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SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING COMMISSION
Notice of Meeting
&
Calendar
Commission Chambers - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B.
Goodlett Place
Thursday, January 20, 2011
1:30 PM
Regular Meeting
President: Ron Miguel
Vice-President: Christina R. Olague
Commissioners: Michael
J. Antonini; Gwyneth Borden; Rodney Fong; Kathrin Moore;
Hisashi Sugaya
Commission Secretary: Linda
D. Avery
Commission Calendars are
available on the Internet at http://www.sfgov.org/planning
or as a recorded message at (415) 558-6422.
Case reports and
relevant materials are linked to the items on calendar at the above web
site.
View the
meeting online at: http://www.sfgov.org/site/sfgtv_index.asp
Or
View the
broadcast live, Thursdays on Cable Channel 78.
And
The
re-broadcast on Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Cable Channel 26
THE AGENDA PACKET IS
AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT
1650 MISSION STREET, 4TH FLOOR RECEPTION
Commission Meeting Procedures
Material submitted by the
public for Commission review prior to a scheduled hearing should be received by
the Planning Department reception counter at 1650 Mission Street, 4th floor, no
later than 5:00 PM the Wednesday (eight days) prior to the scheduled public
hearing. Persons unable to attend a hearing may submit written comments
regarding a calendared item to: Planning Commission, 1650 Mission Street, Suite
400, San Francisco, CA 94103-2414. Comments received by 11:00 AM on the day of
the hearing will be made part of the official record and will be brought to the
attention of the Planning Commission at the public hearing. Otherwise, submit
material related to a calendared item at the scheduled hearing for
distribution. For complete distribution to all Commissioners, necessary staff
and case/docket/correspondence files, submit an original plus 10 copies.
When sending e-mail correspondence to Commissioners, please copy the Commission
Secretary at:
linda.avery@sfgov.org
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, if you
challenge, in court, (1) the adoption or amendment of a general plan, (2) the
adoption or amendment of a zoning ordinance, (3) the adoption or amendment of
any regulation attached to a specific plan, (4) the adoption, amendment or
modification of a development agreement, or (5) the approval of a variance,
conditional-use authorization, or any permit, 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 Planning Commission, at,
or prior to, the public hearing.
Commission action on conditional-uses and
reclassification may be appealed to the Board of Supervisors within 30 days.
Call (415) 554-5184 for more information. Commission actions after
Discretionary Review may be appealed to the Board of Appeals within 15 days of
action by the Central Permit Bureau. Call (415) 575-6880 for more information.
Zoning Administrator action on a variance application may be appealed to the
Board of Appeals within 10 days of issuance of the written decision.
The
Commission has instituted a policy that, in most cases, they will not call an
item for consideration after 10:00 PM. If an item is scheduled but not called
or introduced prior to 10:00 PM, the Commission may continue the matter to the
next available hearing. Items listed on this calendar will not be heard before
the stated time.
Policy on Commissioner’s requests for hearings:
There must be consensus of the Commission (four commissioners) or direction from
the President/Chair to schedule a hearing that otherwise would not be scheduled.
Cell Phone and/or Sound-Producing
Electronic Devices 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 cell 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
phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices at and during
public meetings).
For more
information related to Planning Commission matters, please call Linda D. Avery,
Commission Secretary, at (415) 558-6407.
San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance
Attention: Individuals and
entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or
administrative action my be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF
Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Section 21.00-2.160] 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) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; and web site
http//www.sfgov.org/ethics.
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 curbside parking
has been designated at points along McAllister Street. Accessible MUNI lines
serving City Hall are the 9 San Bruno and 71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line.
Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the J, K, L, M, and N. For more information
regarding MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142. Requests for American
Sign Language interpreters, sound enhancement systems 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 557-5533 (TDD) or 557-5534 (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 (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco
Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Adele
Destro, Interim Administrator, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 409, by
phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by E-mail at
sotf@sfgov.org.
Copies of the Sunshine
Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San
Francisco Library and on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org/bdsupvrs/sunshine.
COMMUNICATIONS
Note: Each item on the
Consent or Regular calendar may include the following documents:
1) Planning Department
Case Executive Summary
2) Planning Department
Case Report
3) Draft Motion or
Resolution with Findings and/or Conditions
4) Public Correspondence
These items will be available
for review at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission St., 4th floor reception.
