December 19, 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

ACTION ITEM(S)

5. APPROVAL OF THE DECEMBER 5, 2007 DRAFT ACTION MINUTES.

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS

988 VALENCIA STREET, between Liberty and 21^st Streets, in Assessor's Block 3608, Lot 009. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to remove the existing roll-down door and install a new storefront system. It is a contributory structure within the Liberty-Hill Historic District, located within the Valencia Neighborhood Commercial District and 50-X Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

7. 2007.1148A (B. FU: 415/558-6613)

250 BRANNAN STREET, Assessor's Block 3774; Lots 025. The subject property is a contributing structure to the South End Historic District and is located within an SSO (Service/Secondary Office) District with a 50-X Height and Bulk limit. The proposal is a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install new storefront entry doors, canopy, and building address number. Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions.

8. 2007.1374A (A. HEITTER: 415/558-6602)

450 PACIFIC AVENUEis located at the northwest corner of Osgood Place, in Assessor's Block 164, Lot 10. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for seismic strengthening of the unreinforced masonry building and alterations to the existing 1970s storefront and entryway. The building, historically known as the Kentucky Stables Building, is within the Jackson Square Historic District, is listed in the California Register, is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, is on the 1976 architectural survey, is rated  C on San Francisco Architectural Heritage Foundation's survey, is zoned C-2 (Community Business) District and is in a 65-A Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval

9. 2007.0944A (D. DiBARTOLO: 415/558-6291)

1110 TAYLOR STREET, east side between Sacramento and Clay Streets, Assessor's Block 222, Lot 018. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to add an approximately 160 square foot ground level rear horizontal addition to the subject landmark building. The one-story residential structure with basement was constructed in a neo-Georgian architectural style immediately following the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire by the architectural firm of Stone & Stone for William Keating, a coachman for the Flood family. The subject property, known as the Glazer-Keating House, is San Francisco Landmark No. 251, is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, is listed in  Here Today , is zoned RM-3 (Mixed, Residential, Medium-Density) District, and is in a 65-A Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval

10. 2007.1325A (S. PERDUE: 415/558-6625)

1419 GOLDEN GATE,south side between Pierce and Steiner Streets. Assessor's Block 0775, Lot 023 - Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace three windows at the basement level of the front facade. The Queen Anne-style, 3-story flat is a contributor to the Alamo Square Historic District as is listed on the 1976 Architectural Survey; it is zoned RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-Family) District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval

REVIEW AND COMMENT

11. 2004.0918E (A. STARR: 415/ 558-6362)

139 STEINER STREET(ASSESSORS ADDRESS 137 STEINER ST.),west side between Waller Street and Duboce Park. Assessor's Block 0866, Lot 004, located within an RH-3 (Residential, House, Three Family) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. The proposal is to demolish the existing garage, which was constructed in 1900, and construct a four-story, three-unit building with three independently accessible parking spaces located at the ground floor. Request is for Review and Comment pursuant to the Market and Octavia Area Plan Interim Procedures for Permit Review based on the Environmental Exemption Application and the preliminary Market and Octavia Area Plan survey form. The Department is requesting LBAP comments prior to sending out the associated building permit for Section 311 Neighborhood Notification.

12. (S. PERDUE: 415/558-6625)

1338 FILBERT STREET, Filbert Street Cottages,north side between Polk and Larkin. Assessor's Block 0524, Lot 031 - Request for Review and Comment regarding rehabilitation of the cottages and site for residential use. The Filbert Cottages site is San Francisco Landmark No. 232. The site is zoned RH-2 (Residential, Two-Family) District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

13. 2004.1773E (S. PERDUE: 415/558-6625)

55 LAGUNA STREET, San Francisco Normal School / San Francisco State Teacher's College,on two blocks bound by Laguna, Haight, Buchanan, and Hermann Streets. Assessor's Block 0857, Lots 001 and 001a and Assessor's Block 0870, Lots 001, 002, and 003 - Request for Review and Comment regarding the impacts of the proposed rehabilitation program and infill construction to historical resources at the site. The campus contains SF Landmark Nos. 257, 258, and 259 - Richardson Hall, Woods Hall, and Woods Hall Annex - and has been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. The campus is also rated 3 in the Planning Department's Citywide Architectural Survey of 1976. The site is zoned P (Public Use) District and is in both 40-X and 80-B Height and Bulk Districts.

NON-ACTION ITEM

INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION

14. (M. CORRETTE: 415/558-6295)

CITYWIDE SURVEY UPDATE,Planning Staff will provide an update on the Citywide Survey and the proposed FY 07/08 Work Plan.

ACTION ITEM

ENDORSEMENT OF CONTEXT STATEMENT

15. (M. CORRETTE: 415/558-6295)

HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT FOR MARKET AND OCTAVIA NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AREA. For the purposes of this context statement, the area covered is coterminous with the Market and Octavia Neighborhood Plan Area. The Landmarks Board first gave comment to the Department on September 5, 2007 meeting. The Department seeks the Landmarks Board endorsement of the context statement.

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.

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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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