San Francisco City Planning Commission - 1947 - Lake Merced Area. Proposed Land Use Plan

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LAKE MERCED COMMUNITY AREA

The first of a series of community area planswhich together will form the basis of the re-

vised Land Use Plan of San Francisco, andwill

furnish the basis for establishing zoning dis-tricts in the proposed new zoning ordinance.

Preliminary Report

November, 1947

SAN FRANCISCO CITY PLANNING COMMISSION



CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

MICHEL D. WEILL, President

GARDNER A. DAILEY, Vice-President

MORGAN A. GUNST

MRS. CHARLES B. PORTER

JAMES J. WALSH

T. J. KENT, JR., Director of Planning

JOSEPH MIGNOLA, JR., Secretary

CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

September 3 k 1947

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TOMembers of City Planning CommissionFROMDirector of planningSUBJECT: proposed Lend Use plan for Lake Merced Community

Area.

The attached report is the first community landuse plan which has been prepared in connection with therevision of the zoning ordnr.nce. It has been prepared byMr. Spangle, City Planner, under the general guidance ofthe Principal Consultant and with active participation bythe Master Plan Division of the regular staff.

The proposed plan for the Lake Merłed area rep’resents a further development and refinement of the Land

Use plan which was officially adopted by the Commission aspart of the Master Plan of San Francisco in December, 1945.The population density plan has been modified in line with

recent thinking.

Recommended Action. That the Commission considerOSInUse plan for the Lake Merced

community area, discuss it with interested officialsin the city government and persons in the area concorned, and tentatively approve the report as anexpression of the Commission’s current recommenda-tions for the development of this area.

Upon the completion of land use plans for thefifteen or more other community areas in the city and therevised general land use plan for the entire city, thecommission will consider, make necessary modifications andadjustments, arid ta1 formal action amending the presentLand Use Section of the official Ma. - , ter Piano

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CONTENTS

Title PageageLetter of TransmittalContentsplates and Tables

Summary of Recommendations I ntroduction . . . . . , , , , II. Present Land Use and Zoning . . . . . e. . 4

III. Proposed Extent and Distribution of Land Uses . . . 5

A. Residential Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Commercial Uses. . , . . . , . . . . . . . C. Institutional Uses . , D chools. , , , oo g

E. Recreation . , , . . , , F. Streets and Traffic. . . . . . . . . . . 10IV, Effectuating The Plan . , . ....... . . . 0 12

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P LA T E S

1. Vicinity Map

2. Reference Areas

3. Present Zoning

4, Present Land Use

5. Proposed Lend Use Plan

6. Proposed Population Densities

7. Proposed Private Open Space

S. Possible Types of Devel opment

9. Schools

LO. Playgro unds

11. Commercial Cen ters

TABLES

A. Estimated Future Population

B. Land Use Budget.

C. Comparative Standards



SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

LAND USE

A. The lend use plan as herein set forth is a guide forthe future development of the Lake Merced Communityarea. The plan provides for the following land usesand community facilities:

1. Four types of residential use.

2. A community shopping district and three neighbor-hood shopping centers.

3. Two elementary schools.

4. Two neighborhood playfields and playgrounds forsmall children.

5. A fire station, branch library and health center.

6. Churches and other institutional uses.

Regulations

B. Proposals for development of private lands should beevaluated in relation to their conformity with the plan.The following means of regulation are recommended:

1. Control of development of new areas by stipula-ting desired conditions when zone changes are

granted. The most important stipulations are:

a) That large scale development be in conform-ity with an approved site plan.

b) That population density, building coverage,

yards and open space be in conformity withthe land use plan.

c) That adequate off-street parking be providedin commercial centers.

2. A new comprehensive zoning ordinance that will give

adequate protection to existing developed areas.

The present ordinance is inadequate because It con-tains no regulations covering biildIng height, lotarea, yard, or building coverage.

3. Control of new subdivisions through the minimumlot size ordinance and control of street layoutthrough review of tentative subdivision maps bythe Planning Commission.

