SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING COMMISSION
Notice of Meeting
&
Calendar
Commission Chambers - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Thursday, September 22, 2011
12:00 P.M.
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
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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 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 P.M. _________
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.
1a. 2011.0063DV (J. IONIN: (415) 558-6309)
135 El Camino del Mar - south side between 25th Avenue and the western most entrance to the Presidio; Lot 031 in Assessor’s Block 1334 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2010.01.07.4358 proposing to legalize horizontal additions built without benefit of permit at the southeastern-most rear portion, along the east side and over the garage at the front of the single-family residence within an RH-1(D) (Residential House, One-Family, Detached), Scenic Special Sign District, and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve
(Continued from the Regular Meeting on May 19, 2011)
NOTE: On May 19, 2011, following public testimony, the Commission continued to matter to September 22, 2011. Public hearing remains open.
(Proposed for Continuance to October 27, 2011)
1b. 2011.0063DV (J. IONIN: (415) 558-6309)
135 El Camino del Mar - south side between 25th Avenue and the western most entrance to the Presidio; Lot 031 in Assessor’s Block 1334 - Request for Rear Yard and Non-complying Structure Variances pursuant to Sections 134 and 188 of the Planning Code to legalize additions built without benefit of permit at the southeastern-most rear portion, along the east side and over the garage at the front of the single-family residence. A portion of the horizontal addition at the rear encroaches into the required rear yard within an RH-1(D) (Residential House, One-Family, Detached), Scenic Special Sign District, and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
(Continued from the Regular Meeting on May 19, 2011)
FOLLOWING PUBLIC TESTIMONY, THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR CONTINUED THE ITEM TO 9/22/2011. PUBLIC HEARING REMAINS OPEN.
(Proposed for Continuance to October 27, 2011)
2. 2011.0165C (S. YOUNG: (415) 558-6346)
2424 POLK STREET - east side between Filbert and Union Streets; Lot 020 in Assessor’s Block 0525 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Sections 723.21, 723.41, 723.42, and 303 of the Planning Code to convert a vacant retail space into a full-service restaurant with bar (d.b.a. Revo) and to allow a use size that exceeds 1,999 square feet in a one-story commercial building within the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District and a 65-A Height and Bulk District. The proposed full-service restaurant with bar will contain approximately 2,500 square feet of floor area and will accommodate up to 49 patrons.
Preliminary Recommendation: Pending
(Continued from Regular Meeting of July 14, 2011)
(Proposed for Indefinite Continuance)
3. 2011.0812T (J. Jaramillo: (415) 575-6818)
Japantown Special Use District Provisions [Board File No. 11-0768] - Japantown Special Use District Provisions [Board File No. 11-0768]. The Planning Commission will consider a proposed Ordinance, introduced by Supervisor Mirkarimi, amending the San Francisco Planning Code Section 249.31 to: 1) prohibit a Medical Service Use or a Business or Professional Service Use on the Ground Floor in the Area Zoned NC-2 in the Japantown Special Use District; and 2) making environmental findings, Planning Code Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
Preliminary Recommendation: Pending
(Proposed for Indefinite Continuance)
4. 2010.0367DDV (C. Teague: (415) 575-9081)
54-62 Peralta Street - Request for off-street parking Variance pursuant to Planning Code Section 242(e)(4) for the proposed construction of two new three-story, two-family dwellings on two adjacent down-sloping lots, in a RH-2 (Residential, Two-Family House) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District, and within the Bernal Heights Special Use District.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of July 14, 2011)
FOLLOWING PUBLIC TESTIMONY, THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR CONTINUED THE ITEM TO 7/14/2011. PUBLIC HEARING REMAINS OPEN.
NOTE: Per the Zoning Administrator the V case is no longer necessary due to changes made to the project in response to concerns from the neighbors.
