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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, August 4, 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 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
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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: 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
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regarding MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142. Requests for American
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with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available at
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the City’s efforts to accommodate such people, attendees at public meetings are
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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.
2011.0101C
(D. Sánchez: (415) 575-9082)
405 VALENCIA STREET
- southeast corner of 15th Street, Lot 029 in Assessor’s Block 3554 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code
Sections 726.83 and 303 to install a wireless transmission facility consisting
of three panel antennas on an existing mixed use building with a preference
location number 2 (preferred location) within the Valencia Street Neighborhood
Commercial Transit District and a 55-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Proposed for
Continuance to September 15, 2011)
2.
2010.0094X
(B. FU: (415) 558-6613)
740 ILLINOIS & 2121 3rd STREETS
- through lot bounded by 3rd, Illinois, 18th and 19th
Streets, Lots 002 and 006 in Assessor’s Block 4045 - Request under Planning
Code Section 329 for Large Project Authorization and exceptions for rear
yard, dwelling unit exposure and ground floor active uses for the proposed
construction of a six-story, 104-unit residential building with off-street
parking for up to 78 spaces. The subject property is located within the UMU
(Urban Mixed Use) District with a 68-X Height and Bulk Designation.
(Proposed for Continuance to
September 15, 2011)
3.
2011.0172T
(A. STARR: (415) 558-6362)
Proposed Changes to Restaurant, Video Stores, and Related Land Use
Controls.
The Commission will
consider an Ordinance introduced by Supervisor Mirkarimi concerning self-service
restaurants, retail coffee stores, and video stores as well as additional
recommendations by Planning staff to consolidate existing restaurant definitions
and controls. Specifically, the proposed Ordinance would amend the San
Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 710, 730, 733A, 733A.1, 790.90,
790.91, and 790.102 of the Planning Code to: (1) increase the maximum use size
for Small Self-Service Restaurants in Neighborhood Commercial Districts to that
of the non-residential use size limit for the district and eliminate the limit
on the number of seats; (2) increase the minimum size for Large Self-Service
Restaurants in Neighborhood Commercial Districts to that of the non-residential
use size limit for the district; (3) principally permit Small Self-Service
Restaurants and Video Stores in Neighborhood Commercial Cluster (NC-1) and
Neighborhood Commercial Transit Cluster (NCT-1) Districts; (4) conditionally
permit Large Self-Service Restaurants in the Inner Sunset Neighborhood
Commercial District; (5) require that mechanical noise and vibration from
Self-Service Restaurants be confined to the premises; and (6) remove the
prohibition of on-site food preparation and cooking and reheating equipment in
Retail Coffee Stores; adopting findings, including environmental findings,
Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the
Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adoption
(Continued from Regular Meeting of May 26, 2011)
(Proposed for
Continuance to October 6, 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.
4.
2011.0026C (R.
Crawford: (415) 558-6358)
2238 POLK STREET
- east side between Green and Vallejo Streets; Lot 015 in Assessor’s Block 0549
- Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code
Sections 303, 121.2, 723.21 and 723.42 to develop a full service restaurant
exceeding 1,999 square feet in area. The proposal would develop a 2,190 square
foot full service restaurant, (d.b.a. Gioia Pizzaria) in vacant commercial
spaces formerly occupied by a hair salon and a health food store at 2238 Polk
Street within the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District and 65-A Height
and Bulk District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
5.
2011.0543C (C. Lamorena: (415) 575-9085)
1244 9th
AVENUE
-
east side between Lincoln Way and Irving Street; Lot 028 in Assessor’s Block
1742 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning
Code Sections 303 and 730.51, to convert vacant commercial space previously
occupied by an insurance office (d.b.a. Stewart Title Guaranty Company) into a
medical service use as a pediatric dental and orthodontic office (d.b.a. Park
Smile Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics) on the ground floor of a two-story
mixed-use building within the Inner Sunset Neighborhood Commercial Zoning
District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
6.
2011.0513C (C.
Lamorena: (415) 575-9085)
3150 GEARY BOULEVARD - northeast corner of Geary Boulevard and Spruce
Street; Lot 067 in Assessor’s Block 1066 - Request for Conditional Use
Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 703.3, to
establish a formula retail use (a flooring store d.b.a. Lumber Liquidators) in a
vacant commercial space of approximately 1,800 square feet on the ground floor
of a four-story mixed-use building within the NC-3 (Neighborhood Commercial,
Moderate-Scale) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
7.
2011.0253C
(D. Sánchez: (415) 575-9082)
555 MINNA STREET
- south side between Russ and 7th Streets, Lot 092 in Assessor’s
Block 3726 - Request
for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 813.21 and
303 to demolish an existing 2,000 square foot vacant building and establish a
Social Service Use (d.b.a. South of Market Health Center) within the one story
replacement structure within the Residential Enclave District and a 45-X Height
and Bulk District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
8.
2010.0978C
(D. Sánchez: (415) 575-9082)
804 BRYANT STREET
- northwest corner of 6th and Bryant Streets, Lot 011 in Assessor’s
Block 3759 - Request
for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 817.73 and
303 to install a wireless transmission facility consisting of nine panel
antennas on an existing commercial building with a preference location number 4
(preferred location) within the Service/Light Industrial District and a 30-X
Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
9a.
2011.0325CV
(B. FU: (415) 558-6613)
144 KING STREET
- north side between 2nd and 3rd
Streets, Lot 024 in Assessor’s Block 3794 - Request under Planning Code
Sections 303 and 216(b)(i) for authorization to extend approval for a proposed
project for three additional years. The project, approved under Motion No.
17094, is demolition of an existing one-story warehouse building and
construction of an 11-story, 130-room hotel with no off-street parking. The
proposed extension would be to September 8, 2014. The property is located
within an MUO (Mixed Used - Office) Zoning District (former M-2 Zoning Distr
ict) and a 105-F Height and Bulk District. No other changes to the project are
proposed at this time.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
9b.
2011.0325CV
(B. FU: (415) 558-6613)
144 KING STREET
- north side
between 2nd and 3rd Streets, Lot 024 in Assessor’s Block
3794 - Request for time extension of Variances previously granted for floor
area ratio and bay projection under Planning Code Sections 124 and 136(c)(2).
The project, approved under Motion No. 17094, is demolition of an existing
one-story warehouse building and construction of an 11-story, approximately
130-room hotel with no off-street parking.
The
property is located within an MUO (Mixed Used - Office) Zoning District (former
M-2 Zoning District) and a 105-F Height and Bulk District. No other changes to
the project are proposed at this time.
10.
2011.0394C
(C. Teague: (415) 575-9081)
2966 MISSION STREET - west side between 25th and 26th
Streets, Lot 006 in Assessor's Block 6529 - Request for Conditional Use
Authorization to allow a "Small Self-Service" restaurant (d.b.a. Hot Press
SF, Inc) in the Mission Street NCT (Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning
District, 45-X/65-B Height and Bulk District, and the Mission Alcoholic Beverage
Special Use District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
C.
COMMISSIONERS’ QUESTIONS AND MATTERS
11. 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
12. Director’s
Announcements
13. 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
14.
2011.0450C
(S. Vellve: (415) 558-6263)
55 LAGUNA STREET (aka 218-220 Buchanan Street)
- most of the blocks bound by Laguna, Haight, Buchanan
and Hermann Streets, Lots 1, 2 and portion of Lot 3 in Assessor's Block 0870 and
Lots 1 and 1A in Assessor's Block 0857 - Request for Conditional Use
Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Section 303 to modify Conditions 20,
21 and 29 of Motion No. 17537 (Case No. 2004.0773C) to allow a mix of on-site
affordable below-market-rate dwelling units and payment of an affordable housing
fee to satisfy the requirements of Planning Code Section 415 for this mixed use
project that was approved by the Planning Commission in 2008, within RM-3
(Residential, Mixed, Medium Density) and NC-3 (Neighborhood Commercial, Moderate
Scale) Zoning Districts, the Laguna, Haight, Buchanan and Hermann Streets
Special Use District, and 40-X, 50-X and 85-X Height and Bulk Districts. The
requested modifications to Motion No. 17537 would not alter the overall number
of market rate or affordable senior dwelling units to be provided in the
development nor would the modifications affect any physical aspects of the
development.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
15.
(J. RAHAIM; (415)
558-6411)
PLANNING COMMISSION RESPONSE TO GRAND JURY REPORT ON PARKMERCED - The
San Francisco Civil Grand Jury issued a report on May 17, 2011 regarding the
Parkmerced project containing a number of findings and recommendations. The
Planning Commission is required to respond within 60 days to each finding and
recommendation. In coordination with the Office of Workforce and Economic
Development and the City Attorney's office, staff has drafted a response letter
for the Commission's review.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve the draft response letter to
the Grand Jury
(Continued
from Regular Meeting of July 21, 2011)
16.
2007.0558
(J. SWITZKY: (415) 575-6815)
TRANSIT CENTER DISTRICT PLAN
-- INFORMATIONAL UPDATE.
The draft
Transit Center District Plan was published in November 2009. In anticipation of
publication of the Draft Environment Impact Report in early autumn, Planning
Department staff will provide for the Commission a brief refresher of the
proposals of the draft Plan and an update on related items. The draft Plan is
available for public review at: http://transitcenter.sfplanning.org.
Preliminary Recommendation: No Action Required --
Informational Only
17.
2010.0641M
(S. EXLINE: (415) 558-6332)
2011 RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT UPDATE
- INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION The first Draft of the Recreation and Open
Space Element was released in May 2009, the Revised Draft of the Recreation and
Open Space Element was released on June 8, 2011. This presentation will be the
second in a series of three informational presentations on the policies in the
Revised Draft of the Recreation and Open Space Element. The Revised Draft of the
Element is available for the public to review online at
http://openspace.sfplanning.org
Preliminary Recommendation: No Action
Required -- Informational Only
18.
(L.
AVERY: (415) 558-6407)
AMENDMENTS TO COMMISSION’S RULES AND REGULATIONS
Preliminary
Recommendation: Adoption
(Continued
from Regular Meeting of July 28, 2011)
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:
