# Board of Supervisors Minutes: March 31, 2015

- Meeting date: 2015-03-31
- Document type: minutes
- Source format: PDF
- Extracted pages: 20
- [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/256/2015-03-31-minutes)
- [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=390226&GUID=C6FB1EDC-901B-45FF-828B-7BE144BD8283)

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## Structured legislative records

### File 150315: Supporting the Designation of the San Francisco Bay Water Trail as a Priority Conservation Area

- Pages: 10-11
- Sponsors: Cohen
- Vote 1: referral
  - Action: 150315 [Supporting the Designation of the San Francisco Bay Water Trail as a Priority Conservation Area] Sponsor: Cohen Resolution supporting the designation of the San Francisco Bay Water Trail as a Priority Conservation Area by the Association of Bay Area Governments. Supervisor Cohen, seconded by Supervisor Christensen, RE-REFERRED to the Land Use and Transportation Committee, by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Tang, Wiener
  - Excused: Mar, Yee

### File 150316: Approving the Nominations of Five Priority Conservation Areas

- Pages: 11
- Sponsors: Mar
- Vote 1: referral
  - Action: 150316 [Approving the Nominations of Five Priority Conservation Areas] Sponsor: Mar Resolution authorizing the nomination of four new Priority Conservation Areas: Palou Phelps Natural Area, Bayview Hill Natural Area, Green Connections-McLaren Park Pivot, and Crosstown Trail-Connecting Twin Peaks Bio-Region/Glen Canyon. Supervisor Cohen, seconded by Supervisor Christensen, moved that this Resolution be RE-REFERRED to the Land Use and Transportation Committee. The motion carried by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Tang, Wiener
  - Excused: Mar, Yee

### File 141266: Planning Code - Off-Street Parking Exceptions

- Pages: 11-12
- Sponsors: Breed

## Extracted text

### [Page 11](https://sfbos.info/documents/256/2015-03-31-minutes#page-11)

Board of Supervisors                                 Meeting Minutes                                                   3/31/2015



150316 [Approving the Nominations of Five Priority Conservation Areas]
            Sponsor: Mar
            Resolution authorizing the nomination of four new Priority Conservation Areas: Palou Phelps
            Natural Area, Bayview Hill Natural Area, Green Connections-McLaren Park Pivot, and Crosstown
            Trail-Connecting Twin Peaks Bio-Region/Glen Canyon.
            Supervisor Cohen, seconded by Supervisor Christensen, moved that this Resolution be
            RE-REFERRED to the Land Use and Transportation Committee. The motion carried by the following
            vote:
                 Ayes: 9 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Tang, Wiener
                 Excused: 2 - Mar, Yee



IMPERATIVE AGENDA
            There were no imperative items.



LEGISLATION INTRODUCED AT ROLL CALL


Introduced by a Supervisor or the Mayor

            Pursuant to Charter, Section 2.105, an Ordinance or Resolution may be introduced before the Board
            of Supervisors by a Member of the Board, a Committee of the Board, or the Mayor and shall be
            referred to and reported upon by an appropriate Committee of the Board.



Ordinances

141266 [Planning Code - Off-Street Parking Exceptions]
            Sponsor: Breed
            Ordinance amending the Planning Code to permit certain exceptions from off-street parking and
            loading requirements for lots that front on a curbside transit lane or bikeway, for lots in Residential
            Mixed Districts, and in order to bring buildings into greater conformity with yard, setback, and other
            building requirements; to include parking in excess of what is principally permitted and located
            above ground in the floor-area ratio calculation with an exception for pipeline projects in the Van
            Ness Special Use District; modifying other floor-area ratio provisions; affirming the Planning
            Department’s California Environmental Quality Act determination; and making findings of
            consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
            12/09/14; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Transportation Committee, expires on 1/8/2015.

            12/30/14; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT.

            01/02/15; RESPONSE RECEIVED.

            01/07/15; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT.

            03/31/15; SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Transportation Committee.




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