In coordinating their activities under the Program, the Core City Agencies shall have the responsibilities set forth below.
(a) Planning Department; General Coordination of Program Activities. After a prospective Permittee submits an application for a Shared Space, Planning will ensure review and approval of the application. Specifically, Planning will:
(1) Ensure that the application is routed to all Core City Agencies with jurisdiction over the proposed Shared Space for review and provide wholistic coordination of the program, taking into account land use, transportation, public space and urban design considerations.
(2) Collaborate with the appropriate Core City Agency in the review and approval of a Shared Space permit, and guide strategic change management of the program to ensure continued equity and accessibility by all intended users.
(3) Shared Spaces1
Oversee cross-departmental tracking systems to ensure comprehensive impact reporting and accountability, and support the monitoring of Permittee’s compliance with any terms and conditions in the Shared Space Permit, report any noncompliance known to Planning to the applicable Core City Agency with jurisdiction for enforcement.
(4) Coordinate Core City Agency outreach to prospective Permittees. Such outreach shall be performed in multiple languages and include small businesses located in communities suffering from economic, health and environmental burdens. Ensure quality public education, marketing and community engagement for the program as a whole.
In performing the coordination role described in subsections (a)(1) - (4), Planning shall, if necessary, obtain the recommendations of staff of the other Core City Agencies, including, among others: the Director of Public Works, the Director of Transportation, the Director of the Real Estate Division, the Director of Health, and/or the Executive Director of the Entertainment Commission.
(b) Director of Real Estate; City Lot Shared Spaces. The Director of Real Estate will administer Shared Spaces that are solely on a City-owned lot, pursuant to Section 94A.7.
(c) Entertainment Commission; Shared Spaces with Entertainment Activities. The Entertainment Commission will review and consider any application for a Shared Space Permit that proposes an activity or activities within the jurisdiction of the Entertainment Commission, consistent with Police Code, Section 1060 but, as applied to a Shared Space, the proposed activity or activities may include the service of food and beverages for consumption on the premises. The Commission may approve an application that satisfies all the applicable requirements for creation of a Limited Live Performance Locale and authorize issuance of a Shared Space Permit subject to the requirements stated in Police Code Section 1060.
(d) Planning, MTA, and Public Works; Shared Spaces in the Public Right-of-Way.
(1) Curbside Shared Spaces.
(A) Planning will review the overall concept of the application, approve the Permittee’s proposed program of offerings and events that will activate the Shared Space, and participate in the design review of all proposed physical treatments or improvements.
(B) MTA will approve or deny the proposed closure of the curbside lane pursuant to Section 204 of Division II of the Transportation Code, including permit terms and conditions as established by the Director of Transportation, and participate, as applicable, in design review of all physical treatments or improvements proposed by a Permittee and, at the MTA’s discretion, implement any approved (i) restriping of travel and parking lanes, (ii) ground surface treatments to delineate right-of-ways temporarily converted for the project, (iii) placement of upright bollards and other traffic control devices, and (iv) other reversible site improvements not included within subsection (d)(1)(C) below that are needed for the project.
(C) Public Works will, pursuant to the process set forth in Sections 793 et seq. of the Public Works Code, (i) (i)1
participate in the design review and approval of physical treatments or improvements proposed by a Permittee, (ii) participate in the review and approval of the Permittee’s proposed program of events intended to activate the Shared Space, (iii) consult with additional City agencies such as the Public Utilities Commission and the Fire Department regarding the design and construction of any proposed structure proposed to occupy the right-of-way as part of a Shared Space, (iv) v 1
provide approval for the Shared Space Permit along with the other Core City Agencies with jurisdiction over the proposed Shared Space, and (vi) issue the Curbside Shared Space permit. The Director of Public Works, consistent with Sections 793 et seq. of the Public Works Code, shall issue regulations setting forth standard design and operating requirements for any Curbside Shared Space. In addition, Public Works, in its sole discretion, may install reversible site improvements (planters, furnishings, etc.) associated with the project.
(D) The Core City Agencies shall review the proposed Curbside Shared Space for potential conflicts with future City projects, such as streetscape initiatives (including streetscape redesigns, paving projects, transit improvements), on-going maintenance needs, and planned improvements. Core City Agencies shall also review the proposed Curbside Shared Space for potential conflicts with City projects completed in the 10 years prior to the application to reduce conflicts with the purposes of those projects, including but not limited to review to ensure that the Shared Space would enhance rather than undermine the City’s Vision Zero, Transit-First, and Better Streets Policies.
(E) A Permittee’s right to occupy the Curbside Shared Space shall be conditioned upon the obligation to remove or modify the Curbside Shared Space at any time, as necessary for any City project or maintenance work, which necessity shall be determined solely by the City Agency that issued the Shared Space Permit. The Permittee shall be obligated to remove or modify the Curbside Shared Space at the Permittee’s cost and return the right-of-way to a condition that the Director of Public Works deems appropriate within 15 days of receiving notice from the City, although the Director of Public Works or applicable Core Agency may require removal of the Shared Space in a shorter time period where the Director of Public Works determines that an emergency or other threat to public health or safety exists, or finds that any delay would result in extraordinary cost to the City.
(2) Roadway Shared Spaces.
(A) Planning will review the overall concept of the application, approve the Permittee’s proposed program of offerings and events that will activate the Shared Space, and participate, along with other City departments with jurisdiction over the proposed Shared Space, in the design review of all proposed physical treatments or improvements.
(B) MTA will carry out its role in evaluating the application, including making the determination of any necessary street closure and circulation changes. In its discretion, the MTA may consider implementing any approved restriping of travel and parking lanes, ground surface treatments to delineate right-of-ways temporarily converted for the project, placement of upright bollards and other traffic control devices, and other reversible site improvements that are needed for the project.
(i) Where the portion of the public-right-of-way to be used for the Roadway Shared Space is proposed to be closed as a Temporary Closure, ISCOTT will, pursuant to the process set forth in Section 6.16 of Division I of the Transportation Code:
a. participate in the design review and approval of physical treatments or improvements proposed by a Permittee;
b. participate in the review and approval of the Permittee’s proposed program of events intended to activate the Shared Space;
c. provide approval for the Shared Space Permit along with the other Core City Agencies with jurisdiction over the proposed Shared Space;
d. review and approve any necessary street closure and circulation changes; and
e. issue the Roadway Shared Space permit.
(ii) Where the portion of the right-of-way proposed to be used for the Roadway Shared Space is proposed to be closed as a Longer-Term Closure, the SFMTA Board of Directors shall review and approve any necessary street closure and circulation changes pursuant to the process set forth in Division II of the Transportation Code. Following any decision to close the street by the SFMTA Board of Directors, MTA staff will:
a. participate in the design review and approval of physical treatments or improvements proposed by a Permittee;
b. participate in the review and approval of the Permittee’s proposed program of events intended to activate the Shared Space;
c. provide approval for the Shared Space Permit along with the other Core City Agencies with jurisdiction over the proposed Shared Space; and
d. issue the Roadway Shared Space permit.
(C) For all Roadway Shared Space permit applications, Public Works will (i) participate in the design review and approval of physical treatments or improvements proposed by a Permittee, (ii) participate in the review and approval of the Permittee’s proposed program of events intended to activate the Shared Space, and (iii) provide approval for the Shared Space Permit along with the other Core City Agencies with jurisdiction over the proposed Shared Space. In addition, Public Works, in its sole discretion, may install reversible site improvements (planters, furnishings, etc.) associated with the project.
(3) Sidewalk Shared Spaces.
(A) Planning will review the overall concept of the application, approve the Permittee’s planned program of offerings and events that will activate the Shared Space and participate in the design review of all proposed physical treatments or improvements.
(B) Public Works will pursuant to the process set forth in Sections 793 et seq. of the Public Works Code, (A) participate in the design review and approval of physical treatments or improvements proposed by a Permittee, (B) participate in the review and approval of the Permittee’s proposed program of events intended to activate the Shared Space, (C) provide approval for the Shared Space Permit along with the other Core City Agencies with jurisdiction over the proposed Shared Space, and (D) issue the Sidewalk Shared Space permit. In addition, Public Works, in its sole discretion, may install reversible site improvements (planters, furnishings, etc.) associated with the project.
(e) Integrated Shared Spaces. Where a single application involves activities occurring in more than one Shared Space category, each Core City Agency shall:
(1) Participate in design review and proposal development for the Shared Space project with respect to those proposed elements that are within such Agency’s jurisdiction as is specified in this Section 94A.4 for review of the individual Shared Space Categories; provided, however, that the Director of one of the participating Core City Agencies may authorize another participating Core City Agency to review the application and one or more of the design elements on its behalf.
(2) Implement the pertinent elements as specified in this Section 94A.4 for review of the individual Shared Space Categories.
CODIFICATION NOTE
1. So in Ord. 99-21.