§ 163. TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND TRANSPORTATION BROKERAGE SERVICES IN COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USE DISTRICTS.

(a) Purpose. This Section 163 is intended to ensure that adequate services are undertaken to minimize the transportation impacts of added office employment and residential development in the downtown and South of Market area, in a manner consistent with the objectives and policies of the General Plan, by facilitating the effective use of transit, encouraging ridesharing, and employing other practical means to reduce commute travel by single-occupant vehicles.

(b) Applicability. The requirements of this Section apply to any project meeting one of the following conditions:

(1) In Commercial and Mixed Use Districts, projects where the occupied square feet of new construction, conversion, or added floor area for office use equals at least 100,000 square feet;

(2) In the C-3-O(SD) District, where new construction, conversion, or added floor area for residential use equals at least 100,000 square feet or 100 dwelling units;

(3) In the C-3-O(SD) District, projects where the occupied square feet of new construction or added floor area for any non-residential use equals at least 100,000 square feet; or

(4) In the case of the WMUO, Central SoMa Special Use District, or MUO District, where the occupied square feet of new, converted or added floor area for office use equals at least 25,000 square feet.

(c) Requirement. For all applicable projects, the property owner shall be required to provide on-site transportation brokerage services for the actual lifetime of the project, as provided in this Subsection. Prior to the issuance of a temporary permit of occupancy, the property owner shall execute an agreement with the Planning Department for the provision of on-site transportation brokerage services.

(Added by Ord. 414-85, App. 9/17/85; amended by Ord. 115-90, App. 4/6/90; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; Ord. 286-10, File No. 100829, App. 11/18/2010; Ord. , File No. 120665, App. 8/8/2012, Eff. 9/7/2012; Ord. , File No. 130002, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013; Ord. , File No. 130062, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013; Ord. , File No. 120881, App. 11/26/2014, Eff. 12/26/2014; Ord. , File No. 160925, App. 2/17/2017, Eff. 3/19/2017; Ord. , File No. 180184, App. 12/12/2018, Eff. 1/12/2019)

AMENDMENT HISTORY

New division (b) added; former division (b) redesignated as (c) and amended; Ord. , Eff. 9/7/2012. Division (b)(4) amended; Ord. , Eff. 4/27/2013. Division (b)(2) amended; Ord. , Eff. 4/27/2013. Section header and divisions (b)(1) and (c)(6) amended; Ord. , Eff. 12/26/2014. Divisions (a), (b)(1), (b)(3), (b)(4), and (c) amended; divisions (c)(1) through (c)(7) deleted; Ord. , Eff. 3/19/2017. Divisions (a) and (b)(4) amended; Ord. , Eff. 1/12/2019.