Zoning Map Height Map HT07 listed the current height limit for Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0836 Lots 008, 009, and 013 as 85-X // 120/365-R-2.

Amend the Planning Code Section 249.33, specifically for the Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District, to update the Option for Dedication of Land to fulfill inclusionary housing obligations, and change Zoning Map Height Map HT07 to increase the height limit for the specified parcels to 85-X // 120/400-R-2.

Allows for development projects in the district to opt for the Land Dedication alternative for inclusionary housing requirements, which could accommodate a total amount of units that is equal to or greater than 35% of the units being provided on the principal development project site. It also increases the allowable building height for the specified lots.

The Planning Department confirmed compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act for these actions. Additionally, the Planning Commission confirmed that the actions contemplated are consistent with the City’s General Plan and eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1, and these Planning Code amendments will serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare.

The ordinance becomes effective 30 days after enactment. Enactment occurs when the Mayor signs the ordinance, the Mayor returns the ordinance unsigned, or does not sign it within ten days of receiving it, or the Board of Supervisors overrides the Mayor’s veto.

Development projects opting for land dedication must obtain a letter from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development verifying acceptance of the dedicated land within no later than 180 days following the effective date of this Special Use District or prior to Planning Commission or Planning Department approval of the development project. The Planning Director, in consultation with the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development and the Director of Property, will calculate any waiver amount based on actual commercially reasonable costs to acquire the dedicated land.