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SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING COMMISSION
&
RECREATION & PARKS COMMISSION
Notice of Joint
Meeting
Commission Chambers - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B.
Goodlett Place
Thursday, April 21, 2011
1:30 PM
Special Meeting
PLANNING
COMMISSION:
President: Christina R. Olague
Vice-President: Ron Miguel
Commissioners:
Michael J. Antonini
Gwyneth Borden
Rodney Fong
Kathrin Moore
Hisashi Sugaya
RECREATION AND PARKS
COMMISSION:
President: Mark Buell
Vice President: Tom Harrison
Commissioners: Paige Arata, Gloria Bonilla,
David E. Lee, Meagan Levitan, Larry Martin
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: 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.
A. SPECIAL CALENDAR
1.
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
(formerly know as South of Market Park and South of Market Recreation Center)
as established in a jointly-approved Section 295 implementation Memo adopted in
1989, as well as discussion and possible correction of the information contained
in the 1989 Memorandum about the Gene Friend Recreation Center, 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.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of March 24,
2011)
2.
2010.0128K
(D. SÁNCHEZ: (415) 575-9082)
36 - 38 Harriet Street
– Lots
101 and 102 in Assessor’s Block 3731 –
Request to
consider, with a recommendation from 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.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of March 24,
2011)
Adjournment:
