12. (D. LIM: (415) 558-6547)
13a. 2004.0213CV (K. McGEE: (415) 558-6367)
SPEAKER(S):
(+) Mark Rene - Representing the Project Sponsor
- It is noted on the materials that 6th
and Market had been the premier district for theater use after World
War II, then there was a decline. Since 1990 the area started a late
night revival.
- 6th Street after 11:00 p.m. is one
of the premier districts now for late night entertainment.
- These types of businesses create a safer area.
- Staff has recommended approval with conditions.
However, he would recommend that the hours change from 5 p.m. to 4
a.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and nights
before National Holidays.
(+) John Peterson - Project Architect
- He displayed a photograph of the street where
the bar has been located since the 1950s.
- He displayed a floor plan from 1947.
- They are working with the redevelopment agency
to undergo façade improvements.
- He displayed a photograph of the interior of
the bar.
- Plans include acoustic abatement.
- There will be a venue for video artists both
locally and nationally.
- There will be several video screens.
(+) Tony Ineem
- He is the owner of the hotel adjacent to the
bar.
- He does not have any complaints about the bar.
- He has a good relationship with the owner.
(+) Angel Cruz
- The bar will include art and live music.
- There are interesting challengers on 6th
Street but they have managed to overcome these.
- Many people nationally have come to the bar.
(+) Doc Nially
- He owns a business across the street from the
bar.
- It has not been easy to have a successful business
on 6th Street.
- He has worked with Mr. Cruz to fight crime and
prostitution and make the area safe.
- He believes that approval of the bar would have
a positive impact on that street.
(+) Roger Gordon - Executive Director of Urban
Solutions from the Redevelopment Agency
- Mr. Cruz is a member of the Board of Directors.
- He has been working with the Redevelopment Agency
on a project called Six on Sixth.
- Our goal is to help them turn the corner from
Market Street and replace the empty store fronts on 6th
street.
- Many businesses on 6th Street have
been doing very well.
- This project is a diversification of use.
(+) John Boyan - Late night Coalition
- They are trying to promote businesses that coexist
with their neighbors.
- Club Six was a pioneer.
- The club has existed with this new owner for
five years now without any problems.
- Limiting the entertainment for certain days
of the week would hurt the business.
- Many entertainment venues exist with resident
units above.
(+) Gerald Sampson
- He is a resident of 6th Street.
- He knows the owner and there have not been any
problems with the club.
- Sixth Street has been very bad for many years,
but the club has helped out a lot.
(+) Erin Seto
- She is a patron of Club Six.
- She really enjoys going there.
- She supports this project.
(+) Liam Shy
- He is a member of the Youth Commission representing
ages 12 to 23.
- They have not voted on this issue but have done
a lot of analysis on work and entertainment around San Francisco.
They have actually passed a resolution declaring San Francisco in
a health crisis for the lack of venues for young people.
- The Youth Commission is in support of expanding
entertainment venues.
(+) Minish Kaina
- He is an artist and a producer.
- He has held events at Club Six.
- There have been international artists come as
well.
- Expanding the club would help San Francisco
in it's artistic aspect and will place us on the map.
(+) Jay Fonce
- He has known Mr. Cruz since 1984.
- He has many endeavors in the art community.
- In the last few years, he has helped Mr. Cruz
upgrade the exterior image of the club.
- There have not been any graffiti on the murals
outside of the bar.
(+) C. Cheng
- He has worked with Mr. Cruz on booking events.
- A lot of people have said that they are not
sure about going into this neighborhood. The ones that decide to come
realize that they can keep coming back to other events.
(+) Terrance Allen - President of the Entertainment
Commission
- With the formation of the Entertainment Commission,
the Planning Commission can differ many of the responsibilities they
have had related to entertainment.
- The conditions that are before the Commission
are not from the Entertainment Commission but from the Police Commission.
- They want to standardize, across the City, the
way entertainment venues relate to their neighboring businesses and
residential uses.
ACTION: Approved with Modifications to the Conditions
of Approval:
1) Item 2: This authorization permits the
facility to remain open and offer amplified entertainment and
dancing only between the hours of 5 p.m. and 4 a.m. on
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights (i.e. Saturday
and Sunday early-mornings) and nights before nationally recognized
U.S. Holidays.
2) Delete Item 20.
3) Wherever Police Commission is stated,
add Entertainment Commission.
4) Item 17: The establishment shall provide
adequate parking for patrons free of charge or at a rate or
manner that would encourage use of parking by establishment
patrons. Adequate signage shall be well-lit and prominently
displayed to advertise the availability and location of such
parking resources for establishment patrons. The establishment
should provide adequate signage which shall be well-lit and
proximately displayed to advertise the availability and location
of parking resources for the establishment patrons.
