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This committee shall be charged with the responsibility of formulating policy as it affects the use of public streets by public and private utilities, such as overall traffic regulations during utility construction or maintenance; utility advance planning, and other means to insure minimum disruption and inconvenience to the general public using the surface of the streets; utility joint trenches; utility tunnels; and condition of trench repairs.
(Added by Ord. 273-74, App. 6/6/74)
There are hereby established two subcommittees to the Street Utility Coordinating Committee as follows:
(a) Committee for Utility Liaison on Construction and Other Projects (CULCOP). This subcommittee shall consist of staff level personnel from the Bureau of Engineering of the Department of Public Works; San Francisco Department of Telecommunications and Information Services; San Francisco Water Department; Hetch Hetchy Water and Power System; Municipal Railway; San Francisco Fire Department; San Francisco Department of Electricity; San Francisco Redevelopment Agency; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Gas Division; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Electric Division; Pacific Telephone Company; Western Union and the Television Signal Corporation. The chair shall be a representative of the Bureau of Engineering as designated by the City Engineer. Meetings shall be monthly at a time and place designated by the chair. The duties of this subcommittee will be to work out scheduling of utility work that is connected with Department of Public Works projects and to plan the utilities undergrounding construction program.
(b) Committee for Planning Utility Construction Program. This subcommittee shall consist of representatives of the Department of Public Works; San Francisco Department of Telecommunications and Information Services; San Francisco Water Department; Hetch Hetchy Water and Power System; San Francisco Police Department; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Gas Division; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Electric Division; Pacific Telephone Company; Western Union; and Television Signal Corporation. The chair shall be a representative of the Department of Public Works as designated by the Director of Public Works. Meetings shall be at the call of the chair. This subcommittee shall be responsible for detailed planning of a 12 months construction program of all street utilities, exclusive of Public Works Department projects which are financed wholly or in part by gas tax or ad valorem funds and utilities undergrounding program, including traffic regulations during utility construction or maintenance, and other duties as assigned by the Street Utilities Coordinating Committee. The Director of Public Works shall transmit to private utility companies and to said subcommittee a list of approved gas tax and ad valorem projects, as soon as such projects are approved by the Board of Supervisors.
(Added by Ord. 273-74, App. 6/6/74; amended by Ord. 192-99, File No. 990879, App. 7/1/99).
There is hereby established a committee to be known as the Citizens Advisory Committee for Street Utility Construction consisting of 21 members to be appointed by the Mayor as follows: one representative from each of the following: Department of Public Works; San Francisco Department of Telecommunications and Information Services; Police Department; Water Department; Municipal Railway; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Gas Division; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Electric Division; Pacific Telephone Company; Western Union; Television Signal Corporation; San Francisco Planning and Urban Renewal Association; Greater San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; San Francisco Council of District Merchants Association; Associated General Contractors of California; organized labor; Downtown Association; and six members selected from neighborhood organizations representing the various neighborhoods within the City. The committee shall elect a chair from the membership thereof. Any member may delegate an alternate within his or her respective organization to represent him or her at any meeting of the committee in the member's absence. Vacancies on the committee shall be filled by the Mayor in the manner herein provided for the appointment of the original members.
(Added by Ord. 273-74, App. 6/6/74; amended by Ord. 278-96, App. 7/3/96; Ord. 192-99, File No. 990879, App. 7/1/99)
The duties of the committee shall be to secure citizens' input concerning general problems relating to the use of any digging-up of streets and sidewalks by utility companies or city departments, and to recommend to the Street Utilities Coordinating Committee ways and means to alleviate these problems.
(Added by Ord. 273-74, App. 6/6/74)
General Findings. | |
The Bayview Hunters Point Citizens Advisory Committee. |
Editor's Notes:
Ordinance 39-13 repealed former Chapter 5, Article VIII ("Neighborhood Community Justice Task Force") in its entirety.
Subsequent to the addition of this Article to the Code, Ord. 184-13 enacted a new article ("Airport Facilities Naming Advisory Committee") also designated as Chapter 5, Article VIII. In order to avoid conflicting with this Article, the editor codified the material added by the later ordinance as Chapter 5, Article XXVII, Secs. 5.270 et seq.
Ordinance 39-13 repealed former Chapter 5, Article VIII ("Neighborhood Community Justice Task Force") in its entirety.
