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New construction and substantial improvements must comply with Floodplain Management Program standards

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Stormwater Management Ordinance

Projects that disturb 5,000 square feet or more of the ground surface must comply with the Stormwater Design Guidelines and submit a Stormwater Control Plan to the SFPUC for review. To view the Guidelines and download instructions for preparing a Stormwater Control Plan, go to http://stormwater.sfwater.org/ . Applicants may contact stormwaterreview@sfwater.org for assistance.

Added: 8/6/2010

Urban Bird Refuge

This property is within 300' of a possible urban bird refuge. Planning Commission Resolution 18406 established policies concerning the window treatment, lighting design, and wind generation for certain projects in this area. For more information please consult the 'Standards for Bird-Safe Buildings'.

Added: 11/8/2011

Vision Zero Program

Industrial Area Design Guidelines

The project is located on a 'high-injury corridor', identified through the City’s Vision Zero Program. The Sponsor is encouraged to incorporate pedestrian safety streetscape measures into the project. If the project is required to submit a streetscape plan per Section 138.1 of the Planning Code, planners should refer the project to the Department’s Streetscape Design Advisory Team for consideration of additional pedestrian safety streetscape measures

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Design Guidelines

Area Specific Design Guidelines

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These guidelines encompass standards to aid in the design and review of new development and major remodeling of buildings in industrially zoned areas of San Francisco.

Citywide Design Guidelines

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Architectural Design Guide for Exterior Treatments of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings during Seismic Retrofit

This design guide should provide guidance on how to maintain the historical character of a building when conducting seismic retrofit.
General information only. Use of this information for specific applications should be determined in each instance by the user and only upon the professional advice of competent experts.

Design Guide Standards for Bird-Safe Buildings

These guidelines should be applied to new construction and alterations that require treatment options fo meet the Bird-Safe Building Standards.

Guide to the San Francisco Green Landscaping Ordinance

The guide describes the Green Landscaping Ordinance and helps san Francisco residents and property owners understand the benefits, requirements, and ways to comply with the ordinance.
Planning Code; Public Works Code

Guidelines for Adding Garages and Curb Cuts

These guidelines explain the criteria in which new garages and curb cuts are reviewed when installing to an existing or an historic building.

Guidelines for Ground Floor Residential Design

The Ground Floor Residential Design Guidelines (Draft) promote buildings that enhance the pedestrian experience and the livability of dwelling by encouraging the ground floor to contribute to active, safe, and comfortable streets.
Draft Document

Standards for Storefront Transparency

These standards promote a transparent storefront that welcomes customers inside with producets and services on display, discourage crime with more "eyes on the street," reduced energy consumption with use of natural light, and enhances the curb appeal and value of the tsore and the entire neighborhood.
Planning Code Requirements for Commercial Buildings

Better Streets Plan

The Better Streets Plan contains guidelines that focus on pedestrian comfort, safety, and the usability of streets as public spaces. They contain pedestrian-oriented guidelines for curb lines, crosswalks, and other street design features to enable generous, usable public spaces.

Commission Guide for Formula Retail

The purpose of this document is to evaluate the appropriateness of each individual formula retail establishment's use, design, and necessity to help preserve the character of the City's neighborhoods.
Aligns with Planning Code Sections 303.1, 703.3, 803.6(c), Article 6, Article 11

Standards for Window Replacement

With such a variety of different window shapes, muntin profiles, methods of operation and configurations, windows can alter the appearance of a building or overall neighborhood character. These standards are meant to inform the applicant on these details and provide design standards that allow new or replacement windows to be approved.

Zoning Letters of Determination

None

Official Zoning Maps

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View Height District Map - HT1

View Special Use District Map - SU1

View Preservation District Map - PD1

View Special Sign District Map - Citywide - SS01

View Special Sign District Map - Detailed - SS02

Environmental Information

The sections below list environmental monitoring requirements and general environmental topics related to this property.

Report for: 2023-008919ENV

CEQA Information

Known environmental issues related to this property are listed below. Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), certain types of work on this property may require additional environmental review.

Air Pollutant Exposure Zone

Health Code Article 38

Site is located in an area with elevated pollutant concentrations. Sensitive use buildings, as defined in the Applicability section of the Ordinance, must comply with Health Code Article 38.

CEQA Impact: An Environmental Evaluation Application may be required for projects that generate air pollutants.

Added: 2/5/2025

Archeologically Sensitive Areas

Public land

California Government Code Section 65962.5

Added: 6/30/2023

Cortese List – State Database of Hazardous Sites

Not applicable.

Flooding: 100-Year Storm Flood Risk Zone (Stormwater)

Not applicable.

Flooding: FEMA FIRM Flood Hazards (Coastal)

This location falls within a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) pursuant to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). Read more about the City’s Floodplain Management Program and the Floodplain Management ordinance or contact the City Administrator’s Office at floodplainadminister@sfgov.org.

FEMA FIRM Map Panel 0117A

This location is in multiple flood zones (listed below). To view the boundaries, check the FEMA FIRM Map Panel below.

AREAS WITH HIGH FLOOD RISK (SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS) – REGULATIONS APPLY

This location has an SFHA with High Flood Risk - Flood Zone: AE

Base Flood Elevation (NAVD88): 10ft

Properties within SFHAs are subject to flooding during the 1-percent-chance flood, a flood with a 1 percent chance of occurrence in any given year (also referred to as the Base Flood or 100-year flood). As the City and County of San Francisco participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), flood insurance is required for structures in SFHAs that have mortgages from Federally backed or Federally regulated lenders. Additionally, if you are considering new construction or substantial improvements on a property within an SFHA, please contact the Department of Building Inspection or Port of San Francisco for specific requirements for flood-resistant construction standards under the City’s Floodplain Management Ordinance.

AREA OF UNDETERMINED FLOOD RISK

This location has an area of Undetermined Flood Risk - Flood Zone: D

In San Francisco, Zone D is an area of possible, but undefined, flood risk for waterfront piers operated by the Port of San Francisco. If you are considering new construction or substantial improvements on a property within Zone D, please contact the Port of San Francisco for flood-resistant construction recommendations. Flood insurance rates may reflect the uncertainty of the flood risk.

AREA OF LOW OR MINIMAL FLOOD RISK

This location has an area of Low or Minimal Flood Risk - Flood Zone: X Unshaded

"Shaded" Zone X represents areas of moderate or low flood risk – these areas are subject to inundation during a flood having a 0.2-percent-annual-chance of occurrence, or during the 1-percent-annual-chance flood with depth less than 1 foot. "Unshaded" Zone X represents areas of minimal flood risk or areas that FEMA did not study or map. For San Francisco, FEMA did not study or map inland areas where stormwater flooding occurs during heavy rains. Flood insurance purchase requirements do not apply in these areas, but flood insurance may be purchased at reduced cost.

Flooding: Sea Level Rise

This property is likely to be exposed to future sea level rise and/or storm surge events by the year 2050, unless larger infrastructure-scale adaptations are funded. Property owners are encouraged to further assess future flood risks and consider adaptation measures which could minimize such risks. To learn more about the City’s sea level rise adaptation programs, please visit: https://sfplanning.org/sea-level-rise-action-plan

Maher Ordinance and Article 31

Health Code Article 22A and 31

The Department of Public Health (DPH) administers Health Code Article 22A (also known as the Maher Ordinance) and Article 31. Projects located on sites with known or suspected soil, groundwater, and-or soil vapor contamination are subject to the provisions of Health Code Article 22A. Submittal of a Site Assessment and Mitigation Program application (“Maher Application”) to and coordination with DPH may be required. Projects located on Hunters Point Shipyard parcels are subject to the provisions of Health Code Article 31 instead of Article 22A. For projects on these parcels, a submittal of an Article 31 Program Application to and coordination with DPH may be required. Applicants may contact DPH for assistance.
Read more about the Maher Ordinance and Article 31

Added: 9/24/2013

Seismic Hazard – Landslide

Not applicable.

Seismic Hazard – Liquefaction

Does the project involve any of the following: (1) New building construction, except one-story storage or utility occupancy, (2) horizontal additions, if the footprint area increases more than 50%, or (3) horizontal and vertical additions increase more than 500 square feet of new projected roof area?

Additionally, any new construction is subject to a mandatory Interdepartmental Project Review.

Eligible Port of San Francisco Embarcadero Historic District

Added: 3/20/2013

Serpentine Rock

Not applicable.

Slopes of 25% or Greater

Projects on a parcel with an average slope of at least 25 percent and include any of the following: (1) New building construction, except one-story storage or utility occupancy, (2) horizontal additions, if the footprint area increases more than 50%, or (3) horizontal and vertical additions increase more than 500 square feet of new projected roof area? For more information contact cpc.epintake@sfgov.org.

Added: 5/13/2019

Slope Protection Areas - San Francisco Building Code

Not applicable.

