SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes
Commission Chambers - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B.
Goodlett Place
Thursday, September 22, 2011
12:00 P.M.
Regular Meeting
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:
Olague, Miguel, Antonini, Borden, Fong, Moore, and Sugaya
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO
ORDER BY PRESIDENT OLAGUE AT 12:10
STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: John Rahaim – Director of Planning, Scott Sanchez – Zoning
Administrator, Adrian Putra, Viktoriya Wise, Jon Swae, Sophie Hayward, AnMarie
Rodgers, Kim Durandet, Aaron Hollister, Brittany Bendix, Ben Fu, Diego Sanchez,
Corey Teague, Sara Vellve, and Linda Avery – Commission Secretary
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)
SPEAKERS: None
ACTION:
Continued as proposed
AYES:
Olague, Miguel, Antonini,
Borden, Fong, Moore, and Sugaya
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)
SPEAKERS: None
ACTION:
Continued as proposed
AYES:
Olague, Miguel, Antonini,
Borden, Fong, Moore, and Sugaya
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)
SPEAKERS: None
ACTION:
Continued as proposed
AYES:
Olague, Miguel, Antonini,
Borden, Fong, Moore, and Sugaya
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)
SPEAKERS: None
ACTION:
Continued as proposed
AYES:
Olague, Miguel, Antonini,
Borden, Fong, Moore, and Sugaya
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
Variance 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
NOTE:
Item 5 was pulled off the Consent Calendar and considered as the first item
under the Regular Calendar
SPEAKERS: Tedi
Vriheas – AT&T representative, Lucy Kwang
ACTION:
Approved
AYES:
Olague, Miguel, Antonini,
Borden, Fong, Moore, Sugaya
MOTION: 18445
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
SPEAKERS: None
ACTION:
Approved
AYES:
Olague, Miguel, Antonini,
Borden, Fong, Moore, and Sugaya
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.
Commissioner Moore:
I wanted to ask the Director, staff and the Mayor's Office to
talk with us about the San Francisco foreclosures and how they are affecting the
City overall. There was an article in the newspaper, and while we are very aware
of how foreclosures are ravaging the rest of the Country, we live in a healthy
City where foreclosures are not as noticeable. However, this particular article
indicates there is more to be concerned about than what meets the eye. Perhaps
the article over stated that, but perhaps there should be a discussion about it
because many of the decisions we're making are affecting the City at all levels
– support structures, etc. We need to get a feeling about which neighborhoods
are hit and which parts of the population are affected and geographically how it
plays itself out would be very important for us to take into consideration. I
ask the Commission to support me on this, and ask for such a presentation, or
have somebody that can fill us in. The second thing is, on a much brighter note,
there was a screening of a movie last night at the Kabuki Theater of a film
shown at the Toronto Film Festival. Commissioner Fong was good enough to pass
our names around. The name of the movie is "Urbanized." it is a phenomenal movie
about cities worldwide talking about urban issues and how people in 40 cities
across the world are attacking the broadest range of issues. We talk about it
every Thursday, but how the rest of the world addresses these issues is
inspiring. I hope the entire Planning Department and anybody interested in City
urbanism, I would encourage to see this movie. Its mind blowing, wonderful and I
cannot speak more about the experience of having seen it last night.
Commissioner Antonini:
One subject we frequently talk about is transportation, which
is where much of what planning revolves around. I came upon a pictorial book
with text on the MUNI and there are very many interesting things in that book.
It was one of the Nation's first transportation systems. Most of the others were
private until 1913. They did some really marvelous things, mostly by building
tunnels in places like Stockton Street, and the cut through to allow street cars
to move quickly to various neighborhoods. An interesting statistic is that the
daily volume of Muni is greater than BART and Golden Gate Transit. It is
probably a fact that the number of people to take Muni per day is astonishing.
We're moving a lot of people on any given day. One interesting statistic is we
have a portion of Muni , the metro system, It has six different lines, and two
of those lines, I'm not sure which ones, each carry more volume individually
than the entire Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority light rail system in the
South Bay. There is one down there, but nobody rides it. The point of this
exercise is to make the public aware and talk to your representatives at the
State and Federal level and let's get funding where people use transit, and that
is in San Francisco. Let's try to revive the spirit of what was done many years
ago and explore the idea of more transit in its own right of way – the ability
to move people quickly other than competing with traffic on the street were
possible. That's a really interesting situation. We see on a day like September
11th when we had a game at Candlestick, we had a game that AT&T Park,
we had Shakespeare in the park, and we had more than 120,000 people for those
events alone. They did not ride Muni, but many of them did use public
transport.