4) Establishment may include the ground
floor.
AYES: Antonini, Bradford Bell, Boyd, Hughes, S.
Lee, W. Lee
MOTION: 16811
13b. 2004.0213CV (K. McGEE: (415) 558-6367)
52-60 6th STREET - northwestern corner
at Jessie Street; Lot 6 in Assessor's Block
3703 - Request for Variance - Section 151 of the Planning Code
requires one parking space be provided for each 200 square feet of
occupied floor area, where the occupied floor area exceeds 5,000 square
feet. The proposal to expand the project results in a total of 8,647
square feet for the establishment. The project expands the existing
use beyond the 5,000 square foot parking threshold and would require
52 parking spaces. The project does not propose to add any parking
spaces and therefore requires an off-street parking variance. The
subject property is in an RSD (Residential/Service) Mixed-Use District
with an 85-X Height and Bulk district.
SPEAKER(S): Same as those listed for item 13a.
ACTION: Zoning Administrator closed the public
hearing and granted the variance.
14a. 2003.1241CV (M. WOODS: (415) 558-6315)
1447-1449 LOMBARD STREET - south side between
Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street; Lot 104, in Assessor's Block
0503 - Request for Conditional Use authorization under Planning
Code Sections 161(j) and 303 to waive the two-car parking requirement
for the proposed conversion of office spaces to two dwelling units
on the second and third floors of an existing three-story building
with a full-service restaurant on the ground floor. The site is within
an NC-3 (Neighborhood Commercial, Moderate-Scale) Zoning District
and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of May 6, 2004)
SPEAKER(S):
(+) Pat Buskovitch
- This building has been vacant since 1998.
- The owner of the building passed away this morning,
butt his daughter would still like to go forward with the project.
- The building cannot be rented for office.
- Most of the buildings in the area are commercial.
- There are a number of parking lots in the neighborhood.
- The building is on a major transit line.
- There is plenty of open space in the front of
the building.
- The project will add housing units to the City's
housing stock.
ACTION: Approved
AYES: Bradford Bell, Boyd, Hughes, S. Lee, W.
Lee
EXCUSED: Antonini
MOTION: 16812
14b. 2003.1241CV (M. WOODS: (415) 558-6315)
1447-1449 LOMBARD STREET - south side between
Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street; Lot 104, in Assessor's Block
0503 - Request for rear yard and non-complying structure variances
for the proposed conversion of office spaces to two dwelling units
on the second and third floors of an existing three-story building
with a full-service restaurant on the ground floor. The proposed conversion
would not alter the size of the existing building. Because the existing
building already encroaches into the required rear yard, it is considered
a legal, non-complying structure, and the conversion of the two upper
floors from commercial use to residential use triggers these variances.
The site is within an NC-3 (Neighborhood Commercial, Moderate-Scale)
Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
15a. 2002.0927!EKXCV (J. MILLER: (415) 558-6344)
1340-1390 MISSION STREET - northeast corner
at Tenth Street (with additional frontage on Jessie and Ninth Streets),
Lots 13, 26 and 27 in Assessor's Block 3508, in a C-3-G (Downtown
General Commercial) District and in 120-X, 150-S and 200-S Height
and Bulk Districts - Review under Planning Code Section 309
of a new building, variously eight and ten stories in height, containing
approximately 231 units of affordable family housing (127 units) and
senior housing (104 units) plus ground-floor space for community use,
arts activities and retail use, and second-floor space for housing
support services and building management, including requests for exceptions
to Planning Code requirements for rear-yard area (Section 309(a)(1))
and ground-level wind currents (Section 309(a)(2)).
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
SPEAKER(S):
(+) Merle Malakoff - Project Sponsor
- They are the largest producer of affordable
housing in the City.
- They are proposing 100 percent affordability
for all 231 units.
- The variances requested are very minor.
- They are intending to provide HUD opportunity.
- There is a strong commitment to provide support
services.
- They are working with the City's Department
of Health to serve some seniors that have been homeless.
(+) Earl Rogers
- Chaplain of San Francisco Rescue Mission.
- As people move up or forward on the housing
ladder, starter or more affordable housing opportunities for others
are provided.
ACTION: Approved with Amendments: include CEQA
findings and conditions; include standard subordination language.
AYES: Antonini, Bradford Bell, Boyd, Hughes, S.
Lee, W. Lee
MOTION: 16813
15b. 2002.0927!EKXCV (J. MILLER: (415) 558-6344)
15c. 2002.0927!EKXCV (J. MILLER: (415) 558-6344)