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
5. 2011.0557C (A. PUTRA: (415) 575-9079)
1300 26th AVENUE, southeast corner of Irving Street and 26th Avenue; Lot 044 in Assessor’s Block 1780 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 711.83 and 303 to allow a wireless telecommunication services facility consisting of six panel antennas which will be façade and rooftop mounted to a six-story mixed-use building as part of AT&T’s wireless telecommunications network within an NC-2 (Neighborhood Commercial, Small-scale) District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
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.
6. Consideration of Adoption:
· Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of September 8, 2011
7. 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
8. Director’s Announcements
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. REGULAR CALENDAR
10. (V. WISE: (4150 575-9049)
MTA’s SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY STRATEGY - Informational Presentation - This presentation will provide an overview of MTA’s work on sustainable mobility and climate action strategy. The presentation will include information on MTA’s sustainability goals, mobility strategies for various modes, and examples of current projects,
(Continued from Regular Meeting of July 14, 2011)
Preliminary Recommendation: None Requested
11. 2005.1004MTZR (J. Swae: (415) 575-9069)
Glen Park Community Plan Informational Presentation - Staff briefing on Glen Park Community Plan including overview of Plan recommendations in areas of land use, transportation and open space. This informational presentation is preparation for a public hearing to consider initiating actions required to approve the Glen Park Community Plan, including initiating amendments to the General Plan, Planning Code and Zoning Maps, tentatively scheduled on October 6th, 2011.
Preliminary Recommendation: None Requested
12. 2011.0710T (S. Hayward: (415) 558-6372)
Amendments to the Planning Code to Regulate Alcoholic Beverages in Bowling Alleys in the Mission Alcoholic Beverage Special Use Subdistrict [Board File No. 11-0767] - The Planning Commission will consider a proposed Ordinance, introduced by Supervisor Kim, amending the San Francisco Planning Code Section 249.60 to: 1) permit bowling alleys in the Mission Alcoholic Beverage Special Use Subdistrict to serve alcoholic beverages; and 2) making environmental findings, Planning Code Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with modifications.
13. 2011.0707T (A. Rodgers: (415) 558-6395)
Reconstruction of Buildings Damaged or Destroyed by Fire or Acts of God [Board File No. 11-0590] - The Planning Commission will consider a proposed Ordinance sponsored by Supervisor Cohen that would amend the San Francisco Planning Code. This Ordinance would amend Section 181(d) to: 1) provide a process for the reconstruction of buildings damaged or destroyed by fire or acts of God; 2) provide a retroactive operative date of August 1, 2009; and 3) making environmental findings, Planning Code Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval.
14. 2008.1395X (K. Durandet: (415) 575-6816)
1501 15TH STREET - southwest corner of South Van Ness Avenue and 15th Street, Lot 054 of Assessor’s Block 3553 - Request for Large Project Authorization and exceptions pursuant to Planning Code Sections 134 and 329. The subject property is in the UMU (Urban Mixed Use) Zoning District, and a 58-X Height and Bulk District. The proposed project would replace a vacant lot (formerly a gas station) with a 58 foot high, five-story, 66,043 square foot, mixed-use building consisting of 40 residential units (16 one-bedroom, 24 two-bedroom) and approximately 9,681 square feet of ground-floor commercial use. The building would provide 39 off-street parking spaces at the basement level with access to the underground parking garage on 15th Street. The project would provide approximately 3,187 square feet of common outdoor space and 2,917 square feet of private open space with an exception for rear yard requirement pursuant to Planning Code Section 134.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of July 14, 2011)
15. 2010.1083C (A. HOLLISTER: (415) 575-9078)
2041 LARKIN STREET - west side of Larkin Street between Vallejo Street and Broadway, Lot 003 in Assessor’s Block 0572 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.6(b) and 303 for a proposed wireless telecommunications service facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The facility would consist of up to six antennas located inside an existing church steeple along with equipment located in an internal room. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 1 Site (Preferred Location – Public Structure Site) within the RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-Family) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
16. 2010.0681C (B. BENDIX: (415) 575-9114)
275 VALENCIA STREET - east side between 14th Street and Clinton Park; Lot 091 of Assessor’s Block 3532 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 121.1, 121.2, and 303, for an expansion of an existing Religious Institution (Annunciation Cathedral) to replace the existing surface parking lot with a new 50-foot tall and 31,218 square-foot cathedral building with a dome extending to a height of 68-feet and containing 12,718 square-feet of assembly space and 18,530 square feet of underground parking with 58 off-street parking spaces within an NCT-3 (Moderate Scale Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning District, 50-X Height and Bulk District, and the Market & Octavia Area Plan.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
17a. 2011.0079CV (B. Fu: (415) 558-6613)
2495 HARRISON STREET - northeast corner of Harrison and 21st Streets, Lot 018 in Assessor’s Block 4084 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.4(a) and 303 to allow the establishment of a community facility located in the front building with no exterior alterations and d.b.a. “The Seed Fund for the Studio for Urban Projects” within the RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-Family) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. The project also includes rear yard and off-street parking Variance requests to be reviewed and determined by the Zoning Administrator.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
17b. 2011.0079CV (B. Fu: (415) 558-6613)
2495 HARRISON STREET - northeast corner of Harrison and 21st Streets, Lot 018 in Assessor’s Block 4084 - Request for Rear yard and Off-Street Parking Variance under Planning Code Sections 134 and 151 to allow the construction of a new single-family dwelling in the required rear yard and without the required off-street parking space within the RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-Family) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. The project also includes a Conditional Use to allow the establishment of a community facility located in the front building with no exterior alterations and d.b.a. “The Seed Fund for the Studio for Urban Projects”.
18. 2011.0382C (D. Sánchez: (415) 575-9082)
1575 South Van Ness Avenue - northeast corner of South Van Ness Avenue and Cesar Chavez Street, Lot 027 in Assessor’s Block 6571 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 703.4 and 303 to establish a 4,725 square foot retail use (d.b.a. AutoZone) identified as a Formula Retail use within the Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District and a 65-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with conditions
19. 2011.0270C (D. SANCHEZ: (415) 575-9082)
539 BRYANT STREET - southwest corner of Bryant and Zoe Streets; Lot 041 in Assessor’s Block 3776 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 817.73 and 303, to install a wireless transmission facility consisting of 12 panel antennas and associated equipment on the roof of an existing 4 story office building with a Location Preference 4 (Preferred Location – Industrial or Commercial Structures) as part of the AT&T wireless transmission network within the Service/Light Industrial (SLI) District and 65-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
20. 2011.0464C (C. Teague: (415) 575-9081)
2904 24TH STREET - north side between Alabama and Florida Streets, Lot 014B in Assessor's Block 4207 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 727.42, to allow an approximately 1,440 square foot “Full Service Restaurant” (d.b.a. El Tomate) in the 24th Street – Mission NCT (Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning District, 45-X Height and Bulk District, and the Mission Alcoholic Beverage Special Use District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of September 15, 2011)
21. 2010.0367DD (C. Teague: (415) 575-9081)
54-62 Peralta Street - Requests for Discretionary Review for Building Permit Application Nos. 2009.1231.4050 and 2009.1231.4052 proposing to construct two new three-story, two-family dwellings on two adjacent down-sloping lots, in a RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District, and within the Bernal Heights Special Use District.
Staff Analysis: Full Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Not Take Discretionary Review and approve as proposed.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of July 14, 2011)
Note: On March 17, 2011, following testimony, the Commission continued this item to 7/14/2011. Public hearing remains open.
22. 2010.1104D (S. VELLVE: (415) 558-6263)
124 - 128 Fillmore STREET - southeast corner of Germania and Fillmore Streets; Lot 021 in Assessor’s Block 0868 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2009.06.22.0907, proposing to construct separate stair and mechanical penthouses on the roof of the three-story building and change the building's use from three residential units to group housing pursuant to Planning Code Section 209.2, within the RTO (Residential, Transit Oriented) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Staff Analysis: Full Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve
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:
