SEC. 249.85. 1550 EVANS AVENUE SPECIAL USE DISTRICT.

(a) A Special Use District entitled the 1550 Evans Avenue Special Use District (“1550 Evans SUD” or “SUD”), consisting of Assessor’s Parcel Block 5203, Lot 035 and shown on Special Use District Map SU08 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco, is hereby established for the purposes set forth in subsection (b).

(b) Purposes. The purposes of the 1550 Evans SUD are to facilitate the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s development of the Southeast Community Center Project and to allow uses beyond the immediate plans for the Southeast Community Center in order to reflect changing community needs for a publicly owned site over time. Thus, in addition to the Southeast Community Center Project and uses otherwise allowed in the PDR-2 zoning district, the SUD will allow below market rate Residential Buildings as set forth in subsection (c).

(c) Controls. In the 1550 Evans SUD, exceptions from otherwise applicable requirements of this Code may be appropriate to further the goals set forth in this Section 249.85. Therefore, applicable provisions of the Planning Code shall apply to the 1550 Evans SUD except as otherwise provided in this Section. In the event of a conflict between other provisions of the Planning Code and this Section, this Section shall control.

(1) Principally Permitted Uses. In addition to the uses that are otherwise permitted as principal or conditional uses in the PDR-2 zoning district in which the 1550 Evans Avenue property is located, the SUD shall allow the following uses as principally permitted uses: Institutional Community Uses (including but not limited to Child Care Facilities and Public Facilities providing multi-purpose rooms, classrooms, parks and open space, and event spaces); Institutional Education Uses; Restaurants; Limited Restaurants; Arts Activities; and below market rate Residential Buildings.

(2) Residential Density. Density of residential uses in the 1550 Evans SUD shall not be limited by lot area; rather, residential density in the SUD shall be subject to the applicable requirements and restrictions set forth elsewhere in this Code, including but not limited to, height, bulk, setbacks, open space, exposure, and unit mix, as well as any applicable design guidelines and the elements and area plans of the General Plans.

(3) Accessory Parking. Parking uses in the SUD shall be exempt from the accessory parking limits set forth in Planning Code Section 151(c).

(4) Demolition of Industrial Buildings. The requirements set forth in Planning Code Section 202.7 (Demolition of Industrial Buildings in PDR Districts, Replacement Requirements) shall not apply in the 1550 Evans SUD.

(Added by Ord. 306-18, File No. 180935, App. 12/21/2018, Eff. 1/21/2019)