(a) Establishment and Purpose. A Bayview Hunters Point Citizens Advisory Committee (the "CAC") is hereby established. The purpose of the CAC shall be to provide policy advice to the Board of Supervisors, City boards, commissions and departments, including the Planning Commission and Planning Department, on planning and land use matters in Zone 2. The CAC shall provide advice on the appropriateness of projects, and land use and zoning designations for projects in Zone 2 or Survey Area C, and provide community guidance on the extent to which a development project furthers General Plan policies in Zone 2.
The CAC shall serve for the duration of the Amended Redevelopment Plan, including any extensions of the plan that the Board of Supervisors approves. To perform its duties, the CAC may do the following:
(1) review proposed development projects, amendments to a redevelopment plan requiring approval of the Board of Supervisors and zoning changes, and advise the Planning Commission and Department and the Board of Supervisors on those matters;
(2) collaborate with the Planning Department on planning efforts; and
(3) collaborate with City boards, commissions and departments to (A) provide information to the community on planning efforts, development projects, amendments to a redevelopment plan requiring approval of the Board of Supervisors, and zoning changes, and (B) seek input from the community.
(b) Members of the Bayview Hunters Point Citizens Advisory Committee.
(A) Appointing Authorities. The CAC shall consist of 12 members. The Supervisor of District 10, the Mayor, and the City Administrator (the "appointing authorities") shall each appoint 4 members. Of the 4 members appointed by each of the appointing authorities, 3 shall have the power to vote on committee actions (voting members), and one shall not have the power to vote on committee actions (a non-voting member). An employee of the City may not be appointed as a voting member of the CAC but may be appointed as a non-voting member. Each appointing authority shall notify the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in writing of each of its appointments to the committee, including which appointees shall be voting members.
(B) Quorum. Five voting members shall constitute a quorum. The CAC shall approve matters by an affirmative vote of at least 5 voting-members.
(C) Compensation. Members of the CAC shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority without compensation or benefits.
(D) Terms. Each member shall serve a term of two years. The term of the 12 members first appointed to fill the seats on the committee shall commence on the effective date of Ordinance No. ______.
(2) Qualifications of Members. Each member shall have a capacity for volunteerism, and the ability to commit a minimum of 10 hours per week to the review of documents, meetings and planning sessions, and coordination with community members or City representatives. In addition, each member shall have one or more of the following qualifications:
(A) Experience working with multiple City boards, commissions, or department, or their representatives;
(B) A workman-like understanding of, or high level of interest in the land use policies and requirements, zoning issues for Zone 2, and a high level of interest in the review of projects in that area; or
(C) Familiarity with architecture, engineering, construction, historic preservation, public art, transportation and city planning, community benefits, low-income housing development or land use in San Francisco or other urban areas.
(3) Additional Qualifications of Non-voting Members. In addition to the qualifications stated in subparagraph (b)(2) (Qualifications of Members) above, non-voting members must have professional expertise or training in disciplines such as architecture, land use, or urban planning, that would be helpful to the CAC in the performance of its duties;
(4) Residency. A member must be at least one of the following: (A) a resident of the Project Area; (B) a person who owns a business with a fixed office in the City or real property in the City; (C) a representative of a neighborhood group in the Project Area; or (D) a resident of San Francisco who has experience working on architecture, planning, or land use issues in San Francisco.
(A) During his or her tenure, a member of the CAC may not receive income from, have any financial investments in, or be a party to any contracts with any person or entity who is seeking project approvals, or who receives a project approval from the City during the member's tenure regarding a property within Zone 2 or Survey Area C. For the purpose of this Subsection, "project approvals" shall include conditional use authorizations, variances, certificates of appropriateness, and building permits.
(B) During his or her tenure, a member of the CAC may not enter into, submit a bid for, negotiate for, or otherwise attempt to enter into, any contract with the City, or obtain a subcontract of any tier to a contract with the City for services, a real estate interest, or other benefits in Zone 2 or Survey Area C.
(C) Any member of the CAC who violates this Subsections shall be deemed to have thereby resigned his or her position on the CAC.
(6) Support. Subject to the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the Charter, the City Administrator's Office shall provide staff to assist the CAC to organize and conduct its public meetings and perform related responsibilities.
(7) Absences. If a member is absent from more than 3 scheduled meetings of the CAC in a twelve-month period, the chairperson shall notify the member's appointing authority of the absences. The appointing authority may exercise its authority over the member, including, without limitation, removing the member from the committee and appointing a new member to serve out the term of the member that is removed.
(8) Bylaws. The CAC shall adopt bylaws, subject to the approval of the City Administrator, to ensure the orderly conduct of its meetings.
(c) Cooperation with the CAC. At the request of the CAC, City boards, commissions and departments shall cooperate with the CAC in the performance of its duties by providing information within the scope of the body's jurisdiction, assisting in answering questions pertinent to the CAC's duties, referring matters under its jurisdiction to the CAC that are pertinent to the CAC's duties, and considering recommendations of the CAC.
(d) Interaction of Planning Department with the CAC. In addition to its duty to cooperate with the CAC under subsection (c) above, the Planning Department shall notify the CAC, in accordance with subsection (e) below, of, and work with the CAC to consider community input and guidance for the following projects in Zone 2:
(1) Residential projects that create 6 or more residential units, and/or projects that include construction of a new building or addition to an existing building of 10,000 square feet or more of non-residential space;
(2) Projects that include an alteration or change of use that:
(A) is subject to Planning Code Section 311 (Residential Permit Review Procedures for RH, RM, and RTO Districts) and includes vertical additions of 7 feet or more to the existing building height or 10 feet or more to the existing building depth at any level;
(B) is in any zoning district and includes a facility or activity identified in Planning Code Section 312(c) (Change of Use);
(C) is subject to a conditional use authorization or discretionary review under Section 317 of the Planning Code (Loss of Dwelling Units Through Merger, Conversion or Demolition); or
(D) is subject to a pre-application meeting under Section 313 of the Planning Code (PDR-1-B (Light Industrial Buffer));
(3) Projects that require a conditional use authorization;
(4) Projects that require a zoning map amendment; and
(5) Any streetscape improvements or public realm plans led by the Planning Department. For the purpose of this Section, "streetscape improvements" are improvements to the streetscape elements identified in Section 98.1 of the Administrative Code, and a "public realm plan" means a plan to improve public space, including, without limitation, rights of way, sidewalks and public plazas, to enhance the public's enjoyment of the space. (e) Notification to the CAC. The Director of Planning shall provide the CAC notice of the projects or changes described in subsection (d) above (the "Project Notice") as follows:
(1) The Director of Planning shall send the CAC a copy of any written preliminary assessment of the approval process that the department prepares and submits to a person or entity seeking approval of a project (the "Project Applicant") before the Project Applicant has filed an application for environmental review and/or entitlement at the same time that the department sends such written preliminary assessment to the Project Applicant.
(2) If the Director of Planning does not provide a written preliminary assessment to the Project Applicant prior to the filing of an application for environmental review and/or entitlement, the Director of Planning shall notify the CAC of the project in writing when the project application is filed with the department.
(f) CAC Hearings on Projects.
(1) Notice to Project Applicant. The CAC shall notify the Project Applicant in writing within 30 days of its receipt of the Project Notice if it would like the Project Applicant to make a presentation on the project before the CAC (the "Project Applicant's Presentation"). If the CAC does not so notify the Project Applicant, the Planning Commission or Planning Department may consider approval of the Project without a CAC hearing.
(2) Project Applicant's Presentation. Upon the request of the CAC, the Project Applicant shall request from the CAC a date on which to make the Project Applicant's Presentation. The CAC shall schedule the date for the Project Applicant's Presentation as follows:
(A) If a public hearing on the final approval action on the project before the Planning Commission is required, the Project Applicant's Presentation shall be on a date that is at least 60 days prior to the Planning Commission's public hearing.
(B) If no public hearing on the final approval action on the project before the Planning Commission is required, the CAC may set a date for the Project Applicant's Presentation that would enable an efficient project review and approval process, but the date for the Project Applicant's Presentation shall occur on a date that is at least 60 days before the Planning Department acts on the permit application. The Planning Department shall timely notify the CAC of the date it intends to act on the permit application to enable the CAC to schedule the Project Applicant's Presentation.
(3) Submittal of Comments. The CAC shall submit any comments on the project that the CAC wishes the Planning Commission to consider to the Director of Planning within 30 days after the date scheduled for the Project Applicant's Presentation as required by Subsection (f)(2) above.
(4) Additional Time. The Director of Planning or the Planning Commission may allow additional time for the CAC hearing and comments if the Director of Planning or the Planning Commission finds that additional time is needed given the complexity of the project and feasible given the timing of required hearings or action on other projects. The Project Applicant shall make a good faith effort to inform the CAC of any changes to the project after the CAC has issued its comments to the Director of Planning.
(g) Report on CAC Comments. The Planning Department shall describe the comments and recommendations of the CAC in its report to the Planning Commission prior to the Planning Commission's approval of the project. In addition, the CAC may present its views on the project in a separate report at the Planning Commission's public hearing on approval of the project; and
(h) Providing Information. The Planning Department shall provide information about permit applications and other proposed development activity in Zone 2 to the CAC as promptly as is reasonably feasible prior to any CAC meeting.
(i) Subject to the Charter. Nothing in this Section is intended to interfere with the authority of the Planning Department or Planning Commission under the Charter.
(Added by Ord. , File No. 130225, App. 7/25/2013, Eff. 8/24/2013)
(Former Sec. 5.71 added by Ord. 132-10, File No. 100529, App. 6/24/2010; repealed by Ord. , File No. 130086, App. 3/22/2013, Eff. 4/21/2013)
