December 06, 2001
SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION
SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION
Notice of Meeting
&
Calendar
Commission Chambers - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Thursday, December 6, 2001
1:30 PM
Regular Meeting
President: Anita Theoharis
Vice President: William W. Fay
Commissioners: Roslyn Baltimore; Hector Chinchilla; Cynthia Joe;
Myrna Lim; Jim Salinas, Sr.
Commission Secretary: Linda D. Avery
Commission Calendars are available on the Internet at http://www.sfgov.org/planning
or as a recorded message at (415) 558-6422.
To view the hearing in progress on the Internet: http://www.sfgov.org/citywatchonline/
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT
1660 MISSION STREET, 5TH 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 1660 Mission Street, 5th 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, 1660 Mission Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94103-2414. Comments received by 11:00 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.
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.
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 Linda D. Avery, Commission Secretary, at (415) 558-6407.
Accessible Meeting Policy
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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 Donna Hall, 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 Donna_Hall@ci.sf.ca.us.
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.ci.sf.ca.us/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, 1660 Mission St., 5th floor reception.
1:30 PM _________
ROLL CALL: Commission President: Anita Theoharis
Commission Vice-President: William W. Fay
Commissioners: Roslyn Baltimore; Hector Chinchilla; Cynthia Joe;
Myrna Lim; Jim Salinas, Sr.
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. 2000.0004E (NAVARRETE 558-5975)
45 MASONIC AVENUE. & 2703-2725 GEARY BOULEVARD - Appeal of Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration - On Assessor's Block 1092, on Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 36, the existing site is approximately 31,333 square feet in size and contains seven existing buildings containing eight residential units and seven commercial units. The proposal is to demolish the seven existing buildings and construct one four-story plus basement building containing 57 dwelling units, 2,800 gross square feet (gsf) of restaurant use and 20,200 gsf of retail space. The project would also include approximately 42,000 gsf for 195 underground parking spaces to be used for both residential (76 spaces) and commercial (119 spaces), storage and utility uses. The project site is located in a Neighborhood Commercial (NC-3) (lots 1, 2, and 36) and Residential (RH-3) (lots 3-6) zoning districts, within a 40-X height/bulk district. Conditional Use authorization would be required for residential demolition and a Planned Unit Development.
Preliminary Recommendation: Uphold Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration
(Proposed for Continuance to February 7, 2002)
2. 2001.0062E (CHAN: 558-5982)
491 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD - Assessor's Block 5598, Lots 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 21, and 28. Appeal of Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration. The proposed project would demolish the vacant buildings, totaling 107,372 square feet (sq.ft.) and construct a home improvement store (Home Depot). The main store would be two stories, approximately 129,581 sq.ft. with a 10,088-sq.-ft. enclosed green house. The proposed project also includes an 8,550-sq.-ft. outdoor-garden center. The total project size would be approximately 148,219 sq.ft. The building would be approximately 40 feet in height. A parking garage consisting of three-levels of parking totaling 550 parking spaces would also be constructed on this 5.73-acre site. Vehicular access to the parking garage would be from Bayshore Blvd., where Cortland Ave. dead-ends into Bayshore Blvd. The site is within the Planning Commission’s adopted Industrial Protection Zone (IPZ) and is located in a M-1 (Light Industrial) zoning district and within a 65-J height and bulk district.
Preliminary Recommendation: Pending
(Proposed for Continuance to January 24, 2002)
3. 1999.696R (RODGERS: 558-6395)
968 - 978 UNION STREET - Marion Place is a steep, narrow, dead-end alley between Taylor and Jones in Assessor’s Block 99. Union Street provides the only access to Marion Place and Marion Place currently accommodates only pedestrians. General Plan Referral of a proposal to change the ROW so vehicles can use Marion Place to enter a private garage. The project would also involve the installation of a walk, landscaping, and a public seating below the garage.
Preliminary Recommendation: Find that proposal is not in conformity with the General Plan
APPLICATION WITHDRAWN
4. 2001.0490C (FU: 558-6613)
657 VALENCIA STREET - east side, between Sycamore and 18th Streets, Lot 061 in Assessor’s Block 3576: Request for Conditional Use Authorization in the Valencia Street Neighborhood Commercial District with a 50-X Height and Bulk designation to allow: (1) use size greater than 3,000 square feet under Planning Code Sections 726.21 and 121.2; (2) a business or professional service on the second floor per Planning Code Section 726.53 and as defined by Section 790.108; (3) a use size greater than 2,000 square feet, and a business or professional service on the ground level in excess of 2,000 square feet per Mission District Interim Zoning Controls.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with conditions
(PROPOSED FOR INDEFINETELY CONTINUANCE)
B. COMMISSIONERS' QUESTIONS AND MATTERS
5. Consideration of Adoption - draft minutes of October 11, 18, and 25, 2001.
6. Commission Matters
C. DIRECTOR'S REPORT
7. Director's Announcements
8. Review of Past Week's Events at the Board of Supervisors and Board of Appeals
9. Informational Presentation and Discussion on Unsound Building Reports.
10. 84.448D (BADINER)
Review and confirmation of a Condition of Approval for 1660 Mission Street that required a van-shuttle service and re-authorization of budget allocation for the provision of a van-shuttle service.
D. REGULAR CALENDAR
11. 1999.455E (NAVARRETE: 558-5975)
NEW DeYOUNG MUSEUM - Certification of Environmental Impact Report. Assessor's Block 1700, Lot 1, bounded to the north and east by John F. Kennedy Drive, to the south by Tea Garden Drive and to the west by the Hagiwara Japanese Tea Garden. The proposed project would demolish and reconstruct the M.H. DeYoung Museum on the site of the existing DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park. The project would include demolition of eight existing buildings, totaling approximately 230,000 square feet, which compose the DeYoung Museum and the Asian Art Museum. (The Asian Art Museum will move to the Civic Center.) The new building would include two main levels above grade, one level below grade with a varying roof height ranging from 33 to 48 feet, and a 144foot tower at the northeast corner of the project site. The building would increase current DeYoung Museum gallery and exhibition space at the site from the existing 37,000 sf to total about 75,000 sf. The project would remove the 85 existing paved parking spaces for museum staff, currently on the eastern side of the museum, and would not provide replacement parking. The project site is within the P (Public Use) zoning district and within an OS (Open Space) Height and Bulk District.
Note: The public hearing on the Draft EIR is closed. However, the previously certified Final EIR for this project was remanded back to the Planning Commission by the Board of Supervisors, on appeal. While the Planning Commission does not receive public comment on Final EIRs as part of a formal comments and responses process, public comment on the certification of the Revised Final EIR may be presented to the Commission.
Preliminary Recommendation: Certify Final Environmental Impact Report.
12. 2000.0790E (KUGLER: 558-5983)
888 HOWARD STREET - Certification of a Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The project, which has been revised, is the proposed construction of a 33-story, 340-foot tall hotel building of approximately 487,900 square feet with one level of below-grade parking on the northeast corner of Fifth and Howard Streets (Assessor's Block 3724, Lot 66). The revisions to the original project and associated environmental effects are set out in the Summary of Comments and Responses – Section B. The 37,860 sq.ft. site contains an existing surface parking lot with landscaping which is used by the adjacent Wells Fargo Data Center. The revised project would contain about 600 hotel rooms along with ancillary support uses such as meeting rooms, restaurants, and retail space (the originally proposed 60 to 70 residential condominiums have been eliminated). The hotel entryway would be on Howard St. There are three loading docks planned with entrances from Fifth Street. The site is located in the South of Market area within the C-3-S (Downtown Commercial Support) District and the 160-F Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Certify Environmental Impact Report.
NOTE: The public hearing on the Draft EIR is closed. The public comment period for the Draft EIR closed on September 18, 2001. The Planning Commission does not conduct public review of Final EIRs, however, public comment on the certification may be presented to the Commission.
13. 2001.0690L (LIGHT: 558-6254)
88 5TH STREET (OLD SAN FRANCISCO U.S. MINT) - west side between Mission and Jessee Streets, Assessor’s Block 3704, Lot 11 - Consideration of landmark designation and adoption of a resolution recommending landmark designation of the Old San Francisco U.S. Mint as Landmark No. 236. The subject property is zoned P (Public), and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt a resolution approving Landmark designation and recommending that the Board of Supervisors approves the landmark designation.
14. 2001.0073L (TULLY: 558-6372)
MUNICIPAL RAILWAY CAR NUMBER 1 - proposed landmark site is contiguous with the footprint of the Municipal Railway Car Number 1 and does not include the rails or any location or site on which this streetcar sits or travels. Consideration of landmark designation and adoption of a resolution recommending landmark designation of the Municipal Railway Car Number 1 as Landmark No. 230.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt a resolution approving landmark designation and recommending that the Board of Supervisors approve the landmark designation.
15a. 2001.0613CP (SIROIS: 558-6313)
2700 – 45TH AVENUE - east side of 45th Avenue, between Wawona Street and Sloat Boulevard, Lot 026, Assessor's Block 2513 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization by Metro PCS to install a wireless telecommunications facility at the United Irish Cultural Center pursuant to Planning Code Section 711.83, which includes the installation of four panel antennas, one GPS antenna and associated equipment cabinets in an NC-2 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) District and a 100-A Height and Bulk District. The subject site is a preference 1 location (public facility) according to the Wireless Telecommunications Services (WTS) Siting Guidelines, 1996.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 1, 2001)
15b. 2001.0613CP (SIROIS: 558-6313)
2700 – 45TH AVENUE - east side of 45th Avenue, between Wawona Street and Sloat Boulevard, Lot 026, Assessor's Block 2513 - Request for a Coastal Zone Permit by Metro PCS to install a wireless telecommunication facility at the Irish Cultural Center pursuant to Planning Code Section 330. The subject site is located within the Coastal Zone Area of San Francisco's Western Shoreline, in an NC-2 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) District and a 100-A Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
16a. 2001.0137CV (PURVIS: 558-6354)
3294 MISSION STREET - west side between Valencia and 29th Streets, including 2-50 29th Street; Lot 12 in Assessor’s Block 6596, a through lot to Tiffany Street - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Section 121.1 for the development of a lot greater than 10,000 square feet. The project would involve the demolition of three 2-story and two 1-story buildings, and the construction of a 4-story mixed-use building with 33 residential units above ground floor commercial space and two sub-grade parking levels. Up to 16,000 square feet of commercial space and 80 off-street parking spaces would be provided. The project would require a rear yard modification. The site is within an NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions.
16b. 2001.0137CV (PURVIS: 558-6354)
3294 MISSION STREET - west side between Valencia and 29th Streets, including 2-50 29th Street; Lot 12 in Assessor’s Block 6596, a through lot to Tiffany Street - Request for a rear yard modification for the above mixed-use project. Planning Code Section 134(a)(1) requires a rear yard of 25 percent of the depth of a lot to be provided at the lowest story containing a dwelling unit, and at each succeeding story of a building. The proposed project would provide a rear yard of comparable size but within a courtyard. Section 134(e) allows for modification of the rear yard standard in certain districts subject to a hearing by the Zoning Administrator. The site is within an NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions.
17a. 2001.0915CV (RYAN: 558-6812)
2836 FRANKLIN STREET - east side between Lombard and Greenwich Streets; Assessor’s Block 503, Lot 14 - Request for a Conditional Use authorization pursuant to Planning Code Section 161 (j), to allow a reduction in the off-street parking requirements for dwelling units. The proposal is to add a new dwelling unit to the rear of the existing building which currently contains a retail space on the ground floor with a dwelling unit above. Planning Code Section 151 requires that an independently accessible off-street parking space be provided for the new dwelling unit; none is proposed to be provided. The project site is within an NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) District and a
40-X Height and Bulk District. The Zoning Administrator will conduct a joint hearing on a request for a variance from Planning Code Section 136(c)(2)(A).
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with conditions.
17b. 2001.0915CV (RYAN: 558-6812)
2836 FRANKLIN STREET - east side between Lombard and Greenwich Streets; Assessor’s Block 503, Lot 14 - Request for a variance from Planning Code Section 136(c)(2)(A). Planning Code Section 134(a)(1) requires a rear yard of 25 percent of the lot depth to be provided at the lowest story containing a dwelling unit and at each succeeding story. Section 136(c)(2)(A) allows a bay window as a permitted obstruction into this required rear yard, with a minimum headroom of 7 1/2 feet. The proposal is to add a three-story addition to the rear of the existing building. The proposed addition will include a bay window, which encroaches into the required rear yard without providing the required minimum headroom. The property is within an NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) District and a 40 X Height and Bulk District.
18a. 2001.0972CD (McGEE: 558-6367)
522 SHOTWELL - west side, between 19th and 20th Streets; Lot 32 in Assessor’s Block 3594 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization to legalize an existing illegal dwelling unit. Additional market-rate dwelling units require approval by the Planning Commission, per the Mission District Interim Controls. The property is located in an RM-1 Zoning District and in a 50-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
18b. 2001.0972CD (McGEE: 558-6367)
522 SHOTWELL - west side, between 19th and 20th Streets; Lot 32 in Assessor's Block 3594 - Mandatory Discretionary Review for a change of use per the Mission District Interim Controls. The proposal is to legalize an illegal dwelling unit . The property is located in an RM-1 Zoning District and in a 50-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve the project as proposed.
E. DISCRETIONARY REVIEW HEARING
At Approximately 5:00 PM the Planning Commission will convene into a Discretionary Review (DR) Hearing to hear and act on Discretionary Review matters. Procedures governing DR Hearings are as follow: 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 2 minutes for a rebuttal. Those cases that are scheduled on this calendar prior to 5:00 PM, but have not been called or heard by 5:00 PM, could be continued to a later time or date as determined by the Commission.
19. 2001.0845D (SIDER: 558-6697)
2551 - 2557 MISSION STREET - east side between 21st and 22nd Streets, Lot 023 in Assessor’s Block 3615 - Mandatory Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application Number 2001/06/13/1442 proposing to (1) change the use of the existing vacant movie theatre (Planning Code Sections 712.46 and 790.64) to a health club and indoor rock climbing facility (a personal service' pursuant to Sections 712.52 and 790.116), (2) perform interior renovations commensurate with the proposed use, and (3) perform exterior modifications including façade improvements, rooftop mechanical expansions, and an exterior fill-in' on the ground level street frontage. Discretionary Review is required by Board of Supervisors Resolution Number 518-01 (Mission District Interim Controls) for any permit proposing to change the use of a property within the Mission District. The subject property is located in an NC-3 (Moderate Scale Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and a 65-B Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Take Discretionary Review and approve the project as proposed, with conditions.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 1, 2001)
NOTE: On November 8, 2001, following public testimony, the Commission closed public hearing. The Commission continued the matter to 12/6/01 for the sponsor to work with community groups and staff to provide recommended good neighbor conditions of approval by a vote of +6 –0. Commissioner Theoharis was absent.
20. 2001.0787D (MILLER: 558-6344)
2928 LARKIN STREET - east side between Bay and North Point Streets, Lot 018A in Assessor's Block 0026 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 9923712, proposing to construct a new four-story, two-unit residential building with a two-car garage in an RH-3 (House, Three-Family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Take Discretionary Review and approve project with modifications
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 15, 2001)
21. 2001.0680D (JONES: 558-6477)
3707 – 22ND STREET - south side between Noe and Sanchez Streets, Lot 41 in Assessor’s Block 3626 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2001/03/19/4632, proposing to add a new garage, reduce the existing 2nd-story rear deck, and construct a rear extension beneath the reduced deck at the 1st-story in an RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve the building permit as submitted.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 15, 2001)
22. 2001.0688D (SIDER: 558-6697)
77 BLUXOME STREET - south side between Fourth and Fifth Streets, Lot 19 in Assessor's Block 3786 - Mandatory Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application Number 2001.02.12.1820, proposing to (1) convert the ground level of an existing two story light industrial building to a parking use, (2) convert the second level to an office use, (3) construct two new stories of office space, and (4) perform façade and other alterations. Discretionary Review is required by Planning Commission Motion Number 16202 for projects, which propose office uses within the IPZ (Industrial Protection Zone). The property is within an SSO (Service/Secondary Office) Zoning District, the IPZ, and a 50-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Take Discretionary Review and disapprove the project.
23. 2001.0957D (CRAWFORD: 558-6358)
14, 20, 26, 32, 38, 46, 50 & 62 ARCO WAY - northwest side north of Havelock. Assessor’s Block 3154 Lots 32,39,38,37,28,27,26, & 24 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Applications 2000/07/19/5580, 2000/07/19/5577, 2000/07/19/5569, 2000/07/19/5563S, 2000/07/19/5571S, 2000/07/19/5581, 2000/07/19/5584, and 2000/07/19/5573 for construction of 8 new single family dwellings two and three stories tall 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 permits.
24. 2001.0829D (WANG: 5586335)
657 CORBETT AVENUE, northeast corner of Corbett Avenue and Glendale Street; Lot 047 in Assessor 's Block 2717 Request of Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2001/04/30/8032 and Demolition Permit Application No. 2001/04/30/8029 to construct a new fourstory over garage, fourfamily dwelling after demolition of an existing singlefamily dwelling in an RM1 (Residential, Mixed, Low Density) District and a 40X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve the project as submitted.
F. 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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