July 7, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO

PLANNING COMMISSION

Notice of Meeting

&

Calendar

Commission Chambers - Room 400

City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Thursday, July 7, 2011

12:00 PM

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 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.

 

 

 

 

 

12:00 PM   _________

 

ROLL CALL:                                                     

                        President:                                 Christina R. Olague                                           

                        Vice-President:                          Ron Miguel

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.         2011.0415C                                                                   (E. JACKSON: (415) 558-6363)

234 9^TH STREET - southwest side of 9^th Street, between Tehama and Clementina Streets, Lot 004 of Assessor’s Block 3518 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 227(h), 303, and 816.73 to install a wireless telecommunications facility consisting of 9 new panel antennas to be located on the roof of an existing three story commercial building and 5 new equipment cabinets to be located within the existing building in a first floor storage area.  The project site is within a SLR (Service / Light Industrial / Residential Mixed Use) Zoning District and a 50-X Height and Bulk District.  The proposal is part of a wireless transmission network operated by AT&T on a Location Preference 4 (Preferred Location – Industrial or Commercial Structures) according to the Wireless Telecommunications Services (WTS) Siting Guidelines. 

Preliminary Recommendation:  Pending

(Proposed for Continuance to September 15, 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

 

2.         2011.0451C                                                                              (K. Guy: (415) 558-6163)

1407 BUSH STREET  - south side between Polk Street and Van Ness Avenue; Lot 002A in Assessor’s Block 0670 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 723.42, to establish a full-service restaurant (dba "Fina Estampa") within the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District and the 65-A Height and Bulk District. The size of the existing tenant space would not change.

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.

 

 

 

 

 

3.         Consideration of Adoption:

 

·         Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of May 5, 2011

·         Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of May 12, 2011

·         Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of May 19, 2011

·         Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of May 26, 2011

·         Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of June 16, 2011

 

4.         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

 

5.         Director’s Announcements

           

6.         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.         REGULAR CALENDAR

 

7.                                                                                           (D. ALUMBAUGH: (415) 558-6601)

COMMUNITY VISION FOR SAN FRANCISCO’S NORTHEAST WATERFRONT - On July 8, 2010, the Commission acknowledged the work of Department staff in completing the Northeast Embarcadero Study and recognized the design principles and recommendations of the study for public realm improvements and new development in the area. At that same hearing, the Commission also urged the Port of San Francisco to consider the principles and recommendations of the Northeast Embarcadero Study when considering public infrastructure improvements in the study area. Separately, a citizens group prepared its own study entitled “A Community Vision for San Francisco’s Northeast Waterfront” and has requested that they be given the opportunity to present their work to the Commission. It is this group’s study that is the subject of this informational presentation.

            Preliminary Recommendation: Informational presentation only. No action required

 

8.                                                                                          (J. NAVARRETE: (415) 575-9040)

THE 34^TH AMERICA’S CUP AND JAMES R. HERMAN CRUISE TERMINAL AND NORTHEAST WHARF PLAZA BRIEFING - Informational Hearing                  

-   34^th America’s Cup Project Description: The 34th America’s Cup project sponsors—the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) and the America’s Cup Event Authority—propose to host the 34th America’s Cup (AC34) sailing races in San Francisco Bay. A series of AC34 yacht races would be held in San Francisco Bay in 2012 (America’s Cup World Series) and in 2013 (Louis Vuitton Cup, America’s Cup Challenger Series; potential America’s Cup Defender Selection Series; and the Match). Several of the venues proposed for the AC34 events are piers, water areas, and facilities managed by the Port of San Francisco (Port) including: Piers (Piers 19, 19½, 23, 27-29½, 26, 28, 30-32, and 80), water basins/water areas (Piers 9, 9-15, 17-19, 19-23, 23-27, 29‑31, 14-22½, 26‑28, 28-30, and 32-36), and Seawall Lot 330.  Various other venues are proposed for spectator‑related activities, some of which are under the jurisdiction of other city, state or federal agencies, including Crissy Field, Marina Green, Fort Mason, Aquatic Park, Alcatraz Island, Fort Baker Pier at Cavallo Point (near Sausalito), San Francisco Civic Center, Union Square, and Justin Herman Plaza. The event venues would include team bases and operations, support space, media operations, hospitality services, sponsored commercial space, entertainment and spectator areas, and temporary berthing and mooring facilities for race-related and spectator vessels. Most of the facilities would be temporary and removed at the conclusions of the events, although certain permanent infrastructure improvements would be required at some of the proposed venue sites within the Port's jurisdiction. The proposed project also includes a number of implementation plans that address transportation management, waste management, parks coordination and management, sustainability, water and air traffic, public safety, youth involvement, and workforce development. The project would also require amendments to the Special Area Plan (SAP) adopted by the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC).

- Cruise Terminal Project Description: The Port of San Francisco proposes the development of Pier 27 as the James R. Herman Cruise Terminal and Northeast Wharf Plaza, which is proposed to be phased to allow proposed America’s Cup Village uses at Piers 27-29, including an initial phase of the cruise terminal building, for the 2013 America’s Cup races. The Cruise Terminal project would involve demolition of the existing Pier 27 shed, a portion of the Pier 29 shed, and Pier 27 Annex Building. The remainder of the Pier 29 shed would be retained and rehabilitated, and the Belt Line office building would be retained. Proposed improvements to complete the cruise terminal and wharf plaza would be built out after the AC34 races are concluded. The proposed two-story cruise terminal building would be approximately 91,200 square feet in size and would occupy a footprint of approximately 46,100 square feet along Pier 27. The Pier 27 cruise terminal would be designed to handle vessels carrying 2,600 to up to 4,000 passengers. The cruise terminal would include an approximately a 3-acre ground transportation area, which would be located in the center of Piers 27-29, to support access, drop-off, and exiting by trucks, taxis, buses, and passenger vehicles to meet both ship provisioning and passenger loading needs of the cruise terminal. The cruise terminal would also accommodate other uses between ship calls, such as public or private gatherings, and maritime-oriented events. The Northeast Wharf Plaza would provide an approximately 2½-acre open space at the south end of Pier 27, fronting along The Embarcadero promenade and would include a multi-use recreational space containing natural turf; pavers, concrete seating/steps and planters; and ancillary structures for commercial and recreational services. The cruise terminal and wharf plaza project would also require amendments to the SAP adopted by BCDC.

   Preliminary Recommendation: Informational only; no Commission action.

 

9.         2011.0526T                                                                   (S. Hayward: (415) 558-6372)

Creation of a Limited Live Performance Permit for indoor locales - The Commission will consider an Ordinance [Board File No. 11-0506]  introduced by Supervisors Mirkarimi, Wiener, Mar, and Campos amending Planning Code Sections 102.17 (Nighttime Entertainment Uses), 703.2 (Zoning Control Table), 790.38 (Entertainment, Other), 803.2 (Uses Permitted in Chinatown Mixed Use Districts), 803.3 (Uses Permitted in Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts and South of Market Use Mixed Use Districts), and 890.37 (Entertainment, Other) to create a Limited Live Performance Permit for indoor locales whose primary function is not presentation of live performances.  The proposed permit would include noise and hours restrictions, but not necessarily security plan requirements; specifying application and license fees and hearing requirements for said permit; and making findings, adopting findings, including environmental findings, Planning Code Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.

Preliminary Recommendation:  Approval with Modifications

 

10a.      2006.0974D                                                                   (S. HAYWARD: (415) 558-6372)

1710 DIAMOND STREET - west side between Valley Street and Diamond Heights Boulevard; Lot 102 in Assessor’s Block 7535 - Mandatory Discretionary Review, pursuant to Planning Code Section 317(d), of Demolition Permit Application No. 2007.02.06.3541, proposing to demolish a one-story single-family residential building within the RM-1 (Residential Mixed, Low-Density) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.

Staff Analysis:  Full Discretionary Review

Preliminary Recommendation:  Do not take Discretionary Review and approve

 

10b.      2011.0632D                                                                       (S. HAYWARD: (415) 558-6372)

1710 DIAMOND STREET - west side between Valley Street and Diamond Heights Boulevard; Lot 102 in Assessor’s Block 7535 - Mandatory Discretionary Review, pursuant to Planning Code Section 317(d), of Building Permit Application Nos. 2007.02.06.3543, 2007.02.06.3548, 2007.02.06.3550, and 2007.02.06.3551 proposing to construct four new single-family residential buildings within the RM-1 (Residential Mixed, Low-Density) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.

Staff Analysis:  Full Discretionary Review

Preliminary Recommendation:  Take Discretionary Review and approve with modifications

 

11.        2010.1028C                                                                          (T. Wang: (415) 558-6335)

4124 MISSION STREET - northwest side between Admiral Avenue and Trumbull Street; Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 6804 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, 711.54 and 790.60 to convert a vacant ground floor commercial space into a massage establishment (dba Miracle Chi Gone Massage) within the NC-2 (Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

(Continued from Regular Meeting of May 19, 2011)

                        NOTE: On May 19, 2011, following public testimony, the Commission continued it to 7/7/11 to allow continued conversations with the community; PH remains open.

 

            12.        2011.0208C                                                                    (K. DURANDET: (415) 575-6816)

2730 21^ST STREET - northeast corner at Bryant Street, Lot 024 of Assessor’s Block 4087 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 178 and 186 to add DJ music to an existing Limited Commercial Use authorized as a bar per Motion No. 9074 (d.b.a. Asiento) within the RM-1 (Residential Mixed-Low Density) Zoning District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.  If granted, the Conditional Use Authorization would allow the applicant to seek an Entertainment License for Other Entertainment as defined is Planning Code Section 790.38.

Preliminary Recommendation:  Approval with Conditions

 

13.        2010.1042C                                                                      (E. JACKSON: (415) 558-6363)

660-670 4^TH STREET – corner of 4^th and Bluxome Streets, Lots 104-160 of Assessor’s Block 3786 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 227(h), 303, and 842.93 to install a wireless telecommunications facility consisting of 10 new antennas and 6 new cabinets on the rooftop on an existing 7 story mixed use building.  The project site is within a MUO (Mixed Use Office) Zoning District and a 85-X Height and Bulk District.  The proposal is part of a wireless transmission network operated by AT&T on a Location Preference 5 (Preferred Location – Mixed Use Buildings in High Density Districts) according to the Wireless Telecommunications Services (WTS) Siting Guidelines. 

Preliminary Recommendation:  Approval with Conditions

(Continued from Regular Meeting of June 2, 2011)

 

14.        2009.0651C                                                                                 (B. Fu: (415) 558-6613)

2045-2121 EVANS STREET - west side between Cesar Chavez and Napoleon Streets, Lots 001B & 002 in Assessor’s Block 4343 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 157 and 303 to allow parking in excess of accessory amounts for the proposed Restaurant Depot building expansion, within the PDR-2 (Core Production, Distribution, and Repair) Zoning District and a 65-J Height and Bulk District. 

Preliminary Recommendation:  Approval with Conditions

(Continued from Regular Meeting of June 16, 2011)

 

15.        2011.0326C                                                                       (R. SUCRE:  (415) 575-9108)

50 OTIS STREET - northeast corner of Otis and Brady Streets, Lot 021 in Assessor’s Block 3505 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 731.59 and 303 to convert an existing contractor’s shop and warehouse (trade shop use category) into a motorcycle repair shop (automotive repair use category; d.b.a. Tokyo Moto) within the NCT-3 (Moderate Scale Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning District and a 50-X Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

 

16.        2011.0443C                                                                        (S. Vellve:  (415) 558-6263)

3111 FILLMORE STREET - west side between Filbert and Pixley Streets; Lot 009 in Assessor’s Block 0515 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Section 303, to modify conditions of approval placed on the existing “Other Entertainment” use (d.b.a. The Comet Club) in Motion 18180, Case No. 2010.0255C, to extend the hours of amplified and acoustical live entertainment on the premises until 2 AM on Thursday nights within the Union Street Neighborhood Commercial and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation:  Approval with Conditions

 

17.        2011.0454D                                                                 (G. Cabreros: (415) 558-6169)

610 EL CAMINO DEL MAR - west side between Seacliff and McLaren Avenues, Lot 001X in Assessor’s Block 1307 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2010.09.20.1192, proposing to construct a roof deck on the main roof, a rear terrace and facade alterations to the two-story-over-basement, single-family house 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

                                                                                                                                                           

18.        2011.0389DDD                                                                      (A. STARR: (415) 558-6362)

2040 JACKSON STREET - north side between Laguna and Octavia Streets; Lot 004A in Assessor's Block 0591 - Requests for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2010.11.03.4269 proposing to construct a three-story rear horizontal addition, a stair and elevator penthouse, and a roof deck on a three-story single-family house within the RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.

Staff Analysis:  Abbreviated Discretionary Review

Preliminary Recommendation:  Do not take Discretionary Review and approve as revised

 

G.         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