-General (WMUG) Districts and to update citations and cross-references in the text and tables of specified Mixed Use Districts; amending the Zoning Map to rezone 135 Kissling Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3516, Lot No. 068, from Residential Enclave (RED) to RED MX; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act, making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a need to amend the Planning Code to allow vehicle storage lots in specific districts and to rezone a particular property.
Supervisor Dorsey introduced an ordinance to amend the Planning Code to conditionally permit vehicle storage lots in the RED-MX District and to rezone 135 Kissling Street from RED to RED-MX.
The Board of Supervisors referred the legislation to the Planning Department for review under CEQA and other relevant codes.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing and recommended approval of the ordinance with modifications to also permit vehicle storage lots in the WMUG District.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee held a public hearing on the ordinance, continuing it to a later date.
The committee continued the ordinance to the call of the chair, indicating further discussion is needed.
The ordinance is scheduled for further consideration by the full Board of Supervisors.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