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Summary of Recommendations conttd.

public Action

C. Action should be taken to acquire, reserve or relocatethe following sites for public facilities:

1. Eleven acres In Parkmerced neighborhood for play-field.

2. One acre adjacent to community shopping districtfor branch library and health center.

3. Two acres for playground for small children InLakeshore park.

4. Relocate Lake Merced Elementary School.5. Relocate fire station.6. Interior block playgrounds for small children In

the portion of the Winston subdivision not other-wise served by small chlldrens’ playgrounds.

D. Improvement plans should be made for public facilities

and their construction should be included In annualcapital Improvement programs with priorities in properrelation to other projects.

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I INTRODUCTION

Adjacent to Lake Merced there is one of the few remaininglarge undeveloped areas in 6an Francisco. It is possible,therefore, for a community - a planning unit within thecity - to be developed in accordance with a modern plan toprovide all necessary facilities for its residents.

The community, and the neighborhoods thet combine to makeup the community, arc basic elements in planning the city.It has been assumed in developing the Land Use Plan forthe Lake Merced community area that the community is, incertain respects, a self-conta1icd unit a.nd that facili-ties provided in the community should be evaluated in re-lation to the noods of the people who will live there.

The Lake Merced community area as shown on Plato I corn-

prisos 721 acres and is bounded on the north by SloatBlºvard;. on the east by Junipuro Serra boulevard; onthe south by Stanley Drive and on the west by Lake MercedBoulevard and Sunset Boulevard.

The area north of Sloat Boulevard is already developed,mainly with 25 foot row houses. To the cast much of theadjoining area Is occupied by detached single-family homesof superior quality. On the south the community faces theSan Francisco Golf and Country Club. Open space adjoin-ing the western community boundary includes the HardingMunicipal Golf Course, beautiful Lake Merced and adjacentpark lands, and the Ocean. This provides the Lake Merced

community area with a remarkably attractive setting.

Within the confines of the community, present developmentincludes two-story multiple-family dwellings in Parkmerced(reference area 5 as shown on plate 2), a small area ofsingle-family row houses (refcronce area 1), and three dis-

tinct districts of single-family detached homes. In ref-erence area 2, homes arc built on lots 40 foot wide. Lotwidth in reference area 3 is 50 feet and in reference area

4, 33 feet.

A 57 acre site for the San Francisco State College and209 acres of vacant land now In the process of being plan-ned for development by three separate owners make up thebalance of the community area..

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II PRESENT LAND USE AND ZONING

Present coning is shown on Plate 3. Seven acres are nowclassified for commercial use. One hundred and two acresare in second residential districts in which all typesof multiple dwellings are allowed. The remainder of the

community area is classified first residen tial and re-stricted to single-family dwellings. It should be notedthat the entire undeveloped aroaiin the first residentialdistrict.

Existing Land Use is shown on Plate 4. The present patte rnof land use presents no serious problems in relation to theultimate development of the community. population densities(net residential) vary from 29 persons per acre in the firstresidential section with 50 foot lots to 81 persons per acrein Parkmerced. (See Table C, "Comparative Standards").Building coverages in the residential areas now built varyfrom a maximum of 55% in the row house section to a minimum

of 35% in perkmcrcod.

The only existing developed commercial area, 2.4 acres onOcean Avenue, in the Lakeside tract west of Junipero SerraBoulevard, will not be adequate’ to serve the future popula-tion. It is too small, has no off-street parking facili-ties, and is located near the extreme northeast corner ofthe community. The business capacity of this center isdefinitely limited by inctdcquatb parking space.



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The proposed extent and distribution of land uses for theLake Merced community area ar e shown on Plate 5. Basedon this proposed plan for land use it is estimated thatthe future population of the community will, be approxi-

mately 22,000 (See Table A). An anlysis of the relation-ships of the various classes of uses to the community Isgiven in Table B.

