August 06, 2008

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

3. MATTERS OF THE BOARD

4. LANDMARKS WORK PROGRAM 2005-2007 UPDATE

NON-ACTION ITEM(S)

INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

5. (J. Rahaim: 558-6268)

UPDATE ON THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS EFFORT (Action Plan 2008-2010)– Informational presentation outlining staff's recommended Departmental Action Plan for 2008 – 2010, based on the management studies provided by Matrix Consulting, SPUR/AIA, and the Department of Building Inspection's Business Process Re-engineering effort.

6. (S. Perdue: 558-6625)

CEQA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION PROCESS FOR HISTORIC RESOURCES Informational presentation on the Department's recently revised procedures for issuing categorical exemptions under CEQA for historic resources.

ACTION ITEM(S)

7. APPROVAL OF THE JULY 16, 2008, DRAFT ACTION MINUTES

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.

8. 2008.0615A (P. LaValley: 575-9084)

250 BRANNAN STREET, is located in Assessor's Block 3774, Lot 025. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install one primary and three secondary tenant signs on Brannan Street façade. The subject property, formerly known as H.S. Crocker Building, is a contributing structure to the South End Historic District and is located within a SSO (Service/Secondary Office) District with a 50-X Height and Bulk limit.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval

9. (A. Starr: 558-6362)

82-86 POTOMAC STREET, Assessor's Block 0866, Lot 019, east side between Waller Street and Duboce Park. Request for Review and Comment as part of the Market and Octavia Area Plan Interim Procedures, regarding a proposed 8' wide garage door opening to accommodate 2 parking spaces at the ground floor and 10' curb cut for this 3-unit, 4-story building. The subject property is a contributing building to the potential Duboce Park Historic District and is located within an RTO (Residential Transit Oriented) District with a 40-X Height and Bulk limit.

Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt Staff's Comments

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS

10. 2007.1334A (T. Frye: 575-6822)

302 GREENWICH STREET,City Landmark #121, Julius' Castle, Assessor's Block 0079; Lot 005. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to address work cited within a Notice of Violation issued May 17, 2007 for work executed without benefit of permit, a Certificate of Appropriateness, or Zoning Administrator approval for the expansion of a detached structure located at the rear of the building and the expansion of the historic apartment structure. Other work completed without benefit includes the replacement of a visible exterior door. The site is located within an RH-3 (Community Business) District with a 40-X Height and Bulk limit.

Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

(Continued from July 16, 2008)

(This item is being proposed for a continuance to September 3, 2008 hearing)

11. 2008.0306A (A. Heitter: 558-6602)

99 MISSION STREET(aka 121 SPEAR STREET), RINCON ANNEX U.S. POSTAL OFFICE, located on the parcel bound by Spear, Mission, Howard and Steuart Streets, Assessor's Block 3716, Lot 23. Request for a Certificate of Appropriatenessfor a signage package consisting of four internally-illuminated blade signs, four fabric banners, and two internally-illuminated directory wall signs for Rincon Center. The subject property is Landmark No. 107 and is zoned Downtown Office (C-3-O) and is in an 84-X/200-S Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions.

(Continued from May 21, 2008 and July 16, 2008 hearing)

(This item is being proposed for a continuance to August 20, 2008 hearing)

12. 2007.1475A (A. Heitter: 558-6602)

42 COLUMBUS AVENUE,is located in Assessor's Block 0195, Lot 017. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to allow the installation of an awning and facade alterations to a non-contributory one-story building within the Jackson Square Historic District. The subject property is within a C-2 (Community Business) Zoning District and is in a 65-A Height and Bulk District. The site is also within the Washington-Broadway and Jackson Square Special Use Districts and the Jackson Square Special Sign District.

NON-ACTION ITEM

INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION

13. (M. Corrette: 558-6295)

CITYWIDE SURVEY UPDATE,Planning Staff will provide an update on the Citywide Survey and the FY 07/08 and FY 08/09 Work Plan.

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.

NOTE: If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the San Francisco Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4^th Floor during normal office hours.

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, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor Reception.