Subsequent to the addition of this Article to the Code, Ord. 184-13 enacted a new article ("Airport Facilities Naming Advisory Committee") also designated as Chapter 5, Article VIII. In order to avoid conflicting with this Article, the editor codified the material added by the later ordinance as Chapter 5, Article XXVII, Secs. 5.270 et seq.
(a) In 1995, the Board of Supervisors established the Bayview Hunters Point Redevelopment Survey Area. On May 23, 2006, the Board approved and adopted, by Ordinance No. 113-06, the Redevelopment Plan for the Bayview Hunters Point Redevelopment Project ("Redevelopment Plan"), which expanded and renamed the Hunters Point Redevelopment Project Area. The Plan included an Area A, which had been in a 1969 Hunters Point Redevelopment Plan and an Area B. Project Area A expired, and with its expiration, the area added by the 2006 expansion constitutes the Bayview Hunters Point Redevelopment Project Area (the "Project Area"). A portion of Area B was the Candlestick Point Activity Node.
(b) On August 3, 2010, this Board of Supervisors adopted an amended Redevelopment Plan (the "Amended Redevelopment Plan") by Ordinance No. 210-10. The Amended Redevelopment Plan designated the Candlestick Point Activity Node as Zone 1, and the balance of the Project Area as Zone 2. The Candlestick Point Activity Node is part of the Hunters Point Shipyard/Candlestick Point Project, a major approved development project that the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco (the "Redevelopment Agency") was charged with implementing. The Amended Redevelopment Plan is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 100658, and is incorporated herein as if fully set forth. Map 1 of the Amended Redevelopment Plan identifies the Project Area and Map 2 identifies Zone 1 and Zone 2.
(c) Under the Amended Redevelopment Plan, the Redevelopment Agency retained land use authority within Zone 1. The Redevelopment Agency and the City, through its Planning Department, entered into a Planning Cooperative Agreement, dated for reference purposes as of June 3, 2010, to provide for cooperation between the City and the Redevelopment Agency in carrying out the development of Zone 1.
(d) On September 19, 2006, the Redevelopment Agency and the City, through its Planning Commission, entered into a delegation agreement that provided for implementation of the Redevelopment Plan in Zone 2. The Planning Cooperative Agreement of 2010 provided that development in Zone 2 would continue to be governed by the delegation agreement. Zone 2 is a mixed residential, industrial and commercial area that has suffered from severe economic decline for many years with the closure of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, the shrinking of heavy and light industrial bases, and the lingering effects of long-term environmental pollution.
(e) The Bayview community was long involved in the planning process that brought about the Amended Redevelopment Plan. It has also previously engaged in a yet unfinished planning process for the area within India Basin Shoreline, not included in the Amended Redevelopment Plan, but referred to in the plan as Survey Area C. Survey Area C is shown on Map 3 of the Amended Redevelopment Plan. In the event that future planning efforts can be carried out in Zone 2 or Survey Area C, community involvement is desirable to help create a structured, and interactive relationship between City agencies, developers, and the community regarding land use and planning affairs in Zone 2 and Survey Area C.
(Former Sec. 5.70 added by Ord. 132-10, File No. 100529, App. 6/24/2010; repealed by Ord. 39-13, File No. 130086, App. 3/22/2013, Eff. 4/21/2013)
(a) Establishment and Purpose. A Bayview Hunters Point Citizens Advisory Committee (the "CAC") is hereby established. The purpose of the CAC shall be to provide policy advice to the Board of Supervisors, City boards, commissions and departments, including the Planning Commission and Planning Department, on planning and land use matters in Zone 2. The CAC shall provide advice on the appropriateness of projects, and land use and zoning designations for projects in Zone 2 or Survey Area C, and provide community guidance on the extent to which a development project furthers General Plan policies in Zone 2.
The CAC shall serve for the duration of the Amended Redevelopment Plan, including any extensions of the plan that the Board of Supervisors approves. To perform its duties, the CAC may do the following:
(1) review proposed development projects, amendments to a redevelopment plan requiring approval of the Board of Supervisors and zoning changes, and advise the Planning Commission and Department and the Board of Supervisors on those matters;
(2) collaborate with the Planning Department on planning efforts; and
(3) collaborate with City boards, commissions and departments to (A) provide information to the community on planning efforts, development projects, amendments to a redevelopment plan requiring approval of the Board of Supervisors, and zoning changes, and (B) seek input from the community.
