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SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes
Commission Chambers - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Thursday, April
21, 2011
3:00 PM
Regular Meeting
COMMISSIONERS
PRESENT: Olague, Miguel, Antonini, Borden, Fong, Moore, Sugaya
THE MEETING WAS
CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT OLAGUE AT 3:18 P.M.
STAFF IN
ATTENDANCE: John Rahaim – Director of Planning, Scott Sanchez – Zoning
Administrator, Diego Sanchez, Michael Jacinto, Pilar LaValley, and Linda Avery –
Commission Secretary
A.
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
1.
2010.1040D
(D. SÁNCHEZ: (415) 575-9082)
353 SAN JOSE AVENUE - east side
of San Jose between 25th Street and 26th Streets; Lot 022
in Assessor’s Block 6531 - Mandatory Discretionary Review, under Planning
Code Section 317 requiring review of the demolition of residential buildings and
their replacement structures, of Demolition Permit Application No.
2007.12.12.0282 to demolish an existing single family dwelling within an RM-2
(Residential, Mixed, Moderate Density) District with a 40-X Height and Bulk
Designation.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and
Approve
NOTE: This Case 2010.1040D and Case No. 2009.0173DV were originally heard on
December 16, 2010 and continued to March 17, 2011. On March 17, 2011 the Zoning
Administrator granted Variance Case No 2009.0173V, the Planning Commission
approved Case 2009.0173D and the Planning Commission intended to act on Case
2010.1040D.
SPEAKERS: None
ACTION: Approved
AYES: Olague, Borden, Fong, Miguel, Moore, Sugaya
ABSENT: Antonini
DRA#: 0206
B.
REGULAR CALENDAR
2.
Consideration of Adoption:
·
Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of January 13, 2011
·
Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of March 3, 2011
·
Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of April 7, 2011
ACTION: Approved as drafted for 1/13/11 and 3/3/11;
approved as corrected for 4/7/11 - to correct the spelling of Commissioner
Fong’s name on the VOTE of items 10a and 10b; and correct the sentence on page
2; under the comments of Commissioner Borden as follows: “So
when you here hear about the fire in Chinatown, or the Tenderloin
…”
AYES: Olague, Borden, Fong, Miguel, Moore, Sugaya
ABSENT: Antonini
3.
2006.0428C
(D. SANCHEZ: (415) 575-9082)
2401 16TH STREET - south side between
Bryant and Florida Streets; Lot 001 in Assessor's Block 3965 - Request for
Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 134,
175.6(e)(1), 215(a) and 303 to allow new construction of a 4 story 40 foot tall
building containing 12 dwelling units and 12 off-street parking spaces utilizing
its Eastern Neighborhoods Pipeline Status to elect to conform to the controls
under the M-1 (Light Industrial) Zoning District and the 50-X Height and Bulk
District, while conforming to Articles 1, 1.2, 1.5, 2.5, as amended by the
Eastern Neighborhoods Controls, or requesting Conditional Use authorization to
seek relief from those amended Articles.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Continued from the Regular Meeting of April 14, 2011)
SPEAKERS: In support: Judy West and Sam Hoskins
ACTION: Approved
AYES: Olague, Borden, Fong, Miguel, Moore, Sugaya
RECUSED: Antonini
MOTION: 18320
C.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS WHERE THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN CLOSED
At this time, members of the public
who wish to address the Commission on agenda items (item 4) that have already
been reviewed in a public hearing at which members of the public were allowed to
testify and the public hearing has been closed, must do so at this time. Each
member of the public may address the Commission for up to three minutes.
SPEAKERS: Opposed: Sal
Busalachi, Howard Wong, Joan Wood, Jim Wershell, Merle Easton, Bradley
Wiedmaier, In favor: Lisa Garbus, Dawn Logsdon, Andrew Sullivan, Tina
Moylan, Pat Tura, Ellen Egbert, Teresa del Santo, Jullie Christensen, Lizzy
Hirsch, Carrie Bules, Judy West, Neutral: Peter Warfield, Sue Cauthen, Ed
Hardy,
D.
