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Division XIArticle 4 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTSSEC. 413. JOBS-HOUSING LINKAGE PROGRAM; HOUSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LARGESCALE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

SEC. 413.3. APPLICATION.

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(a) With the exception of uses listed below in subsection (b), Sections 413.1 et seq. shall apply to any development project:

(1) that increases by 25,000 or more gross square feet the total amount of any combination of the following uses; entertainment, hotel, Integrated PDR, office, research and development, retail, and/or Small Enterprise Workspace, and

(2) whose environmental evaluation application for the development project was filed on or after January 1, 1999.

(b) Sections 413.1 et seq. shall not apply to:

(1) Any development project other than a development project described in Subsection (a) of this Section, including those portions of a development project consisting of the net addition of square feet of any type of space not described in Subsection (a) of this Section;

(2) Those portions of a development project described in Subsection (a) of this Section located on property owned by the United States or any of its agencies or leased by the United States or any of its agencies for a period in excess of 50 years, with the exception of such property not used exclusively for a governmental purpose;

(3) Those portions of a development project described in Subsection (a) of this Section located on property owned by the State of California or any of its agencies, with the exception of such property not used exclusively for a governmental or educational purpose;

(4) Those portions of a development project described in Subsection (a) of this Section located on property under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency or the Port of San Francisco where the application of Section 413.1 et seq . is prohibited by California or local law;

(5) Any office development project approved by the Commission prior to August 18, 1985 that was not subject to the Interim Guidelines; or

(6) Any office development project approved by the Commission prior to August 18, 1985 that was subject to the Interim Guidelines. If the action of the Commission affecting such office development project is thereafter modified, superseded, vacated, or reversed by the Board of Appeals, the Board of Supervisors, or by court action in a manner affecting the amount of housing required under the Interim Guidelines, the permit application on remand to the Commission shall remain subject to the Interim Guidelines.

(7) Any major phase or development project in Mission Bay North or South to the extent application of Section 413.1 et seq. would be inconsistent with the Mission Bay North Redevelopment Plan and Interagency Cooperation Agreement or the Mission Bay South Redevelopment Plan and Interagency Cooperation Agreement, as applicable.

(8) Any of the following free-standing uses. For purposes of this subsection (b)(8), the term “free-standing” shall mean an independent building or structure used exclusively by a single use and any Accessory Uses, and that is not part of a larger development project on the same environmental evaluation application.

(A) any free-standing Pharmacy use which does not exceed more than 50,000 square feet of retail or other space; or

(B) any free-standing General Grocery use which does not exceed more than 75,000 square feet of retail or other space; or

(C) any mixed-use space consisting of Residential space and Pharmacy retail space not exceeding 50,000 square feet, or General Grocery retail space not exceeding 75,000 square feet. (Added by Ord. 108-10, File No. 091275, App. 5/25/2010; Ord. 270-10, File No. 100917, App. 11/5/2010; amended by Ord. 202-18, File No. 180557, App. 8/10/2018, Eff. 9/10/2018)

AMENDMENT HISTORY Divisions (a)-(a)(2), (b), and (b)(8)-(b)(8)(C) amended; Ord. 202-18, Eff. 9/10/2018.

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San Francisco County Planning Code
  1. Chapter 10E — PLANNING MONITORING
  2. Chapter 10E — PLANNING MONITORING
  3. Chapter 24 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
  4. Chapter 24 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
  5. Chapter 29A — APPROVAL OF POWER PLANT; PLANNING CODE SEC. 303
  6. Chapter 29A — APPROVAL OF POWER PLANT; PLANNING CODE SEC. 303
  7. Chapter 31 — CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PROCEDURES
  8. Chapter 31 — CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PROCEDURES
  9. Chapter 44 — ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE PLANNING COUNCIL
  10. Chapter 44 — ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE PLANNING COUNCIL
  11. Chapter 56 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  12. Chapter 56 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  13. Chapter 61 — WATERFRONT LAND USE
  14. Chapter 61 — WATERFRONT LAND USE
  15. Chapter 2 — ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING ORDINANCE
  16. Chapter 2 — ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING ORDINANCE
  17. Chapter 4 — EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.
  18. Chapter 4 — EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.
  19. Division I
  20. Division II
  21. Division III
  22. Division IV
  23. Division V
  24. Division VI
  25. Division VII
  26. Division VIII
  27. Division IX
  28. Division X
  29. Division XI
    Overview
    1. Article 4 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
    2. Article 4 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
      Overview
      1. SEC. 411. TRANSIT IMPACT DEVELOPMENT FEE.
      2. SEC. 412. DOWNTOWN PARK FEE.
      3. SEC. 413. JOBS-HOUSING LINKAGE PROGRAM; HOUSING REQUIREMENTS F…
      4. SEC. 414. CHILD-CARE REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICE AND HOTEL DEVELOP…
      5. SEC. 415. HOUSING REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND LIVE/WORK D…
      6. SEC. 416. MARKET AND OCTAVIA AREA PLAN AND UPPER MARKET NEIGHB…
      7. SEC. 417. EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS AREA PLAN AFFORDABLE HOUSING R…
      8. SEC. 418. RINCON HILL COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS FUND AND SOMA COM…
      9. SEC. 419. HOUSING REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PRO…
      10. SEC. 420. VISITACION VALLEY COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND INFRASTRU…
      11. SEC. 421. MARKET AND OCTAVIA COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS FUND.
      12. SEC. 422. BALBOA PARK COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS FUND.
      13. SEC. 423. EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS IMPACT FEES AND PUBLIC BENEFIT…
      14. SEC. 424. VAN NESS & MARKET AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOO…
      15. SEC. 425. VAN NESS & MARKET COMMUNITY FACILITIES FEE AND FUND.
      16. SEC. 428. DIVISADERO STREET NCT AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE AND REQ…
      17. SEC. 429. ARTWORKS, OPTIONS TO MEET PUBLIC ART FEE REQUIREMENT…
      18. SEC. 430. BICYCLE PARKING IN LIEU FEE.
      19. SEC. 432. CENTRAL SOMA COMMUNITY SERVICES FACILITIES FEE AND F…
      20. SEC. 433. CENTRAL SOMA INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACT FEE AND FUND.
      21. SEC. 435. UNION SQUARE PARK, RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE FEE.
    3. Article 7 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORITY
    4. Article 7 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORITY
  30. Division 1 — SUBDIVISION CODE
  31. Division 11 — LIMITED EQUITY HOUSING COOPERATIVE CONVERSIONS
  32. Division 2 — MISSION BAY SUBDIVISION CODE
  33. Division 2 — MISSION BAY SUBDIVISION CODE
  34. Division 3 — CANDLESTICK POINT/HUNTERS POINT SHIPYARD SUBDIVI
  35. Division 3 — CANDLESTICK POINT/HUNTERS POINT SHIPYARD SUBDIVI
  36. Division 4 — TREASURE ISLAND AND YERBA BUENA ISLAND SUBDIVISI

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