(b) Members of the Bayview Hunters Point Citizens Advisory Committee.
(1) Appointments.
(A) Appointing Authorities. The CAC shall consist of 12 members. The Supervisor of District 10, the Mayor, and the City Administrator (the "appointing authorities") shall each appoint 4 members. Of the 4 members appointed by each of the appointing authorities, 3 shall have the power to vote on committee actions (voting members), and one shall not have the power to vote on committee actions (a non-voting member). An employee of the City may not be appointed as a voting member of the CAC but may be appointed as a non-voting member. Each appointing authority shall notify the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in writing of each of its appointments to the committee, including which appointees shall be voting members.
(B) Quorum. Five voting members shall constitute a quorum. The CAC shall approve matters by an affirmative vote of at least 5 voting-members.
(C) Compensation. Members of the CAC shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority without compensation or benefits.
(D) Terms. Each member shall serve a term of two years. The term of the 12 members first appointed to fill the seats on the committee shall commence on the effective date of Ordinance No. ______.
(2) Qualifications of Members. Each member shall have a capacity for volunteerism, and the ability to commit a minimum of 10 hours per week to the review of documents, meetings and planning sessions, and coordination with community members or City representatives. In addition, each member shall have one or more of the following qualifications:
(A) Experience working with multiple City boards, commissions, or department, or their representatives;
(B) A workman-like understanding of, or high level of interest in the land use policies and requirements, zoning issues for Zone 2, and a high level of interest in the review of projects in that area; or
(C) Familiarity with architecture, engineering, construction, historic preservation, public art, transportation and city planning, community benefits, low-income housing development or land use in San Francisco or other urban areas.
(3) Additional Qualifications of Non-voting Members. In addition to the qualifications stated in subparagraph (b)(2) (Qualifications of Members) above, non-voting members must have professional expertise or training in disciplines such as architecture, land use, or urban planning, that would be helpful to the CAC in the performance of its duties;
(4) Residency. A member must be at least one of the following: (A) a resident of the Project Area; (B) a person who owns a business with a fixed office in the City or real property in the City; (C) a representative of a neighborhood group in the Project Area; or (D) a resident of San Francisco who has experience working on architecture, planning, or land use issues in San Francisco.
(5) Conflicts.
(A) During his or her tenure, a member of the CAC may not receive income from, have any financial investments in, or be a party to any contracts with any person or entity who is seeking project approvals, or who receives a project approval from the City during the member's tenure regarding a property within Zone 2 or Survey Area C. For the purpose of this Subsection, "project approvals" shall include conditional use authorizations, variances, certificates of appropriateness, and building permits.
(B) During his or her tenure, a member of the CAC may not enter into, submit a bid for, negotiate for, or otherwise attempt to enter into, any contract with the City, or obtain a subcontract of any tier to a contract with the City for services, a real estate interest, or other benefits in Zone 2 or Survey Area C.
(C) Any member of the CAC who violates this Subsections shall be deemed to have thereby resigned his or her position on the CAC.
(6) Support. Subject to the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the Charter, the City Administrator's Office shall provide staff to assist the CAC to organize and conduct its public meetings and perform related responsibilities.
(7) Absences. If a member is absent from more than 3 scheduled meetings of the CAC in a twelve-month period, the chairperson shall notify the member's appointing authority of the absences. The appointing authority may exercise its authority over the member, including, without limitation, removing the member from the committee and appointing a new member to serve out the term of the member that is removed.
(8) Bylaws. The CAC shall adopt bylaws, subject to the approval of the City Administrator, to ensure the orderly conduct of its meetings.
(c) Cooperation with the CAC. At the request of the CAC, City boards, commissions and departments shall cooperate with the CAC in the performance of its duties by providing information within the scope of the body's jurisdiction, assisting in answering questions pertinent to the CAC's duties, referring matters under its jurisdiction to the CAC that are pertinent to the CAC's duties, and considering recommendations of the CAC.
