December 04, 2002

FINAL ACTION MINUTES
OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

CITY HALL

3. MATTERS OF THE BOARD

Bridge, Assessor's Block 1300, within the City of San Francisco, and the Presidio of San Francisco, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Project limits extend eastward along Doyle Drive for approximately 1.1 miles, from the Park Presidio Interchange to the proposed Presidio National Park Access in the vicinity of Girard Road. East of Girard Road, improvements would be made to Richardson Avenue in the vicinity of Lyon and Francisco Street under selected alternatives. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), on behalf of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is conducting a Section 106 Review of the proposed replacement of Doyle Drive. The Focused Area of Potential Effect (APE) includes the Palace of Fine Arts, Doyle Drive, San Francisco National Cemetery, Park Presidio Boulevard, Richardson Avenue, and the cultural landscape and 270 historic resources in the Presidio National Historic Landmark District. At this time, Caltrans is seeking comments on the Historic Architecture Survey Report, dated August 29, 2002. The Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board (Landmarks Board) will, as a consulting party in the Section 106 review process, review and comment on the Historic Architecture Survey Report. A letter containing the comments of the Landmarks Board will be sent to the Director of Planning. The Director will then forward the comments of the Landmarks Board and the comments of the Planning Department to the State Historic Preservation Officer.

Speaker(s): Elizabeth Krase

Board

Comments:

MID-MARKET REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). The Project Area includes 14 Assessor's Blocks in part or in their entirety: 341, 342, 350, 355 (North of Market), 3507, 3508, 3509, 3701, 3702, 3703, 3704, 3725, 3727, and 3738 (South of Market); the Special Use District (SUD) also includes Assessor's Block 351 (North of Market). A background informational presentation on the proposed San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA), Mid-Market Redevelopment Plan (Mid-Market Plan) and a Mid-Market SUD zoning overlay. The proposed Mid-Market Redevelopment Project Area (Project Area), located in downtown San Francisco, generally from Fifth Street to Tenth Street along the Market and Mission Streets corridor. The Mid-Market Plan is a 30-year program that would authorize the SFRA to participate in certain projects and programs to help alleviate blighting conditions in the Project Area. It is proposed as an incremental, urban infill and rehabilitation program for private properties and public facilities within the Project Area. The proposed Mid-Market Plan is designed to encourage and assist in the development of a more land-use intensive mixed-use district than currently exists with emphasis on increasing residential development; expanding existing arts, cultural and entertainment activities; aiding existing businesses and attracting new commercial development; and rehabilitating existing commercial and residential space in historic buildings. The SFRA has identified potential development sites in the Project Area, which provide a development scenario. They include Development Opportunity sites and Rehabilitation Opportunity sites. Development sites include vacant sites, parking lots, and sites that would be developed after existing buildings were demolished. Development Sites might include new construction, accompanied by retention and re-use of structures, or portions of structures, of historic or architectural merit. Because specific projects for Development Opportunity Sites are not identified in this program DEIR, it is not know, at this time, if buildings of historic or architectural merit would be affected. The DEIR assumes, conservatively, that such resources could be affected. Rehabilitation Sites include buildings that are considered to have architectural merit or are otherwise suitable for rehabilitation and re-use without major new construction on the site. Plan implementation would include about 5,970,000 square feet of new and rehabilitated space; including about 2,890,000 square feet of housing, 1,200,000 square feet of office space, 548,000 square feet of parking, 106,000 square feet of institutional space, 394,000 square feet of retail space, 385,000 square feet of hotel use, and 351,500 square feet of theater and art space. The overall development assumed in the Mid-Market Plan would occur over a 30-year time period. The DEIR analyzes overall changes in land use in the Project Area for the year 2020. It does not assume detailed plans for specific development sites.

