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Committee forwards code amendment tied to Hotel de Arts settlement that allows conversions at 447 Bush Street
Summary
The committee unanimously recommended March 17 that the Board approve a planning-code amendment required to implement a settlement in Hotel de Arts LLC v. City and County of San Francisco, authorizing tourist-room conversions and fee waivers at 447 Bush Street conditioned on enactment of the settlement ordinance.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee on March 17 recommended by a 3-0 vote a planning-code amendment tied to a settlement of litigation brought by Hotel de Arts LLC. The ordinance would authorize conversion and continued tourist-hotel use for rooms at 447 Bush Street and make associated waivers conditioned on enactment of the companion settlement ordinance before the Board.
Deputy City Attorney Brad Rossi told the committee the planning-code amendment is necessary to effectuate a settlement approved by the Government Audit and Oversight Committee and forwarded to the Board. The settlement resolves litigation challenging provisions of the hotel conversion ordinance and involves the Hotel de Arts property on Bush Street and related properties on Ivy and Hayes owned by the same parties, Rossi said.
The amendment would principally permit up to 51 tourist hotel rooms at 447 Bush Street, exempt that property from a conditional-use requirement to convert 38 residential hotel rooms to tourist rooms, waive associated development impact fees and require the Department of Building Inspection to issue certificates of use reflecting the changes. The measure conditions those approvals on enactment of the settlement ordinance resolving Hotel de Arts LLC v. City and County of San Francisco.
Aaron Starr said the Planning Commission held a public hearing and voted unanimously to recommend approval. Supervisor Bilal Mahmood moved the item to the Board as a committee report; the motion carried with each committee member recorded as voting aye.
Public comment at the committee hearing contained no substantive opposition in the record; the committee closed public comment and forwarded the ordinance to the full Board for consideration at the upcoming meeting.
