February 20, 2002
Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board (LPAB)
Notice of Meeting
&
Agenda
Board Hearing Room - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Wednesday, February 20, 2002
12:30 P.M.
Regular Meeting
Tim Kelley, President
Elizabeth Skrondal, Vice President
Ina Dearman, Paul Finwall, Nancy Ho-Belli,
Jeremy Kotas, Penney Magrane, Suheil Shatara
Board Members
Neil Hart, Chief of Neighborhood Planning/Preservation Coordinator
Andrea Green, Recording Secretary
Landmarks Board Agendas are available on the Internet at http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/planning
or as a recorded message at (415) 558-6320
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, 1660 MISSION STREET, 5TH FLOOR RECEPTION and the GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY, 100 LARKIN STREET
Time: 12:30 P.M.
FOR FULL BOARD CONSIDERATION
ROLL CALL: Board President: Tim Kelley
Board Vice President: Elizabeth Skrondal
Board Members: Ina Dearman, Paul Finwall, Nancy Ho-Belli, Jeremy Kotas, Penney Magrane, Suheil Shatara
PUBLIC COMMENT
At this time, members of the public may address the Landmarks Board on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Landmarks Board except agenda items. With respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the Landmarks Board will be afforded when the item has already been reviewed in a public hearing at which members of the public were allowed to testify and the Landmarks Board has closed the public hearing. Your opportunity to address the Landmarks Board must be exercised during the Public Comment portion of the calendar. Each member of the public may address the Landmarks Board for up to three minutes. If it is demonstrated that comments by the public will exceed 15 minutes, the President or chairperson may continue Public Comment to another time during the meeting.
The Brown Act forbids a commission or board from taking action or discussing any item not appearing on the posted agenda, including those items raised at public comment. In response to public comment, the Board is limited to:
(1) briefly responding to statements made or questions posed by members of the public, or
(2) requesting staff to report back on a matter at a subsequent meeting, or
(3) directing staff to place the item on a future agenda. (Government Code Section 54954.2(a).).
REPORTS
1. DEPARTMENT REPORT
i Preservation Work Program Budget 2002-2003. Review and Comment requested. (Hart/Green)
2. STAFF REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
3. PRESIDENT’S REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
4. MATTERS OF THE BOARD
REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
5. Consider an Amendment of the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board Rules and Regulations.
Amend Article IV – Committees, add a Section 2. Public Communication Committee (PCC).
Amend Article V – Meetings, Section 1, in the second and third sentences, add language regarding the Public Communication Committee.
6. APPROVAL OF THE DECEMBER 5, 2001 and JANUARY 23, 2002 DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
n Landmark Designation(s)
7. 2002.0113L (LIGHT: 558-6254)
1-21 COLUMBUS AVENUE (612-624 WASHINGTON STREET), Drexler Building/Colombo Building, northwest corner of Columbus Avenue and Washington Street. Assessor's Block 195, Lot 4. The two-story, concrete and marble, classical revival, retail and office building was constructed in 1913. The subject property is zoned CCB (Chinatown Community Business) District and is in a 65-D/2 Height and Bulk District. Request for the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board recommendation to the Planning Commission on the proposed landmark designation, which was initiated by the Board of Supervisors on January 28, 2002.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
Time: 2:00 P.M.
n Certificate(s) of Appropriateness
8. 2002.0003A (LIGHT: 558-6254)
1 BUSH STREET/523 MARKET STREET, Crown Zellerbach Complex and Site, Landmark No. 183, north side between Battery and Sutter Streets. Assessor's Block 290, Lots 11 and 12. Constructed in 1959, this 20-story office tower is located within the C-3-O (Downtown Office) District and is in a 500-S Height and Bulk District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install two new sets of pivot doors and hardware to match the original lobby entrance doors. New free-standing bollards on the interior and exterior will be added to support automatic door opener, intercom and card reader.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
9. 2001.0036A (LIGHT: 558-6254)
451 PACIFIC AVENUE, Engine Co. #1, south side between Montgomery and Sansome Streets. Assessor's Block 175, Lot 27. A two-story with penthouse masonry building (Italian Renaissance), reconstructed in 1908 and is contributory to the Jackson Square Historic District. The subject property is zoned C-2 (Community Business) District and is in a 65-A Height and Bulk District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace existing windows of apparatus entry display; replace demolished adjacent masonry wall at interior courtyard; widen existing and add new doors at hose tower; replace door and increase height at third-floor penthouse office; add landscaping and windscreens to roof decks.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
10. 2001.0975A (HASTIE: 558-6381)
90 FAIR OAKS STREET, west side between 21st and 22nd Streets. Assessor's Block 3618, Lot 52. The subject residential duplex is a contributory building in the Liberty Hill Historic District; it is zoned RH-3 (House, Three-Family) District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to reconstruct a rear deck and to construct a bay projection at the side elevation.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
11. 2002.0112A (HASTIE: 558-6381)
2 SOUTH PARK (a.k.a. 544 2ND STREET), The Kohler Company Building, north corner of 2nd Street and South Park. Assessor's Block 3775, Lot 5. Built in 1923, the building was originally used as a plumbing supply and manufacturing plant, and is currently used as retail and office space. The subject property is a contributory structure within the South End Historic District, is within an SSO (Service/Secondary Office) District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install canvas awnings, a flush wall sign, and two projecting signs with signage lighting.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
12. 2001.1062A (SNYDER: 575-6891)
685 3RD STREET, The Gale Building, east side between Brannan and Townsend Streets. Assessor's Block 3788, Lot 15. Constructed in 1906 and enlarged in 1917, with a three-story addition, this mixed-use warehouse building is rated by San Francisco Heritage and is contributory to the South End Historic District. It is within an SLI (Service, Light-Industrial) District and a 50-X Height and Bulk District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to remove the existing duct work at the ground level and remove and replace the ground level storefront.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
13. 2001.0980A (SNYDER: 575-6891)
501 2nd STREET, (a.k.a. 385 Bryant Street), the Schmidt Lithograph Plant No. 2, southeast corner of 2nd and Bryant Streets. Assessor's Block 3774, Lot 67. Constructed in 1925, this historic building was originally used as a paper products manufacturing plant and is currently used as offices. It was expanded in 1985 with a two-story addition. The building is contributory-altered to the South End Historic District and is rated with a B rating by San Francisco Heritage. It is within an SSO (Service, Secondary Office) District and a 50-X Height and Bulk District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace an electrical vault in front of the Federal Street frontage with a larger vault and its associated screening.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
Time: 3:00 P.M.
n Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places
14. (M. SNYDER: 575-6891)
2550 MISSION STREET, The New Mission Theater, east side between 21st and 22nd Streets. Assessor's Block 3616, Lot 7. The New Mission Theater was built in 1916. The building was originally used as a movie theater and is currently used as a furniture store. It is within an NC-3 (Neighborhood Commercial, Moderate-Scale) District and is in a 65-J Height and Bulk District. Continuation from the August 1, 2001 Hearing of Review and Comment on the nomination of the New Mission Theater to the National Register of Historic Places.
NOTE: Prior to the State Historical Resources Commission's meeting of August 3, 2001, the State Office of Historic Preservation sought the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board's (Landmarks Board) comment on a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for all of the land occupied by the building known originally as the New Mission Theater, as part of San Francisco's role as a Certified Local Government. The Hearing to consider the matter was originally heard on July 18, 2001, and then continued to August 1, 2001, where the Landmarks Board voted to continue consideration of the matter for six months. The State Historical Resources Commission voted to nominate the property to the National Register at their August 3, 2001 meeting. The property was officially listed on the Register on November 9, 2001, making any comments from the Landmarks Board moot. At the conclusion of the Public Comment, the President of the Board will entertain a motion to table the item.
ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: For information on the next Landmarks Board Calendar, please call 558-6320 on Fridays (before the scheduled hearing) after 5:00 p.m. for a recorded message.
NOTE: Items listed on this calendar will not be heard before the stated time.
NOTE: Speaker Cards will be available at all hearings. For your convenience, they may be picked up in advance of the hearing from the Planning Department Reception Counter, 1660 Mission Street, 5th Floor.
NOTE: The Landmarks Board meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month. For information on the next Landmarks Board Calendar, please call at 558-6320 after 3:00 p.m. on Fridays preceding the regularly scheduled meetings. Items listed on this Notice of the Meeting and Agenda will not be heard before the stated time.
NOTE: For information related to Landmarks Board matters, please call Andrea Green, Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board Recording Secretary, Planning Department, at (415) 558-6266.
NOTE: Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness, Permit to Alter, Landmark or Historic District designation, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board at, or prior to, the public hearing.
NOTE: Material submitted by the public for Landmarks Board review prior to a scheduled hearing, should be received at the Planning Department Reception Counter, 1660 Mission Street, 5th Floor, no later than 5:00 p.m. the Tuesday (eight (8) days) prior to the scheduled public hearing. Persons unable to attend a hearing may submit written comments regarding a calendared item to the Board at the above listed address. Comments received by 11:00 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Landmarks Board at the public hearing. Otherwise, submit material related to a calendared item at the scheduled hearing for distribution. For complete distribution to all Board Members, necessary staff and case/docket/ correspondence files, submit an original and 18 copies.
CELL PHONE AND/OR SOUND-PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE USAGE AT HEARINGS
Effective January 21, 2001, the Board of Supervisors amended the Sunshine Ordinance by adding the following provision: The ringing of and use of cells phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices (67A.1 Prohibiting the use of cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices at and during public meetings).
ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY
Hearings are held at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA. The closest accessible BART Station is the Civic Center Station located at the intersection of Market, Hyde and Grove Streets. Accessible curb side parking has been designated at points along McAllister Street. Accessible MUNI Lines serving City Hall are the 42 Downtown Loop, 9 San Bruno and 71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line. Accessible MUNI Metro Lines are the J, K, L, M, and N which stop at the Civic Center and Van Ness Avenue Stations. For more information regarding MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142. American sign language interpreters and/or a sound enhancement system will be available upon request by contacting Lulu Hwang at (415) 558-6403, at least 72 hours prior to a hearing. 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 the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, Donna Hall, Administrator, by mail to City Hall, Room 244, 1 Dr. Carlton Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689; by phone (415) 554-7724 (office); (415) 554-6163 (fax); or by e-mail at Donna_Hall@ci.sf.ca.us.
Citizens interested in obtaining a copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City's website at www.ci.sf.ca.us/bdsupvrs/sunshine
Attention: Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Admin Code §16,520 - 16.534] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 1390 Market Street, Suite 701, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 554-9510, fax (415) 703-0121 and web site http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ethics/.
COMMUNICATIONS
Note: Each item on the Architectural Design Review, the Public Communication Committee and/or Regular calendar may include the following documents:
1) Planning Department Case Report
2) Draft Motion with Findings and/or Conditions
These items will be available for review at the Planning Department, 1660 Mission Street, 5th Floor Reception.
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