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SAN FRANCISCO
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION
Notice of
Meeting and Calendar
Hearing Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
12:30 P.M.
Regular Meeting
Charles Edwin Chase, President
Courtney Damkroger, Vice President
Commissioners:
Karl Hasz, Alan Martinez, Diane Matsuda
Richard Johns, Andrew Wolfram
John Rahaim, Director of Planning
Jeff Joslin, Director of Current Planning
Timothy Frye, Preservation Coordinator
Jonas P. Ionin, Acting Commission Secretary
Historic Preservation Commission Agendas are available on the Internet at
http://sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=1836
or as a recorded message at (415) 558-6320
A digital recording of the Historic Preservation Commission meeting is available on the internet at http://sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=2235 24 hours after the hearing.
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, 1650 MISSION STREET, 4TH FLOOR RECEPTION and the GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY, 100 LARKIN STREET. THE AGENDA
PACKET IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE MEETING SITE –HEARING ROOM 400, CITY HALL
12:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL: Commission President: Charles E. Chase
Commission Vice President: Courtney Damkroger
Commissioners: Richard Johns
Karl Hasz
Alan W. Martinez
Diane Matsuda
Andrew Wolfram
A. PUBLIC COMMENT
At this time, members of the public may address the Historic Preservation Commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Historic Preservation Commission except agenda items. Public comment will be taken on each agendized item. Each member of the public may address the Commission for up to three minutes. If it is demonstrated that comments by the public will exceed 15 minutes, the President or chairperson may continue Public Comment to another time during the meeting.
The Brown Act forbids a commission or board 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, not on an agendized item, the Commission is limited to:
(1) briefly 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).).
B. STAFF REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Review of Past Week’s Events at the Planning Commission.
C. MATTERS OF THE COMMISSION
2. President’s Report and Announcements
3. Consideration of Adoption:
a. Draft minutes of the November 21, 2012 Regular Hearing
a. Draft minutes of the December 5, 2012 Regular Hearing
4. Disclosures
5. HPC Review of Future Agenda Items and Requests
6. Commissioner Comments/ Questions
D. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Historic Preservation 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.
7. (SHELLEY CALTAGIRONE: 415/558-6625)
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE DOCUMENTATION, DESIGNATION, AND INCENTIVES - Discussion of the development of incentives associated with the documentation and designation of social and cultural resources. The Commission’s discussion may include the Department’s current work in the Japantown and West SOMA communities related to social and cultural heritage.
(Continued from December 5, 2012)
NOTE: On December 5, 2012, following public testimony, the Commission closed the public hearing and adopted a Motion of Intent to Adopt a Resolution endorsing the letter submitted by Commissioners Matsuda and Martinez, recognizing that more work needs to be done and that the Historic Preservation Commission would like to be the forum for that work; and continued the item to December 13, 2012 by a vote of (+6 -0). Commissioner Matsuda was absent.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve
E. REGULAR CALENDAR
8. 2011.0683L (MARY BROWN: 415/575-9074)
DUBOCE PARK LANDMARK DISTRICT - BOUNDED BY wALLER sTREET, sTEINER sTREET, SCOTT STREET, AND THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF DUBOcE PARK. Consideration to recommend approval of Landmark designation of the 87 properties located in Assessor’s Block 0863, 0864, 0865, and 0866 and the three interior block park entrances at Carmelita, Pierce, and Potomac Streets as an Article 10 Landmark District pursuant to Section 1004.2 of the Planning Code. The HPC initiated designation of the Duboce Park Landmark District at its December 5, 2012 hearing. If the HPC recommends approval of the designation, it will refer the proposed designation to the Planning Commission. Consideration by the Board of Supervisors will occur at a public hearing and will be noticed separately for a future date.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval.
9. 2012.0874A (SHELLEY CALTAGIRONE: 415/558-6625)
1470-1484 MCALLISTER STREET, north side of the street between Scott and Pierce Streets. Assessor’s Block 0776, Lot 035 - Request for Certificate of Appropriateness to subdivide the subject lot into two lots, to rehabilitate the historic three-family, three-story-over-basement house, and to construct a new three-family, four-story house on the vacant eastern portion of the lot. The existing house is a contributing building within the Alamo Square Landmark District. The building was designed by W. O. Banks and constructed in 1902 by builder John G. Adams in the Edwardian style. The property is zoned RM-1 (Residential, Mixed, Low-Density) District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
10. 2006.0494A (RICH SUCRE: 415/575-9108)
NEW MISSION THEATER, 2554 MISSION STREET, located on the west side of Mission Street between 21st and 22nd Streets, Assessor’s Block 3616, Lot 007. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for interior and exterior alterations associated with a change in use from a single-screen theater to a five-screen theater and restaurant (d.b.a Alamo Drafthouse). The exterior alterations include, but are not limited to: repair and restoration of the marquee and blade sign; repair of concrete exterior; infill of non-visible openings on the secondary facades; and re-roofing. The interior alterations include, but are not limited to: a seismic retrofit; subdivision of the main auditorium from a single screen into five screens; extension of the scalloped edge of the historic balcony; reconstruction of historic elements within the promenade lobby; conversion of the projection booth into a bar for theater patrons; and, preservation and repair of decorative plasterwork and other character-defining features. The subject property is Landmark No. 245 and is located within the Mission Street NCT (Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning District and a 85-X Height and Bulk District. This item is tentatively scheduled for Conditional Use Authorization before the Planning Commission on January 10, 2013.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
11. 2012.1123H (PILAR LAVALLEY: 415/575-9084)
1100 MARKET STREET, at the gore-corner of Market and McAllister Streets, Assessor’s Block 0351, Lots 001. Request for a Permit to Alter to construct a one-story vertical addition and roof deck with glass guardrail, install compatible storefronts and transom windows, rehabilitate existing projecting marquees at hotel entrances, repair and clean exterior masonry, terra cotta, and wood windows, and interior remodeling and seismic upgrades as part of the rehabilitation of the existing seven-story tourist hotel. The subject building is a Category I (Significant) Building located within the C-3-G (Downtown General) Zoning District with a 120-X Height and Bulk limit.
Recommendation: Approval with conditions.
12. 2012.1326H (GRETCHEN HILYARD: 415/575-9109)
1 KEARNY STREET - north side of Market Street between 3rd Street and Grant Avenue, Assessor’s Block 0312, Lot 031. Request for a Permit to Alter for exterior signage, door and canopy replacement, and window alterations. Constructed in 1902 by William Curlett, 1 Kearny Street (historically known as the Mutual Savings Bank Building) is a twelve-story office building designed in the Renaissance/Baroque architectural style. The building features an annex, designed in 1964 by the firm of Clark & Beuttler with Charles W. Moore as lead architect; and a contemporary addition by Charles Bloszies in 2009. The subject property is located within the C-3-O (Downtown-Office) and 80-130-F Height and Bulk Limit, and is a Category I (Significant) building under Article 11 of the Planning Code.
(Continued from November 21, 2012)
Recommendation: Approval
ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: For information on the next Historic Preservation Commission Calendar, please call 558-6320 on Fridays (before the scheduled hearing) after 5:00 p.m. for a recorded message.
NOTE: Items listed on this calendar will not be heard before the stated time.
NOTE: Speaker Cards will be available at all hearings. For your convenience, they may be picked up in advance of the hearing from the Planning Department Reception Counter, 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400.
NOTE: For information related to Historic Preservation Commission matters, please email Preservation Coordinator at tim.frye@sfgov.org, or the Commission Secretary at commissions.secretary@sfgov.org.
NOTE: Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness, Permit to Alter, Landmark or Historic District designation, 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 Historic Preservation Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.
NOTE: Material submitted by the public for Historic Preservation Commission review prior to a scheduled hearing, should be received at the Planning Department Reception Counter, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, no later than 5:00 p.m. the Tuesday (eight (8) days) prior to the scheduled public hearing. Persons unable to attend a hearing may submit written comments regarding a calendared item to the Commission at the above listed address. Comments received by 11:00 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Historic Preservation 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 and 15 copies.
NOTE: If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Historic Preservation Commission after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the San Francisco Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor during normal office hours.
CELL PHONE AND/OR SOUND-PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE 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 cells 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 phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices at and during public meetings).
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 curb side parking has been designated at points along McAllister Street. Accessible MUNI Lines serving City Hall are the 9 San Bruno, 47 and 49 Lines and 71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line. Accessible MUNI Metro Lines are the J, K, L, M, and N at the Van Ness Muni Station at Van Ness Avenue and Market Street. For more information regarding MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.
Requests for American Sign Language interpreters, sound enhancement system 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 557-4433 (TDD) or 557-4434 (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 or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Adele Destro by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689; by phone (415) 554-7724; by fax at (415) 554-7854; or by e-mail at sotf@sfgov.org. Citizens interested in obtaining a copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can be request a copy from Ms. Destro or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/
SAN FRANCISCO LOBBYIST ORDINANCE
Attention: Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code §2.100] 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) 581-8300, fax (415) 581-2317; web site http://www.sfgov.org/ethics/.
COMMUNICATIONS
Note: Each item on the Architectural Design Review and/or Regular calendar may include the following documents:
1) Planning Department Case Report
2) Draft Motion with Findings and/or Conditions
These items will be available for review at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor Reception.
