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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, October 6, 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.
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AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT
1650 MISSION STREET, 4TH FLOOR RECEPTION
Commission Meeting Procedures
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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
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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
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Secretary at:
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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.
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Electronic Devices Usage at Hearings
Effective January 21, 2001,
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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).
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Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Adele
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Copies of the Sunshine
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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.
2009.0156E
(J. BATTIS: (415) 575-9022)
89 BELGRAVE
- south side between
Stanyan and Shrader Streets; Lot 072 of Assessor’s Block 2688 - Appeal of
Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration for the proposed project
entailing 1)
subdivision of an existing 7,500-square foot parcel into two lots, resulting in
an approximately 4,200-sq ft lot with 42 feet of frontage along Belgrave Avenue
containing an existing single-family residence, and a second undeveloped
approximately 3,300-sq ft parcel with 33 feet of frontage along Belgrave Avenue
to the west of the existing building; 2) enlarging an existing 2,270-sq ft
residence by approximately 2,000 sq ft, resulting in an approximately 4,210-sq
ft, approximately 37-foot-high building with two off-street parking spaces; and
3) construction of a new approximately 3,971-sq ft, 37-foot-high
three-story-over two-car garage single-family residence. The project site is
located within an RH-1(D) (Residential House, One-Family (Detached Dwelling))
District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District in
the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. The proposed project would require a variance
from the minimum lot area requirements.
(Proposed for
Continuance to November 17, 2011)
2a.
2010.0959CV
(D. SANCHEZ:
(415) 575-9082)
147 SOUTH PARK AVENUE - south side between 3rd Street and
Jack London Place, Lot 031 in Assessor’s Block 3775 - Request for Conditional
Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 814.13 and 303 to demolish an
existing single family dwelling and construct as the replacement structure a
four-story, two-unit multifamily dwelling with a ground floor commercial use
identified as an eating establishment. The proposal is within the South Park
Zoning District with a 40-X Height and Bulk designation.
(Continued from
Regular Meeting of July 28, 2011)
(Proposed for
Continuance to November 17, 2011)
2b.
2010.0959CV
(D. SANCHEZ: (415) 575-9082)
147 SOUTH PARK AVENUE - south side between 3rd Street and
Jack London Place, Lot 031 in Assessor’s Block 3775 - Request for Variance
under Planning Code Sections 145.1 and 306 to provide a parking entrance of 16
feet, in excess of 1/3 of the lot width, at the rear of the lot as part of the
four-story, two-unit multifamily replacement structure. The proposal is within
the South Park Zoning District with a 40-X Height and Bulk designation.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of July 28, 2011)
(Proposed for Continuance to November 17,
2011)
3.
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,
one-unit residential building 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
(Continued from Regular Meeting of September 29, 2011)
(DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
REQUESTS HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN)
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.
2011.0591Q
(C. LAMORENA: (415) 575-9085)
307 PAGE STREET
-
southwest corner at Laguna Street; Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 0581 - Request
for Condominium Conversion Subdivision to convert a four-story mixed-use
building with six dwelling units and commercial space on the ground floor into
six residential condominiums and one commercial condominium within a RTO
(Residential Transit Oriented) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk
District.
Preliminary Recommendation:
Approval
5.
2011.0539C
(S. Young: (415) 558-6346)
2113 UNION STREET - south side of Fillmore
and Webster Streets; Lot 027 in Assessor’s Block 0540 - Request for
Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 703.4,
303(c), and 303(i) to establish a Formula Retail Use within the Union Street
Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD) and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. The
proposal is to convert a vacant approximately 1000 square foot commercial space
(previously occupied by “Hill & Co. Real Estate”, a real estate office) to a
retail sales establishment (d.b.a. Wireless Store), a retail store specializing
in wireless phones, communication devices, and accessories located on the first
floor of a two-story over basement commercial building.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
6.
