Shall the City increase the height limit for 10 of the 28 acres of the
Mission Rock site from one story to height limits ranging from 40 to 240
feet and make it City policy to encourage the development on the Mission
Rock site provided that it includes eight acres of parks and open space
and housing of which at least 33% is affordable for low- and middleincome
households?
The Way It Is Now: The City, through its Port
Commission (Port), owns a 28-acre waterfront area
located south of AT&T Park across McCovey Cove.
Known as Mission Rock, the site consists mostly of
Pier 48 and Seawall Lot 337 (SWL 337).
SWL 337 includes a paved lot used for public parking,
including San Francisco Giants games and special
events. Pier 48 is used for parking, special events and
warehousing.
The Port's use of Mission Rock is limited by requirements
of the State's Public Trust. Although the Trust
usually prohibits residential and general office uses,
State legislation has lifted these restrictions on the use
of SWL 337.
After engaging in a multi-year community planning
process, the Port adopted a vision statement for
mixed-use development of Mission Rock and selected
a developer to create a project consistent with that
statement.
The Mission Rock site is bounded to the north by
China Basin Channel, west by Third Street, east by
Piers 48 and 50, and south by Mission Rock Street.
In June 2014, San Francisco voters adopted
Proposition B, preventing the City from allowing any
development on Port property to exceed the height
limits in effect as of January 1, 2014 unless the City's
voters approved the height limit increase.
The current building height limit on Pier 48 and on a
portion of the Mission Rock site near the Channel is 40
feet. The rest of Mission Rock has building heights limited
to one-story.
The Proposal: Proposition D would increase the height
limit on up to 10 of the 28 acres in Mission Rock so
that:
- buildings along Terry Francois Boulevard would
have a 120-foot height limit, with building frontages
of no more than 40-feet high and uses above 90
feet limited to residential, restaurant or retail;
- three buildings would have a 240-foot height limit,
with the portion above 190 feet limited to residential,
restaurant or retail uses and floors generally
not exceeding 12,000 square feet; and
- buildings on the rest of the 10 acres would be
allowed heights up to 190 feet.
Proposition D would retain the 40-foot height limit on
Pier 48 and limit buildings to no more than one-story
high on eight acres of open space in Mission Rock.
This measure would require all aspects of development
other than the height increase to continue to be
subject to public approval processes, including environmental
review under the California Environmental
Quality Act.
Proposition D would make it City policy to encourage
the development of Mission Rock provided that the
project:
- creates approximately eight acres of parks and
open spaces; and
- includes approximately 1,000+1,950 residential
units, most of which are rental and at least 33% of
which are affordable to low- and middle-income
households.
The City also encourages the development to include:
- rehabilitation and renovation of Pier 48 to historic
standards;
- space for restaurant, retail, commercial, production,
manufacturing, artist studio, small business and
nonprofit uses; and
- 3,100 parking spaces, including an above-ground
parking garage with up to 2,300 spaces.
- A YES vote on this measure means:
- A "YES" Vote Means: If you vote "yes," you want to
increase the height limit for 10 of the 28 acres of the
Mission Rock site from one story to height limits ranging
from 40 to 240 feet and make it City policy to
encourage the development provided that it includes
eight acres of parks and open space and housing of
which at least 33% is affordable for low- and middleincome
households.
- A NO vote on this measure means:
- A "NO" Vote Means: If you vote "no," you do not want
to increase the height limit or adopt this City policy.
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