SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING COMMISSION
Notice of Hearing
&
Agenda
Commission Chambers, Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Thursday, September 26, 2013
12:00 p.m.
Regular Meeting
Commissioners:
Rodney Fong, President
Cindy Wu, Vice President
Michael Antonini, Gwyneth Borden, Rich Hillis, Kathrin Moore, Hisashi Sugaya
Acting Commission Secretary:
Jonas P. Ionin
Hearing Materials are available at:
Website: http://www.sfplanning.org
Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, Suite 400
Planning Information Center, 1660 Mission Street, 1st Floor
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Hearing Procedures
The Planning Commission holds public hearings regularly, on most Thursdays. The full hearing schedule for the calendar year and the Commission Rules & Regulations may be found online at: www.sfplanning.org.
Public Comments: Persons attending a hearing may comment on any scheduled item.
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For most cases (CU’s, PUD’s, 309’s, etc…) that are considered by the Planning Commission, after being introduced by the Commission Secretary, shall be considered by the Commission in the following order:
1. Presentation by Staff;
2. Presentation by the Project Sponsor’s Team (which includes: the sponsor, representative, legal counsel, architect, engineer, expeditor and/or any other advisor) for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes, at the discretion of the Chair;
3. Public testimony from supporters of the Project not to exceed three (3) minutes, at the discretion of the Chair;
4. Presentation by Organized Opposition recognized by the Commission President through written request prior to the hearing for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes, at the discretion of the Chair;
5. Public testimony from opponents of the Project not to exceed three (3) minutes, at the discretion of the Chair;
6. Staff follow-up and/or conclusions;
7. Public comment portion of the hearing shall be closed and deliberation amongst the Commissioners shall be opened by the Chair;
8. A motion to approve; approve with conditions; approve with amendments and/or modifications; disapprove; or continue to another hearing date, if seconded, shall be voted on by the Commission.
Every Official Act taken by the Commission must be adopted by a majority vote of all members of the Commission, a minimum of four (4) votes. A failed motion results in the disapproval of the requested action, unless a subsequent motion is adopted. Any Procedural Matter, such as a continuance, may be adopted by a majority vote of members present, as long as the members present constitute a quorum (four (4) members of the Commission).
For Discretionary Review cases that are considered by the Planning Commission, after being introduced by the Commission Secretary, shall be considered by the Commission in the following order:
1. Presentation by Staff;
2. Presentation by the DR Requestor(s), not to exceed five (5) minutes per Requestor, at the discretion of the Chair;
3. Public testimony from opponents of the Project not to exceed three (3) minutes, at the discretion of the Chair;
4. Presentation by the Project Sponsor for a period of five (5) minutes not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes, whenever there are multiple DR requests, at the discretion of the Chair;
5. Public testimony from supporters of the Project not to exceed three (3) minutes, at the discretion of the Chair;
6. Rebuttal by the DR Requestor(s), not to exceed two (2) minutes per Requestor, at the discretion of the Chair;
7. Rebuttal by the Project Sponsor, not to exceed two (2) minutes, at the discretion of the Chair;
8. Staff follow-up and/or conclusions;
9. Public comment portion of the hearing shall be closed and deliberation amongst the Commissioners shall be opened by the Chair;
10. A motion to Not Take DR and approve the Project as proposed; or to Take DR and approve the Project with conditions, with amendments and/or modifications; or to Take DR and disapprove; or continue to another hearing date, if seconded, shall be voted on by the Commission.
The Commission must Take DR in order to disapprove or modify a building permit application that is before them under Discretionary Review. A failed motion to Take DR results in a Project that is approved as proposed.
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Transit: The nearest accessible BART station is Civic Center. Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the F, J, K, L, M, N, T (exit at Civic Center or Van Ness stations). MUNI bus routes also serving the area are the 5, 6, 9, 19, 21, 47, 49, 71, and 71L. For more information regarding MUNI accessible services, call (415) 701-4485 or call 311.
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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.
1a. 2011.0477C (D. VU: (415) 575-9120)
1900 19TH AVENUE - east side of 19th Avenue at Ortega Street; Lot 028 in Assessor’s Block 2116 and Lot 019A in Assessor’s Block 2055 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, 703.4, Formula Retail, 710.21 Nonresidential Use Size and 710.27, Hours of Operation to develop a Formula Retail pharmacy store (d.b.a. CVS Pharmacy) with an off-sale beer and wine license. The project will expand the retail space within the existing building from 14,667 square feet to 16,366 square feet. The hours of operation for the store will be 6 A.M. to 2 A.M. within a NC-1 Neighborhood Commercial Cluster District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Pending
(Continued from Regular Meeting of June 6, 2013)
(Proposed for Continuance to November 21, 2013)
1b. 2011.0477V (D. VU: (415) 575-9120)
1900 19TH AVENUE - east side of 19th Avenue at Ortega Street; Lot 028 in Assessor’s Block 2116 and Lot 019A in Assessor’s Block 2055 - Request for Variance from the requirements of Planning Code Section 152, Off-Street Freight Loading, to allow a 16,366 square foot pharmacy store with no off-street loading. Planning Code Section 152 requires one off-street freight loading space for buildings with a floor area between 10,001 and 60,000 square feet within a NC-1 Neighborhood Commercial Cluster District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of June 6, 2013)
(Proposed for Continuance to November 21, 2013)
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.
2. 2011.0564C (O. MASRY: (415) 575-9116)
1 RICHARDSON AVENUE – along the west side of Richardson Avenue between Lombard and Chestnut streets, Lot 007 in Assessor’s Block 0934 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 712.83 and 303 for a wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would consist of eight panel antennas and related electronic equipment mounted on the roof of the existing hotel. Antennas would be placed at two locations, with six antennas screened from view by a faux enclosure designed to mimic a part of the hotel, and two antennas located in faux roof vents. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 3 Site (Industrial or Commercial Structures) within an NC-3 (Neighborhood Commercial, Moderate Scale) Zoning, and 40-X Height and Bulk Districts. Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of September 19, 2013)
3. 2013.0229C (C. NOEL: (415) 575-9125)
1508 TARAVAL STREET - southeast side between 25th and 26th Avenues; Lot 009 in Assessor’s Block 2354 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 303 and 781.1 to change an existing retail use to a Limited Restaurant use (d.b.a. Lou’s Cafe), all within the Taraval Street Neighborhood Commercial District and 65-A Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions
4. 2013.0641C (C. NOEL: (415) 575-9125)
199 WEST PORTAL AVENUE - southeast side between Vicente Street and 14th Avenue; Lot 025 in Assessor’s Block 2989B - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 303 and 729.51 to change an existing retail use to a Medical Service use (d.b.a. Golden Gate Urgent Care), all within the West Portal Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District and 26-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions
5. 2013.0967U (L. YEGAZU: (415) 575-9076)
201 VAN NESS AVENUE - block bounded by Hayes, Grove, and Franklin Streets and Van Ness Avenue, Assessor’s Block 0810, Lot 001 - Request for Sign Approval pursuant to Planning Code Section 605 to install signs in a P (Public) District on the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. Planning Code Section 605 requires that all applications to erect business signs in P Districts shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for approval or disapproval. The subject property is located within a P (Public) Zoning District and 96-S/130-G Height and Bulk District and is a non-contributing structure to the Civic Center Historic District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
6. 2013.1043Q (C. LAMORENA: (415) 558-575-9085)
789 BUENA VISTA WEST AVENUE - west side of Buena Vista West Avenue between Central Avenue and Frederick Street; Lot 058 in Assessor’s Block 1256 - Request for Condominium Conversion Subdivision to convert a three-story over garage, six-unit building into residential condominiums within a RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-Family) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve
C. COMMISSION MATTERS
7. Consideration of Adoption:
· Draft Minutes for September 12, 2013
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. 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. DEPARTMENT MATTERS
9. Director’s Announcements
10. 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
11. 2012.0153EC (C. TEAGUE: (415) 575-9081)
200 PAUL STREET - north side between Bayshore Boulevard and Third Street, and opposite Exeter and Gould Streets; Lots 001F & 001G of Assessor’s Block 5431A. Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 227(r), 303, 303(h), and 304 to allow a Planned Unit Development (PUD) to alter the existing Internet Services Exchange (ISE) by reducing the size of an existing building and constructing a service yard that would include 18 additional diesel emergency, backup generators on the approximately seven acre site, and requesting an exception to the parking requirements of Planning Code Section 151, within a PDR-2 (Core Production, Distribution, and Repair) Zoning District and 65-J Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of August 15, 2013)
12. 2011.0187X (C. TEAGUE: (415) 575-9081)
1001 17TH STREET (AKA 140 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE) - southwest corner of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue; Lots 009 and 010 in Assessor’s Block 3987 - Request for Large Project Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Section 329 to demolish the existing industrial building and construct two adjacent residential buildings. The building at 1001 17th Street will be 4-stories, 48-feet tall, and will contain 26 dwelling units and 9 parking spaces in a ground floor parking garage, within the UMU (Urban Mixed Use) Zoning District and 48-X Height and Bulk District. The building at 140 Pennsylvania Avenue will be 4-stories, 40-feet tall, and will contain 11 dwelling units and 8 parking spaces in a ground floor parking garage, within the UMU (Urban Mixed Use) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. The project requests exceptions for rear yard, open space, and exposure requirements of the Planning Code.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of September 12, 2013)
13. 2013.0022C (E. JACKSON: (415) 558-6363)
2630 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD - northwest side between Sunnydale and Geneva Avenues; Lot 018 in Assessor’s Block 6309B - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 121.2, 157, 303, 703.4(b) to establish a new Formula Retail use (d.b.a. Grocery Outlet) in a 13,624 square foot building that is currently occupied by a retail use (d.b.a. A. Silvestri Co.), all within a NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District, the Visitacion Valley / Schlage Lock Special Use District, and 40-X Height and Bulk District. The project proposes 53 off-street parking spaces where the maximum accessory amount is 44 off-street parking spaces.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions
14a. 2013.0675CV (E. JACKSON: (415) 558-6363)
2709 22nd STREET - south side between York and Bryant Streets; Lot 001B in Assessor’s Block 4151 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.3(j) and 303 to expand an existing church (d.b.a. Iglesia Roca de Salvacion), all within a RM-1 Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions
14b. 2013.0675CV (E. JACKSON: (415) 558-6363)
2709 22nd STREET - south side between York and Bryant Streets; Lot 001B in Assessor’s Block 4151 - Request for Variance under Planning Code Section 134(a)(2) to legalize a building located completely within the required rear yard and along the rear property line of an existing church (d.b.a. Iglesia Roca de Salvacion) and providing no required rear yard where 16 feet is required, all within a RM-1 Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
15. 2009.1082C (E. OROPEZA: (415) 558-6361)
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 creation of a new lot of lesser width and lot area (measuring 22-feet wide and with a lot area of 1,650 sq. ft.) and for the new construction of a single family dwelling on the proposed lot, per Planning Code Section 121 (f), within a RH-1 (Residential House, One Family) District, and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of August 15, 2013)
16. 2013.0823C (K. CONNER: (415) 575-6914)
242 COLUMBUS AVENUE - east side between Broadway and Pacific Street; Lot 002 of Assessor’s Block 0162 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, 714.44, 790.142, 790.91 to establish a 2,500 square foot restaurant use (d.b.a Tosca Cafe). Previously, Tosca was solely a bar use. The proposal is to convert it to a bona-fide eating establishment within the Broadway NCD (Neighborhood Commercial District), the Broadway Special Sign District, and 65-A-1 Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions
17. 2012.1135C (S. YOUNG: (415) 558-6346)
525 - 547 CLEMENT STREET - south side between 6th and 7th Avenues, Lot 038 in Assessor’s Block 1438 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 303 and 716.21 to legalize a use size that exceeds 2,500 square feet of floor area with the merger of two separate commercial tenant spaces located at 525 Clement Street and 547 Clement Street (currently occupied by a housewares and restaurant supply store d.b.a. Kamei) within the Inner Clement Street Neighborhood Commercial District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. The two commercial tenant spaces (525 Clement Street with approximately 3,500 square feet of floor area and 547 Clement Street with approximately 4,000 square feet of floor area) were merged with the removal of interior wall partitions without the benefit of a permit before the change of store ownership occurred. The expanded space currently contains 7,500 square feet of floor area.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions
18. 2013.0177C (S. VELLVE: (415) 558-6263)
1285 SUTTER STREET - south side of Sutter Street, between Van Ness Avenue and Polk Street; Lot 008 in Assessor’s Block 0691 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.8, 303, 703.3, and 703.4, to establish a Formula Retail use (d.b.a. CVS Pharmacy), of approximately 9,500 square feet and changing condition number 1(K) of Motion 17592 to allow the proposed pharmacy to operate 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, within the RC-4 (Residential-Commercial Combined, Medium Density) district, 130-V Height and Bulk District and the Van Ness and Van Ness Automotive SUDs (Special Use District).
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions
19. 2012.1430D (S. VELLVE: (415) 558-6263)
2125 BRODERICK STREET - west side between Washington and Clay Streets; Lot 002 in Assessor’s Block 1000 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2012.11.16.4378 proposing to: construct a one-story vertical addition; fill in a large side setback of the building at its southwest corner; and, insert a garage into a façade bay window that projects to grade. The proposed new floor would be set back from the front building wall by approximately 27 feet. At the rear, the proposed building addition would not project further than the existing building footprint at grade.
Staff Analysis: Abbreviated Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take DR and Approve the project as proposed.
20a. 2011.0896DV (A. PUTRA: (415) 575-9079)
225 SANTA ANA AVENUE - east side between Monterey Boulevard and Darien Way; Lot 018 in Assessor’s Block 3254 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2011.03.17.2277, proposing to raise the height of an existing single-family building by approximately 2’-0” to create a habitable level below the existing first floor and to construct a two-story horizontal addition at the rear (southeast corner) of the building that would not extend beyond the depth of the existing rear wall within a RH-1(D) (Residential, House, Single-family, Detached) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Staff Analysis: Abbreviated Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and Approve
(Continued from Regular Meeting of July 11, 2013)
20b. 2011.0896DV (A. PUTRA: (415) 575-9079)
225 SANTA ANA AVENUE - - east side between Monterey Boulevard and Darien Way; Lot 018 in Assessor’s Block 3254 - Request for Variance, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 133 and 134, to maintain side yards of approximately 1’-0” on the south side and 3’-0” on the north side, where two side yards of approximately 4’-0” each is required; and to maintain a rear yard of approximately 17’-6”, where a rear yard of approximately 24’-0” is required within a RH-1(D) (Residential, House, Single-family, Detached) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of July 11, 2013)
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
Hearing Materials
Materials submitted to the Planning Commission prior to a scheduled hearing will become part of the public record only when the materials are also provided to the Commission Secretary and/or Project Planner. Correspondence may be emailed directly to the Commission Secretary at: commissions.secretary@sfgov.org.
Persons unable to attend a hearing may submit written comments regarding a scheduled item to: Planning Commission, 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103-2414. Written comments received by the close of the business day prior to the hearing will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission and made part of the official record.
Advance Submissions: To allow Commissioners the opportunity to review material in advance of a hearing, materials must be received by the Planning Department reception eight (8) days prior to the scheduled public hearing. All submission packages must be delivered to1650 Mission Street, Suite 400, by 5:00 p.m. and should include fifteen (15) copies.
Day-of Submissions: Material related to a calendared item may be distributed at the hearing. Please provide ten (10) copies for distribution.
Appeals
The following is a summary of appeal rights associated with the various actions that may be taken at a Planning Commission hearing.
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Case Type
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Case Suffix
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Appeal Period*
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Appeal Body
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Office Allocation
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B
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15 calendar days
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Board of Appeals**
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Conditional Use Authorization and Planned Unit Development
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C
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30 calendar days
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Board of Supervisors
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Building Permit Application (Discretionary Review)
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D
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15 calendar days
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Board of Appeals
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CEQA Determination - EIR
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E
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20 calendar days
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Board of Supervisors
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Coastal Zone Permit
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P
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15 calendar days
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Board of Appeals
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Planning Code Amendments by Application
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T
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30 calendar days
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Board of Supervisors
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Variance (Zoning Administrator action)
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V
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10 calendar days
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Board of Appeals
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Permit Review in C-3 Districts, Downtown Residential Districts and Large Project Authorization in Eastern Neighborhoods
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X
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15 calendar days
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Board of Appeals
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Zoning Map Change by Application
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Z
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30 calendar days
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Board of Supervisors
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* Appeals of Planning Commission decisions on Building Permit Applications (Discretionary Review) must be made within 15 days of the date the building permit is issued/denied by the Department of Building Inspection (not from the date of the Planning Commission hearing). Appeals of Zoning Administrator decisions on Variances must be made within 10 days from the issuance of the decision letter.
**An appeal of a Certificate of Appropriateness or Permit to Alter/Demolish may be made to the Board of Supervisors if the project requires Board of Supervisors approval or if the project is associated with a Conditional Use Authorization appeal. An appeal of an Office Allocation may be made to the Board of Supervisors if the project requires a Conditional Use Authorization.
For more information regarding the Board of Appeals process, please contact the Board of Appeals at (415) 575-6880. For more information regarding the Board of Supervisors process, please contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at (415) 554-5184 or board.of.supervisors@sfgov.org.
Challenges: 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.
