1:30 PM
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ROLL CALL: Commission President: Anita Theoharis
Commission Vice-President
William W. Fay
Commissioners:
Roslyn Baltimore; Hector Chinchilla; Cynthia Joe;
Jim Salinas, Sr.
A.
ITEMS PROPOSED FOR CONTINUANCE
1. 2000.1092C
(MEHRA: 558-6257)
3632-38 SACRAMENTO
STREET - north side between Spruce and Locust Streets; Lot
9 in Assessor's Block 1011. Request for Conditional-Use Authorization pursuant
to Planning Code Section 724.53, to allow Business or Professional Service
on the first floor of the subject property and to legalize the conversion
of the second floor dwelling unit to office use in the Sacramento Street
NCD (Neighborhood Commercial District) in a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Disapproval
(Continued
from Regular Meeting of January 11, 2001)
(Proposed for Indefinite
Continuance)
2a. 2000.1268XCV
(LIGHT: 558-6254)
663-665 SUTTER STREET - south side between
Mason and Taylor Streets, Lot 11, in Assessor’s Block 297. Request under
Planning Code Section 309 (Downtown Code) for Determinations of Compliance
and Exceptions, including an exception for a building exceeding 80 feet
in a 80-130-F District (Section 263.8), and an exception to the bulk limit
(Section 270) for a new building in a C-3-G District (Section 138). The proposal is to build an 88’-0" high,
10 level (3 below grade, 7 above grade) structure containing a total of
92,380 square feet, including 212 parking spaces, and approximately 41,880
square feet of recreation space (swimming pool, gymnasium, and women’s
locker room facilities) that will connect to the rear of the existing
Olympic Club which faces on Post Street.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Proposed
for continuance to April 5, 2001)
2b. 2000.1268XCV
(LIGHT: 558-6254)
663-665 SUTTER STREET - south side between
Mason and Taylor Streets, Lot 11 in Assessor’s Block 297. Request for a Conditional-Use Authorization
for a parking garage in a C-3-G District (Section 223(n)). See description in item (a) above. The proposal is to build an 88’-0" high,
10 level (3 below grade, 7 above grade) structure containing a total of
92,380 square feet, including 212 parking spaces, and approximately 41,880
square feet of recreation space (swimming pool, gymnasium, and women’s
locker room facilities) that will connect to the rear of the existing
Olympic Club which faces on Post Street.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Proposed for continuance
to April 5, 2001)
2c. 2000.1268XCV
(LIGHT: 558-6254)
663-665 SUTTER STREET - south side between
Mason and Taylor Streets, Lot 11 in Assessor’s Block 297. Request for
a variance from the open space requirements for a new building in a C-3-G
District (Section 138). The
applicant does not propose any public open space for this project and
would like to make an in-lieu payment to the open space fund.
See description in item (a) above.
The proposal is to build an 88’-0" high, 10 level (3 below
grade, 7 above grade) structure containing a total of 92,380 square feet,
including 212 parking spaces, and approximately 41,880 square feet of
recreation space (swimming pool, gymnasium, and women’s locker room facilities)
that will connect to the rear of the existing Olympic Club which faces
on Post Street.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval with
Conditions
(Proposed
for continuance to April 5, 2001)
3.
1999.210E
(BLOMGREN: 558-5979)
3620 ‑ 19th STREET - within the block bound by 18th
Street, Guerrero Street, 19th Street and Oakwood Street, Assessor's Block
3587, Lots 18, 68, and 70. Appeal
of a Preliminary Negative Declaration. Proposed new construction of
five two‑, three‑, and four‑story buildings containing
a total of 43 dwelling units. The site currently has a 32-space parking
lot, which is accessed by a gate on Oakwood and a facade of an industrial
building at the 3620 19th Street frontage, which would be demolished.
The new buildings would reach a maximum height of 40 feet in a
40‑X height/bulk district. Lots
68 and 70 are located in a RH‑2 (Residential House, Two‑Family)
zoning district. Lot 18 is located
in a RH‑3 (Residential House, Three‑Family) zoning district.
Preliminary Recommendation: Upheld
Preliminary Negative Declaration
(Continued from Regular Meeting
of February 22, 2001)
(Proposed for continuance to
April 5, 2001)
4. 1999.210C
(PURVIS: 558-6354)
3620 - 19TH STREET - north side between
Oakwood and Guerrero Streets, a through lot with frontage on Oakwood Street;
Lots 18, 68 & 70 in Assessor's Block 3587.
Request for Conditional-Use Approval under Planning Code Section
304 to develop a 44-unit residential PUD (Planned Unit Development), with
exceptions from the rear yard requirements of Section 134 and density
standards of Section 209.1(g) & (h), within an RH-2 (Residential,
House, 2-Family) Zoning District and an RH-3 (Residential, House, 3-Family)
Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation:
Pending
(Proposed for continuance to April 5, 2001)
5. 2000.1165B
(BRESSANUTTI: 558-6892)
2 HENRY ADAMS STREET
- west side, between
Division Street and Alameda Street; Lot 1 in Assessor’s Block 3910. Request under Planning Code Sections 320-322
for project authorization of an office development consisting of the conversion
of up to 49,900 square feet in an existing building (San Francisco Design
Center) from wholesale design showroom space to office space. This notice shall also set forth an initial
determination of the net addition of gross square feet of office space,
pursuant to Planning Code Section 313.4.
The subject property is located in an M-2 (Heavy Industrial) District
and the Industrial Protection Zone, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Pending
(Continued from Regular Meeting
of February 22, 2001)
(Proposed for Continuance
to April 5, 2001)
6. 2001.0034C
(WOLOSHYN: 558-6612)
1290 CHESTNUT STREET - north side at northeast
corner of Van Ness Avenue, Lot011 in Assessor’s Block 0478. Request for
Conditional-Use Authorization under Planning Code Section 209.8(d) to
allow office use above the ground story in an RC (Residential-Commercial
Combined) District. The proposal
is to alter an existing three-story office building (currently 30 feet
in height) by adding a new fourth story to contain 262 square-feet of
office space resulting in a new height of 40 feet.
The proposal also includes modifications to the existing third
story (reduced in size by 214 square feet) and façade alterations.
The total net increase in floor area is 48 square feet. The subject
property is located in an RC-3 (Residential-Commercial Combined, Medium
Density) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Proposed
for Continuance to April 5, 2001)
7a. 2000.264CD (MARTIN: 558-6616)
1087
MISSISSIPPI STREET
- east side, between 23rd and 25th Streets, Lot 049 in Assessor’s Block
4224. Request for a Conditional-Use Authorization to allow the construction
of two dwelling units in an M-1 (Light Industrial) Zoning District and
the Industrial Protection Zone Buffer, per Planning Code Section 215(a)
and Planning Commission Resolution No. 14861, and a 40-X Height and Bulk
District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Disapproval
(Proposed for Continuance to April 5, 2001)
7b. 2000.264CD
(MARTIN: 558-6616)
1087 MISSISSIPPI STREET - east side between
23rd and 25th Streets, Lot 049 in Assessor’s Block 4224. Request for staff-initiated Discretionary Review
for the demolition of an existing, vacant industrial building and construction
of housing and office use in an existing industrial building space in
an M-1 (Light Industrial) Zoning District and the Industrial Protection
Zone Buffer per Planning Commission Resolution Nos. 14861 and 16079; and
a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Take Discretionary Review
(Continued from Regular Meeting of February 22, 2001)
(Proposed for Continuance to April 5, 2001)
8. 2001.0035E
(BUFORD: 558-5973)
TAXI PERMITS – CITYWIDE - Appeal of a Preliminary Negative Declaration.
The San Francisco Taxi
Commission, City and County of San Francisco, proposes to issue approximately
500 additional taxi permits (medallions) over the next five years. After
implementation of the project, the number of taxi permits available in
the City would increase from 1,381 to 1,881, an increase of approximately
36%. New permits may be issued
if supported by a finding that additional permits are required to meet
the public convenience and necessity.
Once issued, the permits would result in 500 additional taxis in
use.
Preliminary Recommendation:
Uphold Preliminary Negative Declaration
(Proposed for continuance
to April 12, 2001)
9. 2000.1061E
(WYCKO: 558-5972)
400 Paul Avenue - bounded by
Paul Avenue, Third Street, Bayshore Boulevard and railroad spur track,
Lot 14 of Assessor's Block 5431A. The
proposal is an Appeal of a Preliminary Negative Declaration for
the demolition of an existing, 40-foot high warehouse/distribution building,
which totals approximately 89,400 gross square feet to be replaced by
a newly constructed 65-foot high structure with 339,300 gross square feet
of space for Internet and telecommunication equipment and 155 off-street
parking spaces. The proposed facilities would be warehouses for telecommunication
switches and operational equipment that provides data services to Internet
users. The proposed project is an allowed use within M-1 District and
is situated within an Industrial Protection Zone.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Uphold Preliminary Negative Declaration
(Proposed for continuance to April 12, 2001)
10. 2000.1061C
(MARTIN: 558-6616)
400 PAUL AVENUE - north side, between Third Street and Bayshore
Boulevard, Lot 014 in Assessor's Block 5431A.
Request for a Conditional-Use Authorization under Section 271 (Bulk
Limits: Special Exceptions in Districts other than C-3) of the Planning
Code to allow the construction of a telecommunications facility exceeding
the bulk requirements of Planning Code Section 270 and to demolish an
existing industrial building which has not been vacant for more than fifteen
months, in an M-1 (Light Industrial) Zoning District and the Industrial
Protection Zone, per Planning Commission Resolution No. 14861 and a 65-J
Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Disapproval
(Proposed for continuance to April 12, 2001)
11. 2000.585E
(JAROSLAWSKY: 558-5970)
428 8th STREET - Appeal of a Preliminary Negative
Declaration. The property is on Lot 002 of Assessor's Block
3757, located on the west side of 8th Street. The proposal includes the demolition of five
existing structures on the project site and the construction of a three-story,
105,500 square foot structure to contain business service uses, which
is a permitted use within the district.
The project site is on 8th Street with frontage on both
8th and Converse Streets.
The subject site is within an SLI (Service Light Industrial) District
and a 40-X Height and Bulk District within the South of Market District
of the City of San Francisco. Two of the existing structures on the site
are utilized as storage sheds and the remaining three structures are vacant.
The proposed new structure would entirely encompass the subject
site, be a maximum of 40 feet in height and contain three stories.
The project would include an open courtyard and 100 below ground
parking spaces. Preliminary Recommendation: Uphold Preliminary
Negative Declaration (Proposed
for continuance to June 7, 2001)
12. 2000.1128DD
(WANG: 558-6335)
230 JOOST
AVENUE - north side between Baden and Congo Streets; Lot 013 in Assessor's
Block 6765. The proposal is to
demolish an existing vacant, two-story, single-family dwelling and construct
a new two-story over garage, single-family dwelling in an RH-1(Residential,
House, One-Family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation:
Do not take Discretionary Review and approve the project as revised.
DISCRETIONARY REVIEW WITHDRAWN
B. COMMISSIONERS'
QUESTIONS AND MATTERS
13. Consideration of Adoption - draft minutes
of March 1, 2001.
14. Commission Matters
C. DIRECTOR'S REPORT
15. Director's Announcements
16. Review of Past Week's Events at the Board
of Supervisors and Board of Appeals
17. Status Report for 2844 Greenwich Street
D.
REGULAR CALENDAR
18. 2001.1059R
(RODGERS: 558-6395)
1-6 MEACHAM PLACE
- Meacham Place is a narrow, dead-end alley between Hyde and Larkin in Assessor’s
Block 302, access is from Post Street. Consideration of a proposal to install an iron swing gate at the
entrance of Meacham Place. The
project would also involve the installation of planter boxes along the
sidewalks and back wall of the alley.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Find that proposal is not in conformity with the General
Plan.
19. 2000.1255C
(B.WASHINGTON: 558-6263)
678 PORTOLA DRIVE
- between Sidney Way and Woodside Avenue; Lot 004 in Assessor’s Block
2892. Request for Conditional-Use
Authorization pursuant to Section 209.6(b) of the Planning Code to install
a total of nine antennas and a base transceiver station on an existing
church building as part of Nextel's wireless telecommunications network
in an RH-1 (D)(Residential, House, Single-Family, Detached) District and
a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation:
Approval with conditions
20a. 2000.868CV
(NIKITAS: 558-6306)
1452 BUSH STREET - north side through to Austin Street
between Polk Street and
Van Ness Avenue, Lot 008 in Assessor’s Block 0667. Request for Conditional-Use Authorization under Planning Code Section
253 to permit construction of a building greater than 40 feet in height
in the Van Ness Special-Use District.
The project is in an RC-4 District (Residential-Commercial High
Density) and the Van Ness Special Use District and in a 130-V Height and
Bulk District. The proposal is to demolish a vacant auto repair facility
and construct a nine-story, 85-foot-high building comprising 22 dwelling
units, about 1,250 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, and 22
parking spaces.
Preliminary Recommendation:
Approval with conditions
20b.
2000.868CV
(NIKITAS: 558-6306)
1452 BUSH STREET - north side through to Austin Street
between Polk Street and Van Ness Avenue, Lot 008 in Assessor’s Block 0667. Request for a Variance under Planning Code
Sections 242(c) and 307(g) to allow modification of the rear yard requirement
of Section 134. A central courtyard is proposed in lieu of a rear yard.
The project is in an RC-4 District (Residential-Commercial High Density)
and the Van Ness Special-Use District and in a 130-V Height and Bulk District.
The proposal is to demolish a vacant auto repair facility and construct
a nine-story, 85-foot high building comprising 22 dwelling units, about
1,250 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and 22 parking spaces.
21. 2001.0043C
(LIGHT: 558-6254)
222
2ND. STREET - west side at southwest corner of Howard Street, Lot 63 in Assessor’s
Block 3735. Request for a temporary two-year Conditional-Use Authorization
for a public commercial surface parking lot in a C-3-O(SD) District and
a 150-350-S Height and Bulk District. Proposal is to build a 70-space
public commercial surface parking lot on the subject vacant site. The Conditional-Use Authorization would be valid for two years only
as an interim use.
Preliminary Recommendation:
Approval with Conditions
E. SPECIAL
OFFICE DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL LIMIT HEARING
At
approximately 3:00 p.m. the Planning
Commission will convene into a Special Office Development Annual Limit
Hearing to hear and act on the large office projects being considered
under Planning Code Sections 320-325 during the 2000-2001 approval period. (Individual item language will make clear the
action being proposed.) Procedures
governing this hearing are as follows:
Department staff will introduce the annual limit process and the
projects under consideration. Project
sponsors and their representatives will then be provided with approximately
ten (10) minutes (or a time limit as established by the Commission) for
a presentation of their projects. All
items will be called at the same time, and Public Comment will follow
the presentation of all projects. The
Commission may take action at this hearing or continue these items, in
whole or in part, to a later date. Sponsors
may withdraw their projects or request a continuance to a subsequent review
period, prior to Commission action.
22a. 1998.281BC
(GORDON: 558-6309)
185 Berry Street - bounded by Third,
Berry and Fourth Streets and China Basin Landing; Lot 5 in Assessor’s
Block 3803. Request under Planning
Code Section 321 for authorization to deduct up to 120,000 square feet
of office space from the City’s office development annual limit. The property
is within a M-2 (Heavy Industrial) District, the Mixed-Use Area of the
(IPZ Industrial Protection Zone), the proposed Ballpark Vicinity Special
District’s South End Office District and a 90-X Height and Bulk District. This notice serves as public notification of
the Planning Department’s initial determination of the net addition of
gross square footage of office space per Planning Code Sections 313.4
and 314.4. Please note: Under Case No. 98.281V, an off-street
parking variance for the proposed project was heard before the Zoning
Administrator on August 23, 2000. This
variance decision is currently pending before the Zoning Administrator.
In addition, a rear yard variance, per Planning Code Section 134, for
the proposed dwelling units at this site will be heard before the Zoning
Administrator on March 28, 2001 under Case No. 2001.0179V.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Pending
(Continued
from Regular Meeting of March 8, 2001)
NOTE: On March 8, 2001, after public testimony, the
Commission closed public hearing. The
item was continued at the call of the Chair to March 22, 2001. The item continues to be subject to Commission
consideration, deliberation and action.
22b. 1998.281BC
(GORDON: 558-6309)
185 Berry Street
- bounded by Third, Berry and Fourth Streets and China Basin Landing;
Lot 5 in Assessor’s Block 3803. Request
per Planning Code Section 215 for Conditional-Use Authorization to allow
62 units of housing (totaling approximately 73,600 square feet of residential
space) in a M-2 (Heavy Industrial) District at the above-referenced address. Approximately six units (or 10%) of this housing
is proposed to be dedicated as affordable. The property is within a M-2 (Heavy Industrial) District, the
Mixed-Use Area of the (IPZ Industrial Protection Zone), the proposed Ballpark
Vicinity Special District’s South End Office District and a 90-X Height
and Bulk District. Please note: Under Case No.
98.281V, an off-street parking variance for the proposed project was heard
before the Zoning Administrator on August 23, 2000.
This variance decision is currently pending before the Zoning Administrator.
In addition, a rear yard variance, per Planning Code Section 134, for
the proposed dwelling units at this site will be heard before the Zoning
Administrator on March 28, 2001, under Case No. 2001.0179V.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval
(Continued
from Regular Meeting of March 8, 2001)
NOTE: On March 8, 2001, after public testimony, the
Commission closed public hearing. The
item was continued at the call of the Chair to March 22, 2001. The item continues to be subject to Commission
consideration, deliberation and action.
23a. 2000.277BXC
(CRAWFORD: 558-6358)
801 MARKET/22
FOURTH STREETS - north side of Jessie Street between Fourth
and Fifth Streets; Assessor’s Block 3705; Lot 048. Planning Code Sections
320-325 (Office Development Limitation Program) for allocation of up to
136,600 gross square feet of office space for a 12-story building
within a C-3-R (Downtown, Retail) District and within a 160-S Height and
Bulk District. The project will
add a third building to the existing Pacific Place buildings I and II
above the existing loading dock on the north side of Jessie Street between
Fourth and Fifth Streets.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval
(Continued
from Regular Meeting of March 8, 2001)
NOTE: On March 8, 2001, after public testimony, the
Commission closed public hearing. The
item was continued at the call of the Chair to March 22, 2001. The item continues to be subject to Commission
consideration, deliberation and action.
23b. 2000.277BXC
(CRAWFORD: 558-6358)
801 MARKET/22
FOURTH STREETS - north side of Jessie Street between Fourth
and Fifth Streets; Assessor’s Block 3705; Lot 048. Request under Planning Code Section 309 (Downtown
Code) for Determinations of Compliance, for construction of a 12-story
building including 136,600 gross square feet of office space.
This project lies within a C-3-R (Downtown, Retail) District and
within a 160-S Height and Bulk District.
The project will add a third building to the existing Pacific Place
buildings I and II above the existing loading dock on the north side of
Jessie Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval
(Continued
from Regular Meeting of March 8, 2001)
NOTE: On March 8, 2001, after public testimony, the
Commission closed public hearing. The
item was continued at the call of the Chair to March 22, 2001. The item continues to be subject to Commission
consideration, deliberation and action.
23c. 2000.277BXC
(CRAWFORD: 558-6358)
801 MARKET/22
FOURTH STREETS - north side of Jessie Street between Fourth
and Fifth Streets; Assessor’s Block 3705 Lot 048. Request under Planning Code Section 219.c for
professional or business offices not offering on-site service to the public
in a C-3-R (Downtown, Retail) District.
This project lies within a C-3-R (Downtown, Retail) District and
within a 160-S Height and Bulk District.
The project will add a third building to the existing Pacific Place
buildings I and II above the existing loading dock on the north side of
Jessie Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval
(Continued
from Regular Meeting of March 8, 2001)
NOTE: On March 8, 2001, after public testimony, the
Commission closed public hearing. The
item was continued at the call of the Chair to March 22, 2001. The item continues to be subject to Commission
consideration, deliberation and action.
4:30 p.m.
24.
(GREEN/ARCE: 558-64411/558-6332)
NEIGHBORHOOD
PRESENTATION OF PROPOSED COW HOLLOW NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN GUIDELINES
– Presentation and discussion of proposed Cow Hollow Neighborhood Design
Guidelines.
F.
SPECIAL DISCRETIONARY REVIEW HEARING
At Approximately
5:30 PM the Planning
Commission will convene into a Special Discretionary Review (DR) Hearing
to hear and act on Discretionary Review matters. Procedures governing Special DR Hearings are
as follows: DR Requestor(s) are provided with up to five (5) minutes for a presentation and those in
support of the DR Requestor(s) are provided with up to three (3) minutes
each. The Project Sponsor is then
provided with up to five (5) minutes for a presentation and those in support
of the project are provided with up to three (3) minutes each. At the conclusion, each side (not each person)
is provided with two (2) minutes for a rebuttal. Those cases that are scheduled on this calendar
prior to 5:30 PM, but have not been called or heard by 5:30 PM, could
be continued to a later time or date as determined by the Commission.
25. 2000.1078D
(SIDER: 558-6897)
531 KANSAS STREET - east side between Mariposa and 18th
Streets, Lot 008J in Assessor's Block 4009.
Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application
Number 2000/08/14/7852. The proposal
is to (1) add a third story, (2) construct a horizontal expansion of the
existing first and second levels, and (3) enlarge the rear deck of a single-family
dwelling. The site is within an RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-Family)
District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary
Review and approve the project as proposed.
(Continued
from Regular Meeting of February 22, 2001)
26. 2000.657DDD
(MEHRA: 558-6257)
2531-33 BAKER STREET
- west side between
Vallejo and Green Streets, Lot 004 in Assessor’s Block 0956. Requests for Discretionary Review of Building
Permit Application No. 2000/01/28/559 proposing to alter the existing
building containing two dwelling units by adding a horizontal extension
towards the front of the lot, and by merging the two dwelling units into
one in an RH-1 (Residential, House, Single-Family) District and a 40-X
Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve
the application as revised.
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:
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