December 15, 2004SAN FRANCISCO
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD
Notice of Meeting
&
Agenda
Board Hearing Room - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett
Place
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
12:30 P.M.
Regular Meeting
Tim Kelley, President
Elizabeth Skrondal, Vice President
Robert Cherny, Ina Dearman, Paul Finwall,
Jeremy Kotas, Frank W. Lee, M. Bridget Maley, Suheil Shatara
Board Members
Neil Hart, Chief of Neighborhood Planning/Preservation Coordinator
Andrea Green, Executive Secretary/Recording Secretary
Landmarks Board Agendas are available on
the Internet at http://www.sfgov.org/planning
or as a recorded message at (415) 558-6320
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW
AT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, 1660 MISSION STREET, 5TH FLOOR RECEPTION and the
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY, 100 LARKIN STREET.
THE AGENDA PACKET IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE MEETING SITE - BOARD HEARING ROOM
400, CITY HALL
Time: 12:30 P.M.
FOR FULL BOARD CONSIDERATION
ROLL CALL: Board President: Tim Kelley
Board Vice President: Elizabeth Skrondal
Board Members: Robert Cherny, Ina Dearman, Paul Finwall,
Jeremy Kotas, Frank W. Lee, M. Bridget Maley, Suheil Shatara
PUBLIC COMMENT
At this time, members of the public may address the Landmarks Board on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Landmarks Board except agenda items. Public comment will be taken on each agendized item. Each member of the public may address the Landmarks Board for up to three minutes. If it is demonstrated that comments by the public will exceed 15 minutes, the President or chairperson may continue Public Comment to another time during the meeting.
The Brown Act forbids a commission or board from taking action or discussing any item not appearing on the posted agenda, including those items raised at public comment. In response to public comment, not on an agendized item, the Board is limited to:
(1) briefly responding to statements made or questions posed by members of the public, or
(2) requesting staff to report back on a matter at a subsequent meeting, or
(3) directing staff to place the item on a future agenda. (Government Code Section 54954.2(a).).
REPORTS
1. STAFF REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION(S)
4. (N. HART: 415/558-6338)
55 LAGUNA STREET, UC Extension Site, 5.86 acres; west side between Hermann and Haight Streets. Assessor's Block 857, Lots 1 and 1A and Assessor's Block 870, Lots 1, 2 and 3. There is an existing functioning UC Dental Clinic on the site as well as four existing buildings that are no longer in use. The Dental Clinic will remain on the site, either in its current location or within a new building on the site. Mercy Housing California and A. F. Evans Development propose to develop a residential community on the site, with a portion of the area dedicated to retail and community serving spaces. The development will consist of 400-500 units of mixed income housing, as well as a new park on the site open to the public and a pedestrian connection from Buchanan and Waller through the site to Laguna and Waller streets. The University of California and the Mercy/AF Evans team will enter into a long-term ground lease for the site.
Time: 1:30 P.M.
5. 2004.0827A (A. LIGHT: 415/558-6254)
239 GREENWICH STREET, south side of street between Montgomery and Sansome Streets. Assessor's Block 85, Lots 29 and 30 - Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for previously constructed stairs accessing a land locked parcel via an access easement across the subject Lot 29. The subject property is within the Telegraph Hill Historic District, is zoned RH-3 (House, Three-Family) District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District. (Note: Continued from the December 1, 2004 Landmarks Board Hearing.)
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
6. 2004.1146A (M. SNYDER: 415/575-6891)
929 VALENCIA STREET, east side between 20th and 21st Streets. Assessor's Block 3609, Lot 38 - Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace 12 of the building's windows. The windows in front would be replaced with wood-clad windows and the windows in back would be replaced by vinyl windows. A contributory structure to the Liberty Historic District, this two-story over garage Italianate-style, single-family home was constructed in 1876. Besides being within the Liberty Hill Historic District, it was included in the City's 1976 Architectural Survey, and has been rated by San Francisco Architectural Heritage. It is within the Valencia Street Neighborhood Commercial District and a 50-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
7. 2004.0924A (M. LUELLEN: 415/558-6478)
843-847 MONTGOMERY STREET, west side of the street between Jackson and Pacific Streets. Assessor's Block 176, Lots 3 and 3A - Request for Certificate of Appropriateness to remove and replace the ground floor storefront and add two additional floors and a stair penthouse to the building that will be set back from the façade. The subject property is within the Jackson Square Historic District, is zoned C-2 (Community Business) District and is in a 65-X Height and Bulk District.
8. 2004.0049A (A. LIGHT: 415/558-6254)
1338 & 1348 10TH AVENUE, east side between Irving and Judah Streets. Assessor's Block 1764, Lots 31 and 32 - Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a three-story horizontal addition to San Francisco Landmark No. 29, Old Firehouse Engine 22, a two-story wood frame Victorian firehouse structure built in 1898. The addition would be constructed on an adjacent lot (Lot 32) to allow for an expansion of the existing elementary school use on the subject landmark property. The adjacent Lot 32 currently has a two-story school annex structure that will be demolished to accommodate the proposed horizontal addition. The annex is not an historic resource. The subject property is in an RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family) Zoning District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
Time: 2:45 P.M.
