An Alternative Future for the North East Mission Industrial Zone

(generally north of 16th Street and east of Florida)
for protection of “Core” PDR uses, due to the predominance
of larger PDR uses in this area, and
superior transportation access. Several groups
identified 17th Street near Theatre Artaud as a
potential Cultural Corridor, and some suggested
that 14th Street should become a Commercial corridor
linking back to Mission Street. The “tail” area
of the NEMIZ was commonly distinguished as
separate from the NEMIZ and more a part of the
surrounding Mission District neighborhood. All
groups suggested encouraging Mixed-
Use/Residential development in this area, which
would make it consistent with surrounding uses.
One group noted that zoning in the NEMIZ
should be more consistent with the rest of the city
in terms of height controls, density, parking, and
affordable housing standards.
Several groups expressed opinions that they prefer
the NEMIZ as it is, and that intervention should
only be used to keep one use-type from dominating
in the area preserving the fine-grained mix of
uses. The varied mix of land uses that the groups
decided on must be treated sensitively, and conventional
zoning may not be adequate for the task.
Flexible zoning that incorporates market forces
and organic growth is needed.
Some suggestions for zoning:
Keep existing M1-zoning in place, allowing
market forces to determine the future
of the neighborhood.
Establish an IPZ for ‘Core’ PDR uses in
the Northeast corner of the NEMIZ at
Harrison and 16th Streets
Public facilities which are unlikely to relocate
(e.g., the Muni bus barn) should not
be included in this protection scheme.
Allow PDR uses which are less “noxious”
(i.e., “Medium” and “Light” PDR) to
buffer other uses (e.g., retail and residential
areas) from Core PDR, and generally
allow these uses to integrate into the
mixed-use areas of the NEMIZ.
Mission Coalition for Economic Justice & Jobs
Workshop Summary
IV.3
An Alternative Future for the NEMIZ