1:30 PM _________
ROLL
CALL:
President: Ron Miguel
Vice-President: Christina R. Olague
Commissioners: Michael J. Antonini; Gwyneth Borden;
Rodney Fong; Kathrin Moore; Hisashi Sugaya
A.
CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS PROPOSED FOR CONTINUANCE
The
Commission will consider a request for continuance to a later date. The
Commission may choose to continue the item to the date proposed below, to
continue the item to another date, or to hear the item on this calendar.
1.
2009.0912C (G.
CABREROS: (415) 558-6169)
1268 LOMBARD STREET
- north side
between Polk and Larkin Streets; Lot 015 of Assessor’s Block 0500 - Request
for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 209.1
and 303, to allow the construction of four dwelling units on the subject lot at
a dwelling unit density ratio up to one unit per each 1,000 square feet of lot
area within the RH-3 (Residential, House, Three Family) Zoning District and 40-X
Height and Bulk District. The project includes new construction of a
four-story, four-unit building on a vacant lot approximately 4,700 square feet
in area.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Proposed for
Continuance to February 3, 2011)
2a. 2010.0001D
(G. CABREROS: (415)
558-6169)
45 GRATTAN STREET
- south side
between Cole and Belvedere Streets; Lot 028 in Assessor’s Block 1280 -
Mandatory Discretionary Review, pursuant to Planning Code Section 317(d), of
Demolition Permit Application No. 2010.01.08.4446, proposing to demolish a
two-story, single-family residence within the RH-2 (Residential, House,
Two-Family) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Staff Analysis: Full Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take
Discretionary Review and approve
(Proposed for
Continuance to February 17, 2011)
2b.
2010.1152DDDD (G.
CABREROS: (415) 558-6169)
45 GRATTAN STREET
- south side between Cole and Belvedere Streets; Lot 028 in Assessor’s Block
1280 - Mandatory Discretionary Review, pursuant to Planning Code Section
317(d), of Building Permit Application No. 2010.01.08.4443, proposing to
construct a new four-story, two-unit building within the RH-2 (Residential,
House, Two-Family) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. Three
separate requests for Discretionary Review have also been filed by members of
the public against the replacement project.
Staff Analysis: Full Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Take Discretionary
Review and approve with modifications
(Proposed for
Continuance to February 17, 2011)
B. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed hereunder
constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Planning
Commission, and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the
Commission. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member
of the Commission, 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
3.
2010.0912C
(S. Vellve: (415)
558-6263)
813 – 815 COLE STREET -
west side between Frederick and Carl Streets; Lot 003 in
Assessor’s Block 1267 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization,
pursuant to Planning Code Sections 186, 303 and 719.42 to convert a vacant
commercial space (previously occupied by Cole Foods) to a Full-Service
Restaurant (a soda fountain, dba The Ice Cream Bar) within the RH-3
(Residential, House, Three-Family) District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
The site is within a ¼ mile radius of the Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial
District, and the commercial space is designated as a Limited Commercial Use
(LCU) and is subject to Planning Code Section 186.
Preliminary Recommendation:
Approval with Conditions
C.
COMMISSIONERS’ QUESTIONS AND MATTERS
Adoption of Commission
Minutes – Charter
Section 4.104 requires all commissioners to vote yes or no on all matters unless
that commissioner is excused by a vote of the Commission. Commissioners may not
be automatically excluded from a vote on the minutes because they did not attend
the meeting.
4. Consideration of
Adoption:
·
Draft Minutes of
Regular Meeting of February 18, 2010
(Continued from
Regular Meeting of January 13, 2011)
·
Draft Minutes of
Regular Meeting of October 21, 2010
(Continued from
Regular Meeting of January 13, 2011)
·
Draft Minutes of
Regular Meeting of December 9, 2010
(Continued from Regular Meeting of
January 13, 2011)
5. Consideration of
Adoption: 2011 Planning Commission hearing schedule.
6. Commission
Comments/Questions
·
Inquiries/Announcements.
Without discussion, at this time Commissioners may make announcements or
inquiries of staff regarding various matters of interest to the Commissioner(s).
·
Future
Meetings/Agendas.
At this time, the Commission may discuss and take action to set the date of a
Special Meeting and/or determine those items that could be placed on the agenda
of the next meeting and other future meetings of the Planning Commission.
D. DIRECTOR’S REPORT
7. Director’s
Announcements
8.
(T.DiSanto:
(415) 575-9113)
FY 2011-2012 Planning Department Work Program and Budget
-
Informational Presentation.
9. Review of Past
Week’s Events at the Board of Supervisors, Board of Appeals, and Historic
Preservation Commission.
E. GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT – 15 MINUTES
At this time, members of the
public may address the Commission on items of interest to the public that are
within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission except agenda items.
With respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the Commission will be
afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. Each member of the public may
address the Commission for up to three minutes.
F.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS
WHERE THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN CLOSED
At
this time, members of the public who wish to address the Commission on agenda
items that have already been reviewed in a public hearing at which members of
the public were allowed to testify and the public hearing has been closed, must
do so at this time. Each member of the public may address the Commission for up
to three minutes.
G.
CONSIDERATION OF FINDINGS AND FINAL ACTION – PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
10. 2006.1388E
(D. Sokolove:
(415) 575-9046)
Seismic Upgrade of Bay Division Pipelines Nos. 3 and 4 at the Hayward
Fault Project–City of Fremont -
Certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report - The proposed
project would improve seismic and delivery reliability of Bay Division Pipelines
Nos. 3 and 4 where three fault traces of the Hayward fault bisect the pipelines
near the intersection of I-680 and Mission Boulevard in the City of Fremont. The
proposed project includes construction of a new parallel pipeline, referred to
as BDPL No. 3X, and improvements to the existing BDPL No. 4 to increase delivery
reliability where these pipelines cross the Hayward fault. The project would be
located on City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) owned right-of-way (ROW). The
project is sponsored by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
NOTE: The public hearing on
the Draft EIR is closed. The public comment period for the Draft EIR ended on
February 8, 2010. The Planning Commission does not conduct public review of
Final EIRs. Public comments on the certification may be presented to the
Planning Commission during the Public Comment portion of the Commission
calendar.
Preliminary Recommendation: Certify the Final EIR
H.
REGULAR CALENDAR
11.
2010.0878EMR
(I. SALVADORI: (415) 575-9086)
MISSION DISTRICT STREETSCAPE
AREA PLAN - Consideration of Adopting a
Resolution Amending the General Plan -
Adopting CEQA Findings on the Mission District Streetscape Plan and associated
actions including adopting amendments to the General Plan and Finding the
Mission Streetscape Plan and associated approval actions in conformity with the
General Plan, as it is proposed to be amended.
Preliminary
recommendation: Approval
12.
2010.0969C
(R. Crawford: (415)
558-6358)
90 TURK STREET (aka 116 Taylor Street
- northeast corner of Turk and Taylor Streets Lot 012, of Assessor’s Block 0340
- Request for Conditional Use Authorization under
Planning Code Section 249.5(d) to relocate on existing Off-Sale Liquor
Establishment (Liquor Store) at 67 Turk Street (dba Grand Liquor) to 90 Turk
Street (dba Tip-Top Market). Planning Code Section 249.5(d) requires
conditional use authorization for such a transfer within the North of Market
Residential Special Use District. This project lies within the RC-4
(Residential Commercial Combined, High Density) District, the North of Market
Residential Special Use District and within the 80-120 T Height and Bulk
District.
Preliminary Recommendation:
Disapproval
13.
2010.0902C
(R. Crawford: (415) 558-6358)
449 Powell Street
-
southwest corner of Powell
and Sutter Streets Lot 001, of Assessor’s Block 0296 - Request for
Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Section 219(b) and 219 (c)
to convert vacant space on the second through fourth floors of the building to
approximately 20,500 square feet of general office use. The space has been
vacant for many years but had formerly been used for retail, Place of Assembly
and Tourist Hotel uses. This project lies within the C-3-R (Downtown, Retail)
District, and the 80-130 F Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation:
Approval with Conditions
14a.
2009.0906CV (R.
CRAWFORD: (415) 558-6358)
34-36 PLEASANT STREET
- north side between Taylor and Jones Streets; Lot 020 in Assessor’s Block 0221
- Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code
Sections 253 and 303 to allow to construction of a two story addition to the
existing two stories over garage dwelling. The addition will increase height of
the building to approximately 49 feet 9 inches and increase the number of
dwelling units in the building from 2 to 3. The project site is located within
the RM-3 (Residential Mixed, Medium Density) District, and the 65 A Height and
Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with
Conditions
14b.
