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Planning Commission certifies Sunnydale HOPE SF final EIR, advancing replacement housing plan
Summary
The commission certified the final EIR/EIS for the Sunnydale (HOPE SF) master plan, moving the multi‑phase redevelopment forward. Sunnydale's master plan will replace public housing on site and add new affordable and market units; staff flagged unavoidable cumulative traffic impacts and recommended mitigation tracking.
The San Francisco Planning Commission certified the final environmental impact report (EIR/EIS) for the Sunnydale Velasco HOPE SF Master Plan on July 9, approving the document as adequate and accurate by unanimous vote.
The Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development and Mercy Housing presented the Sunnydale plan, which would rebuild the public housing site as a mixed‑income neighborhood. Project sponsors outlined a maximum of about 1,700 total units at Sunnydale: roughly 775 replacement public‑housing units, about 231 additional affordable apartments and approximately 694 market‑rate units, with parks, retail and community facilities in a multi‑phase buildout.
Planning staff and environmental reviewers noted that implementation would reduce many local deficiencies—street connectivity, site design and parks—but would also contribute to cumulative traffic impacts at some intersections. Caltrans had urged inclusion of Transportation Demand Management measures; staff said such measures would be encouraged and OCII/planning would monitor mitigation. Because some traffic impacts could not be mitigated to less than significant for cumulative future conditions, staff recommended that the commission make the required CEQA findings and a statement of overriding considerations should the commission approve later entitlements.
Commissioner votes to certify the EIR were unanimous. Certification clears the way for forthcoming entitlements, including rezoning, development and master developer agreements, which will return to the commission and the Board of Supervisors for approval.
