San Francisco Waterfront Special Area Plan Update (BPA 3-17)
Bay Plan Amendment No. 3-17 (BPA 3-17)
The Commission approved BPA 3-17 on August 21, 2025. BPA 3-17 updates the San Francisco Waterfront Special Area Plan (SFWSAP), an element of the San Francisco Bay Plan. The amendment aligns the policies of the SFWSAP with the Port of San Francisco’s Waterfront Plan, updates the geographic-specific policies of the Fisherman’s Wharf vicinity to match the Northeastern Waterfront vicinity, and establishes a Sea Level Rise Public Education Initiative as a public benefit. A public hearing on BPA 3-17 was held on July 17, 2025.
For further information on the amendment, contact 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)