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Article 4 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTS THAT AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT OF IN-LIEU FEESSEC. 421. MARKET AND OCTAVIA COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS FUND.

SEC. 421.5. MARKET AND OCTAVIA COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS FUND.

San Francisco Planning Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-09 · San Francisco

(a) Purpose. There is hereby established a separate fund set aside for a special purpose entitled the Market and Octavia Community Improvements Fund ("Fund"). All monies collected by DBI pursuant to Section 421.3(b) shall be deposited in the Fund maintained by the Controller. The receipts in the Fund shall be appropriated in accordance with law through the normal budgetary process to fund public infrastructure and other allowable improvements subject to the conditions of this Section.

(b) Use of Funds. The Fund shall be administered by the Board of Supervisors.

(1) Infrastructure. All monies deposited in the Fund shall be used to design, engineer, acquire, improve, and develop neighborhood open spaces, pedestrian and streetscape improvements, bicycle infrastructure, childcare facilities, and other improvements that result in new publicly-accessible facilities and related resources within the Market and Octavia Plan Area or within 1,250 feet of the Plan Area. Funds may be used for childcare facilities that are not publicly owned or publicly-accessible. The improvements, where applicable, shall be consistent with the Market and Octavia Civic Streets and Open Space System as described in Map 5 of the Market and Octavia Area Plan of the General Plan, and Market and Octavia Community Improvements Program. The funds shall be allocated in accordance with Table 421.5A.

Table 421.5A. Breakdown of Use of Market and Octavia Community Improvements Fee by Infrastructure Type.

Improvement Type Dollars Received From Residential
Development
Dollars Received From Non-Residential
Development
Complete Streets: Pedestrian and Streetscape
Improvements, Bicycle Facilities
44% 61%
Transit 22% 20%
Recreation and Open Space 21% 14%
Childcare 8% Not applicable
Program Administration 5% 5%

(2) Program Administration. No portion of the Fund may be used, by way of loan or otherwise, to pay any administrative, general overhead, or similar expense of any public entity, except for the purposes of administering this fund in an amount not to exceed 5 % of the total annual revenue. Administration of this fund includes time and materials associated with processing and approving fee payments and expenditures from the Fund (including necessary hearings), reporting or informational requests related to the Fund, and coordination between public agencies regarding determining and evaluating appropriate expenditures of the Fund. Monies from the Fund may be used by the Planning Commission to commission economic analyses for the purpose of revising the fee or to complete an updated nexus study to demonstrate the relationship between development and the need for public facilities if this is deemed necessary. All interest earned on this account shall be credited to the Market and Octavia Community Improvements Fund.

he Fund. Monies from the Fund may be used by the Planning Commission to commission economic analyses for the purpose of revising the fee or to complete an updated nexus study to demonstrate the relationship between development and the need for public facilities if this is deemed necessary. All interest earned on this account shall be credited to the Market and Octavia Community Improvements Fund.

(c) Acquisition of New Open Space. A public hearing shall be held by the Recreation and Parks Commission to elicit public comment on proposals for the acquisition of property using monies in the Fund in the Fund or through agreements for financing In-Kind Community Improvements via a Mello-Roos Community Facilities District that will ultimately be maintained by the Department of Recreation and Parks. Notice of public hearings shall be published in an official newspaper at least 20 days prior to the date of the hearing, which notice shall set forth the time, place, and purpose of the hearing. The Parks Commission may vote to recommend to the Board of Supervisors that it appropriate money from the Fund for acquisition of property for park use and for development of property acquired for park use.

(d) The Planning Commission shall work with other City agencies and commissions, specifically the Department of Recreation and Parks, DPW, and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, to develop a proposed expenditure plan, and to develop agreements related to the administration of the improvements to existing and development of new public facilities within public rights-of-way or on any acquired property designed for park use. The proposed expenditure plan shall be approved by the Board of Supervisors.

