Ordinance 260239 2 appearances active

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt Post-Secondary Educational Institutions located outside of a residential district from the requirements for Institutional Master Plans; require Post-Secondary Educational Institutions located within a residential district to file Institutional Master Plans with a development application; require updates to such plans only when the institution will increase by 10,000 square feet or by 25% of its total square footage (whichever is less); exclude student housing from the definition of Post-Secondary Educational Institution; and remove the three-month hold on hearing Conditional Use applications after an Institutional Master Plan has been accepted; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

San Francisco, CA March 10, 2026 - March 23, 2026