2009.0906CV
(R. CRAWFORD:
(415) 558-6358)
34-36 PLEASANT STREET
- north side between Taylor and Jones Streets; Lot 020 in Assessor’s Block 0221
- Request for Variances, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 134 to modify
the rear yard requirement in the Van Ness Special Use District, to allow an 11
foot deep rear yard where 15 feet is required. The project proposes to construct
a two story addition to the existing two stories over garage dwelling. The
addition will increase the number of dwelling units in the building from 2 to 3.
The project site is located within the RM-3 (Residential Mixed, Medium Density)
District, and the 65 A Height and Bulk District.
15.
2010.1006D (R.
Crawford: (415) 558-6358)
1 LA AVANZADA STREET (AKA 1 PALO ALTO DRIVE),
SUTRO TOWER - Assessor’s Block 2724 (Lot 003) - Mandatory Discretionary
Review, pursuant to Planning Code Section 306.9 for installation of 15
antennas at various locations on Sutro Tower for Clearwire, a wireless data
service provider, to provide high speed and mobile Internet Services at the
SUTRO TOWER Broadcast Facility within the RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family)
Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Staff Analysis: Full Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take
Discretionary Review and approve
16.
2009.0155DDDDDD
(M. SMITH: (415 558-6322)
3987 20TH STREET
- south side between Sanchez and Church Streets; Lot
055A in Assessor's Block 3605 - Requests for Discretionary Review of
Building Permit Application No. 2010.07.06.6032, proposing to construct a roof
deck and a three-story horizontal addition at the rear of a single-family
dwelling, located in a RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) District, the
Dolores Heights Special Use District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Staff Analysis: Full Discretionary Review
Preliminary
Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve
17.
2010.0805D
(M. WOODS: (415) 558-6315)
1787 UNION STREET
-
south side between Octavia and Gough Streets; Lot 017 in Assessor’s Block 0544 -
Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application
No. 2010.06.04.3920, proposing to legalize the removal of a sunroom enclosure
and to establish an open patio (an “outdoor activity area,” as defined in
Planning Code Section 790.70) at the front of the building for an existing
full-service restaurant and bar (dba “The Brick Yard”) in the Union Street
Neighborhood Commercial District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Staff Analysis:
Full Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation:
Take Discretionary Review and approve the project with
conditions
18.
2010.0782DD
(E. WATTY: (415) 558-6620)
916 ORTEGA STREET
- north side between 16th and 17th Avenues; Lot 018 in
Assessor's Block 2053 - Requests for Discretionary Review of Building
Permit Application No. 2008.08.27.0197 proposing to construct vertical addition
and horizontal rear additions, and to alter the front façade of an existing
two-story, one-unit detached dwelling within the RH-1(D) [Residential, House,
One-Family (Detached)] Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Staff Analysis: Abbreviated Discretionary
Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take
Discretionary Review and approve
19.
2010.0911D (S.
Caltagirone: (415) 558-6625)
2507 PACIFIC AVENUE - south side between Pierce and Steiner Streets;
Lot 017 in Assessor’s Block 0586 - Request for Discretionary Review of
Building Permit Application No. 2010.0423.0985, proposing to construct a garage
in the front setback area beneath a new entry stair and to construct a rear
addition at the existing three-story, single-family house located within the
RH-1 (Residential, House, Single-Family) Zoning District and 40-X Height and
Bulk District.
Staff Analysis: Abbreviated Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and
approve.
(Continued from Regular Meeting
of November 18, 2010)
20.
2010.0372DD
(M. SMITH: (415 558-6322)
479 DOUGLASS STREET
- east side between 21st
and 22nd Streets; Lot 026 in Assessor's Block 2749 - Requests for
Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2010.04.20.0625
proposing to raise the building approximately two-feet and construct a
three-story addition at the rear of a single-family dwelling, located in a RH-2
(Residential, House, Two-Family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Staff Analysis: Abbreviated
Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do
not take Discretionary Review and approve as proposed
I. PUBLIC
COMMENT
At this time, members of
the public may address the Commission on items of interest to the public that
are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission except agenda
items. With respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the Commission
will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting with one exception.
When the agenda item has already been reviewed in a public hearing at which
members of the public were allowed to testify and the Commission has closed the
public hearing, your opportunity to address the Commission must be exercised
during the Public Comment portion of the Calendar. Each member of the public
may address the Commission for up to three minutes.
The Brown Act forbids a
commission 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, the commission is limited to:
(1) 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))
Adjournment:
