Implementing Our Community Plans
Over the past several years, the Planning Department, in collaboration with community stakeholders, has developed and adopted several Area Plans to guide neighborhood growth and change, and imagine community improvements and programs 20 years into the future.
The Planning Department’s Implementation Group helps to turn the visions from these recently-adopted Area Plans into on-the-ground improvements, working with community members, development project sponsors, and City agencies.
Capital Projects
A capital project is a project that constructs new or improved city infrastructure, such as sewers, transit lines, parks, and libraries. Capital projects are distinguished from funding for routine maintenance such as street cleaning or graffiti removal, and from programs and operations, such as providing transit service or economic assistance programs. Capital planning is the process of programming expected funds for capital improvements over a particular time horizon, such as 5 or 10 years.
In-kind Agreements
In some cases, developers can get credit for part of all of their development impact fees by building ‘in-kind’ improvements. Find out more: In-Kind Agreements
As the Area Plan neighborhoods gain new residents and workers, there is an accompanying need for improved public infrastructure and amenities, such as parks, street improvements, transit, childcare centers, and libraries. These infrastructure improvements (also known as capital projects) are essential to fulfilling the Area Plans’ visions for complete neighborhoods.
Most recently-adopted Area Plans include fees on new development (called “impact fees”), which would partially fund the physical changes necessary to support new residents. The Implementation Group works with other City agencies and Community Advisory Committees (CACs) to help decide how to spend these revenues towards specific infrastructure projects.
Community Advisory Committees
To help the City set priorities for community improvements in certain neighborhoods, the City has established Community Advisory Committees (CACs) in the Market and Octavia and Eastern Neighborhoods Community Plan Areas.
Committee members are appointed by the Mayor or the Board of Supervisors. CAC meetings are open to the public.
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Community and Economic Development Programs
In addition to the infrastructure improvements envisioned in the Area Plans, there is a corresponding need for community and economic development to help realize complete neighborhoods and support the local community as it responds to land use changes and new development. The Area Plans identify a number of programs to strengthen economic development, social capital, and cultural vibrancy.
Related Plans and Projects
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24th Street/Mission BART Station plaza improvements |
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Haight/Market/Gough transit and pedestrian improvements |
- City awarded $2.6 million grant to build new 17th and Folsom park in the Mission District.
- City awarded $1.5 million to plan transportation improvements in the Eastern Neighborhoods through EN Trips
- Potrero Kids Pre-School opened in the Central Waterfront - built by a private developer through an Eastern Neighborhoods in-kind agreement
- New street and pedestrian access built as part of a new development on Ocean Avenue - created through a Balboa Park in-kind agreement
- Hayes Street in Hayes Valley converted from a one-way to a two-way street, using Market and Octavia impact fee revenue (Fall 2011)
- Over $4 million in grants awarded to Mission District streetscape improvements, including plaza and pedestrian improvements at the 24th Street/Mission BART station and streetscape/transit improvements on Folsom Street
- Planning Department and agency partners completed EN Trips report, Mission District Streetscape Plan and Showplace Square Open Space Plan, which identify and design specific streetscape and transportation improvements in the Eastern Neighborhoods
- Planning Department received CalTrans Community-Based Transportation Planning grant to plan for a living alleyway and pedestrian network in the Market and Octavia area – Coming Soon!
Citywide Nexus Study
The Citywide Nexus study presents the nexus analysis findings of new growth’s connection (nexus) to facilities for recreation and open space, childcare, streetscape and pedestrian infrastructure, and bicycle infrastructure.
- San Francisco Citywide Nexus Analysis (March 2014)
- San Francisco Infrastructure Level of Service Analysis (March 2014)
Monitoring Plan Success
The following reports provide snapshots of the success of certain Area Plans, assessing development patterns, impact fee projections, and capital projects.
Annual Reports
Interagency Plan Implementation Committee (IPIC) Annual Report
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
January 2016
January 2017
January 2018
Annual Development Impact Fee Report – Controller’s Office
FY 2009-10
FY 2010-11
FY 2011-12
San Francisco Capital Plan
FY2012-2021 Capital Plan – Planning Department Chapter
Monitoring Reports for Individual Plan Areas
Market and Octavia
2015 Five-Year Plan Monitoring Report (for period covering 2010-2014)
2010 Five-year Plan Monitoring Report (for period covering 2005-2009)
Eastern Neighborhoods
Eastern Neighborhoods (2011-2015) | Full Report 33MB
Executive Summary
Mission Plan Monitoring Report 2011-2015
Central Waterfront Plan Monitoring Report 2011-2015
East SoMa Plan Monitoring Report 2011-2015
Western SoMa Plan Monitoring Report 2011-2015
Showplace Square / Potrero Hill Plan Monitoring Report 2011-2015
Appendices
Monitoring Report Appendix M – Implementation Matrix
EN Citizens Advisory Committee Response to Monitoring Report (2011-2015)
Eastern Neighborhoods (2006-2010)
Central Waterfront Plan Monitoring Report 2006-2010
East SoMa Plan Monitoring Report 2006-2010
Mission Plan Monitoring Report 2006-2010
Showplace Square/Potrero Hill Plan Monitoring Report 2006-2010
Citywide Data and Analysis Reports
The Planning Department also publishes annual reports which cover annual housing production, commerce and industry, and downtown trends – see Data and Analysis Reports.
Links
- Department of Building Inspection – Development Impact Fee Register
- Development Impact Fees – Overview
- Planning Code Article 4 – Development Impact Fees
- Administrative Code Section 36 – Interagency Plan Implementation Committee
- San Francisco's 10-Year Capital Plan
Contacts
Implementation Group
Mat Snyder, Manager
(415) 575-6891
mathew.snyder@sfgov.org