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Slideshow comparing various options to ID land opportunities within San Francisco city limits. This presentation accompanied Garden City Workshop I
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Garden City:Workshop I
Identifying Land for Gardensin San Francisco, CA
October, 2009
Site Types – Land Estimates
LAND ACRES
Backyards 1,887*
Street Parks 400 *
Private Vacant Lots 108
Sidewalk landscaping
650 *
Presidio Trust 1,491
RPD 3,466
Community Gardens
Recreation and Parks Dept.
PRO Space May be
depaved already
May have water meter
Access
CON Space – no
conflicting uses
Funding Can take
time Conforming
to RPD designResources:
http://www.sfgro.org/http://www.parks.sfgov.org/site/recpark_index.asp?id=27048
Street Parks
Unaccepted Streets
www.sfpt.org
Street Parks Program
PRO Space Programmat
ic support from SFPT
Access
CON Can take
time Funding Community
organizing
Resources:http://www.sfpt.org/Default.aspx?tabid=86http://www.sfgov.org/site/sfdpw_page.asp?id=66230
Vacant Lots (Private)
Privately Owned Vacant Lots
PRO Space Potential for
“site control”
New GDA's being developed by Planning
CON Can take time Water may or
may not be available
Legal agreements site dependentResources:
http://www.permaculture-sf.org
F. U. E. L. Friends of the Urban Edible Landscape
Utilize privately owned vacant lots Remediate soil Design Food/Fuel/Fiber Forests Perennial Polyculture Landscapes To grow fresh organic food in the city to be distributed
to: Volunteer urban farmers Local homeless populations Local food banks Local communities in need of fresh organic options Local farmer’s markets or other market opportunities
Other yields include “Nursery” stock of important vegetation for SF climate Waste diversion through heavy OM mulches Education opportunities Urban beautification And more…
F U E L – How?
o Source then communicate– Cross reference two web resources– Create database of potential sites– Contact property owners with form
letter– Set up email and phone for follow
up– Respond to opportunities
o Design then implement– Coordinate gardening teams to soil
test– Analyze water situation– Remediate, sheet mulch– Plant starts/trees
F U E L – How?
Vacant lot database Vacant Infill site locator:
http://infill.gisc.berkeley.edu/ Cross reference lot addresses
with this: Owner dB:
http://gispub02.sfgov.org/website/sfparcel/INDEX.htm
Also: http://gispub02.sfgov.org/website/nuviewer/planningmap.asp
F U E L – Who Benefits? - Free opportunity to utilize your land for
community service - Intention: to produce food on private vacant land - Volunteer effort - No cost - Benefits for property owner - Soil remediation = increase in property value - Plants on site = potential increase in property value - No cost for weed abatement - Good press exposure for public service - Increase in value of adjacent property values (in case they own) - Improved community health - Risk free - No liability (community garden model)
- $1 annual lease proposal - 10 day (? Could be more, could be less) notice to remove all plants if owner decides to develop property guaranteed by agreement
- Specific request for next action - follow up phone call or email to kick off the process
How Many?
F U E L – Let’s Get Started Get Address of Owner
Go to http://gispub02.sfgov.org/website/sfparcel/INDEX.htm
Click appropriate connection E.g., Broadband Connection and then click
“I understand the disclaimer - GO” Click –”Find Address or Intersection” Enter property address of vacant lot and
click “Click to Locate Address” Click on “Block/Lot Number e.g., 1228
013A” Populate database with mailing address
for property See example as follows
Save FUEL db file or send to kevin@uas.coop
Database
Sidewalks
Privately Owned Sidewalks
PRO Space Aquifer
recharge Access
CON Can be
expensive Vegetation
selection limited by conditions
Water access Resources:http://www.plantsf.orghttp://www.sfpt.org/Portals/0/SLP%20guidelines%20commentary.pdf
Gleaning
Gleaning
PRO Immediate if
existing trees
Full utilization
If donated, legal on private land
CON Community
research Harvests small
at first Violation of
park code for parkland
Resources:http://www.sfglean.org/California Code Section 58501-58509 Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act
School Sites
• 72 elementary and K-8 schools• 13 middle schools• 19 senior high schools• 37 state-funded preschool sites• 9 active charter schools authorized by the district
SFUSD
PRO Space Desire and
need for maintenance
CON Can take time Water may or
may not be available
Funding Access can be
challengingResources:http://portal.sfusd.edu/apps/SCHFIND/showmap.cfmhttp://www.sfgreenschools.org/home.html
Backyards
www.sfvictorygardens.org
Backyards
Privately Owned Backyards
PRO Space Potential for
“site control”
Water access
Proximity Quickest
CON Requires trust
relationship Access can be
difficult
Resources:http://www.permaculture-sf.orghttp://gardenregistry.org/http://www.sfvictorygardens.org/http://www.kitchengardensf.org
Ease of Site Implementation
Liability considerations Personal liability clauses CA Civil Code 846
Water Access Funding Community Organizing
Resources:http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=civ&group=00001-01000&file=840-848
Site Types – Comparison Table
LAND Ease of Site (1-5)
# of Potential
Sites
Backyards 1 60,000+*
Street Parks 2 500 *
Private Vacant Lots
4 952
Sidewalk landscaping
2 20,000+ *
SFUSD 3 150
RPD 4-5 ?
Future…
Mayor’s directive about surplus, vacant city property Likely public Fall 2010 ~ 60 acres, 40-50 sites of
various size Leasing RPD land Community Orchard
land-use designation
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