Commissioner Miguel:
There was a noontime forum this week on middle-income
housing. Our Director was one of the
presenters as well as Ted Egan, the City's Economist. They did go into what you
were discussing. It was well attended, and it was very interesting. Also during
the week, I met with people from the Armory. One of the Department noontime
forums was on windows. We often get a subject that comes in front of us on
replacement windows – which ones not to use, etc., so for me and many in the
Department, it was relatively educational. Yesterday, I met with the Executive
Medical Committee of St. Luke's.
Commissioner Sugaya:
I don't know if I missed it at the last update, but
apparently the Academy of Art University is now in ownership of the former
Culinary Institute Building. Are they supposed to be doing that? I guess you are
not supposed to answer that. It is our understanding that further purchases -- I
don't know what the situation is but it seems this needs to have some vetting
somewhere. The other concern is I don't know what its historic status is, I did
not look it up to see if it was a landmark or not, but the access to public
spaces on the interior is a concern I would like to voice at this point.
Commissioner Borden:
We're always talking economic development opportunities here.
There's an organization called the Urban Desolations. They help do workshop
improvement programs and write business plans and help them be … They have an
event coming up called Blocks of Art. All of the different galleries and
restaurants will be open and there will be art displays and the goal is to get
people down to that neighborhood to see what is going on there. All of these new
businesses have come in and some of them are struggling. They are struggling
because people don' t think to go to Sixth Street where there are stories about
crime in that area and this initiative as a way to get people down in the
neighborhood and expose them to the vitality that exists and encourage people to
come back. It is October 14th and it’s between Market and Howard on Sixth
Street. I will make sure there are some e-mails. But I want the public to know
because we spend a lot of time on trying to improve neighborhoods in commercial
corridors and there are neighborhoods where wonderful things are happening, but
they need support.
President Olague:
A lot of them hire locally. A lot of them are really great
places. I do want to share my
enthusiasm for the film "Urbanized." We stuck around and answered questions
after the second showing. There was a lot of enthusiasm from the audience. It
was a really good crowd. I agree it should be mandatory. I was getting jealous
when I was watching scenes from Bogota, Colombia and what they have done with
bicycle lanes and sidewalks and roadways. I was looking at other cities and
thinking why can't we do that here? Maybe we will hear from that -- maybe we
will hear about that later on today.
Commissioner Moore:
I lost my train of thought. The Rapid Transit -- it was one
of the things we were saying ourselves, it would be really fresh to grab onto
projects that have proven to work across the world. That's what the movie is
about and it is really inspiring.
Commissioner Antonini:
I was able to tour an area of a future project that won't
come before us until next year.
It is the San Francisco Overlook. It's a very interesting area in the Western
part of San Francisco and I think everybody was able to see some of the
beautiful things that have been done. There are trails up there that connect
over there on a nice day, it's a great walk.
Commissioner Moore:
I received calls regarding the Armory and people suggesting
that we ask the Historic Preservation Commission to weigh in. It's a very
difficult situation, particularly when preservation is normally not asked on
this project, but I think we could ask for them to look at it and give us their
thoughts.
President Olague:
I also received those e-mail from the owner of the Armory and
from Commissioner Martinez, -- requesting our review. I gave that request to
the Department so that we have asked HPC to review that. We have already made
that request.
D. DIRECTOR’S REPORT
8. Director’s
Announcements
Director Rahaim:
We are tentatively scheduling an informational hearing on
November 17th with regard to their [Academy of Art University]
purchase of the property. We have said repeatedly they are able to buy
properties, but it is how we it is used and controlled through the permitting
process. That is the situation we're in with the Academy at this time.
Just some scheduling announcements: tomorrow I will be
speaking at the Annual San Francisco Business Times Structures Breakfast at 8:00
A.M. along with the Mayor and several other speakers. I will be covering some
Long-Range Planning projects along with the Central Core Plan we're getting
underway. The Commission is off next week due to the Jewish Holiday and I will
be taking a few days off at that time. Bill Wycko will be in charge during that
time.
9.
Review of Past Week’s Events at the Board of Supervisors, Board of Appeals, and
Historic Preservation Commission.
LAND USE COMMITTEE:
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City Center Special Sign
District.
This commission recommended approval of this SUD associated with a proposed
Target store on Geary at its August 11, 2011 hearing. At that time, you
recommended adoption of Supervisor Farrell’s Ordinance, with two
modifications:
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That the large freestanding sign on Masonic Avenue near O’Farrell
be reduced in height from the proposed maximum of 35 feet in height to a
maximum of 20 feet, and that the sign’s maximum width not exceed its
current width.
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That the four new projecting blade signs proposed for the Geary
Street elevation be visually distinct from and subordinate to the
existing blade sign on the structure.
At Monday’s Committee,
Supervisor Farrell amended the Ordinance to include the second recommendation,
but did not include the first recommendation pertaining to the max height of the
free standing sign. With the amendment, the Land Use Committee forwarded the
Ordinance to the full Board for this Tuesday’s hearing. At the Tuesday meeting,
the Board approved the Ordinance on first reading.
FULL BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
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Standards for Bird-Safe Buildings.
Commissioners, on July
14, you approved a policy document. Since this action, staff has began
using this to review projects, giving it the weight of design guidelines.
At your hearing you also recommended approval of an Ordinance that would
implement the policy document. Last week the Committee made two
modifications: First, they amended it to apply to city owned properties.
Second, they amended the controls on wind generation: removing a prohibition
on vertical wind-generators in urban habitat zones and instead requiring
review and monitoring of all wind-generators. Also, last week Supervisor Mar
signed on as a sponsor. This week Board President David Chiu asked to be
added as a co-sponsor and the Ordinance was unanimously approved on first
reading.
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EN Code Revisions.
Commissioner’s you heard
these Ordinances on June 23. The Ordinances would amend the Zoning Map, the
Planning Code and the Administrative Code. Generally the Ordinances seek to
correct errors and improve Code readability. This week the Board
approved this Ordinance on First reading, also unanimously.
INTRODUCTIONS: NONE
Board of Appeals:
The Board considered one item
that may be of interest to the Commission:
1727 Union Street (Brickyard)
The Board held their third
hearing on an appeal of the building permit application for 1727 Union Street
(dba Brickyard). The Board previously heard the appeal on June 22, 2011 and
August 10, 2011, and continued the item to allow the Permit Holder one final
opportunity to meet with neighbors and submit modifications to the proposal to
address neighbor concerns related to noise issues. The Permit Holder submitted
two alternatives.
The first option involved
permanently closing all but one of the five doors that provide access to the
patio (the Commission's approval required two doors to be permanently closed and
allowed two to be opened as weather permits). The second option involved
replacement of the doors with a wall and single door providing access to the
patio. The neighbors did not support either alternative.
Inspector Granelli from the
Entertainment Commission attended the hearing and discussed the sound readings
that he took at the subject location and provided an informative overview of the
noise ordinance.
The Board expressed their
dissatisfaction with the Permit Holder and their efforts (or lack thereof) of
working with the neighbors. The Board also expressed concerns about the
adequacy of the conditions imposed by the Commission and discussed (at length)
possible alternatives. The Board initially voted 3-2 to uphold the appeal and
deny the permit; however, the motion failed because four votes are required to
overturn a departmental action. The Board ultimately voted unanimously to
approve the permit with the condition that all but one of the doors be
permanently closed and required the open door to be self-closing.
1731 15th Street (Group Housing)
As noted at previous meetings,
last night the Board was to hear an appeal of a building permit application for
a group housing use at 1731-15th Street. Earlier this week, both parties
(Permit Holder and Appellant) agreed to continue this item to December 14, 2011
(the last Board hearing of the year) in order to allow additional time for
settlement discussions so the Board did not consider this item last night)
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION:
The Historic Preservation did meet yesterday. They had a
couple of items before them for Review and Comment: Pier 36 – after
discussion, they felt their prior letter containing their comments were not
sufficiently responded to. This time, they suggested altering the MOA with
language that the interpretive program should be created by a historian that
meets the qualifications of the Secretary of Interior Standards; HPCs prior
letter should also be re-sent; and it should be pointed out that the prior
comments previously forwarded were not adequately addressed. On the Natural
Resources Area Management Plan: they approved sending a letter on the Draft
Environmental Impact Report to the Department’s Environmental Review Officer
that highlights four points: 1) the mitigation measure under MCP7 is to involve
a historical landscape architect; 2) ICP8 is a significant adverse impact; 3)
when the programmatic aspects of the development occur, the historic resources
should be evaluated by a landscape architect and historian that meet the
qualifications of the Secretary of Interior Standards; and 4) that as these
projects move forward it is anticipated that they will undergo the Section 106
(NEPRA) process for federal permits. The letter should also point out that the
commission could not agree on the integrity of Sharp Park. The commission also
continued with its discussions of Articles 10 and 11. They discussed part
of Article 11 at this meeting until time ran out. They continued further
discussion until their October 5th meeting.
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.
SPEAKERS:
Tony Trieu, Dr. John D. Konse, Dr. Michael Harnett, Joyce Kamps, Francisco
Oropeza
Re: CPMC
Sue Hestor
Re: CPMC and conditions of Mission Street buses
D.J. Brown
Re: 311 and 312 notifications
F.
REGULAR CALENDAR
Item 10 followed item number
5.
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
SPEAKERS:
Timothy Papandreou – MTA
ACTION: Informational only. No action required
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
SPEAKERS: David
Lokeef, Nicolas Dewar, and Carolyn Deacy
ACTION: Informational only. No action required
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.
SPEAKERS:
Simmons Peterson, Allan Holt, Molly Bradshaw, and George Rush
ACTION:
Approved as amended to include single screen theaters
AYES:
Olague, Miguel, Antonini,
Borden, Fong, Moore, and Sugaya
RESOLUTION: 18446
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.
SPEAKERS: Jim
Reuben
ACTION:
Approved per staff recommendation
AYES:
Olague, Miguel, Antonini,
Borden, Fong, Moore, and Sugaya
RESOLUTION: 18447
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)
SPEAKERS: None
ACTION:
Without a hearing, continued to 10/6/11
AYES:
Olague, Miguel, Antonini,
Borden, Fong, Moore, Sugaya
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
SPEAKERS: Tedi
Vriheas , AT&T representative, Albert Yates, Bryan Caston, Rev. Dorsey O. Blake,
Jason Pulido, Martha Soultier, Felix Litman, Lilly Lee, Jasmin Lim, Renee Haley,
Laura Albert, Hanna Jewett, Donald David, Caroline Palla, Julie Wong, Marta
Silvia Solotar, Evelyn Fung Carlon, Trevor Kroop, Lesliede Taillandier, Uwe
Gabel, Azikiwe Aboogye, Ekeoma Igboegwu
ACTION:
Approved
AYES:
Olague, Miguel, Antonini,
Borden, Fong, and Sugaya
ABSENT: Moore
MOTION: 18448
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
SPEAKERS: John
Goldman, project Architect
ACTION:
Approved
AYES:
Olague, Miguel, Antonini,
Borden, Fong, Moore, and Sugaya
MOTION: 18449
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
SPEAKERS:
Richard Johnson – Project Sponsor and Architect, Brett Gladstone – Attorney for
project sponsor
ACTION:
Approved
AYES:
Olague, Miguel, Antonini,
Borden, Fong, Moore, and Sugaya
MOTION: 18450
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”.
SPEAKERS:
Same as those listed for item 17a
ACTION:
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING AND GRANTED THE VARIANCE
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
SPEAKERS: Ken
Allen, Ted Groger, Paul R. Johnson, John Arts
ACTION:
Approved
AYES:
Olague, Miguel, Antonini,
Borden, Fong, Moore, and Sugaya
MOTION: 18451
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
SPEAKERS: Tedi
Vriheas – AT&T representative
ACTION:
Approved
AYES:
Olague, Miguel, Antonini,
Borden, Fong, Moore, and Sugaya
MOTION: 18452
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)
SPEAKERS:
Martin Kirkwood – representative of Project Sponsor
ACTION:
Approved
AYES:
Olague, Miguel, Antonini,
Borden, Fong, Moore, and Sugaya
MOTION: 18453
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.
SPEAKERS: In
support of DR (oppose the project): DR Requestor, Michael McCabe, Carl
Passero, Joan Varney, Gabriel Prod, Lucy Gomez, Rob Besso, Rochelle Kimball,
Marsha Kimball, Terry Milne, Joe Buttler; In support of the project:
Greg – representing the Project Sponsor, and Mr. Aqualino – property owner
ACTION:
The Commission did not take Discretionary Review and approved the project as
proposed
AYES:
Olague, Miguel, Antonini,
Borden, Fong, Moore, and Sugaya
DRA: 0227
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
SPEAKERS: In
support of the project: David Neil – Project Sponsor, Brett Gladstone –
representative of Project Sponsor, Jack Su, David Ochroch, Dean Preston, Dr.
Thomas Conroy, Jason Feinberg, Lawrence Skaggs, Josh Lundell, and William
Lindsa; In support of DR (oppose the project): Deborah Stott, Steve Holt,
Philip Serras, Kathleen Strauner
ACTION:
Motion to not take Discretionary Review and approve as proposed
AYES:
Olague, Antonini, and Fong
NAYES:
Miguel, Moore, and Sugaya
ABSENT:
Borden
RESULT:
Motion failed
FINAL ACTION: In
the absence of a successful substitute motion, the project is approved as
proposed
DRA: 0228
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))
SPEAKERS: Joyce
Kamps
Re: CPMC
Adjournment:
8:24 PM
In Memory of Leroy Looper
Adopted: October 6, 2011
