October 5, 2005

Time: 12:00 NOON

 

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE

 

ROLL CALL:  Committee Chair:                             Suheil Shatara

Committee Ex-Officio:                      M. Bridget Maley

Committee Members:                     Jeremy Kotas, Alan Martinez, Johanna Street

 

                         1. 2004.0027AC                                                       (W. HASTIE: 415/558-6478)

900 MINNESOTA STREET, west side, between 20^th and 22^nd Streets.  Assessor’s Block 4106, Lots 001A, 002, 021 and 022. The subject complex is listed as contributory to the Dogpatch Historic District; it is zoned M-2 (Heavy Industrial)  District and is in a 50-X Height and Bulk District. Request for Architectural Review Committee review and comment on the proposal to rehabilitate two contributory buildings of the former Esprit complex, and to demolish later, non-contributory buildings located to the north. The project would convert the two historic brick buildings into dwelling units with a complex of new buildings to the north. The project would create a total of 142 dwelling units with 6,200 square feet of office space and 2,200 square feet of restaurant/café space.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

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

  2.       PRESIDENT'S REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

  3.       MATTERS OF THE BOARD

iDraft a letter to the Land Use Committee urging them to recommend the landmark designation of 150 Otis Street (Block 3513, Lot 13) to the Board of Supervisors.  (MARTINEZ)

 

ACTION ITEM(S)

 

      Appointment(s)

 

                     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."

 

NON-ACTION ITEM(S)

 

      Informational Presentation

 

                         5. 2005.0717E                                                      (J. NAVARRETE: 415/558-5975)

900 MINNESOTA STREET, west side between 20^th and 22^nd Streets.  Assessor’s Block 4106, Lots 001A, 002, 021 and 022. The subject complex is listed as contributory to the Dogpatch Historic District; it is zoned M-2 (Heavy Industrial) and is in a 50-X Height and Bulk District.     An informational presentation on the proposed project.

 

 

ACTION ITEM(S)

 

      Review and Comment

 

                         6. 2005.0717E                                                      (J. NAVARRETE: 415/558-5975)

900 MINNESOTA STREET.   Public Hearing to assist the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board to prepare comment letter on the Draft Environmental Impact Report. The proposed project would include the development of approximately 142 residential units, approximately 6,300 gross square feet (gsf) of office space, about 2,100 gsf of café space, and a 168-space underground parking garage on an approximately two-acre site in San Francisco’s Central Waterfront district. The project site is located on the northern half of the 900 block of Minnesota Street, between 20th and 22nd Streets, at the street addresses of 900, 910-12 Minnesota Street and 833 Indiana Street (Assessor’s Block 4106; Lot 27). The project site, which is currently unoccupied, consists of six buildings totaling approximately 144,000 square feet; a surface parking area; and three gardens and other landscaping, that make up the C. Schilling & Co. Wine Cellars complex, a contributor to the Dogpatch Historic District. The site was most recently the headquarters of the Esprit de Corp. clothing company. The proposed project would be developed through adaptive reuse of two large brick buildings, demolition of four structures, and new construction. The portion of the project site for which new development is proposed is within an M-2 (Heavy Industrial) District, and the southwestern portion of the site is within an RH-3 (Residential, House Three-Family) District. The site is also located within the Central Waterfront Better Neighborhoods Plan Area, and the Dogpatch Historic District.   NOTE:  The Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was published on September 17, 2005.  The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the adequacy, accuracy, objectivity and completeness of information in the Draft EIR on October 21, 2005.  This hearing is intended to assist the Landmarks Board such that the Board may prepare written comments on the Draft EIR to submit to the Planning Department.  Written comments on the Draft EIR will be accepted at the Planning Department until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2005. 