Four classes of residential uses are proposed by the plan;Single-family detached; single-family row; low densitymultiple-family in low buildings (2-3 story) and mediumdensity multiple-family In tall buildings (6-8 story).Population densities proposed by the plan are shown on

Plate 6. Plate 7 indicates amount of privat e open spaceconsidered desirable In the various residential districts.The term "private open space is used her ein to meanspace on the Individual lot exclusive of buildings.

The amount and disposition of suchportant bearing on the desirabilityTable C Is a summary of populationand building coverages now existingcommunity.

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A. Residential Uses.

Single-family Residential. The plan allots 183 acres or7.5 percent orf the community to single-family

residential use. of this total, 120 acres Is now sub-divided and partially developed. It Is recommended thatthe present pattern of development be adhered to In build-ing on the remaining vacant lots In the existing subdivis-ions.

The remaining 63 acres cliotod to single-family attachedresidential use are in the Lakeshore Park #3 subdivision,which Is now In the process of development. It is rocom-mended that the minimum lot width in this section be 33feet.

Multiple-family Residential. A total area of 163 acres isai..[ocatect tomuitlple-raniliy residential use by the plan.

Parlenerced occupies 102 acres of this and about 75% of thisarea is now developed It is recommended that future de-velopment in parkmercod be of the same typo and conformto the same standards of population density and buildingcoverage as now exist In that project.



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The total area allocated to multiple-family residentialuse is larger than would be considered necessary or do.-sirable for a community area in this part of the city undermost circumstances. However, because the south and westboundaries of the community adjoin Lake Meroed and twogolf courses, this community area is provided with anexceptionally large amount of effective open space, andhas a very unusual opportunity to capitalize on excellent

views. The multiple-family residential areas as indicatedon plate 5 are an integral part of the plan and are relatedto the shopping centers and the surrounding single-familyresidential districts in such a way as to provide the basisfor an efficient and well balanced community.

Apartment houses and other types of multiple-family resi-dences are not necessarily detrimental to surroundingsingle-family residence. Under proper conditions it ispossible to introduce successfully large scale multiple-family rental developments into what are otherwise single-family districts. Population density, building coverageand open space must be compatible with that In the sur-rounding area and the site for the multiple-family develop-ment must be large enough to allow the development to bedesigned so as to provide proper transitional elements be-tween differing types of land use. Plate 8 indicates adesirable modern type of development for the proposed ad-ditional multiple-family area. Two primary types ofmultiple-family units are proposed.

Two-story row house units with a maximum building coverageof 34% are remrnendod for the area adjacent to NineteenthAvenue and the area surrounding the Lakeshore Park neigh-borhood shopping center. A population density (net resi-

dential) of 60 persons per acre is recommended for thistype of unit. This will provide a proper transition be-tween single-family residences and other more Intensiveuses.

It is. proposed that the remaining multiple family area bedeveloped with tall apartments (6-8 story) with net resi-dential densities varying from 75 to 100 persons to theacre and with building coverage less than 20% In all cases,

0Tall buildings spaced widely apart are proposed for thispart of the community area in order to capitalize on theinherent advantages of the site.

The entire community area was considered in developing theplan cd toll buildInwere located so as not to interferewith privacy of adjoining low buildings. Spacing of tallbuildings was also carefully planned so that no buildingwould be In the shade of any other building.

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In developing the plan the amount ofperson was used as a. primary measureof living space. Standards for alloiand building coverage were developeding types and site plans in relationvote open space provided.

private open space perof the relative qualitybl:e population density

from studies of build-to the amount of pri-

In order to provide living space of a quality comparable

to that in adjoining single-family districts a minimum of330 square feet of private open space per person is required.This will allow population densities up to 100 persons peracre (not residential) in six-story buildings, with 20%ground coverage. These tall buildings in a. park-l1le set-ting would give San Francisco a development ranking withthe best and most advanced in the world.

