Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 1061, entitled "Regulating the Width of Sidewalks,"

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1 SUBSTITUTED FILE NO. 001 // ORDINANCE NO [Amending Ordinance No. 1 - Sidewalk Width Change - Portions of Beale Street, Howard Street, Main Street, and Mission Street] Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 1, entitled "Regulating the Width of Sidewalks," to change the official sidewalk width of certain locations fronting Assessor's Parcel Block No., along the northeasterly side of Beale Street between Mission and Howard Streets, the northwesterly side of Howard Street between Main and Beale Streets, the southwesterly side of Main Street between Howard and Mission Streets, and the southeasterly side of Mission Street between Beale and Main Streets, and to eliminate and reduce portions of the official sidewalk fronting Assessor's Parcel Block No., Lot Nos. 0 and 0; adopting the Planning Department's determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 1.1. NOTE: Unchanged Code text and uncodified text are in plain Arial font. Additions to Codes are in single-underline italics Times New Roman font. Deletions to Codes are in strikethrough italics Times }le,v Roman font. Board amendment additions are in double-underlined Arial font. Board amendment deletions are in strikethrough /\rial font. Asterisks (* * * *) indicate the omission of unchanged Code subsections or parts of tables. Be it ordained by the People of the City and County of San Francisco: Section 1. Findings. (a) The Planning Department, in a letter dated December,, found that the actions contemplated in this ordinance (the "Project") are consistent with the General Plan and in conformance with the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 1.1. A copy of said letter is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 001 and is BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 1

2 1 incorporated herein by reference. The Board of Supervisors adopts as its own the findings in said letter. (b) In the above-mentioned letter, the Planning Department also determined that the Project is within the scope of the project evaluated pursuant to the Transit Center District Plan and Transit Tower Final Environmental Impact Report, certified on May, 1, Case Nos. 0.0E and 0.0E ("Transit Center District Plan and Transit Tower FEIR") pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA," California Public Resources Code sections 000 et seq.). A copy of the Transit Center District Plan and Transit Tower FEIR is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No The Board of Supervisors further finds that no substantial changes are proposed by the Project or the circumstances under which the Project is undertaken that would cause new significant environmental effects or any increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects. The Board further finds that there is no new information of substantial importance showing that the Project would have any significant effects not discussed in the Transit Center District Plan and Transit Tower FEIR, or that significant effects would be substantially more severe, or that new or different mitigation measures or alternatives would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the Project. Consequently, the Board hereby adopts the Planning Department's environmental findings in the Transit Center District Plan and Transit Tower FEIR as its own for purposes of this ordinance. (c) The Public Works Director issued Public Works Order No., dated September,, including sidewalk width change drawing Q--, regarding the actions in this ordinance. The proposed sidewalk width changes are intended to promote pedestrian safety and comfort, enhance the pedestrian environment, and improve mid-block pedestrian access. A copy of said Order is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 001, and is incorporated herein by reference. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page

3 1 Section. In accordance with Public Works Order No., Board of Supervisors Ordinance No.1, titled "Regulating the Width of Sidewalks," a copy of which is in the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Book of General Ordinances, in effect May,, is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows: Section. (a) Changing the offlcial sidewalk width along portions of the northeasterly side of Beale Street between Mission Street and Howard Street, as shown on Public Works Drawing Q--, a copy of which is in Clerk oft he Board of Supervisors File No. 00 I. Starting from the northwesterly corner of AB Lot 0 and continuing southeasterly for approximately 0.0 feet, the sidewalk width shall increase from feet to feet, thereafter, continuing southeasterly for feet, the sidewalk width shall increase from feet to a new curb line with varied sidewalk widths ranging from feet to feet; thereafter, continuing southeasterly for feet, the sidewalk width shall decrease from feet to O feet, thereafter, continuing southeasterly for. 0 feet (and fronting portions of Assessor's Block Lots 0 and 0), the sidewalk width shall decrease from feet to O feet and then increase from feet to a new curb line with varied sidewalk widths ranging from approximately feet to. 0 feet, thereafter, continuing southeasterly for 1. feet, the sidewalk width shall increase /i'om feet to a new curb line with varied sidewalk widths ranging from. 0 feet to 0 feet, thereafter, continuing southeasterly for feet, the sidewalk width shall increase from feet to 0 feet. (Q) Changing the official sidewalk width along the northwesterly side of Howard Street between Main Street and Beale Street, as shown on Public Works Drawing Q--. Starting from the southwesterly corner of AB Lot 00 and continuing northeasterly for approximately feet, the sidewalk width shall increase from 1 feet to feet. (c) Changing the official sidewalk width along portions of the southwesterly side of Main Street between Howard Street and Mission Street, as shown on Public Works Drawing Q--. Starting.from the southeast corner of AB Lot 0 and continuing northwesterly for 0. 0 feet, the BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page

4 sidewalk width shall increase from feet to feet, thereafter. continuing northwesterly for feet, the sidewalk width shall increase from feet to a new curb line with varied sidewalk widths ranging from feet to feet. (d) Changing the official sidewalk width along portions of the southeasterly side of Mission Street between Beale Street and Main Street, as shown on Public Works Drawing Q--. Starting fi:om the northwest corner o{ab Lot 0 and continuing northeasterly for feet. the sidewalk width shall decrease from feet to.0 feet. 1 Section. The project sponsor, Park Tower Owner LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as is necessary as a result of this ordinance, shall make arrangements with public utility companies and City Departments for the relocation and/or modification of any affected public facilities. Any necessary relocation, modification, or both, of such facilities shall be at no cost to the City. Section. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective 0 days after enactment. Enactment occurs when the Mayor signs the ordinance, the Mayor returns the ordinance unsigned or does not sign the ordinance within ten days of receiving it, or the Board of Supervisors overrides the Mayor's veto of the ordinance. APPROVED AS TO FORM: DENNIS J. HERRERA, City Attorney By: n:\legana\as\000\001.docx BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page

5 City and County of San Francisco Tails Ordinance City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA - File Number: 001 Date Passed: October 0, Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 1, entitled "Regulating the Width of Sidewalks," to change the official sidewalk width of certain locations fronting Assessor's Parcel Block No., along the northeasterly side of Beale Street between Mission and Howard Streets, the northwesterly side of Howard Street between Main and Beale Streets, the southwesterly side of Main Street between Howard and Mission Streets, and the southeasterly side of Mission Street between Beale and Main Streets, and to eliminate and reduce portions of the official sidewalk fronting Assessor's Parcel Block No., Lot Nos. 0 and 0; adopting t~e Planning Department's determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 1.1. October, Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED October, Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING Ayes: - Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Tang and Yee October 0, Board of Supervisors - Fl NALLY PASSED File No. 001 I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on /0/ by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco. Angela Calvillo Clerk of the Board London N. Breed Mayor Date Approved City and County of San Francisco Page Printed at : 1 on /1/