April 20, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD

Notice of Meeting
&
Agenda

Board Hearing Room - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
12:30 P.M.

Regular Meeting

Elizabeth Skrondal, Vice President
Lily Chan, Robert Cherny, Ina Dearman, Jeremy Kotas,
M. Bridget Maley, Alan Martinez, Suheil Shatara, Johanna Street
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:

Board Vice President: Elizabeth Skrondal

Board Members: Lily Chan, Robert Cherny, Ina Dearman, Jeremy Kotas, M. Bridget Maley, Alan Martinez, Suheil Shatara, Johanna Street

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).).

ELECTION

1. (HART)

ELECTION OF OFFICER

REPORTS

2. STAFF REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

3. PRESIDENT'S REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

4. MATTERS OF THE BOARD

ACTION ITEMS

Discussion and Comment

5. (R. HILLIS)

THE EMPORIUM BUILDING. Discussion and comment on the status of the Emporium Project with respect to historic features, including a presentation by the project developer on the reconstruction of the front sixty-five foot (65') of the top three floors of the Emporium Building's former office tower.

Certificate(s) of Appropriateness

6. 2005.0210A (W. HASTIE: 415/558-6381)

704 TENNESSEE STREET, west side between 18th and 19th Streets, Assessor's Block 4043, Lot 2 - Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a 78-square foot horizontal addition at the rear and to expand the existing deck. The subject Stick-Eastlake style single-family residence is a contributory building in the Dogpatch Historic District; it is zoned RH-2 (House, Two-Family) and is in a 50-X Height and Bulk District. (Note: Continued from the April 6, 2005 Landmarks Board Hearing)

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

7. 2005.0204A (W. HASTIE: 415/558-6381)

2500 THIRD STREET, west side between 22^nd and 23^rd Streets, Assessor's Block 4172, Lot 1 - Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to legalize the installation of a new aluminum frame window and entry at the ground floor commercial space. The subject Classical Revival-style residential hotel is a contributory building in the Dogpatch Historic District, is zoned NC-2 (Neighborhood Commercial Shopping Center) and is in a 50-X Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval

Zoning Administrator Determination

The Zoning Administrator seeks the advice of the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board on whether changes to the scope of the project as executed fall within the scope of work approved under the Certificate of Appropriateness authorization.

8. 2004.0271A (M. LUELLEN: 415/558-6478)

27 ALTA STREET, on the south side of Alta Street between Sansome and Montgomery Streets. Assessor's Block 106, Lot 034A. The subject property is a three-story; three unit dwelling that was constructed in 1951 and is a noncontributory building within the Telegraph Hill Historic District. It is zoned RH-3 (House, Three-Family) District and in a 40-X Height and Bulk District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to alter the façade by removing the existing balcony, install new windows, doors, and trim as well as expand the 4^th floor level with two bays to match the 2^nd and 3^rd floor levels.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with conditions

9. 2003.1286A (M. LUELLEN: 415/558-6478)

245 VALLEJO STREET, on the south side of Vallejo Street between Sansome and Battery Streets. Assessor's Block 0142, Lot 008. The subject property is a two-story; commercial building that was constructed in circa 1900 and is a contributory building within the Northeast Waterfront Historic District. It is zoned C-2 (Community Business) District and in a 84-E Height and Bulk District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace existing ground floor storefront windows, expose the natural brick, install new skylights, and restore windows at the building's rear.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with conditions.

Review and Comment

10. 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. Review, comment and consideration of and decision to send a letter to the Arts Commission regarding the statue of Leonidas. (MARTINEZ)

Discussion

11.Discussion on status of and future of the cultural resource survey (MARTINEZ)

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.

CELL PHONE AND/OR SOUND-PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE USAGE AT HEARINGS

Effective January 21, 2001, the Board of Supervisors amended the Sunshine Ordinance by adding the following provision: The ringing of and use of cells phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices (67A.1 Prohibiting the use of cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices at and during public meetings).

ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

Hearings are held at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA. The closest accessible BART Station is the Civic Center Station located at the intersection of Market, Hyde and Grove Streets. Accessible curb side parking has been designated at points along McAllister Street. Accessible MUNI Lines serving City Hall are the 9 San Bruno, 47 and 49 Lines and 71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line. Accessible MUNI Metro Lines are the J, K, L, M, and N at the Van Ness Muni Station at Van Ness Avenue and Market Street. For more information regarding MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE

Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Adele Destro by mail to Interim Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689; by phone (415) 554-7724; by fax at (415) 554-7854; or by e-mail at sotf@sfgov.org . Citizens interested in obtaining a copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can be request a copy from Ms. Destro or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/

SAN FRANCISCO LOBBYIST ORDINANCE

Attention: Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code §2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 581-8300, fax (415) 581-2317; web site http://www.sfgov.org/ethics/.

COMMUNICATIONS

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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