# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 30, 2019 - Meeting date: 2019-07-30 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 42 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/610/2019-07-30-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=713131&GUID=A06E7A9E-66BB-4AA0-8563-789931EE29B4) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 190709: Health Service System Plans and Contribution Rates - Calendar Year 2020 - Pages: 13-14 - Sponsors: Mandelman - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 190709 [Health Service System Plans and Contribution Rates - Calendar Year 2020] Sponsor: Mandelman Ordinance approving Health Service System plans and contribution rates for calendar year 2020. (Pursuant to Charter, Section A8.422, this matter shall require a vote of three-fourths (9 votes) of all members of the Board of Supervisors to approve passage of this Ordinance.) (Fiscal Impact) Ordinance No. 203-19 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Yee - Excused: Walton ### File 190048: Planning Code - Building Standards - Pages: 14-15 - Sponsors: Mandelman - Vote 1: amendment - Action: ject to Section 311 review requirements if the specified requirements are met; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Jon Givner (Office of the City Attorney) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 6, Lines 5-6, by adding ‘For buildings that submit a development application on or after January 15, 2019,’ Lines 9-11, by adding ‘For buildings that submitted a development application prior to January 15, 2019, the minimum rear yard depth shall be determined based on the applicable law on the date of submission.’; on Page 16, Lines 16-17, by adding ‘, except in the Bernal Heights Special Use District’; and making other clarifying and conforming changes. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Vote 2: amendment - Action: Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 16, Line 8, by adding ‘RM’ to the definition of buildings defined as ‘Subject Frontage’, and Line 15, by adding ‘RM’ to those applicable to the controls; and making other clarifying and conforming changes. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Vote 3: amendment - Action: Supervisor Yee, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, on Page 1, Lines 9-12, by striking ‘and 6) provide that specified alterations to nonconforming structures for the purpose of creating habitable space or an Accessory Dwelling Unit are not subject to Section 311 review requirements if the specified requirements are met’; on Page 17, Lines 22-23, by striking ‘and alterations to nonconforming structures permitted by Section 172(a)(1) and 172(a)(2)’; and making other clarifying and conforming changes. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Vote 4: first-reading - Action: City and County of San Francisco Page 697 Printed at 11:09 am on 8/30/19 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/30/2019 Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) require building setbacks for buildings fronting on narrow streets, 2) modify front yard requirements in Residential Districts, 3) increase required rear yards in single-family zoning districts by five percent, 4) amend the rear yard requirements for through lots and corner lots in certain districts to permit second buildings where specified conditions are met, and 5) allow building height increases to existing stories in existing nonconforming buildings in order to accommodate residential uses; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Yee - Excused: Walton - Vote 5: rescission - Action: Supervisor Fewer, seconded by Supervisor Stefani, moved to rescind the previous vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Vote 6: first-reading - Action: PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 190731: Planning Code - Abandonment of Conditional Uses in North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District - Pages: 15-16 - Sponsors: Peskin - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 190731 [Planning Code - Abandonment of Conditional Uses in North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Planning Code to change, from 18 months to three years, the period of non-use required to deem as discontinued a permitted conditional use in the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302. Ordinance No. 204-19 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ## Extracted text ### [Page 14](https://sfbos.info/documents/610/2019-07-30-minutes#page-14) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/30/2019 Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee Supervisor Walton was noted present at 2:15 p.m. 190048 [Planning Code - Building Standards] Sponsor: Mandelman Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) require building setbacks for buildings fronting on narrow streets, 2) modify front yard requirements in Residential Districts, 3) increase required rear yards in single-family zoning districts by five percent, 4) amend the rear yard requirements for through lots and corner lots in certain districts to permit second buildings where specified conditions are met, 5) allow building height increases to existing stories in existing nonconforming buildings in order to accommodate residential uses, and 6) provide that specified alterations to nonconforming structures for the purpose of creating habitable space or an Accessory Dwelling Unit are not subject to Section 311 review requirements if the specified requirements are met; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Jon Givner (Office of the City Attorney) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 6, Lines 5-6, by adding ‘For buildings that submit a development application on or after January 15, 2019,’ Lines 9-11, by adding ‘For buildings that submitted a development application prior to January 15, 2019, the minimum rear yard depth shall be determined based on the applicable law on the date of submission.’; on Page 16, Lines 16-17, by adding ‘, except in the Bernal Heights Special Use District’; and making other clarifying and conforming changes. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 16, Line 8, by adding ‘RM’ to the definition of buildings defined as ‘Subject Frontage’, and Line 15, by adding ‘RM’ to those applicable to the controls; and making other clarifying and conforming changes. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Supervisor Yee, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, on Page 1, Lines 9-12, by striking ‘and 6) provide that specified alterations to nonconforming structures for the purpose of creating habitable space or an Accessory Dwelling Unit are not subject to Section 311 review requirements if the specified requirements are met’; on Page 17, Lines 22-23, by striking ‘and alterations to nonconforming structures permitted by Section 172(a)(1) and 172(a)(2)’; and making other clarifying and conforming changes. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee City and County of San Francisco Page 697 Printed at 11:09 am on 8/30/19 ### [Page 15](https://sfbos.info/documents/610/2019-07-30-minutes#page-15) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/30/2019 Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) require building setbacks for buildings fronting on narrow streets, 2) modify front yard requirements in Residential Districts, 3) increase required rear yards in single-family zoning districts by five percent, 4) amend the rear yard requirements for through lots and corner lots in certain districts to permit second buildings where specified conditions are met, and 5) allow building height increases to existing stories in existing nonconforming buildings in order to accommodate residential uses; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Yee Excused: 1 - Walton Supervisor Fewer, seconded by Supervisor Stefani, moved to rescind the previous vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee 190731 [Planning Code - Abandonment of Conditional Uses in North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Planning Code to change, from 18 months to three years, the period of non-use required to deem as discontinued a permitted conditional use in the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302. Ordinance No. 204-19 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee City and County of San Francisco Page 698 Printed at 11:09 am on 8/30/19