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Planning Commission sends India Basin (Area C) preliminary plan to Redevelopment Agency
Summary
The Planning Commission voted unanimously Aug. 6 to approve a preliminary plan advancing the India Basin Shoreline (Area C) work to the Redevelopment Agency, launching tax-increment analysis and an environmental review but not adopting final zoning or heights.
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted unanimously Aug. 6 to transmit a preliminary plan for the India Basin Shoreline (Area C) to the Redevelopment Agency, a technical step that starts tax‑increment and environmental analysis but does not change zoning or adopt final land‑use rules.
Planning department staff described the two‑year, joint Department–Redevelopment effort to create a subarea plan that would amend the Bayview Hunters Point area plan, propose new zoning (including mixed‑use office districts and two special‑use districts) and recommend design guidelines. Staff presented a heights framework that would generally step down toward the shoreline with four height bands (28, 40, 50 and 65 feet) and a proposed 100‑foot shoreline setback on the PG&E parcel to preserve a shoreline band.
Tom Evans of the Redevelopment Agency told commissioners the preliminary plan is intended to “launch” the agency’s planning work — tax‑increment projections and other technical work required under California redevelopment law — and that the document is intentionally general. Staff emphasized that the preliminary plan would later be followed by a draft environmental impact report and additional public hearings before any regulatory changes.
Community speakers largely supported open‑space, waterfront access and job creation, while urging caution about residential uses on certain shoreline parcels and calling for strong protections for local residents. India Basin neighborhood leaders asked for shoreline bands that prioritize public uses and buffers between industrial operations and housing; advocacy groups urged that any redevelopment include enforceable commitments on local hiring and affordable housing.
The commission’s approval authorizes the city and the redevelopment agency to proceed with further study and community outreach. Staff said a draft EIR is expected as the next major milestone and full adoption hearings are not scheduled before summer 2010.
