May 03, 2006

 

Time: 12:30 P.M.

 

FOR FULL BOARD CONSIDERATION

 

ROLL CALL:    Board President:                      M. Bridget Maley

                        Board Vice President:              Robert Cherny

                                                                                    Board Members:                      Lily Chan, Courtney Damkroger, Ina Dearman, 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

4.                  LANDMARKS WORK PROGRAM 2005-2006 UPDATE

 

ACTION ITEMS

 

5.                  APPROVAL OF THE APRIL 19, 2006 AND MARCH 15, 2006 DRAFT ACTION MINUTES.

 

Permit to Alter

 

            6.         2004.0165H                                                                       (A.LIGHT: 415/558-6254)

1 KEARNY STREET (a.k.a. 700-704 Market Street), northwest corner of intersection with Market Street, Lots 3 and 10 in Assessor's Block 312.  Request for a Permit to Alter to construct an eleven-story horizontal addition to the Mutual Savings Bank Building, a 12-story, steel frame, terracotta and limestone-clad French Renaissance Revival office building.  The subject building is also a Category I (Significant) Building in the Kearny-Market-Mason-Sutter Conservation District.  The proposed project would also include restoration work on the principal Market Street and Geary Street facades and some modifications to the exterior of a Charles Moore-designed 1960s "gore corner" addition to the subject building.  The subject building is in a C-3-O (Downtown, Office) Zoning District and an 80-130-F Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation:  Adoption of a Resolution recommending approval of the requested Permit to Alter application to the Planning Commission

(Continued from April 19, 2006 hearing.  Public Hearing has been closed, but may be reopened at the Landmarks Board’s discretion.)

 

NON-ACTION ITEM

 

            Informational

 

            7.                                                                                                (M. LUELLEN:  415/558-6478)

Multiple Assessors Blocks and Lots (Citywide).  Informational Presentation on the draft a context statement that the City could use to create a San Francisco Neighborhood Movie Theater non-contiguous multiple property historic district.

 

ACTION ITEMS

 

Certificate of Appropriateness

 

            8.         2005.0712A                                                                             (T. TAM: 415/558-6325)

28 HILL STREET, north side between Valencia and Guerrero Streets.   Assessor's Block 3617, Lot 55 - Request for Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a new two- and three-story rear horizontal extension and a new fourth story vertical addition.  The project also includes interior renovation and modification to the front façade. The subject property is within the Liberty Hill Historic District, is zoned RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-Family) District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation:  Approval as revised

(Continued from April 4, 2006 hearing.)

 

                9.            2005.0419A                                                                 (M. SNYDER: 415/575-6891)

599 2ND STREET, Los Angeles Soap Company Warehouse, northeast corner of 2nd Street and Brannan Street,  Block 3774, Lot 031.  Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace existing doors and windows at the ground and mezzanine levels along with other minor improvements.  The subject property is contributory to the South End Historic District, has been given a "C" rating by San Francisco Architectural Heritage, and has been given a National Register Status Code 3D (Appears eligible for the National Register as a contributor to a National Register eligible district).  It is within the SS0 (Service / Secondary Office) District and a 50-X Height and Bulk District. 

Preliminary Recommendation:  Approval with conditions

 

            10.       2006.0065A                                                                 (A. HESIK:  415/558-6602)

1735-1737 WEBSTER STREET, west side between Bush and Sutter Streets. Assessor’s Block 677, Lots 116 and 117. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to construct an addition at the rear of the building and replace existing glazing at the front and side of the building. The subject structure is a three-story, wood frame residential building built in 1885. Originally located at 773 Turk Street, the building was moved to its present location in 1974. The building is a Contributory Building in the Bush Street – Cottage Row Historic District, is individually listed in the National Register and California Register, and is listed in the City’s 1976 Architectural Survey.  The building is within an RM-1 (Residential, Mixed, Low Density) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. 

Preliminary Recommendation:  Approval with conditions

 

 

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 Sonya Banks, Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board Recording Secretary, Planning Department, at (415) 575-6916.

 

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 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 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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