June 1, 2005SAN FRANCISCO
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD
Notice of Meeting
&
Agenda
Board Hearing Room - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett
Place
Wednesday, June 1, 2005
12:30 P.M.
Regular Meeting
M. Bridget Maley, President
Elizabeth Skrondal, Vice President
Lily Chan, Robert Cherny, Ina Dearman,
Jeremy Kotas, Alan Martinez, Suheil Shatara, Johanna Street
Board Members
Neil Hart, Chief of Neighborhood Planning/Preservation Coordinator
Andrea Green, Executive Secretary to the
Director of Planning/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: M. Bridget Maley
Board Vice President: Elizabeth Skrondal
Board Members: Lily Chan, Robert Cherny, Ina Dearman, Jeremy
Kotas, 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).).
REPORTS
1. STAFF REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
ACTION ITEMS
4. (MALEY)
The Landmarks Board will discuss, consider, and vote
on its appointment of one member to the Historic Preservation Fund Committee.
This Committee was created by the Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims
by and between the Redevelopment Agency, San Francisco Upholding the Downtown
Plan and San Franciscans For Preservation Planning. The Settlement Agreement,
Section 2(c), provides that:
"The Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce
Development shall be responsible for disbursing any amount of the Developer
Payment in accordance with this Agreement. Prior to disbursing any amount
of the Development Payment, the Mayor's Office on Economic and Workforce
Development shall consider the recommendation of a Historic Preservation
Fund Committee ("Committee"). The Committee shall hold a duly
notice public meeting before making recommendations about disbursement
of the Developer Payment. The Committee shall consist of seven voluntary
members. The Mayor, the President of the Board of Supervisors, the
Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board, the Redevelopment Agency, San
Franciscans for Preservation Planning, San Francisco Architectural Heritage,
and San Francisco Beautiful shall each be entitled to appoint one member
to the Committee. Each member shall have a demonstrated historic resources
background and be well-versed in: successful architectural surveys; historical
research and documentation; or planning and land use issues. Each member
shall serve at the will of the appointing official, agency, or organization.
The appointing officials, agencies and organizations shall each give written
notice of the appointment of its member to the Director of the Mayor's
Office of Economic and Workforce Development. The Committee shall exist
until the Developer Payment is fully disbursed, at which time the Committee
will terminate."
5. (CHERNY/MALEY)
1000 GREAT HIGHWAY (GOLDEN GATE PART), 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 Planning Commission
regarding procedures for Certificate of Appropriateness for the Music Concourse.
6. 2005.0415A (A. LIGHT: 415/558-6254)
23 NAPIER LANE, west
side between Filbert and Greenwich Streets, Assessor's Block 85, Lot 12
- Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace existing
non-original metal and wood windows and sliding glass doors with vinyl-clad
wood windows and painted wood sliding glass doors on a two-story wood frame
single-family house, which is a Contributory/Compatible building in the
Telegraph Hill Historic District. The subject property is in an RH-3 (Residential,
House, Three-Family) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
7. 2005.0268A (M. LUELLEN: 415/558-6478)
1305 18TH AVENUE, Sunset Branch Carnegie
Library, southwest corner of 18th Avenue
and Irving Street. Assessor's Block 1773, Lot 001 - Request for a Certificate
of Appropriateness to make minor alterations to the exterior and interior
of the of the Sunset Branch Carnegie Library, Landmark 239. The subject
property is zone P (Public), and is in a 40-X height and bulk district.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
8. 2005.0431A (M. LUELLEN: 415/558-6478)
355 9th AVENUE, Richmond Branch Carnegie
Library, situated on a large, mid-block and through lot on 9th
Avenue between Clement and Irving Streets. Assessor's Block 1441, Lot 007
- Request for Certificate of Appropriateness to renovate the existing
branch library and to construct an addition on the north and south elevation.
The project also includes site improvements, seismic upgrades and accessibly
work. The subject property was designated Landmark 247. It is zoned Public
(P) and is in an Open Space (OS) Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
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 - Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to enlarge the existing previously approved skylights and to install two additional skylights on the roof. 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 an 84-E Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
10. 2005.0386A (M. LUELLEN: 415/558-6478)
3301 LYON STREET, Palace of Fine Arts, between Bay and Jefferson Streets. Assessor's Block 916, Lot 2 - Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to repair the eastern retaining wall at the lagoon's edge and install new accessible walks, replace non-contributing existing park benches and trash receptacles with current city standard designs, construct a new sidewalk at Bay Street, repair the sidewalk along Baker Street, construct new disabled access curb ramps on Bay and Baker Streets. The project will also entail new grading, plantings and sod. It is zoned P (Public) District and is in an Open Space (OS) Height and Bulk District. The subject property was designated San Francisco Landmark 88.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
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.
Requests for American sign language interpreters , sound enhancement system and/or language translators will be available upon request by contacting Lulu Hwang at (415) 558-6418, at least 48 hours prior to a hearing. A sound enhancement system will be available upon request at the meetings. Please contact Services for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired at 557-4433 (TDD) or 557-4434 (Voice) at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Late requests will be honored if possible. A person who is deaf or hearing impaired may gain meeting information prior to the meeting by calling 557-4433 (TDD) or 557-4434 (Voice). In addition, the California Relay Service can be used by individuals with hearing and speech impairments by calling 1-800-735-2929 (TDD) or 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). Minutes of the meetings are available in alternative formats. If you require the use of a reader during the meeting, please contact the Library for the Blind and Print Handicapped at 292-2022 at least 48 hours in advance of need. Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available at meetings.
Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call our accessibility hotline at (415) 554-8925 to discuss meeting accessibility. In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate such people, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.
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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