This ordinance aims to waive certain development impact fees in the Market and Octavia Area to encourage development, while also proposing changes to the residential special use district and the sunset of the Community Advisory Committee. It includes affirmations regarding environmental impact and consistency with city planning policies.
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to waive certain development impact fees in the Market and Octavia Area Plan (the Market and Octavia Area Plan and Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial District Affordable Housing Fee, the Market and Octavia Community Improvements Fund, the Van Ness & Market Affordable Housing and Neighborhood Infrastructure Fee, and the Van Ness & Market Community Facilities Fee), to amend the Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District, to provide that the Market and Octavia Community Advisory Committee shall sunset six months after the effective date of this Ordinance, and to make conforming amendments to some of the definitions in Planning Code, Section 401; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a need to address housing affordability and development feasibility in the Market and Octavia Area Plan.
An ordinance was introduced to waive certain development impact fees in the Market and Octavia Area Plan, amend the Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District, and sunset the Market and Octavia Community Advisory Committee after six months.
The Board of Supervisors referred the proposed legislation to the Planning Commission for review, highlighting its implications under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
The Planning Commission held a public hearing and adopted a recommendation for approval of the ordinance with modifications, emphasizing community engagement and a partial fee waiver.
The Budget and Finance Committee continued the ordinance to the call of the chair, indicating ongoing discussions regarding its implications.
The ordinance remains active as it awaits further committee action.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record