(e) The Director of Planning shall have the authority to prescribe rules and regulations governing the Fund, which are consistent with this Section 421.1 et seq . The Director of Planning, as the head of the Interagency Plan Implementation Committee (IPIC), shall make recommendations to the Board regarding allocation of funds. (Added by Ord. 108-10, File No. 091275, App. 5/25/2010; amended by Ord. 270-10, File No. 100917, App. 11/5/2010; Ord. 25-11, File No. 101464, App. 2/24/2011; Ord. 263-13, File No. 130549, App. 11/27/2013, Eff. 12/27/2013; Ord. 50- 15 , File No. 150149, App. 4/24/2015, Eff. 5/24/2015; Ord. 188-15 , File No. 150871, App. 11/4/2015, Eff. 12/4/2015; Ord. 83-17, File No. 170003, App. 3/24/2017, Eff. 4/23/2017; Ord. 126-20, File No. 200559, App. 7/31/2020, Eff. 8/31/2020)

AMENDMENT HISTORY

[Former] division (c) amended; Ord. 263-13, Eff. 12/27/2013. Divisions (a)-(b)(2) amended; former division (c) deleted; former divisions (d)-(f) redesignated as (c)-(e) and amended; Ord. 50-15 , Eff. 5/24/2015. Division (b)(1) amended; Ord. 188-15 , Eff. 12/4/2015. Division (b)(1) amended; Ord. 83-17, Eff. 4/23/2017. Division (b)(1) amended; Ord. 126-20, Eff. 8/31/2020.

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  1. Article 1 — GENERAL ZONING PROVISIONS
  2. Article 1.2 — DIMENSIONS, AREAS, AND OPEN SPACES
  3. Article 1.5 — TRANSPORTATION, OFF-STREET PARKING, AND LOADING
  4. Article 1.7 — COMPLIANCE
  5. Article 2 — USE DISTRICTS
  6. Article 6
  7. Article 2.5 — HEIGHT AND BULK DISTRICTS
  8. Article 3 — ZONING PROCEDURES
  9. Article 3.5 — FEES
  10. Article 4 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTS T…
    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. 420.1. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS SUPPORTING VISITACION VALLEY …
    11. SEC. 420.2. DEFINITIONS.
    12. SEC. 420.4. IMPOSITION OF REQUIREMENTS.
    13. SEC. 420.5. LIEN PROCEEDINGS.
    14. SEC. 420.6. VISITACION VALLEY COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS FUND.
    15. SEC. 421. MARKET AND OCTAVIA COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS FUND.
    16. SEC. 422. BALBOA PARK COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS FUND.
    17. SEC. 423. EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS IMPACT FEES AND PUBLIC BENEFIT…
    18. SEC. 424. VAN NESS & MARKET AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOO…
    19. SEC. 425. VAN NESS & MARKET COMMUNITY FACILITIES FEE AND FUND.
    20. SEC. 428. DIVISADERO STREET NCT AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE AND REQ…
    21. SEC. 429. ARTWORKS, OPTIONS TO MEET PUBLIC ART FEE REQUIREMENT…
    22. SEC. 430. BICYCLE PARKING IN LIEU FEE.
    23. SEC. 432. CENTRAL SOMA COMMUNITY SERVICES FACILITIES FEE AND F…
    24. SEC. 433. CENTRAL SOMA INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACT FEE AND FUND.
    25. SEC. 435. UNION SQUARE PARK, RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE FEE.
  11. Article 6 — SIGNS
  12. Article 7 — NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
  13. Article 8 — MIXED USE DISTRICTS
  14. Article 9 — MISSION BAY DISTRICTS
  15. Part I
  16. Part II
  17. Part III
  18. Part IV
  19. Part V
  20. Part VI
  21. Part VII
  22. Part VIII
  23. Part IX
  24. Part X
  25. Part XI
  26. Part XII
  27. Part XIII
  28. Part XIV
  29. Part XV
  30. Part XVI

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