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Supervisors approve amended first reading for 30 Van Ness ordinance to align impact fees
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted to approve amendments on first reading to create a 30 Van Ness special use district and to credit impact fees already paid, with supporters saying the changes make the stalled housing project more feasible.
Supervisor Dorsey moved and the board adopted amendments on first reading to an ordinance that would create the 30 Van Ness Avenue special use district and revise notice and inclusionary housing obligations.
The measure, presented by Supervisor Dorsey, would modify the planning code and zoning map and provide a credit for impact fees the developer already paid so the project aligns with the city's current TAC impact-fee guidelines. Dorsey said the changes are technical and intended to improve feasibility while preserving the project's public-realm design elements and community benefits.
"The legislation before you seeks to improve the project's feasibility while maintaining the world-class design elements and benefits proposed for the public realm," Supervisor Dorsey said, summarizing the amendments as technical adjustments and a fee credit for amounts already paid.
Supervisor Melgar, who seconded the motion, said the item had divided votes in the land use committee and described the project site at Van Ness and Market as a visible stalled development the board should help move forward. "We have to keep our promises to the community in terms of the community benefits and allow the project to go forward," Melgar said.
Deputy City Attorney Bridal Russi advised the board that the amendments were non‑substantive and did not require additional public comment or referral back to committee. The clerk called the roll on the amendments; the clerk recorded 11 ayes and the board took the same-house, same-call vote to pass the motion on first reading as amended.
Why it matters: The change aims to align the project's fee obligations with current policy and to apply credits for fees already paid, which supporters say will reduce a barrier to restarting construction on a long-stalled site in the Civic Center gateway.
What happens next: The board recorded the ordinance as passed on first reading as amended; further procedural steps remain for final adoption, committee review of implementing details, and any subsequent ordinance rounds required by the city’s legislative calendar.