B. Commercial Uses.

The plan provides a total commorical area of 24 acres forthe Lake Merced community area. This provides 1. 1 acresof commercial use per thousand persons. This is more than

required to conform with recognized standards and is pro-posed in order to provdo sufficient space in the communityshopping center to care for the possible expansion of thecommunity to the south in the event the San Francisco Golfand Country Club were ever developed for residential pur-

poses.

A community shopping district Is proposed on the w est sideof Nineteenth Avenue opposite Winston Drive. A total of12.6 acres Is allocated for commercial use in this loca-tion. Two square foot of off-street parking area for eachsquare foot of floor area in buildings should be provided.

This would result in 8.4 acres of par king area and 4.2acres for buildings.

Three neighborhood shopping centers and a community shop-ping district are proposed by tho’plan (See Plate 11).Neighborhood centers include:

1) Lakeside Shopping Center. This Is the existingcenter on Ocean Aenuebetweon Nineteenth Avenueand Junipero Serra Boulevard. At present there isno off-street parking provided In this center,and the majority of the 2.6 acre area included inthe present commercial district is now built up.

off-street parking is very much needed and themerchants In the area should be encouraged to takesteps leading to the estahlisbmcnt of well-designedand properly developed parking facilities.

2) Proposed parkmerced Shopping Center. A 4.2 acre

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cated that the Metropolitan Life InsuranceCompany intended to reserve approximately one halfof this area for parking. This standard shouldbe maintained when the shopping center is developed.

3) Proposed Lakeshore Perk Center. An area of 4.6acres Is propM d Fdjacont6Sloat Boulevard,approximately 1000’ east of Sunset Boulevard. off-street parking in the ratio of one square foot ofparking area to each square foot of building areashould be required in this center.

The plan as shown on Plate 11 would provide neighbor-hood shopping facilities within one-half mile of themajority of the residents. The proposed community shop-ping center would serve the entire community area sinceall parts of the community area are within a one mileradius of the proposed center.

C. Institutional Uses.

In general, space for institutional uses is well providedfor in the community area. One church is now located onthe northeast corner of Nineteenth and Ocean Avenue. Twochurches are under construction on Nineteenth Avenue be-tween Eucalyptus Drive and Winston Drive. The location ofthe thIlee c h u x d iineteenth Avenue Is unfortunate sincethere is little opportunity to provide off-street parkingand congestion will be created that will interfere withtraffic on Nineteenth Avenue. There Is an additionalchurch site on E ucalyptus Dri ve. A site for a Y.M.C.A.

adjoins this church site on the east.

At present the city has a ono-arc site on the west sideof Nineteenth Avenue for a fire station. This site is notproperly located and it would be extremely awkward and haz-ardous to got equipment to any point to the north or westfrom this location. It is proposed, therefore, that thissite be exchanged for a site of equivalent area locatedon the south-west corner of the intersection of Nineteenth.Avenue and Winston Drive. This location would providesafer and more direct access to all parts of the community.

A site for a branch library Is needed in the community.There should also be space provided for a health centerand other small community buildings. It is recommendedthat these facilities be combined on a one acre site adja-cent to the community shopping district as shown onPlate S.

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D. Schools

Two elementary school sites are now provided In the com-munity. Schools on these sites with a capacity of 800to 900 students each will be adequate to servo the needsof the furturo population of tho community. A study ofthe present sites (Plate 9) shows that neither site isin exactly the right lo cation. Topographic conditions,however, restrict the choice of loc ation for the MercedManor school. Since the present site Is near the centerof population it will serve, and only a small percentageof the people will live more than 1 mile from the site,the location Is considered resonably satisfactory.

The location of the Lake Merced School is extremely pooras it Is situated on th e very edge of the neighborhoodit servos. Steps should be taken to relocate this scho ol,

and since the present buildings are all temporary and apotential site exists In Perknerced, the solution sh ouldbe relatively simple to effectuate.