CONSIDERATION OF FINDINGS AND FINAL ACTION – PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
4.
2008.0968E
(M. JACINTO: (415) 575-9033)
NORTH BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY AND JOE DIMAGGIO PLAYGROUND MASTER PLAN
- 701 LOMBARD STREET AND 2000 MASON STREET - southeast corner of Lombard
Street and Columbus Avenue and the block bounded by Lombard, Powell, and
Greenwich Streets and Columbus Avenue; Lot 001 of Assessor’s Block 0074 and Lot
001 in Assessor’s Block 0075 - Certification of Final Environmental Impact
Review. The North Beach Public Library and Joe DiMaggio Playground Master
Plan project would involve vacation (closure) of a 195-linear-foot portion of
Mason Street to vehicular traffic, landscaping improvements in the Mason Street
right-of-way, construction of an 8,500-square-foot branch library on the 701
Lombard Street parcel and a portion of the right-of-way, demolition of the
existing library at 2000 Mason Street, excavation, renovation and reorganization
of the playground features, and rezoning of the 701 Lombard Property from North
Beach NC (Neighborhood Commercial), Telegraph Hill-North Beach Residential
Special Use District, and North Beach Special Use District to P (Public) and
from 40-X to an OS (Open Space) Height and Bulk District. The project would
result in a total net increase of approximately 3,200 sf of library floor area
and about 12,010 sf of new open space. The 701 Lombard Street property
(0074/001) is located within the North Beach NC (Neighborhood Commercial)
District, Telegraph Hill-North Beach Residential Special Use District, North
Beach Special Use District, and the 40-XHeight and Bulk District. The 2000
Mason Street property (0075/001) is located within the P (Public) District,
Telegraph Hill-North Beach Residential Special Use District and the OS Height
and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Certify the Final EIR.
NOTE: the public review period for the Draft Environmental Impact
Report is closed. The Planning Commission does not conduct public review of
Final EIRs. Public comments on the certification may be presented to the
Planning Commission during the public comment portion of the Commission
calendar.
SPEAKERS: None
ACTION: EIR Certified
AYES: Olague, Miguel, Antonini, Borden, Fong, Moore
RECUSED: Sugaya
MOTION: 18321
E. REGULAR CALENDAR
5a.
2008.0968ERZ
(P. LAVALLEY: (415) 575-9084)
NORTH BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY AND JOE DIMAGGIO PLAYGROUND MASTER PLAN
- 701 LOMBARD STREET AND 2000 MASON STREET - southeast corner of Lombard
Street and Columbus Avenue and block bounded by Lombard, Powell, and Greenwich
Streets and Columbus Avenue; Lot 001 of Assessor’s Block 0074 and Lot 001 in
Assessor’s Block 0075 - Consideration of Adoption of Findings under the
California Environmental Quality Act. The North Beach Public Library and Joe
DiMaggio Playground Master Plan project would involve vacation (closure) of a
195-linear-foot portion of Mason Street to vehicular traffic, landscaping
improvements in the Mason Street right-of-way, construction of an
8,500-square-foot branch library on the 701 Lombard Street parcel and a portion
of the right-of-way, demolition of the existing library at 2000 Mason Street,
excavation, renovation and reorganization of the playground features, and
rezoning of the 701 Lombard Property from North Beach NC Neighborhood
Commercial), Telegraph Hill-North Beach Residential Special Use District, and
North Beach Special Use District to P (Public) and from 40-X to an OS (Open
Space) Height and Bulk District. The project would result in a total net
increase of approximately 3,200 sf of library floor area and about 12,010 sf of
new open space. The 701 Lombard Street property (0074/001) is located within
the North Beach NC (Neighborhood Commercial) District, Telegraph Hill-North
Beach Residential Special Use District, North Beach Special Use District, and
the 40-X Height and Bulk District. The 2000 Mason Street property (0075/001) is
located within the P (Public) District, Telegraph Hill-North Beach Residential
Special Use District and the OS Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt Findings
SPEAKERS: In support: Pat Tura and Ellen Egbert; In
opposition: Joan Wood, Howard Wong, and Peter Warfield
ACTION: Approved
AYES: Olague, Miguel, Antonini, Borden, Fong, Moore
NAYES: Sugaya
MOTION: 18322
5b.
2008.0968ERZ
(P. LAVALLEY: (415) 575-9084)
NORTH BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY AND JOE DIMAGGIO PLAYGROUND MASTER PLAN
- 701 LOMBARD STREET AND 2000 MASON STREET - southeast corner of Lombard
Street and Columbus Avenue and block bounded by Lombard, Powell, and Greenwich
Streets and Columbus Avenue; Lot 001 of Assessor’s Block 0074 and Lot 001 in
Assessor’s Block 0075 - Consideration of a Motion making General Plan
consistency findings pursuant to San Francisco Charter § 4.105 and San
Francisco Administrative Code § 2A.53 and making a recommendation to the Board
of Supervisors regarding the consistency of the Zoning Map Amendments and Street
Vacation and related actions for the North Beach Public Library and Joe DiMaggio
Playground Master Plan project with the General Plan of the City and County of
San Francisco and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. The
Resolution of Intent for Street Vacation and Order of Street Vacation were
co-introduced by Mayor Edwin Lee and Supervisor David Chiu and are identified as
Board of Supervisors File No. 11-0314 and 11-0316. The Ordinance for Zoning Map
Amendments was co-introduced by Mayor Edwin Lee and Supervisor David Chiu and is
identified as Board of Supervisors File No. 11-0312.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt Findings
SPEAKERS: Same as those listed for item 5a
ACTION: Approved
AYES: Olague, Miguel, Antonini, Borden, Fong, Moore, Sugaya
MOTION: 18323
5c.
2008.0968ERZ
(P. LAVALLEY: (415) 575-9084)
NORTH BEACH
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND JOE DIMAGGIO PLAYGROUND MASTER PLAN - 701
LOMBARD STREET AND 2000 MASON STREET - southeast corner of Lombard Street
and Columbus Avenue and block bounded by Lombard, Powell, and Greenwich Streets
and Columbus Avenue; Lot 001 of Assessor’s Block 0074 and Lot 001 in Assessor’s
Block 0075 - Request for a Zoning Map Amendment pursuant to Planning
Code Section 302 for the property at 701 Lombard Street (0074/001) to amend
Sheet ZN01 of the Zoning Map to change the Zoning District from North Beach NC
(Neighborhood Commercial) to P (Public) and remove the subject property from
the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District and the North
Beach Special Use District and to amend Sheet HT01 of the Zoning Map to change
the Height and Bulk District from 40-X
to OS (Open Space) for the North Beach Public Library and Joe DiMaggio
Playground Master Plan project or other public use and for purposes of
consistency with the adjacent Public and Open Space zoning designation of the
Joe DiMaggio Playground. The Ordinance was co-introduced by Mayor Edwin Lee and
Supervisor David Chiu and is identified as Board of Supervisors File No.
11-0312. The Planning Commission will consider a resolution recommending these
Zoning Map Amendments to the Board of Supervisors; 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 101.1.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Recommend approval with modifications to the Board of
Supervisors
SPEAKERS: Same as those listed for item 5a
ACTION: Approved
AYES: Olague, Miguel, Antonini, Borden, Fong, Moore, Sugaya
MOTION: 18324
F.
COMMISSIONERS’ QUESTIONS AND MATTERS
6.
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.
NONE
G. DIRECTOR’S REPORT
7.
Director’s Announcements
NONE
8. Review
of Past Week’s Events at the Board of Supervisors, Board of Appeals, and
Historic Preservation Commission.
NO REPORTS
H.
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))
NONE
Adjournment: 5:33
PM
Adopted:
June 2, 2011
