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Supervisors advance Sunnydale Hope SF street‑vacation resolution; ordinance sent to Jan. Committee of the Whole
Summary
The committee approved a resolution of intent and advanced an ordinance to vacate streets for the Sunnydale Hope SF 50‑acre redevelopment, adopting amendments to protect future street dedications and preserve utility easements; the ordinance will return to the Board in January for further review.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee on Oct. 15 moved forward two linked measures to clear the way for Sunnydale Hope SF, a 50‑acre public housing revitalization that co‑developers say will deliver roughly 1,700 new homes — including replacement units for existing residents — new streets, utilities, open spaces and a community center.
President London Breed’s office (represented by Sophie Kettler for President Cohen) and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development presented a resolution of intent and an ordinance that would permit a one‑time master street vacation so the development team can realign streets and create larger development parcels. Mercy Housing, a co‑developer on the project, described a phased approach that begins with infrastructure work and Block 6 vertical construction targeted for 2019; Parcel Q (55 units) is slated to be completed earlier as a 100 percent affordable building, Mercy said.
Why it matters: The legislation is a major implementation step for the master plan and is intended to create contiguous parcels needed to finance and construct replacement and affordable housing. Committee members pressed for clearer language ensuring that newly constructed streets and sidewalks will be dedicated back to the city after construction and warranty periods.
What officials said: Mercy Housing’s Grama Darren told supervisors the master street vacation would allow the developer to combine vacated right‑of‑way into redevelopment blocks and that the San Francisco Housing Authority would retain land ownership and execute long‑term leases for affordable units. DPW explained that the city would receive newly developed streets through standard dedication and warranty procedures rather than leave them private.
Amendments and disposition: Committee members requested that the ordinance explicitly state that new streets and sidewalks would be dedicated to and maintained by the city after construction acceptance; staff said the development agreement and the ordinance can be updated to reflect that language. The committee adopted the proposed amendments and sent item 4 (resolution) to the full board with a positive recommendation for the Oct. 23 meeting, and sent item 5 (ordinance) to the full board without recommendation pending further review at the Committee of the Whole on Jan. 15, 2019.
Next steps: The ordinance will return in January for more detailed review of dedications, development‑agreement provisions and SFPUC utility‑easement issues; the committee asked sponsors to incorporate clearer text about returned streets and the DA provisions.
