May 07, 2008

Time: 12:00 P.M.

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE

ROLL CALL: Committee Chair: Alan Martinez

Committee Ex-Officio: M. Bridget Maley

Committee Members: Karl Hasz, Johanna Street

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

3800 WASHINGTON STREET, Koshland House,north side between Cherry and Maple Streets. Assessor's Block 0989, Lot 028 - Request for Review and Comment before the Architectural Review Committee regarding proposed alterations to the rear façade, penthouse, roof, and landscaping features. The Koshland House is San Francisco Landmark No. 95. The site is zoned RH-1 (Residential, Single-Family) District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

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, Jean-Paul Samaha, 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)

CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Planning Department, and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Landmarks Board. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Board, the public, or staff so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item at this or a future hearing.

5. 2008.0421A (A. HEITTER: 415/558-6602)

267-271 FILBERT STREET,south side between Montgomery and Sansome Streets, Assessor's Block 0106, Lot 33 - Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install a new window opening on the east side facade, measuring 76" wide by 42" high to accommodate a new fixed window. The four-story Modern-style residential building is a contributor to the Telegraph Hill Historic District; it is in an RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-Family) Zoning District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval

6. APPROVAL OF THE APRIL 16, 2008 DRAFT ACTION MINUTES.

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATE

7. 2008.0383A (P. LaVALLEY: 415/575-9084)

101 Townsend Street, is located in Assessor's Block 3794, Lot 015. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to remove non-historic canopy and metal security gate, remove and replace non-historic storefront, install one new window opening, and install one new tenant sign on Townsend façade. The subject property, formerly known as Warehouse Investment Company building, is a contributing structure to the South End Historic District and is located within a M-2 (Heavy Industrial) District with a 105-F Height and Bulk limit.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval

8. 2008.0416A (S. PERDUE: 415/558-6625)

851 BEACH STREET, (aka 900 North Point), Ghirardelli Square,on block bound by Beach, North Point, Larkin, and Polk Streets. Assessor's Block 0086, Lot 012 - Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for converting the ground floor space of the Mustard Building into a new restaurant space, involving façade and site alterations. Ghiradelli Square is designated San Francisco Landmark No. 30 and is listed on the National and California Registers of Historic Places. The site is zoned C-2 (Commercial) District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District, and is also within the Northern Waterfront Special Use District No. 2.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

REVIEW AND COMMENT

9. 2007.1106A (S. MIDDLEBROOK: 415/558-6372)

236 MONTEREY BOULEVARD, SUNNYSIDE CONSERVATORY, Assessor's Block 6770; Lot 057. The subject property is local San Francisco Landmark Number 78, and is located within an RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-family) District with a 40-X Height and Bulk limit. Request for Review and Comment on the rehabilitation project's 95% complete construction drawings. This hearing is being held in accordance with the Conditions of Approval associated with the Certificate of Appropriateness that was approved in October 2007.

10. 2008.0362F (P. LaVALLEY: 415/575-9084)

121 Golden Gate Avenue, the St. Anthony Foundation Dining Room, is located on the southwest corner of Golden Gate Avenue and Jones Street, in Assessor's Block 0394, Lot 001. Request for Review and Comment on the documentation and draft Memorandum of Agreement prepared by the Mayor's Office of Housing (MOH) for Section 106 review of the proposed demolition of existing structure and construction of a new building. Consistent with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, MOH has requested comments on the effects the proposed undertaking could have upon historic properties. The site is zoned RC-4 (Residential-Commercial-Combined, High-Density) and is in an 80-120-T Height and Bulk District.

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

Central Waterfront Cultural Resource Survey Update, Adopt a resolution endorsing and recommending to the Planning Commission, the Central Waterfront Cultural Resource Survey Update (# 41 California Department of Parks and Recreation Survey Forms – DPR 523L Update forms to previously endorsed DPR 523A and 523B forms) and the new Central Waterfront draft Potrero Point Historic District / Context Statement. The Central Waterfront Survey Area is bound by Pennsylvania Street to the west, San Francisco Bay to the east, 16^th Street to the north and Islais Creek to the south. This Update includes the following properties:

20th and Illinois Streets Paving; 3rd St. Light Standards; 651 Illinois St. (Pier 66, Boat Repair Storage ); Block 3942 Lots 002 & 003 420 17th St.; Block 3943 Lot 003 1830 3rd St.; Block 3994 Lot 002 2085 3rd St. Gilmore Oil Co. Office Bldg; Block 3994 Lot 003 550 18th St.; Block 3994 Lot 003 2075 3rd St.; Block 3994 Lot 004 701 16th St.; Block 3995 Lot 007 2092 3rd St.; Block 3996 Lots 015 & 018 501 555 Minnesota St.; Block 3998 Lot s017 & 018 580 598 Indiana St. Block 4043 Lot 013 725 18th St. Block 4044 Lot 002 721 Tennessee St. Block 4044 Lot 002a 2130 3rd St.; Block 4044 Lot 003 2146 2148 3rd St.; Block 4044 Lot 004 2150 2152 3rd St.; Block 4058 Lot 005 2289 2295 3rd St.; Block 4058 Lot 009 2201 2203 3rd St.; Block 4058 Lot 010 2225 3rd St.; Block 4058 Lot 010 2255 3rd St.; Block 4059 Lot 001A-001B 815 825 Tennessee St.; Block 4059 Lot 009 2290 2298 3rd St.; Block 4108 Lot 003 2350 3rd St.; Block 4108 Lot 003A 2342 2344 3rd St.; Block 4108 Lot 003D 2476 2478 3rd St.; Block 4108 Lot 003F 2420 3rd St.; Block 4108 Lot 003J 2440 3rd St.; Block 4108 Lot 003R 2360 2364 3rd St.; Block 4108 Lot 030 2400 3rd St.; Block 4172 Lot 016 2620 3rd St.; Block 4172 Lot 018 2624 2626 3rd St.; Block 4172 Lot 019 2628 2632 3rd St.; Block 4173 Lot 001 2501 3rd St. American Can Co. Southern Ext.; Block 4229 Lot 004 1275 Minnesota St.; Block 4231 Lot 002 1300 Illinois St.; Block 4247 Lot 002 1000 25th Street; Block 4314 Lot 001a 3003 3095 3rd St.; Block 4377 Lot 001 3201 3rd St.; Block 4378 Lot 006 3240 3rd St.; Block 9900 Lot 084 Pier 84 & Copra Crane;

The Central Waterfront survey was conducted by the Planning Department in 2000, and endorsed by the Landmarks Board and Planning Commission in 2001. In 2003, the State Office of Historic Preservation changed California Historic Resource Status Codes, eliminating several codes. This update addresses that change and updates the Central Waterfront Survey to current Status Codes.

The Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board will consider the following three actions:

1. Evaluate any owner's objection (should there be any) to the proposed California Historic Resources Status Code (CHRSC) assigned, and either endorse the proposed CHRSC, or determine based on historical evidence and evaluation criteria, an alternate status code;

2. Adopt a resolution recommending to the Planning Commission, endorsement of the updated Central Waterfront Survey (California Department of Parks and Recreation Survey Forms (DPR 523L Update forms to previously endorsed DPR 523A and 523B forms) and;

3. Endorse the document entitled – Potrero Point Historic District DPR 523D record.

(Continued from 4/2/08)

NON-ACTION ITEM

INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION

12.

(David Beaupre: 415-274-0539 and Mark Paez: 415-705-8674)

Pier 70 - Former Union Iron Works/Bethlehem Steel Ship Yard(Bounded by 19th, 22nd and Illinois Streets, and San Francisco Bay) - Informational presentation on the Port of San Francisco's Pier 70 Preferred Draft Master Plan for the 65-acre site and the integration of a Historic Preservation strategy that expands upon the Planning Department's 2001 Central Waterfront Cultural Resources Survey findings of eligibility and the issues affecting the Pier 70 reuse; including: the retention of the Ship Repair operations, rehabilitation of historic resources, environmental remediation, open space, infrastructure development that includes a land use and economic program to help address the competing needs of the site.

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) 575-9093.

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

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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

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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.