 

      Review and Comment

 

                         7.                                                                             (W. HASTIE: 415/558-6478)

72 TOWNSEND STREET, north side, between Colin P. Kelly and 2nd Streets. Assessor’s Block 3789, Lot 003 - Request for review and comment on the proposed project, which is located in the Rincon Point-South Beach Redevelopment Area. The proposal is to construct a six story vertical addition on the existing single-story historic warehouse; this addition would contain 74 condominium dwelling units. Two retail/commercial spaces would front on Townsend Street.  The subject single-story building, the Hooper’s South End Grain Warehouse, is a contributory building in the South End Historic District; it is zoned M-2 (Heavy Industrial) and is in a 105-F Height and Bulk District.

 

      Certificate(s) of Appropriateness

 

                         8. 2005.0717A                                                               (A. LIGHT: 415/558-6254)

1010 GOUGH STREET, northeast corner of intersection with Eddy Street.  Assessor’s Block 737, Lot 9 - Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for restoration work on Landmark No. 111, the Family Service Agency building.  Restoration work includes replacement of some non-original windows with new window sash and doors matching the original design by Bernard Maybeck, as well as the restoration of parapet crenalations and balusters.  The subject property is zoned in an RM-4 (Residential, mixed, high-density) District, and an 80-B Height and Bulk District.

              Preliminary Recommendation:  Approval

 

Time: 2:30 P.M.

 

NON-ACTION ITEM(S)

 

      Informational Presentation

 

                         9. 2002.1129E                                                              (L. GIBSON: 415/558-5975)

SAN FRANCISCO MARINA RENOVATION, (3950 Scott Street).  Assessor’s Block 900, Lot 3.    The project site is within a P (Public) Use District and an OS (Open Space) Height and Bulk District.  An informational presentation on the proposed project.

 

ACTION ITEM(S)

 

      Review and Comment

 

                         10. 2002.1129E                                                             (L. GIBSON: 415/558-5993)

SAN FRANCISCO MARINA RENOVATION.   Public Hearing to assist the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board to prepare comment letter on the Draft Environmental Impact Report.  The proposed project is the renovation of the San Francisco Marina at 3950 Scott Street (Assessor’s Block 900, Lot 003). Water-side improvements would include installation of three new breakwater structures and the removal of two existing breakwater structures; reconstruction of portions of the degraded rip-rap slopes around the interior shorelines of the marina and along the outer seawall (between the St. Francis and Golden Gate Yacht Clubs); maintenance dredging; replacement and reconfiguration of the floating docks and slips; replacement of gangways and security gates; installation of an oily water and sewage pumpout facility and refurbishment of two sewage pumpout facilities; upgrade of electrical and water services to the new floating docks; and improved lighting on the docks.  Land-side improvements would include renovation of marina restroom, shower, and office buildings; conversion of a vacant building (former Navy Degaussing Station) into office space; construction of a new 1,000-square-foot maintenance building; and re-stripping of existing parking lots. The project site is within a P (Public) Use District and an OS (Open Space) Height and Bulk District. The Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board will receive public testimony and discuss the EIR in order to frame their written comments on the adequacy of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

 

n            Review and Comment

 

              11.      NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION          (M. LUELLEN: 415/558-6478)

               3301 LYON STREET, Palace of Fine Arts, between Bay and Jefferson Streets. Assessor’s Block 916, Lot 2.  The Palace of Fine Arts was originally built in 1915 and reconstructed in permanent materials in 1964, to the design of Bernard Maybeck. The property is zoned P (Public Use) District and is in an OS (Open Space) Height and Bulk District. The State Historic Preservation Office is seeking the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board’s comments on the revised proposed nomination to the National Register of Historic Places as part of San Francisco’s role as a Certified Local Government.

 

12.      LANDMARK DESIGNATION WORK PROGRAM, 2005-2006, continued discussion to establish the Landmark Designation Work Program for Fiscal Year 2005-2006.  A working session to update the List of Potential Landmark Designations, and to identify up to eight sites for the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board’s consideration of initiation of landmark designation. (Note:  Continued from the August 17, 2005 Landmarks Board hearing.)

 

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).

 

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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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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 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

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COMMUNICATIONS

Note: Each item on the Architectural Design Review 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.