2011.0307C
(R. Sucré:
(415) 575-9108)
1156 Valencia Street
- located between 22nd and 23rd Streets, Lot 010 in
Assessor’s Block 3635 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under
Planning Code Sections 121.1, 121.2, 726.11, 726.21 and 303 to allow a use size
in excess of 3,000 sf on a lot containing greater than 10,000 sf of development.
The proposed project would construct an additional 2,124 sf for use as a
gymnasium and accessory office to an existing 11,148 sf building (d.b.a.
Salvation Army) within the Valencia Street NCT (Neighborhood Commercial Transit)
Zoning District and a 55-X Height and Bulk District.
NOTE: Planning Department staff has determined that the project
only requires Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections
121.2 and 726.21 for use size in excess of 3,000 sf. The project does not
require Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 121.1
and 726.11 for development on a lot above 10,000 sf.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with
Conditions
7.
2011.0571C
(B.
Bendix: (415) 575-9114)
1085 Mission Street
- south side, between 6th and 7th Streets, Lot 107 in
Assessor’s Block 3726 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under
Planning Code Sections 303 and 840.47 to add a bar to a previously approved
full-service restaurant (d.b.a. AQ) within the Mixed Use – General Zoning
District, and a 85-X
Height and Bulk District. If granted, the Conditional Use Authorization would
allow the applicant to seek a Type 47 License from the California Department of
Alcoholic Beverage Control. This license would permit the sale of beer, wine,
and distilled spirits for on-site consumption in association with the
restaurant. The use is not identified as a formula retail use.
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.
8. Consideration of
Adoption:
·
Draft Minutes of
Regular Meeting of July 7, 2011
·
Draft Minutes of
Closed Session Meeting of July 14, 2011
·
Draft Minutes of
Regular Meeting of July 14, 2011
·
Draft Minutes of
Regular Meeting of July 21, 2011
·
Draft Minutes of
Regular Meeting of July 28, 2011
·
Draft Minutes of
Regular Meeting of September 15, 2011
·
Draft Minutes of
Regular Meeting of September 22, 2011
9. 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
10. Director’s
Announcements
11. 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
12.
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 August 4, 2011)
13.
2005.1912E
(J. Range: (415) 575-9018)
Significant Natural Resources Area Management Plan
- Public Hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact
Report - The proposed project is the
Significant Natural Resources Area Management Plan (SNRAMP). The SNRAMP contains
detailed information on the biology, geology, and trails within 32 Natural
Areas, 31 of which are in San Francisco and one (Sharp Park) is in Pacifica. The
SNRAMP is intended to guide natural resource protection, habitat restoration,
trail and access improvements, other capital projects, and maintenance
activities over the next 20 years.
NOTE: Written comments will be accepted at the Planning
Department’s offices until the close of business on October 17, 2011.
Preliminary Recommendation: No Action Required
14.
2011.0294C
(B.
Bendix: (415) 575-9114)
199 LELAND AVENUE
- corner of Leland
Avenue and Rutland Street, Lot 016 of Assessor’s Block 6251 -
Request for Conditional Use Authorization
pursuant to Planning Code Sections 711.83, 303, and 790.80 to install a
wireless telecommunications facility consisting nine new panel antennas on the
rooftop and two new equipment cabinets in the garage of an existing single-story
commercial building as part of AT&T’s wireless telecommunications network within
a NC-2 (Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and a 40-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 July 28, 2011)
15.
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 for dwelling unit exposure and rear yard pursuant to Planning Code
Sections 140, 134 and 329. The project proposes new construction on a vacant
lot (formerly a gas station) of a 58-foot high, five-story, mixed-use building
consisting of 40 residential units and approximately 9,700 square feet of
ground-floor commercial use. The building would provide 39 off-street parking
spaces. The subject property is in the UMU (Urban Mixed Use) Zoning District,
and a 58-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation:
Approval with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting
of September 22, 2011)
16a.
2011.0567XV (P.
LaValley: (415) 575-9084)
300 GRANT AVENUE (aka 272 and 290 SUTTER STREET)
- northeast corner of Grant Avenue and Sutter Street, through-lots to Harlan
Place, Lots 013 and 014 in Assessor’s Block 0287 - Request for an amendment
to the conditions of approval for a previously approved Determination of
Compliance under Planning Code Sections 309 and 309(j). The proposal would
amend the conditions of approval to extend the performance period for an
additional three years for a previously approved project to construct a 10-story
mixed-use building containing approximately 45 dwelling units, approximately
16,000 square feet of ground- and second-floor retail space, and up to 40
off-street parking spaces, and with exceptions to allow less than required rear
yard under Planning Code Sections 134(d) and 309(a)(1), to allow up to .75
parking spaces per dwelling unit under Planning Code Sections 151.1(e) and
309(a)(4), for building height exceeding 80 feet in height under Planning Code
Sections 263.8 and 309(a)(10), and for exceeding bulk requirements under
Planning Code Sections 270 and 309(a)(11). The amendment proposes no changes to
the design or intensity of the project as originally approved. The subject
property is located within the Kearny-Market-Mason-Sutter Conservation District,
the C-3-R (Downtown Retail) District, and the 80-130-F Height and Bulk
District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with
Conditions
16b.
2011.0567XV (P.
LaValley: (415) 575-9084)
300 GRANT AVENUE (aka 272 and 290 SUTTER STREET)
- northeast corner of Grant Avenue and Sutter Street, through-lots to Harlan
Place, Lots 013 and 014 in Assessor’s Block 0287 - Request for three year
time extension of Variances for previously approved project from
dwelling-unit exposure requirements of Planning Code Section 140 and from
permitted projections over streets and alleys requirements of Planning Code
Section 136(c)(1). The previously approved project is to construct a 10-story
mixed-use building containing approximately 45 dwelling units, approximately
16,000 square feet of ground- and second-floor retail space, and up to 40
off-street parking spaces. The amendment proposes no changes to the design or
intensity of the project as originally approved. The subject property is
located within the Kearny-Market-Mason-Sutter Conservation District, the C-3-R
(Downtown Retail) District, and the 80-130-F Height and Bulk District.
17.
2010.0394D
(G. CABREROS: (415) 558-6169)
2853-2857 BRODERICK STREET - west side between Filbert and Union Streets,
Lot 002 in Assessor's Block 0947 - Request for Discretionary Review of
Building Permit Application No. 2011.03.25.2839 proposing to raise the existing
three-story-over-basement, two-unit building three feet to insert a two-car
garage within the basement level, in an RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family)
District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Staff Analysis: Abbreviated Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and
approve.
18.
2011.0547D
(T. WANG: (415) 558-6335)
577 SANCHEZ STREET
-
on the east side of Sanchez Street between 19th
and Hancock streets; Lot 031 in Assessor’s Block 3585 - Requests for
Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2009.12.09.2880,
proposing to add a 12-foot wide and 18-foot deep, one-car garage to the existing
three-story, single-family dwelling. The proposed garage would be constructed
beneath the second floor front entry patio by excavating into the front
retaining wall. A garage door would be installed to cover the opening on the
front retaining wall. The subject property is in an
RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-Family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk
District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve
19.
2011.0254D
(M. SMITH: (415) 558-6322)
4205 24TH STREET - southwest corner at Diamond Street; Lot 001 in
Assessor's Block 6505 - Mandatory Staff Initiated Request for Discretionary
Review of Building Permit Application No.
2011.03.17.2284
pursuant to Section 317 of the Code for dwelling unit conversion, for a permit
proposing to convert the
vacant ground floor dwelling into commercial space and merge the space with the
adjacent commercial space that was formerly occupied by a laundromat. The new
commercial space would be approximately 1,000 square-feet and occupied by a new
indoor children’s play facility d.b.a. “The Little Lounge”.
The property is located within the 24th Street – Noe Valley
Neighborhood Commercial District and a 40-X Height and
Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and
approve the project as proposed.
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:
