# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 25, 2023 - Meeting date: 2023-07-25 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 49 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/940/2023-07-25-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1113725&GUID=FFC85AF6-AD37-489D-A9B4-C4542E771D11) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 230559: Planning, Building, Fire Codes - Small Business Month Fee Waivers Including for Awning Installation and Business Signs - Pages: 28-29 - Sponsors: Engardio; Stefani - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 230559 [Planning, Building, Fire Codes - Small Business Month Fee Waivers Including for Awning Installation and Business Signs] Sponsors: Engardio; Stefani Ordinance amending the Planning, Building, and Fire Codes to codify the annual waiver of awning replacement fees and awning sign fees applied for during the month of May, to annually waive fees for Business Signs and new awning installations applied for during the months of May 2023 and May 2024, and to indicate that the Planning Code, Building, and Fire Code waivers pertaining to pedestrian street lighting as well as awning replacement, awning installation, and awning sign fees are keyed to permit application in May rather than permit issuance in May; 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 findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302. Supervisor Stefani requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 230764: Planning, Building Codes - Development Impact Fee Indexing, Deferral, and Waivers; Adoption of Nexus Study - Pages: 29-30 - Sponsors: Mayor; Peskin, Mandelman, Dorsey, Stefani and Safai - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: act fees, with the exception of fees deposited in the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund, to be deferred until issuance of the first certificate of occupancy; and 5) adopt the San Francisco Citywide Nexus Analysis supporting existing development impact fees for recreation and open space, childcare facilities, complete streets, and transit infrastructure and making conforming revisions to Article 4 of the Planning Code; amending the Building Code to allow payment of development impact fees, with the exception of fees deposited in the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund, to be deferred until issuance of the first certificate of occupancy and repealing the fee deferral surcharge; 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 findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302. (Supervisor Preston voted No on First Reading.) Supervisors Peskin, Mandelman, Dorsey, Chan, Stefani, and Safai requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Noes: Preston ### File 230769: Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions - Pages: 30 - Sponsors: Peskin; Safai, Mandelman, Dorsey and Stefani - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member requirements; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Supervisor Preston voted No on First Reading.) Supervisors Mandelman, Dorsey, Chan, and Stefani requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Noes: Preston ### File 230779: Street Naming - Portions of Palo Alto Avenue to La Avanzada Street and Dellbrook Avenue - Pages: 30 - Sponsors: Melgar - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 230779 [Street Naming - Portions of Palo Alto Avenue to La Avanzada Street and Dellbrook Avenue] Sponsor: Melgar Resolution renaming a segment of Palo Alto Avenue to La Avanzada Street from its new terminus at 241 Palo Alto Avenue westward to its intersection with Dellbrook Avenue and renaming the remaining segment of Palo Alto Avenue between its intersection with Dellbrook Avenue and its westward terminus at Clarendon Avenue to Dellbrook Avenue. Resolution No. 400-23 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 230800: Acceptance and Recording of Avigation Easement - SyNoor LLC - 410 Noor Avenue, South San Francisco - Pages: 30-31 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 230800 [Acceptance and Recording of Avigation Easement - SyNoor LLC - 410 Noor Avenue, South San Francisco] Resolution authorizing the acceptance and recording of an avigation easement by the City and County of San Francisco from SyNoor LLC for the development at 410 Noor Avenue in South San Francisco, California, at no cost to the City and County of San Francisco; to authorize the Director of Property to enter into amendments or modifications to the grant of avigation easement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution; and making findings under the California Environmental Quality Act and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Airport Commission) Resolution No. 401-23 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ## Extracted text ### [Page 29](https://sfbos.info/documents/940/2023-07-25-minutes#page-29) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes - Final 7/25/2023 President Peskin requested File Nos. 230764 and 230769 be called together. 230764 [Planning, Building Codes - Development Impact Fee Indexing, Deferral, and Waivers; Adoption of Nexus Study] Sponsors: Mayor; Peskin, Mandelman, Dorsey, Stefani and Safai Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) modify the annual indexing of certain development impact fees, with the exception of inclusionary housing fees; 2) provide that the type and rates of applicable development impact fees, with the exception of inclusionary housing fees, shall be determined at the time of project approval; 3) exempt eligible development projects in PDR (Production, Distribution, and Repair) Districts, and the C-2 (Community Business) and C-3 (Downtown Commercial) Zoning Districts from all development impact fees for a three-year period; 4) allow payment of development impact fees, with the exception of fees deposited in the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund, to be deferred until issuance of the first certificate of occupancy; and 5) adopt the San Francisco Citywide Nexus Analysis supporting existing development impact fees for recreation and open space, childcare facilities, complete streets, and transit infrastructure and making conforming revisions to Article 4 of the Planning Code; amending the Building Code to allow payment of development impact fees, with the exception of fees deposited in the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund, to be deferred until issuance of the first certificate of occupancy and repealing the fee deferral surcharge; 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 findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302. (Supervisor Preston voted No on First Reading.) Supervisors Peskin, Mandelman, Dorsey, Chan, Stefani, and Safai requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Noes: 1 - Preston City and County of San Francisco Page 750 Printed at 3:24 pm on 4/26/24 ### [Page 30](https://sfbos.info/documents/940/2023-07-25-minutes#page-30) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes - Final 7/25/2023 230769 [Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions] Sponsors: Peskin; Safai, Mandelman, Dorsey and Stefani Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce Inclusionary Housing Program requirements of the Planning Code, for projects exceeding a stated unit size that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member requirements; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Supervisor Preston voted No on First Reading.) Supervisors Mandelman, Dorsey, Chan, and Stefani requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Noes: 1 - Preston 230779 [Street Naming - Portions of Palo Alto Avenue to La Avanzada Street and Dellbrook Avenue] Sponsor: Melgar Resolution renaming a segment of Palo Alto Avenue to La Avanzada Street from its new terminus at 241 Palo Alto Avenue westward to its intersection with Dellbrook Avenue and renaming the remaining segment of Palo Alto Avenue between its intersection with Dellbrook Avenue and its westward terminus at Clarendon Avenue to Dellbrook Avenue. Resolution No. 400-23 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton 230800 [Acceptance and Recording of Avigation Easement - SyNoor LLC - 410 Noor Avenue, South San Francisco] Resolution authorizing the acceptance and recording of an avigation easement by the City and County of San Francisco from SyNoor LLC for the development at 410 Noor Avenue in South San Francisco, California, at no cost to the City and County of San Francisco; to authorize the Director of Property to enter into amendments or modifications to the grant of avigation easement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution; and making findings under the California Environmental Quality Act and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Airport Commission) Resolution No. 401-23 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 751 Printed at 3:24 pm on 4/26/24