(d) Interaction of Planning Department with the CAC. In addition to its duty to cooperate with the CAC under subsection (c) above, the Planning Department shall notify the CAC, in accordance with subsection (e) below, of, and work with the CAC to consider community input and guidance for the following projects in Zone 2:
(1) Residential projects that create 6 or more residential units, and/or projects that include construction of a new building or addition to an existing building of 10,000 square feet or more of non-residential space;
(2) Projects that include an alteration or change of use that:
(A) is subject to Planning Code Section 311 (Residential Permit Review Procedures for RH, RM, and RTO Districts) and includes vertical additions of 7 feet or more to the existing building height or 10 feet or more to the existing building depth at any level;
(B) is in any zoning district and includes a facility or activity identified in Planning Code Section 312(c) (Change of Use);
(C) is subject to a conditional use authorization or discretionary review under Section 317 of the Planning Code (Loss of Dwelling Units Through Merger, Conversion or Demolition); or
(D) is subject to a pre-application meeting under Section 313 of the Planning Code (PDR-1-B (Light Industrial Buffer));
(3) Projects that require a conditional use authorization;
(4) Projects that require a zoning map amendment; and
(5) Any streetscape improvements or public realm plans led by the Planning Department. For the purpose of this Section, "streetscape improvements" are improvements to the streetscape elements identified in Section 98.1 of the Administrative Code, and a "public realm plan" means a plan to improve public space, including, without limitation, rights of way, sidewalks and public plazas, to enhance the public's enjoyment of the space.
(e) Notification to the CAC. The Director of Planning shall provide the CAC notice of the projects or changes described in subsection (d) above (the "Project Notice") as follows:
(1) The Director of Planning shall send the CAC a copy of any written preliminary assessment of the approval process that the department prepares and submits to a person or entity seeking approval of a project (the "Project Applicant") before the Project Applicant has filed an application for environmental review and/or entitlement at the same time that the department sends such written preliminary assessment to the Project Applicant.
(2) If the Director of Planning does not provide a written preliminary assessment to the Project Applicant prior to the filing of an application for environmental review and/or entitlement, the Director of Planning shall notify the CAC of the project in writing when the project application is filed with the department.
(f) CAC Hearings on Projects.
(1) Notice to Project Applicant. The CAC shall notify the Project Applicant in writing within 30 days of its receipt of the Project Notice if it would like the Project Applicant to make a presentation on the project before the CAC (the "Project Applicant's Presentation"). If the CAC does not so notify the Project Applicant, the Planning Commission or Planning Department may consider approval of the Project without a CAC hearing.
(2) Project Applicant's Presentation. Upon the request of the CAC, the Project Applicant shall request from the CAC a date on which to make the Project Applicant's Presentation. The CAC shall schedule the date for the Project Applicant's Presentation as follows:
(A) If a public hearing on the final approval action on the project before the Planning Commission is required, the Project Applicant's Presentation shall be on a date that is at least 60 days prior to the Planning Commission's public hearing.
(B) If no public hearing on the final approval action on the project before the Planning Commission is required, the CAC may set a date for the Project Applicant's Presentation that would enable an efficient project review and approval process, but the date for the Project Applicant's Presentation shall occur on a date that is at least 60 days before the Planning Department acts on the permit application. The Planning Department shall timely notify the CAC of the date it intends to act on the permit application to enable the CAC to schedule the Project Applicant's Presentation.
(3) Submittal of Comments. The CAC shall submit any comments on the project that the CAC wishes the Planning Commission to consider to the Director of Planning within 30 days after the date scheduled for the Project Applicant's Presentation as required by Subsection (f)(2) above.
(4) Additional Time. The Director of Planning or the Planning Commission may allow additional time for the CAC hearing and comments if the Director of Planning or the Planning Commission finds that additional time is needed given the complexity of the project and feasible given the timing of required hearings or action on other projects. The Project Applicant shall make a good faith effort to inform the CAC of any changes to the project after the CAC has issued its comments to the Director of Planning.
(g) Report on CAC Comments. The Planning Department shall describe the comments and recommendations of the CAC in its report to the Planning Commission prior to the Planning Commission's approval of the project. In addition, the CAC may present its views on the project in a separate report at the Planning Commission's public hearing on approval of the project; and
(h) Providing Information. The Planning Department shall provide information about permit applications and other proposed development activity in Zone 2 to the CAC as promptly as is reasonably feasible prior to any CAC meeting.
(i) Subject to the Charter. Nothing in this Section is intended to interfere with the authority of the Planning Department or Planning Commission under the Charter.
(Former Sec. 5.71 added by Ord. 132-10, File No. 100529, App. 6/24/2010; repealed by Ord. 39-13, File No. 130086, App. 3/22/2013, Eff. 4/21/2013)
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