San Francisco Waterfront Special Area Plan Update (BPA 3-17)
On September 19, 2019, BCDC unanimously initiated a process to amend the San Francisco Bay Plan to update the San Francisco Waterfront Special Area Plan.
Bay Plan Amendment No. 3-17 (BPA 3-17)
The Commission will possibly vote on proposed BPA 3-17 on August 21, 2025. BPA 3-17 would update the San Francisco Waterfront Special Area Plan (SFWSAP), an element of the San Francisco Bay Plan. The proposed amendment would align the policies of the SFWSAP with the Port of San Francisco’s Waterfront Plan, would update the geographic-specific policies of the Fisherman’s Wharf vicinity to match the Northeastern Waterfront vicinity, and would establish a Sea Level Rise Public Education Initiative as a public benefit. A public hearing on BPA 3-17 was held on July 17, 2025.
Further information concerning the proposed amendment can be obtained by contacting Ben Dorfman, Coastal Program Analyst, by telephone at 415-352-3627 or via email at benjamin.dorfman@bcdc.ca.gov.
- Notice of Decision
- Final Staff Recommendation
- Appendix A: Resolution No. 2025-01
- Appendix A Exhibit 1: Final Proposed Amendment
- Appendix A Exhibit 2: Updated Maps
- Appendix B: Written Public Comment
Previous Commission Action:
- Notice of Revised Date of Public Hearing July 2025
- BPA 3-17 Staff Report and Preliminary Recommendation
- Appendix 1: Draft of amended SFWSAP with additions and removed text highlighted
- Appendix 2: Amended SFWSAP maps
- Appendix 3: Draft of the Exploratorium’s Sea Level Rise Public Education Initiative Proposal
- Notice of Revised Date of Public Hearing June 2025
- Notice of Re-Initiation and Revised Date of Public Hearing
- Notice of Revised Date of Public Hearing November 2024
- Contract for the Amendment (BPA 3-17)
- Presentation on Contract (BPA 3-17)