In addition to the public schools, there Is a s ite for aparochial school one block south of Eucalpths Drive andextending between Nineteenth Avenue and Junipero Serra.Boulevard. This school, when built, will tend to decreaseslightly the load on the public schools.

The population of the co mmunity is not large enough toJustify the l ocation of either a h igh school or juniorhigh school in the conmunity. 4 ptos Junior High School,four blocks east of Junip cro S orra Boulevard, will be ableto take care of students from the Lake Merced community area.Two high scho ols, Abraham Lincoln and balboa, are withinreasonable distance,

E. Recreation.

At present there is one site for a neighborhood playfield.This site co mprises 8.2 acres and when develo ped will serve

the northern portion of the community. The only otherpublic area at the present time is the reservoir sitebetween Sloat boulevard and Ocean Avenue in Merced Manor.This area is land.caped end the concrete roof on thereservoir provides a play space for small children,

In Parkmorced, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company indiceted an 11 acre open area on their o riginal plans Inaddition to small interior block playgrounds. Steps shouldbe taken to make certain t-art the open area will be pre,-

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is relocated as recommended. (See Plate 9). A neigh-borhood center should be developed in Pctrkmerced with theplayfield and elementary school being the major elements.

No large community playfield is proposed. The two neigh-borhood playfields, plus the u se of the undeveloped city

park w est of Sunset Boulevard should provide adequaterecreation facilities for the community if the areas areproperly developed.

Private interior block playgrounds provide reasonablyadequate play sp a’ce for small children in Pcirkrnerced. Anadditional playground for small children should however beprovided in the western portion of Lakeshore Park. TheMerced Manor School and adjacent playfield will be beyondreasonable walking distance (see Plate 10) for smallchildren living in this area. It is, therefore, proposedthat a 2 acre site be acquired south of the shopping centerin Lakeshore Park.

Interior block playgrounds for small children should alsobe p rovided in the portions of the Winston subdivisionthat are more than one quarter mile from the neighborhoodplayground as shown on Plate 10.

F. Streets and Traffic.

Nineteenth Avenue is at present one of the major thorough-fares connecting San Francisco with San Mateo County andcarries a very high volume of traf fic. Synchronized trafficsignals, are now provided on this thoroughfare at SloatBoulevard, Ocean Avenue, Eucalyptus Drive, and Holloway

Street. It is p roposed that the only additional connectionto Nineteenth Avenue b e at Winston Drive and that propersignals and channelization be provided to facilitate trafficmovement at this point.

Monte Vista Drive, a street now shown on the official map,should be opened for one-way traffic west bound offNineteenth Avenu e. This street is 300 feet north ofWinston Drive and will provide a by-pass route that willenable traffic bound for residential areas west ofNineteenth Avenue to avoid the shopping center.

It is proposed that no additional new development be allowedfacing on Nineteenth Avenue. The street system proposedby this plan will allow all now development to front onother streets and In any rezoning action it should b estipulated that there be no aaess to Nineteenth Avenuefrom adjoining property.

It Is proposed that the street near the southern boundary

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of the Stoneson property have an 80 fot right of way witha 60 foot pavement.

This street will provide necess’.ry capacity for trafficoriginating in the community and also a connection betweenLake Merced Boulevard and Nineteenth Avenue.

State Collage Site.

At the present time the development of this site Is problem-atical. There is a possibility that the state college maynot develop this site in which case It would become poten-tial residential property. The community facilities pro-posed by the lend use plan are, In general, sufficient tomeet either condition.

In determining the amount of commcrclel area required forthe community shopping center It was assumed that if thestate college developed In accordance with present proposalsabout 50 of the expected 4000 enrolled students would give

effective support to the commercial development. If thecollege does not develop the site and it becomes residen-tial property, the supporting population would be aboutthe same size.

The only additional community facility that would be requiredIf the area were developed with residences would be anadditional elementary school and playgrounds for smallchildren.

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IV EFFECTUATING THE PLAN

Protecting Existing Areas: The present zoning ordinancedoes not prfie surrlolent control to protect existingresidential areas. The proposed new zoning ordinance

must provide yard, area and density regulations adequateto protect the character of these areas.

Controlling New Development: Development of new areascan be cOntroJ.1 ect by requiring strict adherance to theprovisions of the minimum lot size ordinance, review ofnew subdivision maps by the City planning Commission andby placing stipulations on areas that are rezoned, asprovided for in the present zoni ng ordinance. It is for-tunate that the entire undeveloped area is now zoned firstresidential since this will give the city an opportunityto guide development of the area in accordance with theplan.

In granting any zone change for multiple family use thestipulations should cover the following:

1. population density.2. Yards and open space.3. Building heights.

In addition, no development should be allowed that Is notin accordance with a site plan that has been approved bythe City Planning Commission. An accurate site planshould be filed with the Commission and be part of thestipulations governing use of the property.

In granting any zone change for commercial use the fol-lowing stipulations should be made;

1. An accurate site plan should be filed that meetsthe approval of the Planning Commission. Thesite plan should indicate size and location ofproposed buildings, size and layout of proposedparking areas, Including landscaping and screen-ing of such areas, and the relation of the com-mercial area to surrounding development.

2. Off-street parking should be provided in the ratioof one square Loot for each square foot of floorarea In neighborhood shoppthg centers, and twosquare feet of parking area for each square footof floor area in community shopping districts.Such off-street parking areas should comply withthe following requirements.

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a) Screening and landscaping: Parking areas mustT73 scre onea Flong all slues facing or adjoin-ing residential or institutional uses with

solid wall, compact evergreen hedge or otherlandscape treatment designed to effectivelyinsulate the parking area from adjacent propertyand enhance the appearance of the development.

b) Paving and Surf acing: St anding en d moving spacetor vehiles must be surfaced with asphaltic orportland cement pavement, so as to provide a welldrained, dust-free surface.

C) Lighting: All parking areas which are to beutilized at night should be provided with adequateillumination, which should be so arranged as todeflect light away from adjoining residentialproperty.

3. plans and elevations of proposed buildings In neigh-

borhood and community shopping centers should besubmitted to the Planning Commission for approval.Design of Individual buildings should be such as toprovide a unified and harmonious development of theentire shopping district.

4. Uses allowed In a neighborhood sho pping center sho uldbe limited to those necessary for the daily con-venience of those perso ns residing In the neighbor-hood.

5. Uses allowed In a community shopping center shouldbe those necessary to serve the normal needs and

requirements of the community and types of businessesshould not be allowed that depend generally onpatronage of any considerable population outside thecommunity,

Land Acquisition for Public Facilities: Acquisition of thetkeshoo Pak p1ayfIeld-- 8,2acres--; Is pro ceeding undera purchaseptIon agreement and several p:.roels are now Incity ownership. This acquisition should be continued underthe present co ntract.

Sites for the following f acilities are required in addition

to those now existing.

1. Playfield In Parkmorced - 11 acres.2. Neighborhood playground for small children In

Lakeshore Park No. 3 - 2 acres,3. Health Center, Library and Community Buildings - 1

acre.

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There are several ways In which acquisition may proceedand they should be explored in the following order:

1. Dedication by the developer. It is sometimesresOnabIet the developer to dedicate sites

for necessary community facilities when the sizeof the development is such that the f acilities willbe used entirely or primarily by those who will live

in the new development. In such cases the cost ofthe land needed for community facilities maybechargeablb to the total development cost and thesubdivider can be reimbursed out of income fromsales or rentals.

2. Lease-option_purchase agreement. This type ofa site to be

spread over a number of years. A contract isentered into providing for lease of the entire

site and an option to the city to purchase thesite either as a unit or by parcels. The city maythcreby obtain the property for use when needed,and the seller may be relieved of taxes and othercarrying charges.

3. Outright purchase as a part of a g eneral capitalTprov6menE program. This involves determiningpriority In relation to other needed Improvements,scheduling acquisition and budgeting necessaryfunds.

4. Condemnation. It is always possible to resort towhen funds are available and other

means of acquisition have failed.

Relocation of Lake Merced School.got1tins with ºtrlltn Lifeshould be undertaken concurrentlythe Lake Merced PlyfIeld. A preplan for joint use of the 11 acreand agreement reached on the planconcerned before negotiations are

This will Involve ne-Insurance Company andwith negotiations forLiminary developmentsite should be developedby the city departmentsstarted.

Relocation of Fire Station, This is a matter for negotia-

tions bytICfty Witoneson Bros., who have indicatedtheir willingness to give the matter favorable considera-tion.

Construction and Development of Fublic Facilities. Pre-liii planndImprovement of public facilities needed in the communityarea so that projects can be included in the annualcapital improvement programs. Priorities for constructionof individual projects would then be determined both Inrelation to needs of the community and the requirements ofthe entire city.

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San Francisco, a pioneering city, has before it in theLake Merced oommuriity area a challenge and an opportunity.The city elso has a. great responsibility to the peoplewho now own homes in the area to maintain the high stand-ards and character of existing neighborhoods. This can-not be assured without new zoning and subdivision regul a-tions.

In the portion of the area not yet developed, the cityhas an opportunity to build to a new pattern and providethe facilities and amenities necessary for the con-venience and welfare of the people who will live in thecommunity.

Adherence to the disposition of land uses proposed inthis plan and the standards for light, air, and openspace proposed, will assure the enhancement of values inthe community and provide for the citizens a physicalenvironment that will give the fullest opportunity for

a good life.

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Table A.

LAKE MERGED COMMUNITYESTIMATED FUTURE POPULATION *

Parkmorcod250Other Existing Subdivisions610Winstonproposed)790Langt238Lakeshore Prk No. 31908State College00021,796

* Population estimates based on:

1. Holding capacity of e xiting devel opmentsassuming present residential pattern willbe followed In completing development inthe subdivisions

2. Holding capacity of proposed developmentsbased on data presented in Table B. ’Pre-liminary Budget for Land Use’*’ and densitypattern shown on Platehirty-threefoot lots were assumed in the singlefamily reIdentia1 area In Lakeshore Park

No. 3.

3. Assumption that one half of state collegeenrollme nt of 4000 students would con-tribute to support of the community shop-ping center.

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Table B .

LAKE MERCED COMMUNITYPRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR LAND USE

Use Tot1 Aroa %* Acres perAcres rni1capia

1st Residential 182.6 27.5 8.35

2nd Reslow) 112.9 16.9 5.28

2 n d . R e stall) 50.5 7.6 2.64

Commercial 24.0 3.6 1.10

Institutional 11.6 1.8 . 5 3

School 8.0 1.2 .37

Park 28.5 4.2 1.29

Playground. 20.1 3.4 . 9 2

Utility 4.8 . 7 .22

Street 220,2 33.1 10.20

State College Site7.0TOTAL20.200.00.90*Percentage or 663.2 acrs,i6h is the acreageof the Lake Merced community area exclusive ofthe San Francisco State College site.

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Table C.

LAKE MERCED COMMUNITY

COMPARATIVE ST ANDARDS:ENSITY, COVERAGE, OPEN SPACE------fl -Population Density Building Private Open(persons per acreoveragepaceNet Residential)q.Ft./person-- -- -.--

DEVELOPMENT

2 5 ’ lots) 57 55 348le family 40 ’ lots) 35 40 700

5 0 ’ lots) 29 40 8303 3 ’ lots) 44 40 610

(parkmerced) 81 35.6 358

PROPOSED BY DEVELOPERS

92 45 25 044 40 60 0

76 37.8 35 5

PLANNING COMMIS SION PROPOSAL

Story Multiple Type ’A’ 54 30 565

Story Multiple Type ’B’ 68 38 40 0104 21 330

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