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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, February 28, 2013
12:00 PM
Regular Meeting
President: Rodney Fong
Vice-President: Cindy Wu
Commissioners: Michael J. Antonini; Gwyneth Borden; Rich Hillis,
Kathrin Moore; Hisashi Sugaya
Acting Commission Secretary: Jonas P. Ionin
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
Or
View the broadcast live, Thursdays on Cable Channel 78.
And
The re-broadcast on Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Cable Channel 26
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 Planning Commission Secretary at: commissions.secretary@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 the 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.
ROLL CALL:
President: Rodney Fong
Vice-President: Cindy Wu
Commissioners: Michael J. Antonini; Gwyneth Borden; Rich Hillis;
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. (D. SIDER: (415) 558-6697)
PLANNING COMMISSION POLICY ON TIMING OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION - Discussion and possible action on a Resolution, that would establish Planning Commission policies regarding time frames for the implementation of projects generally requiring Commission approval.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of January 31, 2013)
(Proposed for Continuance to March 14, 2013)
2. 2009.1082C (E. OROPEZA: (415) 558-6381)
194-194(A) SWEENY STREET - northeast corner of Sweeny and Merill Streets; Lot 024 in Assessor’s Block 5858 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization for the formation of a new lot of lesser width and lot area and for the new construction of a single family dwelling on the proposed lot per Planning Code Section 121 (f), all within a RH-1 (Residential House, One-Family) Zoning District, and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Proposed for Continuance to April 4, 2013)
3. 2012.1168C (D. SÁNCHEZ: (415) 575-9082)
793 SOUTH VAN NESS AVENUE - northeast corner of South Van Ness Avenue and 19th Street; Lot 024 in Assessor’s Block 3591 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Section 303 to modify the performance period condition of Motion No. 17554 for Case No. 2004.0914CVEK to extend the approval period for two years of a mixed use building consisting of 3,215 square feet of ground floor retail/commercial space, 1,430 square feet of ground floor PDR space and 29 dwelling units within a NC-3 (Moderate Scale Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and 55-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of January 24, 2013)
(Proposed for Indefinite Continuance)
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. 2012.0692C (M. STAHLHUT: (415) 575-9116)
225 30TH STREET - south side of 30th Street between Chenery and Dolores Streets, Lot 063 in Assessor’s Block 6657 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.6(b) and 303 for a proposed wireless telecommunications services facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The facility would consist of up to nine antennas and associated equipment on the rooftop penthouse of an existing day-time residential care facility. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 1 Site (Publicly-use Structure Site) within a RH-2 (Residential – House, Two-Family) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
5. 2012.1442C (M. STAHLHUT: (415) 575-9116)
795 FOLSOM STREET - southeast corner of Folsom and Fourth Streets, Lot 051 in Assessor’s Block 3751 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 841.93 and 303 for modification to an existing wireless telecommunications services facility operated by AT&T Mobility - The facility would consist of adding four panel antennas to the rooftop penthouse of an existing mixed-use wholly commercial building resulting in a total of 16 panel antennas. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 2 Site (Co-Location Site) within a MUR (Mixed-Use Residential) Zoning District, the Youth and Family Zone Special Use District, and 85-X Height and Bulk District
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of February 21, 2013)
6a. 2012.1459CV (B. BENDIX: (415) 575-9114)
3221 20TH STREET - south side, between Treat Avenue and Harrison Streets, Lot 071 in Assessor’s Block 3612 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 185 and 303 to establish a large institutional use (d.b.a. New Door Ventures) of approximately 14,250 gross square-feet within a RH-3 (Residential House, Three-Family) Zoning District and 45-X Height and Bulk District. The proposed change of use does not include any increase in the existing building envelope.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
6b. 2012.1459CV (B. BENDIX: (415) 575-9114)
3221 20TH STREET - south side, between Treat Avenue and Harrison Streets, Lot 071 in Assessor’s Block 3612 - Request for Variance from Planning Code Section 151 which requires the project to provide an additional 17 parking spaces to establish a large institutional use (d.b.a. New Door Ventures) within a RH-3 (Residential House, Three-Family) Zoning District and 45-X Height and Bulk District. The subject building is legally non-complying in regards to off-street parking requirements of the Planning Code and does not provide any parking.
