December 17, 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

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.

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS

6. 2008.1349A (T. FRYE: 415/575-6822)

568 SACRAMENTO STREET, City Landmark #142, PG & E Substation J, Assessor's Block 0228; Lot 011. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to remove and replace non historic entry doors and transom; all existing non-historic exterior lighting and exposed conduit; and all exterior signage from the previous tenant. A new projecting canopy is also proposed as part of the project. The subject property is located within the Commercial- Leidesdorff Conservation District, 75-X Height and Bulk District, and a C-3-O (Commercial, Office) Zoning District.

Recommendation: Approve with Conditions

7. 2008.1279A (P. LaVALLEY: 415/575-9084)

301 BRANNAN STREET, is located in Assessor's Block 3788, Lot 037. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for alterations to the entrance doors and recessed building entryway on Brannan Street. The subject property, formerly known as the Crane Company 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

8. 2008.1228A (S. CALTAGIRONE: 415/558-6625)

900 NORTH POINT STREET, (a.k.a. 851 Beach Street), 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 to make minor alterations to the non-contributing greenhouse structure and paving located on the north side of the Clock Tower building. Ghirardelli 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

9. 2007.1334A (T. FRYE: 415/575-6822)

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: Approve with Conditions

(Continued from 7/16/08, 8/6/08 and 10/1/08 hearing)

REGULAR CALENDAR

ACTION ITEM(S)

REVIEW AND COMMENT

LANDMARK DESIGNATION

10. 2007.1401L (S. CALTAGIRONE: 415/558-6625)

2055 UNION STREET, The Metro Theatre,between Webster and Buchanan Streets. Assessor's Block 0541, Lot 018 - Request for the Landmarks Board to adopt a Resolution recommending designation of the Metro Theatre, and recommending to the Planning Commission that they approve the designation of the Metro Theatre as Landmark No. 261. On December 4, 2007, the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco adopted Resolution No. 672-07 (File No. 071215) initiating the designation of the Metro Theatre (a.k.a. Metropolitan Theatre) as a Landmark pursuant to Section 1004.1 of the San Francisco Planning Code. Following the Board of Supervisor's initiation of the landmark designation process, the property owner also submitted an application to designate the Metro Theatre. The Board will review both designation requests and the accompanying reports. The site is zoned Union Street NCD (Neighborhood Commercial District) and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval

(Continued from 2/6/08)

11. 2004.1773E (S. CALTAGIRONE: 415/558-6625)

55 LAGUNA STREET, San FranciscoNormal School / San Francisco State Streets. Assessor's Block 0857, Lots 001 and 001a and Assessor's Block 0870, Lots 001, 002, and 003 - Request for Approval of the design compatibility analysis and guidelines prepared as Mitigation Measure HR-3 of the 55 Laguna Mixed Use Project Environmental Impact Report. The proposed project involves rehabilitation of the National Register-listed San Francisco Normal School/State Teacher's College campus. The site is zoned P (Public Use) District and is in an 80-X Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval

(Continued from 11/19/08 and 12/3/08 hearings)

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATNESS

12. 2004.1773A (S. CALTAGIRONE: 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 Certificate of Appropriateness for rehabilitation of Landmark Nos. 257, 258, and 259 - Richardson Hall, Woods Hall, and Woods Hall Annex. The proposed project involves rehabilitation of the National Register-listed San Francisco Normal School/State Teacher's College campus. The site is zoned P (Public Use) District and is in an 80-X Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

SURVEY ENDORSEMENT

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

Endorsement and Recommendation to the Planning commission to adopt the findings of the Market and Octavia Area Plan Survey (Survey). The Survey consists of buildings within the Area Plan boundaries, built in or before 1961, and not previously surveyed. Survey products generated by the consultant include: 1563 DPR 523A forms; 155 DPR 523D forms and 9 DPR 523D records. The Planning Department has drafted 2 DPR 523D records as a potential substitute for one of the 9 consultant-prepared DPR 523D records. The context statement was prepared in conjunction with the survey and was reviewed and endorsed by the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board (Landmarks Board) on December 19, 2007. Please note: The version of the survey transmitted by the Department is the same as presented at a public meeting held on September 3, 2008. Technical corrections transmitted by the public since that meeting will be made prior to submission to the Planning Commission.

(Continued from 12/3/08)

ACTION ITEM

14. (B. MALEY)

Resolution on the Transition to the Historical Preservation Commission.

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. For information on the next Landmarks Board Calendar, please call 588-6320 on Fridays (before the scheduled hearing) after 5:00 p.m. for a recorded message. For information on the next Landmarks Board Calendar, please call 558-6230

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.