Speaker(s): Lisa King

Board

Comments:

MID-MARKET REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). The Project Area includes 14 Assessor's Blocks in part or in their entirety: 341, 342, 350, 355 (North of Market), 3507, 3508, 3509, 3701, 3702, 3703, 3704, 3725, 3727, and 3738 (South of Market); the Special Use District (SUD) also includes Assessor's Block 351 (North of Market). The San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) proposes a Mid-Market Redevelopment Plan (Mid-Market Plan) and a Mid-Market SUD zoning overlay. The proposed Mid-Market Redevelopment Project Area (Project Area), located in downtown San Francisco, generally from Fifth Street to Tenth Street along the Market and Mission Streets corridor. The Mid-Market Plan is a 30-year program that would authorize the SFRA to participate in certain projects and programs to help alleviate blighting conditions in the Project Area. It is proposed as an incremental, urban infill and rehabilitation program for private properties and public facilities within the Project Area. The proposed Mid-Market Plan is designed to encourage and assist in the development of a more land-use intensive mixed-use district than currently exists with emphasis on increasing residential development; expanding existing arts, cultural and entertainment activities; aiding existing businesses and attracting new commercial development; and rehabilitating existing commercial and residential space in historic buildings. The SFRA has identified potential development sites in the Project Area, which provide a development scenario. They include Development Opportunity sites and Rehabilitation Opportunity sites. Development sites include vacant sites, parking lots, and sites that would be developed after existing buildings were demolished. Development Sites might include new construction, accompanied by retention and re-use of structures, or portions of structures, of historic or architectural merit. Because specific projects for Development Opportunity Sites are not identified in this program DEIR, it is not know, at this time, if buildings of historic or architectural merit would be affected. The DEIR assumes, conservatively, that such resources could be affected. Rehabilitation Sites include buildings that are considered to have architectural merit or are otherwise suitable for rehabilitation and re-use without major new construction on the site. Plan implementation would include about 5,970,000 square feet of new and rehabilitated space; including about 2,890,000 square feet of housing, 1,200,000 square feet of office space, 548,000 square feet of parking, 106,000 square feet of institutional space, 394,000 square feet of retail space, 385,000 square feet of hotel use, and 351,500 square feet of theater and art space. The overall development assumed in the Mid-Market Plan would occur over a 30-year time period. The DEIR analyzes overall changes in land use in the Project Area for the year 2020. It does not assume detailed plans for specific development sites. The purpose of the hearing is to facilitate the formulation of the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board's comments on the adequacy of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Speaker(s): Lisa King

Board

Comments:

DOGPATCH HISTORIC DISTRICT, an area bounded by Mariposa Street to the north, Minnesota Street to the west, Tubbs Street to the south, and 3rd Street to the east. Including Assessor's Block 3996: Lots 004, 005, 006, 007; Block 4043: Lots 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 005A, 006, 011B, 014, 015, 016; Block 4060: Lots 001, 004, 006-063; Block 4106: Lots 001A, 002, 003, 004, 005, 005A, 006, 007, 008, 009, 009A, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014, 015; Block 4107: Lots 001B, 002A, 002B, 002C, 002E, 002F, 002G, 002H, 002I, 002J, 002K, 002L, 002M, 002N, 003, 0004, 005, 006, 007, 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014, 015, 016, 017, 018, 019, 020, 021, 022, 023, 026-057; Block 4108: Lots 001, 003A, 003C, 003D, 003E, 003G, 003H, 003O, 003P, 004, 005, 006, 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014, 014A, 015, 017, 018, 019, 020, 021; Block 4171: Lots 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 007, 014, 015, 017; Block 4172: Lots 001, 002, 003, 015, 016, 018, 018A, 019, 020, 021, 025, 027, 028, 029, 032, 034, 034A, 034B, 035, 036, 041, 044-046, 047, 048, 049, 050, 051, 052, 053. The district encompasses several zoning districts, including: RH-2 (Residential, Two-Family), RH-3 (Residential, Three-Family), NC-2 (Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial), M-2 (Heavy Industrial), and P (Public Use) districts. Request for the Landmark Preservation Advisory Board's recommendation to the Planning Commission on the proposed Dogpatch Historic District designating ordinance, which was introduced by the Board of Supervisors on November 12, 2002 as File No. 021476. This ordinance would create Appendix L to Article 10 of the Planning Code.

Speaker(s): Janet Carpinelli

Board

Actions and

Comments:

Speaker(s): None

Committee Members: Ina Dearman, Paul Finwall, Elizabeth Skrondal

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