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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, March
24, 2011
* * *12:00 PM* * *
(NOON)
Regular Meeting
President: Christina R.
Olague
Vice-President: Ron Miguel
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 9:30 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:
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Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax
(415) 581-2317; and web site http//www.sfgov.org/ethics.
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Policy
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Under the Sunshine Ordinance
Government's duty
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Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to
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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:
Christina R.
Olague
Vice-President:
Ron Miguel
Commissioners:
Michael
J. Antonini; Gwyneth Borden; Rodney Fong; Kathrin Moore; Hisashi Sugaya
NOTE:
For the next few weeks, the Commission’s Order of Business has been altered to
accommodate the new start time and honor the 1:30 p.m. noticed time for most
cases.
A.
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.
B.
COMMISSIONERS’ QUESTIONS AND MATTERS
1.
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.
C. DIRECTOR’S REPORT
2.
Director’s Announcements
3. Review
of Past Week’s Events at the Board of Supervisors, Board of Appeals, and
Historic Preservation Commission.
4.
(K. GUY: (415) 558-6163)
Informational Item: Update on previous entitlements for office development at
524 Howard Street (Case Nos. 84.199BEKRX and 98.843BKX).
5.
(J. RAHAIM: (415) 558-6411)
Governor
Brown’s Proposed Elimination of Redevelopment Agencies
D. 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 an agenda
item (item 12) that has 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.
1:30 P.M.
E.
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.
6. 2011.0248K
(D. SÁNCHEZ:
(415) 575-9082)
Gene Friend Recreation Center
- block bounded by 6th, Folsom and Harriet Streets, Lots 10, 11, 12
and 111 of Assessor's Block 3731 - Request to Consider jointly with the
Recreation and Park Commission an increase of the cumulative shadow limits
for Gene Friend Recreation Center as established in a jointly-approved Section
295 implementation Memo adopted in 1989, in order to accommodate new shadow cast
by the 36 - 38 Harriet Street Project. The Gene Friend Recreation Center is a
park referred to as "South of Market Park" in the 1989 Implementation Memo. The
impacted park is located within the P (Public) Zoning District and the 45-X,
65-X, and OS Height and Bulk Districts.
Preliminary Recommendation (Planning Commission): Adoption of the
Resolution raising the cumulative shadow limit for Gene Friend Recreation
Center.
(Proposed for continuance to April 21, 2011)
7.
2010.0128K (D.
SÁNCHEZ: (415) 575-9082)
36 - 38 Harriet Street
- Request to consider, with a recommendation of the General Manager of the
Recreation and Parks Department in consultation with the Recreation and Parks
Commission, whether the shading or shadowing on Gene Friend Recreation
Center from the proposed project will be significant or adverse, pursuant to
Planning Code Section 295 (The Sunlight Ordinance). The proposed project will
construct a four story, 23 unit multifamily SRO building on an existing vacant
lot. The finished roof of the building would reach a height of approximately 45
feet, while the parapet would reach a height of approximately 48 feet. The
project site is located within the MUG (Mixed use General) and RED (Residential
Enclave District) Zoning District and the 45-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation (Planning Commission): Adoption of the
Motion finding that net new shadow from the project is not adverse, and
authorizing the allocation of the cumulative shadow limits for Gene Friend
Recreation Center to this project.
(Proposed for continuance to April 21, 2011)
8. 2008.0723E
(C. FORDHAM:
(415) 575-9071)
1255-1275
COLUMBUS AVENUE
– east side Columbus Avenue at the northwest corner of the intersection of
Columbus Avenue, North Point, and Leavenworth Street; Lot 014 of Assessor’s
Block 0028 – Appeal of Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration. The
proposed project is demolition of an existing 15,852-square-foot, 32-foot-tall
office building built in 1954 and construction of a new 54,420-square-foot,
40-foot-tall, mixed-use building containing 20 residential units and 6,215
square feet of commercial space. The project site is located in a C-2 (Community
Business District) Use District, the Waterfront Special Use District No. 2, and
a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Uphold Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration
(Proposed for
Continuance to May 12, 2011)
F.
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
9.
2010.0797C
(A. PUTRA: (415) 575-9079)
1799 19TH AVENUE - northwest
corner of 19th Avenue and Noriega Street; Lot 010 in Assessor’s Block
2030 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning
Code Sections 711.83, and 303 to establish a macro wireless telecommunications
services (WTS) facility by replacing two omni antennas with 12 new panel
antennas to be located within an expanded cupola of a building containing an
automotive repair use (dba "Pennzoil 10 Minute Oil Change") with related
equipment cabinets on the ground, as part of the AT&T wireless
telecommunications network in a NC-2 (Neighborhood Commercial, Small-scale)
Zoning District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
10.
2011.0087M
(L. Langlois (415) 575-9083)
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT- MINOR TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE COMMUNITY SAFETY ELEMENT
- Request to amend the Community Safety Element by adding language to
reference to the most recent Hazard Mitigation Plan.