7. 2012.1353C (D. SÁNCHEZ: (415) 575-9082)
975 BRYANT STREET - south side of Bryant Street between Kate and Langton Streets; Lot 044 in Assessor’s Block 3780 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 843.46 and 303 to establish a Formula Retail use (d.b.a. Orchard Supply Hardware) within an existing building of approximately 33,000 square feet within a UMU (Urban Mixed Use) Zoning District and 48-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of February 14, 2013)
NOTE: On February 14, 2013, following public testimony, the Commission adopted a motion of Intent to Disapprove, and continued the matter to Feb. 28, 2013 by a vote of +5 -2 (Commissioners Fong and Antonini against).
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 for February 14, 2013
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. However, for items where public comment is closed this is your opportunity to address the Commission. With respect to all other 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. 2012.0718E (J. NAVARRETE: (415) 575-9040)
Event Center and Mixed-Use Development at Piers 30-32 and Seawall Lot 330 - Blocks/Lots: Piers 30-32 - 9900/030 & 9900/032, Seawall Lot 330 - 3770/002 & 3771/002 - Informational Item, GSW Arena LLC (GSW) proposes to construct a multi-purpose event center, public open space, maritime uses, a parking facility and visitor-serving retail uses on Piers 30-32. The event center would host the Golden State Warriors NBA basketball team during the NBA season, as well as provide a year-round venue for a variety of other uses, including concerts, cultural events, family shows, conferences and conventions. The project would include substantial repair and structural upgrades to Piers 30-32. GSW also proposes to construct a mixed-use development including residential, hotel and retail uses on Seawall Lot 330, located directly across The Embarcadero from Piers 30-32.
Preliminary Recommendation: None - Informational Only
13. (S. DENNIS-PHILIPS: (415) 558-6314)
CITYWIDE GROWTH DISCUSSION - Informational Item - Plan Bay Area, the Bay Area’s draft Sustainable Community Strategy, projects 92,000 housing units and 190,000 jobs for San Francisco by 2040, and expects this growth to be planned in high density, transit served locations. Staff will provide an overview of the City’s likely growth in coming decades, and its efforts to plan for that growth, as background and context for the Central Corridor planning effort.
Preliminary Recommendation: None - Informational Only
14. (J. SWITZKY: (415) 575-6815)
CENTRAL CORRIDOR PLAN - Informational Update on the planning process to create an integrated community vision for the Central Subway corridor in the South of Market area. The Plan area is generally bounded by Market, Townsend, 2nd and 6th Streets. Since the conclusion of the community workshop series and Commission presentation in summer 2012, staff has been working to refine plan concepts into a Draft Plan. The Draft Plan document for public review is scheduled to be published in March with environmental review commencing shortly thereafter. This update presentation will discuss the draft proposed land use and height scenarios, and other key aspects of the Draft Plan that will be analyzed in the EIR, as well as next steps for continued community engagement. Information on the plan process is available at http://centralcorridor.sfplanning.org.
Preliminary Recommendation: None - Informational Only
15. 2011.0397T (K. HADDADAN: (415) 575-9068)
BICYCLE PARKING ORDINANCE - The proposed Ordinance would amend (1) the San Francisco Planning Code by repealing existing Sections 155.1 through 155.5 in their entirety, adding new Sections 155.1 through 155.4; to revise the bicycle parking standards; (2) the San Francisco Planning Code by renumbering Sections 430 to 431 and adding a new Section 430 that allows portions of bicycle parking requirements to be satisfied with an in lieu fee; (3) the San Francisco Planning Code Section 145 to define bicycle parking as an active use; (4) the San Francisco Planning Code Sections 102.9, 155(j), 157.1, 249.46 and 307; (5) the San Francisco Environment Code Section 402 to revise cross-references to the San Francisco Planning Code; and would (6) make 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. The Planning Commission initiated this legislation on August 9th, 2012 and held an informational hearing on December 13, 2012.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
16. 2013.0109T (A. STARR: (415) 558-6362)
AMENDMENTS TO THE PLANNING CODE, SECTION 604, TO PROVIDE THAT CHANGING THE COPY ON A SIGN SHALL NOT BE TREATED AS A NEW SIGN [BOARD FILE NO. 12-1199] - Ordinance introduced by Supervisor Chiu amending Planning Code Section 604, to provide that changing the copy on a sign shall not be treated as a new sign; making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan; and 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.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Modifications
17. 2013.0003D (R. CRAWFORD: (415) 558-6358)
35 LA GRANDE AVENUE - east side between Avalon Avenue and Burrows Street; Lot 042 in Assessor’s Block 5963 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2012.0720.5437, proposing to construct a new three story single-family dwelling on a vacant lot. The new dwelling will be setback nine feet nine inches from the front property line. The proposed third floor will be setback 15 feet from the front wall of the lower stories within a RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Staff Analysis: Full Discretionary Review for New Construction.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve
3:30 PM
18a. 2011.0038CEKVX! (E. WATTY: (415) 558-6620)
250 FOURTH STREET - northwest corner of Fourth and Clementina Streets; Lot 008 in Assessor’s Block 3733 - Request for Determination of Compliance, pursuant to Planning Code Section 309, with exceptions to the requirements for "Reduction of Ground-Level Wind Currents in C-3 Districts" (Section 148) and “Tour Bus Loading” (Section 162). The proposed project would demolish the existing two-story-over-basement, approximately 30-foot tall, 31,200-sf office/educational building, occupied by Olivet Theological University, and would construct a new, 11-story, 78,000 gsf, 220-room tourist hotel building, including 4,265 sq. ft. of ground-floor restaurant/bar space. The project site is located within a C-3-S (Downtown Support) Zoning District, SOMA Youth and Family Special Use District and 130-L Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of January 31, 2013)
18b. 2011.0038CEKVX! (E. WATTY: (415) 558-6620)
250 FOURTH STREET - northwest corner of Fourth and Clementina Streets; Lot 008 in Assessor’s Block 3733 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 216(b), 249.40A and 303 to allow up to 220 tourist hotel guestrooms with ground-floor restaurant and bar. The proposed project would demolish the existing two-story-over-basement, approximately 30-foot tall, 31,200-sf office/educational building, occupied by Olivet Theological University, and would construct a new, 11-story, 78,000 gsf, 220-room tourist hotel building, including 4,265 sq. ft. of ground-floor restaurant/bar space. The project site is located within a C-3-S (Downtown Support) Zoning District, SOMA Youth and Family Special Use District and 130-L Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of January 31, 2013)
18c. 2011.0038CEKVX! (E. WATTY: (415) 558-6620)
250 FOURTH STREET - northwest corner of Fourth and Clementina Streets; Lot 008 in Assessor’s Block 3733 - Request for Variances, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 145.1 to allow a reduced percentage of transparent frontage on Clementina Street as well as non-active uses within the first 25 feet of building depth on the ground floor. The proposed project would demolish the existing two-story-over-basement, approximately 30-foot tall, 31,200-sf office/educational building, occupied by Olivet Theological University, and would construct a new, 11-story, 78,000 gsf, 220-room tourist hotel building, including 4,265 sq. ft. of ground-floor restaurant/bar space. The project site is located within a C-3-S (Downtown Support) Zoning District, SOMA Youth and Family Special Use District and 130-L Height and Bulk District.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of January 31, 2013)
19. 2013.0123D (B. BENDIX: (415) 575-9114)
3450 THIRD STREET - Units 2A and 2B - west side, between Cargo Way and Custer Avenue, Lots 032 and 033 in Assessor’s Block 5211 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application Nos. 2012.12.13.6169 and 2012.12.13.6171 to establish a 17,014 square-foot social service and outpatient medical clinic (d.b.a. the Child Advocacy Center and the Center for Youth Wellness) within a PDR-2 Zoning District, the India Basin Industrial Park Special Use District and 65-J Height and Bulk District. The proposal does not result in any expansion of the physical building and pertains solely to the change in use.
Staff Analysis: Full Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take DR 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