ACTION ITEMS
9. 2002.1263E (T. CHAN: 558-5982)
375 FREMONT STREET, Assessor's Block 3747, Lot 006 - Public Hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) - The proposed project is a residential development of approximately 378,720 gross square feet (gsf) consisting of 250 dwelling units and about 250 underground parking spaces. The project site is located about mid-block on the eastern side of Fremont Street in the block bounded by Folsom, Fremont, Harrison and Beale Streets. The 18,906-square-foot site (approximately 0.43 acre) currently contains a two-story, approximately 46,500 square-foot office building, the Hjul Building which was constructed in 1929 as an industrial building and subsequently converted to office uses. The existing building is listed in four local surveys containing buildings that could be considered historic resources. The office building would be demolished, and the site would be excavated for the foundation, the five-level below-grade parking garage, and the 300 foot-high, 33-story, residential tower. Vehicular access to the parking garage would be from Fremont Street on the northern side of the building. There would be two loading docks on the southern side, also on Fremont Street. The site is within the existing Rincon Hill Special Use District/ Residential Sub-District and the proposed Rincon Hill Mixed Use District. The site is in the RC-4 (Residential/Commercial High-Density) Zoning District, the 250-R Height and Bulk District, and the proposed 350-R District. The Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board will receive public testimony and discuss the adequacy of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), in order to formulate their written comments on the DEIR.
Time: 3:15 P.M.
10. 2004.0828L (T. TAM: 415/558-6325)
1000 GREAT HIGHWAY (GOLDEN GATE PARK), The Music Concourse area bounded by Concourse and Tea Garden Drives, including the Coxhead-designed pedestrian tunnel under John F. Kennedy Drive, plus a perimeter of land around the drives. Assessor's Block 1700, Lot 1. Consideration to initiate landmark designation, adopt a resolution initiating and recommending landmark designation to the Planning Commission, 1000 Great Highway (Golden Gate Park), The Music Concourse as Landmark No. 249.
ACTION ITEM
11. Discuss and consider writing
a letter to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency regarding the Emporium
Building. (Finwall)
ADJOURNMENT
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE
ROLL CALL: Chair: Jeremy Kotas
Ex-Officio: Tim Kelley
REPORT
CHAIR'S REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENT
At this time, members of the public may address the Public Communication Committee (PCC) on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Landmarks Board. Public comment made before the PCC may also be made before the full Landmarks Board at any regularly scheduled public hearing. Each member of the public may address the PCC for up to three minutes. If it is demonstrated that comments by the public will exceed 15 minutes, the President or chairperson may continue Public Comment to another time during the meeting.
The Brown Act forbids a commission or board from taking action or discussing any item not appearing on the posted agenda, including those items raised at public comment. In response to public comment, the Board is limited to:
(1) briefly responding to statements made or questions posed by members of the public, or
(2) requesting staff to report back on a matter at a subsequent meeting, or
(3) directing staff to place the item on a future agenda. (Government Code Section 54954.2(a).).
ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: For information on the next Landmarks Board Calendar, please call 558-6320 on Fridays (before the scheduled hearing) after 5:00 p.m. for a recorded message.
NOTE: Items listed on this calendar will not be heard before the stated time.
NOTE: Speaker Cards will be available at all hearings. For your convenience, they may be picked up in advance of the hearing from the Planning Department Reception Counter, 1660 Mission Street, 5th Floor.
NOTE: The Landmarks Board meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month. For information on the next Landmarks Board Calendar, please call at 558-6320 after 3:00 p.m. on Fridays preceding the regularly scheduled meetings. Items listed on this Notice of the Meeting and Agenda will not be heard before the stated time.
NOTE: For information related to Landmarks Board matters, please call Andrea Green, Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board Recording Secretary, Planning Department, at (415) 558-6266.
NOTE: Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness, Permit to Alter, Landmark or Historic District designation, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board at, or prior to, the public hearing.
NOTE: Material submitted by the public for Landmarks Board review prior to a scheduled hearing, should be received at the Planning Department Reception Counter, 1660 Mission Street, 5th Floor, no later than 5:00 p.m. the Tuesday (eight (8) days) prior to the scheduled public hearing. Persons unable to attend a hearing may submit written comments regarding a calendared item to the Board at the above listed address. Comments received by 11:00 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Landmarks Board at the public hearing. Otherwise, submit material related to a calendared item at the scheduled hearing for distribution. For complete distribution to all Board Members, necessary staff and case/docket/ correspondence files, submit an original and 18 copies.
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Note: Each item on the Architectural Design Review, the Public Communication Committee and/or Regular calendar may include the following documents:
1) Planning Department Case Report
2) Draft Motion with Findings and/or Conditions
These items will be available for review at the Planning Department, 1660 Mission Street, 5th Floor Reception.
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