This amendment would allow the City and County of San Francisco to qualify for
additional funding for certain disaster recovery projects per California
Assembly Bill AB 2140. The Planning Commission will consider environmental
findings and consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section
101.1.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
11.
2011.0103U
(P.
LAVALLEY: (415) 575-9084)
201 VAN NESS AVENUE (aka 270-290 HAYES STREET)
- block bounded by Hayes, Grove, and Franklin Streets and Van Ness Avenue,
Assessor’s Block 0810, Lot 001. Request for Sign Approval pursuant to
Planning Code Section 605 to install signs in a P (Public) District on the
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. Planning Code Section 605 requires that all
applications to erect business signs in P Districts shall be submitted to the
Planning Commission for approval or disapproval. The subject property is
located within a P (Public) Zoning district and a 96-S/130-G Height and Bulk
district and is a non-contributing structure to the Civic Center Historic
District. The Historic Preservation Commission approved a Certificate of
Appropriateness for the proposed project at their regular hearing on March 16,
2011.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
G.
CONSIDERATION OF FINDINGS AND FINAL ACTION – PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
12.
2005.0869E
(J. POLING: (415) 575-9072)
121 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE/St.
Anthony Foundation and Mercy Housing Project
- Certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report - Assessor’s
Block 0349 Lot 001 - The proposed project would demolish a 2-story 42,468 sq.
ft. building containing dining hall/philanthropic uses, and construct a
10-story, 109,375 sq. ft. building that would replace and expand the dining
hall/philanthropic uses and add 90 affordable senior housing units. No
off-street parking exists or is proposed. The 14,156 sq. ft. project site is
located in an RC-4 zoning district, an 80-120-T height and bulk district, and
the North of Market Residential Special Use District, Subarea No. 1.
NOTE: The public hearing on the Draft EIR is closed. The public
comment period for the Draft EIR ended on January 24, 2011. 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
13a.
2005.0869ECV
(R. CRAWFORD: (415) 558-6358)
121 GOLDEN
GATE AVENUE
- southwest corner of Golden Gate Avenue and Jones Street; Lot 001 in Assessor’s
Block 0349 - Adoption of Findings Pursuant to the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), California Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.
(“CEQA”) particularly Section 21081.5, the Guidelines for Implementation of
CEQA, 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15000 et seq. (“CEQA
Guidelines”), particularly Section 15091 through 15093 and Chapter 31 of the San
Francisco Administrative Code for a project that proposes to demolish the
existing two-story building on the property and construct a 10-story,
99-foot-high building with a dining hall/kitchen and philanthropic/social
services in the basement and ground and second floors, 90 senior affordable
dwelling units and approximately 21,864 square feet of non-residential interior
space and no parking facilities. The project site is located within the RC-4
(Residential, Commercial Combined, High Density) Zoning District, North of
Market Residential Special Use District, and 120-T Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Adopt CEQA Findings
13b.
2005.0869ECV
(R. CRAWFORD: (415) 558-6358)
121 GOLDEN
GATE AVENUE
- southwest corner of Golden Gate Avenue and Jones Street; Lot 001 in Assessor’s
Block 0349 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization with exceptions as
provided under Planning Code Section 249.5, pursuant to Planning Code
Sections, 249.5, 253, 161(h), 253, and 303 to allow construction of a building
exceeding 40 feet in a Residential District, allow elimination of off street
parking, with exceptions including but not limited to exceptions from Section
249.5(c)(9) Setback Requirements, Section 249(c)(10) Rear Yards, Section
209.3(d) Establishment of a Social Service or Philanthropic Facility Above The
Ground Floor, and Section 271(b) Bulk Requirements. The project proposes to
demolish the existing two-story building on the property and construct a
10-story, 99-foot-high building with a dining hall/kitchen and
philanthropic/social services in the basement and ground floor, 90 senior
affordable dwelling units and approximately 21,864 square feet of
non-residential interior space and no parking facilities. The project site is
located within the RC-4 (Residential, Commercial Combined, High Density) Zoning
District, North of Market Residential Special Use District, and 120-T Height and
Bulk District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval with conditions
13c.
2005.0869ECV
(R.CRAWFORD: (415) 558-6358)
121 GOLDEN
GATE AVENUE
- southwest corner of Golden Gate Avenue and Jones Street; Lot 001 in Assessor’s
Block 0349 - Request for Variance, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 152
to construct a building exceeding 100,001 square feet in area without off-street
loading where one off-street loading space is required. The project proposes to
demolish the existing two-story building on the property and construct a
10-story, 99-foot-high building with a dining hall/kitchen and
philanthropic/social services in the basement and ground floor, 90 senior
affordable dwelling units and approximately 21,864 square feet of
non-residential interior space and no parking facilities. The project site is
located within the RC-4 (Residential, Commercial Combined, High Density) Zoning
District, North of Market Residential Special Use District, and 120-T Height and
Bulk District.
14.
