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Committee recommends fee waiver and Natoma airspace vacation for 524–530 Howard project
Summary
The Land Use committee voted 3–0 to recommend to the full Board an impact-fee waiver and a summary vacation of airspace to allow a 524–530 Howard residential project to construct a pedestrian bridge to the Transbay rooftop park; the developer agreed to pay $2,300,000 to the TJPA and described 672 dwelling units with 68 affordable units (transcript phrasing ambiguous).
The Land Use & Transportation Committee voted unanimously on Nov. 18 to send two companion ordinances to the full Board with a positive recommendation: a waiver of the Transbay Transit Center district open-space impact fee for a proposed residential project at 524–530 Howard Street, and a summary vacation of a portion of the airspace above Natoma Street to allow construction of a pedestrian bridge to the Transbay Transit Center rooftop park.
Madison Tam, representing Supervisor Matt Dorsey (the sponsor), and Aaron Star of the Planning Department described the project as a new residential building of 672 dwelling units, with 68 of those identified as affordable in committee remarks (the transcript includes an extra syllable that rendered the line as "6 with 68"; committee staff confirmed the project total as 672 units during the presentation). Tam said the developer has agreed to pay the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) $2,300,000, an amount the presentation characterized as approximately equal to the open-space impact fee the development would otherwise owe.
Star told the committee the Planning Commission heard the item on Oct. 24 and recommended approval on its consent calendar. Tam said the TJPA is the applicant for the airspace vacation to facilitate construction of the bridge, which she said will connect the project to the rooftop park similar to an existing pedestrian bridge at 181 Fremont Street.
No members of the public registered to speak on the combined item. Chair Mirna Melgar moved to forward the ordinances to the full Board with a positive recommendation; the committee recorded a 3–0 vote.
The committee packet includes documentation from Public Works, the Department of Real Estate, and the TJPA, per the Planning Department presentation. The committee's recommendation sends the ordinances to the full Board for final action.
