June 06, 2007

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,

Karl Hasz, Alan Martinez, 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

1. MATTERS OF THE BOARD
2. LANDMARKS WORK PROGRAM 2005-2007 UPDATE

ACTION ITEM(S)

5. APPROVAL OF THE MAY 16, 2007 DRAFT ACTION MINUTES.

6. ELECTION OF ARCHTECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS

7. 2007.0467A (A. HESIK: 415/558-6602)

843-847 MONTGOMERY STREET, west side between Jackson and Pacific Streets, Assessor's Block 0176, Lot 029 (formerly Lots 003 and 003A). Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install one blade sign, and one identifying sign. The site is contributory to the Jackson Square Historic District and is within a C-2 (Community Business) District, the Washington-Broadway Special Use District No. 2, the Jackson Square Special Sign District, and a 65-A Height and Bulk District. The site is occupied by two three-story masonry buildings constructed in 1911 that read as one continuous façade. A storefront rehabilitation and two-story vertical addition with penthouses are currently under construction as approved under a separate, previously issued Certificate of Appropriateness (Case No. 2004.0924A).

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval

ARTICLE 11 – CHANGE OF DESIGNATION

8. 2007.0301G (A. HESIK: 415/558-6602)

225-227 FRONT STREET, west side between Sacramento and California Streets, Assessor's Block 0237, Lot 005 -- Request for Landmarks Board Review and Comment on a proposal to change the Article 11 designation of the subject property from Category V (Unrated) to Category IV (Contributory). The subject property is a two-story, reinforced concrete commercial building with Gothic Revival-style details constructed in 1907 and 1929. The building is within a C-3-0 (Downtown Office) District and a 75-X Height and Bulk District. It is designated as a Category V Building (Unrated) under Article 11 of the Planning Code and is within the Front-California Conservation District. The building is listed in the San Francisco Architectural Heritage Survey with a rating of  C and the Citywide Architectural Survey with a rating of  1 .

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval

REVIEW AND COMMENT

9. 2001.1056E (V. WISE: 415/ 575-9049)

280 DIVISADERO STREET CARRIAGE HOUSE PROJECT: Public Hearing to assist the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board to prepare a comment letter on the Draft Environmental Impact Report. The project site (Assessor's Block 1238, Lot 23) is located at 280 Divisadero Street, between Page and Haight Streets, in the Lower Haight neighborhood of the Western Addition district. The site consists of a single parcel, and is 6,875 square feet in area; it is within a NC-2 (Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and within a 40-X Height and Bulk District. The project site is City Landmark No. 190, the Charles L. Hinkel House and Carriage House, and contains two structures: a four-story single-family dwelling (the  main house ) and a two-story building that originally served as a carriage house for the property (the  carriage house ). The project sponsor's proposal includes both exterior alterations and interior structural repairs, so that the resulting, essentially new building can be legalized as a second residential unit on the lot. Based on the proposed scope of work, the Planning Department has determined that the project would be considered  demolition of the carriage house under the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code. The project is limited to the carriage house; no physical changes to the main house are proposed.

NOTE: The Draft Environmental Impact Report was published on May 5, 2007. The Draft EIR identifies the following impact as significant and unavoidable: Historic

Resources: the carriage house is a contributing element to City Landmark No. 190, and as such, a historical resource under CEQA. The proposed project would result in the demolition of the carriage house and therefore, would have a significant and unavoidable impact. The proposed project would also involve the construction of a new structure, which would be inconsistent with the Secretary's Standards for Rehabilitation, and therefore, would result in a significant adverse effect on the overall property, City Landmark No. 190.

This hearing is intended to assist the Landmarks Board in preparing written comments on the Draft EIR to submit to the Planning Department. The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the Draft EIR on June 14, 2007. Written comments on the Draft EIR will be accepted at the Planning Department until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 18, 2007.

10. 2004.0075E (S. MIDDLEBROOK: 415/558-6372)

200 DOLORES STREET, west side, on the corner of Dolores and 15th Streets, Assessor's Block 3557, Lot 063, located in an RM-2 (Residential, Mixed-Use, Moderate Density) Zoning District, in a 40-X Height and Bulk District. The First Southern Baptist Church was located on the same Block and Lot, prior to loss of the church building due to a fire. The block and lot were included in both the Here Today Survey and the 1976 Architectural Survey. The proposed project includes demolition of the existing parish house and the construction of a four-story, thirteen unit residential building. Request is for Review and Comment, pursuant to the Market and Octavia Interim Procedures for Permit Review based on the submitted Historic Resource Evaluation. The Department is requesting the comments of the LPAB prior to the Department's issuing of a Historic Resource Evaluation Response.

11. 2006.1409E (S. MIDDLEBROOK: 415/558-6372)

2200 MARKET STREET, west side, on the corner of Market and 15th Streets, Assessor's Block 3560, Lot 001, located in the Upper Market Zoning District, within the Upper Market Sign District, and a 50-x Height and Bulk District. According to County Assessor Records, the building was constructed in 1950. The proposed project includes demolition of the existing structure and construction of a 6-story mixed-use building with twenty residential units over 5,000 square feet of commercial space. Request is for Review and Comment, pursuant to the Market and Octavia Interim Procedures for Permit Review based on the submitted Historic Resource Evaluation. The Department is requesting comments of the LPAB prior to the Department's issuing of a Historic Resource Evaluation Response.

12. (M. WEINTRAUB: 415/575-6812)

MISSION DISTRICT HISTORICAL CONTEXT STATEMENT, PART 1

The Planning Department is producing the Mission District Historical Context Statement for the purpose of facilitating cultural resources surveys in the Eastern Neighborhoods Mission Plan Area. The document identifies historical themes, periods, and property types that have occurred in the Mission District, and provides criteria for evaluating existing resources. The document expands upon the previously adopted Inner Mission North 1853-1943 Context Statement, 2005, which focused on the northern portion of the Mission District. Part I of the document is presented at this time; Part II will be presented at the June 20 meeting. The Planning Department is seeking the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board's comments on Part I of the document.

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, 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400.

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, 1650 Mission Street, 4th 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) 558-6318, 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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