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Committee forwards 1 Oak Street zoning and general‑plan amendments without recommendation pending CEQA appeal
Summary
The Land Use Committee forwarded two ordinances amending the general plan and zoning map for the 1 Oak Street project to the Sept. 5 Board meeting without recommendation, citing an active CEQA appeal; the sponsor said the amendments are a minor 668‑sq‑ft height swap and that the project will contribute in‑lieu fees and an Octavia BMR affordable housing contribution.
Two related ordinances proposing small height and bulk map amendments for the 1 Oak Street project were discussed extensively on Aug. 31; the committee ultimately forwarded the items to the full Board without recommendation to allow a pending CEQA appeal to be heard.
Planning staff described the action as a technical swap of two 668‑square‑foot areas of height/bulk designation that, according to staff, “would not confer any additional development potential onto the project site” and said the change would help mitigate windy conditions and enable a larger gracious public open space at ground level. Staff noted minor typographical errors in the zoning map amendment text.
Project counsel and the sponsor’s representative said the sponsor is working with the Mayor’s Office of Housing and has committed in‑lieu fees and land parcels to support an Octavia below‑market‑rate (BMR) project that could yield between 72 and 102 affordable units, and that the project will pay more than $40,000,000 in impact fees (approximately $136,000 per unit) and an additional $6.4 million in affordable housing fees as part of area requirements.
Multiple neighborhood groups and individuals urged the Board not to act before a CEQA appeal is resolved, and the Deputy City Attorney said the committee should not forward a committee report or vote to adopt the ordinances because the Board must consider the CEQA appeal first. The committee therefore forwarded Items 5 and 6 to the Sept. 5 full Board meeting without recommendation so the appeal can be calendared and considered within the 90‑day general plan amendment window that ends Sept. 14.
The Board will consider the CEQA appeal and then may proceed to adopt or reject the ordinances at the Sept. 5 meeting depending on the appeal outcome.