Historic Preservation

Historic preservation surveys and evaluations. The Historic Resource status shown on this page is tentative, to confirm the status of your property please speak to a Preservation Technical Specialist. Tel: 628.652.7300; Email: pic@sfgov.org. For a glossary of terms, visit the Help section of this site.

Report for: 2023-008919ENV

Historic Evaluation

Planning Dept. Historic Resource Status:

A - Historic Resource Present

Parcel:

9900/009

Building Name:

PIER 9 (PIER, BULKHEAD BUILDING, SHED)

Address:

Status Reason:

National Register Historic District, California Register Historic District, Historic Resource Evaluation Response, Historic Survey Result

National Register of Historic Places

Listed Port of San Francisco Embarcadero Historic District

The Port of San Francisco Embarcadero Historic District consists of over twenty piers and remnants of piers, a bulkhead wharf in twenty-one sections, a seawall, the Ferry Building, the Agriculture Building, and a collection of smaller buildings. These features are located along a three-mile stretch of San Francisco’s waterfront in a discontiguous band broken into two parts separated by a water channel—China Basin. The district is significant for its associations with government, commerce, transportation, and labor; for its association with the 1934 General Strike event and the dockworkers involved; and for its associations with engineering, architecture, and community planning and development.

California Register of Historical Resources

Eligible Port of San Francisco Embarcadero Historic District

The Port of San Francisco Embarcadero Historic District consists of over twenty piers and remnants of piers, a bulkhead wharf in twenty-one sections, a seawall, the Ferry Building, the Agriculture Building, and a collection of smaller buildings. These features are located along a three-mile stretch of San Francisco’s waterfront in a discontiguous band broken into two parts separated by a water channel—China Basin. The district is significant for its associations with government, commerce, transportation, and labor; for its association with the 1934 General Strike event and the dockworkers involved; and for its associations with engineering, architecture, and community planning and development.

The Port of San Francisco Embarcadero Historic District consists of over twenty piers and remnants of piers, a bulkhead wharf in twenty-one sections, a seawall, the Ferry Building, the Agriculture Building, and a collection of smaller buildings. These features are located along a three-mile stretch of San Francisco’s waterfront in a discontiguous band broken into two parts separated by a water channel—China Basin. The district is significant for its associations with government, commerce, transportation, and labor; for its association with the 1934 General Strike event and the dockworkers involved; and for its associations with engineering, architecture, and community planning and development.

Article 10 Designated Historic Districts and Landmarks

None

Article 11 Preservation Designation

None

Mills Act

Properties with Mills Act approval.

None

Legacy Business Registry

None

Historic Resource Evaluation Responses

Evaluations for the Purposes of CEQA - These evaluations do not result in the automatic listing or designation of any property within the project area.

Planning App. No.: 2013.0150E

Date: 4/11/2013

Decision: Historic Resource Present

Individual or District: District Contributor

Further Information:

Historic Resource Assessments

None

Historic Resource Reviews

None

Historic and Cultural Resource Surveys

SF Survey

The San Francisco Citywide Cultural Resources Survey (SF Survey) is underway. SF Survey is a multi-year effort to identify and document places and resources of cultural, historical, and architectural importance to San Francisco's diverse communities. As a part of this effort, staff have been auditing past survey findings to ensure accuracy. To learn more, please visit https://sfplanning.org/sfsurvey .

This property is not in an Active SF Survey Area.

Past Surveys

Survey Name:

Port of San Francisco

Evaluation Date:

1/1/2006

Parcel:

9900/009

Survey Rating:

Survey Name:

Foundation For San Francisco Architectural Heritage

Evaluation Date:

1/1/1978

Parcel:

9900/009

Survey Rating:

B*
Major Importance

Survey Name:

DCP 1976 Survey

Evaluation Date:

1/1/1976

Parcel:

9900/009
Survey field form

Survey Rating:

4
Rated 0-5 with 5 as the highest rating for architecture. Some are listed as 'Y'.

Historic Context Statements

The mention of a property in a historic context statement does not mean it is a Category A, Historic Resource Present. A formal evaluation must be conducted using the document's evaluative framework.

This property had been identified for its association with modern architecture and landscape design (1935-1970).

Parcel:

9900

Address:

0

Name:

SF-Oakland Bay Bridge

Architect:

Charles H. Purcell/Timothy Pflueger, consulting architect

Notes: Arthur Brown, Timothy Pflueger, Charles Purcell and John Donovan all worked on the bridge design.

Further Info: See pages 258, Appendix D of San Francisco Modern Architecture and Landscape Design 1935-1970 HCS

Architecture

Historic Name:

PIER 9 (PIER, BULKHEAD BUILDING, SHED)

Year Built:

1936

Architect:

G.A. WOOD(PIER);H.B. FISHER;A.W. NORDWELL(BULKHEAD)

Style:

NEO-CLASSICAL

Builder:

FRANK C. WHITE & HARRY SQUIRE (ENGINEERS)

Stories:

1

Construction:

Height:

Foundation:

Detail:

Exterior:

CEMENT PLASTER

Alterations:

Current Use:

Original Use:

GENERAL CARGO AND PASSENGERS

Original Owner:

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Original Tenant:

SACRAMENTO NAVIGATION COMPANY

Sources:

HERITAGE;DCP;SF CHRONICLE 9/2/1936;

Notes:

Other Information: Replaced previous piers 9 and 19.

Planning Applications

Permits are required in San Francisco to operate a business or to perform construction activity. The Planning Department reviews most applications for these permits to ensure that the projects comply with the Planning Code . The 'Project' is the activity being proposed. For a glossary of terms, visit Planning Code section 102 , or the Help section of this site.

Report for: 2023-008919ENV

2023-008919PRJ Project Profile (PRJ) SF Bar Pilots Pier 9 Fender Replacements & Repair Project

Opened: 9/25/2023 Status: Closed 1/10/2024

Contact: Virnaliza Byrd virnaliza.byrd@sfgov.org 628-652-7541

The purpose of the Project is to conduct maintenance covering in-kind replacement and repair of the very deteriorated timber fender systems on both the South and North sides of the Pier 9 apron. This is needed to achieve a more safe, efficient berthing capacity for the pilot boat operations and enable ingress and egress in a timely manner. On the South side at Berths 1 and 2, a total of 20, 14" diameter timber piles will be removed and replaced in kind. The pile material is Douglas fir, ACZA-treated and coated with polyurea, a biologically-inert coating to comply with the NOAA Fisheries' criteria. On the North side, two (2) fender panels (timber 2x10 boards) and (7) timber piles located at the berth will be removed. The repair will be to nstall two each 18’ X 12’ square steel fender panels consisting of 18 each UHMW Face Panels 36” x 48”, a 5” steel backing panel consisting of plate front and back with steel channel framing, and two steel H-piles 14” x 117 x 80’ long. A total of four (4) steel H-piles 14x117x80’ long will be installed. Approval Action: Port Building Permit Date of Approval Action: 12/1/2023 Date of Posting: 12/1/2023. Per Section 31.16(e)(2)(B)(ii), the appeal period starts on the date this exemption is posted to the Planning Department’s website: https://sfplanning.org/resource/ceqa-exemptions Case Number: 2023-008919ENV

Address:

Further Info:

Related Records:

2023-008919PRJ

-2023-008919ENV

More Details

2023-008919ENV Environmental (ENV) SF Bar Pilots Pier 9 Fender Replacements & Repair Project

Opened: 9/25/2023Status: Closed - CEQA Clearance Issued 2/7/2025

Contact: Don Lewis don.lewis@sfgov.org 628-652-7543

More Details

The purpose of the Project is to conduct maintenance covering in-kind replacement and repair of the very deteriorated timber fender systems on both the South and North sides of the Pier 9 apron. This is needed to achieve a more safe, efficient berthing capacity for the pilot boat operations and enable ingress and egress in a timely manner. On the South side at Berths 1 and 2, a total of 20, 14" diameter timber piles will be removed and replaced in kind. The pile material is Douglas fir, ACZA-treated and coated with polyurea, a biologically-inert coating to comply with the NOAA Fisheries' criteria. On the North side, two (2) fender panels (timber 2x10 boards) and (7) timber piles located at the berth will be removed. The repair will be to nstall two each 18’ X 12’ square steel fender panels consisting of 18 each UHMW Face Panels 36” x 48”, a 5” steel backing panel consisting of plate front and back with steel channel framing, and two steel H-piles 14” x 117 x 80’ long. A total of four (4) steel H-piles 14x117x80’ long will be installed.

Address:

Further Info:

Related Records:

2023-008919PRJ

-2023-008919ENV

2020-002891PRJ Project Profile (PRJ) Ferryboat Klamath - The Embarcadero #0009

Opened: 2/24/2020 Status: Closed 2/10/2025

Contact: Virnaliza Byrd virnaliza.byrd@sfgov.org 628-652-7541

The Bay Area Council is proposing to return the Klamath, a 1924 historic ferryboat, to the San Francisco waterfront. The Project proposes to permanently moor, use and maintain the Ferryboat Klamath (234' I x 45' w x 17h') on the south side of the Port of San Francisco's-owned Pier 9 along the Embarcadero, City and County of San Francisco. The exterior of the Ferryboat Klamath would be restored to an external appearance similar to the appearance of the vessel in 1924, including repainting the vessel in the original colors. (this activity will occur off the proposed Pier 9 Project site).

Address:

Further Info:

Related Records:

2020-002891PRJ

-2020-002891ENV

-2020-002891MCM

More Details

2020-002891ENV Environmental (ENV) Ferryboat Klamath - The Embarcadero #0009

Opened: 2/24/2020Status: Closed - CEQA Clearance Issued 2/10/2025

Contact: Don Lewis don.lewis@sfgov.org 628-652-7543

More Details

The Bay Area Council is proposing to return the Klamath, a 1924 historic ferryboat, to the San Francisco waterfront. The Project proposes to permanently moor, use and maintain the Ferryboat Klamath (234' I x 45' w x 17h') on the south side of the Port of San Francisco's-owned Pier 9 along the Embarcadero, City and County of San Francisco. The exterior of the Ferryboat Klamath would be restored to an external appearance similar to the appearance of the vessel in 1924, including repainting the vessel in the original colors. (this activity will occur off the proposed Pier 9 Project site).

Address:

Further Info:

Related Records:

2020-002891PRJ

-2020-002891ENV

2020-002891MCM Monitoring Conditions and Mitigation Measures (MCM) Ferryboat Klamath - The Embarcadero #0009

Opened: 5/4/2022Status: Monitoring Compliance 8/22/2022

Contact: Planning counter pic@sfgov.org 628.652.7300

More Details

The Bay Area Council is proposing to return the Klamath, a 1924 historic ferryboat, to the San Francisco waterfront. The Project proposes to permanently moor, use and maintain the Ferryboat Klamath (234' I x 45' w x 17h') on the south side of the Port of San Francisco's-owned Pier 9 along the Embarcadero, City and County of San Francisco. The exterior of the Ferryboat Klamath would be restored to an external appearance similar to the appearance of the vessel in 1924, including repainting the vessel in the original colors. (this activity will occur off the proposed Pier 9 Project site).

Address:

Further Info:

Related Records:

2020-002891PRJ

-2020-002891MCM

2013.0150 Project Profile (PRJ) Pier 9 - THE EMBARCADERO

Opened: 2/8/2013 Status: Closed

Contact: Planning counter pic@sfgov.org 628.652.7300

Pier 9 - THE EMBARCADERO - tenant improvements

Address: 0 THE EMBARCADERO, #0009, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111

Further Info:

Related Records:

2013.0150

-2013.0150E

More Details

2013.0150E Environmental (ENV) Pier 9 - THE EMBARCADERO

Opened: 2/8/2013Status: Closed - CEQA Clearance Issued 4/11/2013

Contact: Richard Sucre richard.sucre@sfgov.org 628-652-7364

More Details

Pier 9 - THE EMBARCADERO - tenant improvements

Address: 0 THE EMBARCADERO, #0009, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111

Further Info:

Related Records:

2013.0150

-2013.0150E

2007.0601 Project Profile (PRJ) Pier 9

Opened: 6/20/2007 Status: Closed 5/9/2016

Contact: Planning counter pic@sfgov.org 628.652.7300

In-kind replacement of 55 deteriorated piles. Portions of the Pier 9 asphalt on wood decking will be removed and replaced in the exactsame locations and with the same material.

Address: 0 THE EMBARCADERO, #0009, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111

Further Info:

Related Records:

2007.0601

-2007.0601E

More Details

2007.0601E Environmental (ENV) Pier 9

Opened: 6/20/2007Status: Closed 5/9/2016

Contact: Planning counter pic@sfgov.org 628.652.7300

More Details

In-kind replacement of 55 deteriorated piles. Portions of the Pier 9 asphalt on wood decking will be removed and replaced in the exactsame locations and with the same material.

Address: 0 THE EMBARCADERO, #0009, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111

Further Info:

Related Records:

2007.0601

-2007.0601E

CU76.006 Conditional Use Authorization Pier 9

Opened: 2/2/1976 Status: Closed - Approved 4/1/1976

Contact: Planning counter pic@sfgov.org 628.652.7300

Remove transit shed at Pier 3 and remodel shed at Pier 9

Address: 0 PIER 09, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111

Further Info:

Related Records: None