Permanent Industrial Protection Zo

- Complimented the Planning Department on the work done so far - Asked the Commission to support the Planning Director on reaching out to their community

- The General Plan for South of Market identifies SLI areas as the only areas where housing is allowed–low income housing. Since 1989, when the plan was adopted, as far as experts can tell, not one unit of low income housing has been built.

- Part of the problem is community planning. - This is a small area like the SOMA where we are supposed to preserve all of these (housing and industrial). This Commission already had a policy that said no housing and no office south of Cesar Chavez. - 90% of this area is industrial and (the community) said that we do not want housing there.

- Regarding the 601 King Street Building: This type of building is designed to be turned down. The warehouses on the Showplace are design differently, but the Buttler buildings are expandable. - Land use is something else. Comparability, living in PDR, depends on the market.

- We are going backward. We started 3 years ago. We started with the Planning Commission policy. Now two years into the Interim Controls we are back to the Interim Controls and now back to the Planning Commission policy--that does not look that much different - There should be a list of all the vacant buildings, because a lot of those buildings were occupied by dotcommers that have now gone out of business.

Morrison and Foerster - Defining PDR as production distribution and repair facilities makes sense in an urban environment. - We don't need policies that protect cargo, warehousing, and heavy uses that don't work in an urban environment except at the port. - All of the port lands in the southern waterfront are strictly industrial. - The port just received responses to the RPF for Pier 70. - The port is moving forward.

Dean's Services - They are greatly concerned with the current PDRs. More than 50% of his client base are food wholesalers who distribute food items throughout San Francisco and the other 50% are import and export who most recently go through the Port of San Francisco. - Most of his employees live in San Francisco. - His trucks will have to deal with the consequences of the Third Street Light Rail project.

- He lives in Bernal Heights - He is concerned about the amount of traffic that goes on Cortland Avenue. - He would like this area included in the community plan areas. - There is an opportunity for six acres, which can be included in the community planning process. - They ask that they be allowed to design a process, which would benefit the community.

- He was born and raised in Bernal Heights. - It is not a good idea to build housing in the area since the freeway emits fumes.

- He has been working with the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center. - The planning process has just started. The center doesn't have a set plan since this is just starting. - There is nothing that has been set in stone.

Bay Area Transportation and Land Use Coalition - This is an umbrella group of various land use and transportation groups. - They want to encourage the Commission to include the current temporary map of housing along third street within the permanent IPZ controls rather than banning housing on third.

Bay View Hunters Point Project Team Committee - They had a planner that was assigned to Bay View Hunters Point who assisted them regarding various projects. - They are in desperate need for the department to assign a planner to this area. - Please don't eliminate housing in this area.

San Francisco Chamber of Commerce - The number one issue right now is housing. - The plans, which are being drawn up now, are a little bit too restrictive since there is a housing crisis right now. - He urges to allow the Commission the discretion to look at all these projects and not be so restrictive.

SOMA Leadership Council - There is a lot of miscommunication about what is going to be accomplished. - There is no disagreement that everyone wants to be part of the long-term process. - A lot of the decisions, which the Commission has made, have to be undone. - Drawing nice maps and writing nice words doesn't have action if nothing is done.

President of SPUR - This issue has moved dramatically backwards. - There are problems in the existing memo since it doesn't really realize the community consensus about housing. - This memo protects all uses of the PDR area. - It doesn't let you consider the merits of the housing programs. - This needs serious amendment.

Farella, Braum and Martel, LLP - It is important for the Commission to clarify that this does not in any way obviate or constrain what the Commission has as a conditional use authority in those areas where certain uses can be permitted conditionally but not as a principal use within that authority. - This language doesn't seem to address the conditional use.

SOMAD - He has a few technical questions regarding the proposed policies and procedures: what does office include? Does office include business services? Does office include information technology? Does office include biotech? Office seems to be too broad. - Regarding the Showplace Square, he feels that the procedure should not be parcel by parcel. - He is in support of stricter controls.

ILWU Local 10 - There are about 100 members that live or work in the Bay View Hunter's Point area. - Their main concern is about housing too close to the port. - He is concerned that people will complain about noise and traffic of the port. - There is now a small area of the port where there is actual port activities going on. - They don't have a problem with houses in the Third Street corridor.

- He is a member of the Bay View Hunter's Point Committee. - He urges the Commission to extend the discretionary controls immediately to close the window now open by the suspension of the interim controls and adopt the resolution as drafted and to recognize the unfinished business of the PAC and the vision of the residents.

- She received from Dr. Ghosh the revisions which were not read. - She feels that it is unfair that this information was not read into the record. - Things should be balanced and not looked at parcel by parcel. - This case should be continued since it wasn't read properly into the record before people testified.

Morrison and Foerster - He has a similar concern as the previous speaker. - One important thing which needs to be included are to add a definition of PDR of what it is and what it is not. - It is important if policy is to be written it needs to be written well. Revised language will really go a long way.

PAC - He is a member of the Bay View Hunter's Point PAC - He lives in the area and works in the area. - Their community plan envisions the Bay View corridor to be a place where people can get jobs. - There are a lot of people who support bringing jobs to the community.

7th Street Commercial Association/CCAC - They have done a lot of work in the lower Potrero Hill and Showplace Square area. - They need planners who might assist them and realizes that staffing is an issue. - She knows that there are plans for budgeting of staff.

- She urges the Commission to pass the plan for the Showplace Square Area. - They are very excited about this.

PAC – Project Area Committee - She is the supervisor for PAC - The Bay View Hunters Point Community has been working with the Redevelopment Agency for the past 20 years.

Economic Development Committee for the Bay View Hunters Point - Their organization supports this resolution since it is consistent with the concept plan. - This is critical to the integrity of the community as a whole. - While there are other concepts, which will come forward, they request that the Commission approve this since it is critical to the community.

- He was born and raised in Bernal Heights. - He would like to see rezoning of the Bayshore corridor for multi use instead of just industrial. - He would like to see more housing for low and medium income as well as artists. - An industrial zone would create a lot of traffic and a lot of outsiders to the area.

Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center - When he found out that there were some plans in the works to improve the Bayshore corridor he became involved in this process. - He went to the first community meeting and it was very exciting; many people attended. - A lot of the ideas were very exciting. - He is asking that the Commission include the Bayshore Corridor in the Community Plan Area.

Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center - She supports the proposed amendment because of the traffic. - To make it just industrial would make the area worse. - If this area would have more retail it would make it a pedestrian area.

Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center - He is a resident and a merchant of Bernal Heights. - The freeway is an eye sore. If an industrial zone is established it would increase the difficulty of living in there. - He would like a mixed-use designation for the area.

Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center - He believes that the Bayshore Boulevard corridor in the Community Plan since it would make this area a better neighborhood.

San Francisco Organizing Project - They brought 3,000 people to ask state and local officials for better housing. - They launched a campaign in the churches to promote better and affordable housing.

Housing Director of Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center. - His organization has been working with various departments to do a detail study on various parcels. - He would like to introduce this planning process to the Commission so that their community and the Bay View community can come together and plan some key parcels.

San Francisco Organizing Project - She is a leader at St. Anthony's Church. - More housing is needed in San Francisco. - It is very hard for her to find an affordable place to live.

San Francisco Organizing Project - She would like the Commission to support the community planning process for the Bayshore Boulevard because more housing is needed in the City.

PAC - She has lived in Bay View Hunters Point for more than 11 years. - She was elected about 41⁄2 years ago to the PAC. - She would like to remind people that District 10 and Bay View Hunters Point has a common division which is the freeway. - They have made sure that the neighbors have been included in their meetings. - It is important that the Commission works with the PAC.

City College - She encourages the Commission to approve this resolution. - She has been working with various residents and merchants in the Potrero Hill area. - She supports this resolution.

Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center - She lives in the Portola District. - Both the Portola and Bernal Heights Districts will be impacted by this resolution. - She would like the Commission to allow them to be part of the design process.

- She lives in the Bay View Hunters Point area. - She was elected to protect the Bay View Hunters Point Survey Area. - The people in her neighborhood would like to see the plan as it is. - She realizes that there is a need for housing but honor the work that the PAC has done. She hopes that the Commission will not do anything to damage this plan. She wants the Commission to work with PAC.

Church of the Visitation – San Francisco Organizing Project - They support Visitation Valley to be the 5th planning area. - They hope to present a plan to the department in the late fall. - She is a retired senior who lives with her husband and believes that we need more affordable housing in the area for seniors.

Bay View Hunter's Point - PAC - He has lived in the Bay View District for 22 years. - He encourages the Commission to adopt the Community plan areas as drafted.

- She lives in District 10. - She would like to request that the Commission exempt the Bayshore corridor from the IPZ. - She is the mother of a 3-year-old child. Three fourths of her check goes to rent and child care. - This community needs more housing, childcare facilities, etc. - Bayshore is not an isolated strip, there is housing there.

- He is very concerned about the future of the neighborhood. - He would like to ask,  What would improve the planning process? - The freeways are locked up from the hours of 8 to 10 a.m., and in the afternoons from 2 to 7. It would not be a good thing if a Home Depot is allowed to be there if this area is developed industrial.

- She would like to have the Bayshore corridor exempt from the IPZ.

- She lives in the Bernal Heights area. - There are several great commercial sites in this area. - This would make it really appropriate for housing.

- He has concerns about the development of the Goodman Lumber site. - A mixed-use development would serve better in this area. - Development of Cortland Avenue is of great concern to the residents also. - His other concern is the confrontation between the two neighborhoods (Bernal Heights and Bay View). - He supports the suspension of voting on this issue today.

- She opposes this IPZ zone. - A mixed-use designation for this area is more appropriate and hopes the Commission will support this.

- She is a resident of the Bernal Heights area. - There is very good public transportation in this area so there is a great need for housing

- She is talking on behalf of many seniors who were not able to attend this hearing. - She would like for this proposal to be approved but to exclude the Bayshore corridor. - Or continue this proposal to provide enough time for the community to provide their input and develop a thorough plan for this area.

- She would like to have the Bayshore corridor taken out of this policy. - Bayshore currently has a variety of uses but an IPZ would limit the use. - Bayshore unites two neighborhoods, she would like for the Commission to let both communities have more time for thorough development of this area. - A permanent IPZ would limit housing and/or other mixed uses. - Please remove Bayshore from the IPZ.

- She would like to have the Bayshore area exempt from an IPZ status. - This will affect the area forever. - The senior center provides a lot of services for these residents. - The center also provides assistance to youth.

- She is a 41 year resident of the Bay View. - She has a daughter and her mother living with her. - She feels that this IPZ needs to be in place for their plan to take affect. - Third Street is their core center. Although there is a need for housing, there are other pieces of land that can be used for housing. - There is a need for mixed uses.

Cole Hardware - He would like to keep Home Depot out of San Francisco. - He is also representing the small business communities. - The neighborhood is not asking for anything in particular. - 90 days is not too much to ask to have this proposal continued.

- He supports the IPZ and that includes Bayshore Boulevard since it should have light industrial and no housing.

- She is a resident of the Bay View and is in support of this item.

- He would like to have the Bayshore area developed for affordable housing. - He is a World War II Veteran and would like to have a better place to live in.

- He hopes that the Commission and the residents of San Francisco don't believe that the Bay View is opposed to housing. - There are many areas that can allow housing

- She supports this amendment since she would like to see the Bayshore corridor more like a Geary Boulevard. - She hopes that the Commission approves the amendment so there is a mixed use.

- Everything that happens in the Bayshore corridor concerns her because she lives in the area. - Any type of development in this area will have an impact on her neighborhood. - She is concerned about the quality of life not only of the residents but also of the businesses. - She supports the development of this area.

- He is a Bernal Heights resident and a San Francisco native. - He would like to request a continuance regarding the Goodwill/Whole Earth Access site. - Bayshore Boulevard offers a perfect opportunity for both communities (Bernal Heights and Bayview) to come together. - Her is personally against commercial zoning.

- He is a Bernal Heights resident - It is very clear that there is a sincere effort to revitalize this area yet the Bayshore corridor should be excluded from this proposal. - He doesn't believe that the folks of Bay View don't care about other families. He would like to have just industrial use along Bayshore.

2nd Appellant - He supports what Mr. Cincotta had to say. - His interest is as a property owner. He believes that housing should not be prohibited.

- She supports housing in the Bay View District. - The Bay View is in desperate need of staff to help develop this area. - She spoke to Ms. Espanola Jackson and she is in full support of this policy.

- He works in the Bay View area. - He read a letter from Mr. Imperial who was not able to attend the meeting because of disability access. - He would like the Commission to consider the community outreach that is going on in this area since they will be the ones affected by this decision. - He would like to have this case continued.

Redevelopment Agency - On behalf of the agency he would like to thank the Commission and the department for this legislation. It is entirely consistent with the desires and the focus area plan for this district. - The issue of Home Depot is not before the Commission. Regardless of whether or not this legislation is approved, the matter of Home Depot will come before the Commission at an appropriate time.

Housing Director of the Bernal Heights Center - He would like to propose to the Commissioners an amendment to this legislation. - He displayed a map of the parcels that are affected by the decision of this item. - He would like the Commission to allow the community to work together and chart the future of the parcels.

Pastor of St. Anthony's Church - The housing aspect in this area is very critical. They have lost many of their parishioners and many students because these people cannot find homes to live in. - He urges the Commission to have community input including Bernal Heights. - Do not limit this to industrial but keep it open to housing.

- He would like to request the exception of the Bayshore corridor from the IPZ. - He urges the Commission to allow more time for community input. - There are points along the Bayshore corridor, which have opposing views. - Any decision made on the Bayshore corridor will have an impact on Bernal Heights. - He has lived in Bernal Heights for 13 years and he has not seen so much community input as now.

- He is an environmental consultant and engineer. - He assists the Bernal Heights center. - Bernal Heights Center has done a lot of work regarding the design process, housing and commercial aspects of the area. - The document that the Bernal Heights Center has prepared is not exciting. It needs a lot of work. - The area is almost on the shoreline and to protect the shoreline, there should not be too many industrial uses. Housing is needed in the area.

- He lives in the Bernal Heights area and would like to have the Bayshore Boulevard corridor be exempt from this legislation. - Residents of this area are developing a plan for this neighborhood. - Not much of San Francisco is flat but this area is. - Mixed use development can include artists space and space for seniors.

- He opposes the inclusion of Bayshore Boulevard in the IPZ. - He does agree with the work that the department has been doing in this area.

- She lives in a one room apartment with her brother and her daughter. - housing is very expensive in the city. - She would like to have more housing in this area.

- He is a Bernal Heights resident. - Imposing this IPZ along the Bayshore would limit diversity in the area. - There is a low percentage of people who can afford housing today. - Multi use can work especially well in this area. - There are better ways to help this community.

- He is a resident of the Bernal Heights area. - There are many people of this area who are attending this hearing. - He would like to support the amendment that Mr. Smook recommended to the Commission to continue this proposal or to exempt the Bayshore Corridor from the legislation. - Bayshore is the zipper of both communities (Bay View and Bernal Heights). - There could be better uses along Bayshore Boulevard.

- She lives 4 blocks from St. Anthony's Church. - She hopes that the Commission will help the residents of this community who are trying to survive because of the high rents. - She asks the Commission for help for the people who are suffering and are out in the cold because they cannot afford a place to live in.

- He would like the Bayshore corridor to remain industrial and have the IPZ approved.