2009.0646C
(K. GUY: (415) 558-6163)
524 HOWARD
STREET
- north side between First and Second Streets; Lot 013 in Assessor’s Block 3721
- Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code
Sections 156 and 303, to allow the continued operation of an existing temporary
surface parking lot within the C-3-O (SD) District and the 450-S Height and Bulk
District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Continued
from Regular Meeting of January 13, 2011)
15.
2009.0418E
(C. FORDHAM: (415) 575-9071)
PIER 36/BRANNAN STREET WHARF
-
the east side
of The Embarcadero, in proximity to Brannan Street and Townsend Street, Lot
034,036 in Assessor’s Block 9900 - Public Hearing on the Draft Environmental
Impact Report. The proposed project involves the demolition of Pier 36,
including 133,000 square feet of pile-supported decks and piles, the 35,000
square foot Pier 36 warehouse building, and 18,800 square feet of bulkhead wharf
sections which runs between Piers 30-32 and Pier 38, and construction of a
57,000 square foot open space park, “the Brannan Street Wharf”, which would be
approximately 830 feet long, and would vary in width from 10 feet to 140 feet.
The park would consist of a raised lawn and a 2,000 square-foot craft float. The
construction of the Brannan Street Wharf would require driving 269 new piles and
reinforcing the adjacent seawall. The existing Pier 36 and bulkhead wharf
sections 11a, 11, and 12 are historic resources. The project site is located in
an M-2 (Heavy Industrial) Zoning District and 40-X height and bulk district.
Written comments will be accepted at the Planning Department’s offices until the
close of business on March 28, 2011.
Preliminary Recommendation: No Action Required
16.
2010.0386C
(D. Sánchez: (415) 575-9082)
3438 Mission Street
- west side of Mission Street, between Kingston Street and Cortland Avenue, Lot
008 in Assessor’s Block 6660
- Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections
712.83 and 303 to install a wireless transmission facility consisting of five
panel antennas and associated equipment and having a Location Preference of 5 on
a three story mixed use building as part of the T-Mobile wireless
telecommunications network within the Moderate Scale Neighborhood Commercial
District (NC-3) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
17.
2010.0492C
(D. Sánchez: (415) 575-9082)
650 5th StreeT
- southeast corner of Bluxome and 5th Streets, Lot 002 in Assessor’s
Block 3785 -
Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections
818.73 and 303 to install a wireless transmission facility consisting of eight
panel antennas on an existing commercial building having a Location Preference
of 4 as part of the T Mobile wireless telecommunications network within the
Service/Secondary Office District and a 65-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
6:00 P.M.
I. 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 an agenda
item (item 18) that has 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.
J.
CONSIDERATION OF FINDINGS AND FINAL ACTION – PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
18.
2007.1275E
(J. RANGE: (415)
575-9018)
San Francisco 2004 and 2009 Housing Element - Certification of the
Final Environmental Impact Report The proposed project is the 2004 and 2009
Housing Elements. The Housing Element is a public policy document that addresses
issues relating to housing needs for San Francisco residents. The Housing
Element is prepared in response to Government Code section 65580 et seq.,
California housing element law, which requires local jurisdictions to plan for
and address the housing needs of its population for attainment of state housing
goals. The California Court of Appeals has determined the environmental document
prepared for the 2004 Housing Element inadequate, and has directed the City to
prepare an EIR for the 2004 Housing Element. The City must also comply with
state housing element law and prepare another periodic update of the Housing
Element. The City has undergone a community planning process and prepared the
draft 2009 Housing Element. This EIR satisfies the City’s legal requirements for
preparing an EIR on the 2004 Housing Element and also analyzes the environmental
effects of the 2009 Housing Element.
Please note: The public hearing on the Draft EIR is closed. The public comment
period for the Draft EIR ended on August 31, 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
K.
REGULAR CALENDAR
19a.
2007.1275EM
(K. Dischinger: (415) 558-6284)
2009 Housing Element Update
- Adopting CEQA Findings on approval of the 2009 Housing Element Update of
the General Plan - and associated actions, including repealing the existing
Housing Element of the General Plan, adopting the 2009 Housing Element update,
and related actions. Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
19b.
2007.1275EM
(K. Dischinger: (415)558-6284)
2009 Housing Element Update - Consideration of Adopting a Resolution Amending to the General
Plan
- Pursuant to Planning Code Section 340 (c), the Commission will consider
adopting amendments to the General Plan, including repealing the existing
Housing Element of the General Plan, adopting the 2009 Housing Element update,
and related actions, making Planning Code Section 101.1 findings, and
recommending that the Board of Supervisors adopt an Ordinance approving the
amendments. The 2009 Housing Element Update is required by State Law, and
includes Part 1: Data and Needs Analysis, which contains a description and
analysis of San Francisco’s population, household and employment trends,
existing housing characteristics, and housing needs; Part 2: Objectives,
Policies; and a series of Appendices including Implementing Programs, which sets
forth actions to help address the City’s needs.
Preliminary recommendation: Approval
L.
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
