October 16, 2002
Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board (LPAB)
Notice of Meeting
&
Agenda
Board Hearing Room - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Wednesday, October 16, 2002
1:00 P.M.
Regular Meeting
Tim Kelley, President
Elizabeth Skrondal, Vice President
Ina Dearman, Paul Finwall, Nancy Ho-Belli,
Jeremy Kotas, Jonathan Pearlman, Theresa Picon, 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.sfgov.org/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: 1:00 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, Jonathan Pearlman, Theresa Picon, 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. STAFF REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
2. PRESIDENT’S REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
3. MATTERS OF THE BOARD
i Review and comment on draft letter to the Director of Planning regarding Architectural Review Committee proposed procedures.
REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
4. APPROVAL OF THE JULY 3, AUGUST 7, 21, SEPTEMBER 4, 18, and OCTOBER 2, 2002 DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
n Review and Comment
5. (N. HART: 558-6338)
LANDMARK DESIGNATION WORK PROGRAM, 2002-2003, initial discussion to establish the Landmark Designation Work Program for Fiscal Year 2002-2003. A working session to update the List of Potential Landmark Designations, and to identify up to eight sites for the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board's consideration of initiation of landmark designation. (Note: Item continued from the September 18, 2002 hearing.)
n Certificate(s) of Appropriateness
6. 2002.0852A (M. LUELLEN: 415/558-6478)
840-848 BATTERY STREET, east side between Broadway and Vallejo Street. Assessor's Block 141, Lot 2. The subject property is a two-story, reinforced concrete warehouse constructed in 1931 and is potentially compatible to the Northeast Waterfront Historic District. It is zoned C-2 (Community Business) District and is in an 84-E Height and Bulk District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install one exterior identity sign above the entry doors on Battery Street and one sign centered on the building's Front Street façade. (Note: Item continued from August 21, 2002 hearing. Motion to approve failed 4-2.)
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
7. 2002.0934AXV (M. LUELLEN: 415/558-6478)
333 GRANT AVENUE, The Home Telephone Company, Landmark No. 141, west side of Grant Avenue between Bush and Sutter Streets. Assessor's Block 286, Lot 2. The subject property was constructed in 1908 and is a seven-story, steel-framed building with a brick curtain wall and is clad in Colusa sandstone. The building is rated as Category 1 (Significant) within the Kearny-Market-Mason-Sutter Conservation District, is in the City's 1976 Architectural Survey, rated an A by Heritage and has been determined eligible for individual listing on the National Register by California Historic Preservation Office. The property is zoned C-3-R (Downtown Retail) District and is in an 80-130-F Height and Bulk District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for exterior alterations to convert of the existing vacant office building into a mixed-used building.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
Time: 2:30 P.M.
8. 2002.0969A (K. SIMONSON: 415/558-6321)
851 BEACH STREET(a.k.a. 900 North Point, Ghirardelli Square, Landmark No. 30, south side between Larkin, Polk and North Point Streets. Assessor's Block 452, Lot 1. The subject property is a complex of brick buildings covering an entire block, constructed between 1859 and 1922. Notable building include the 1859 Woolen Mill and the 1916 Clock Tower building. The electric Ghirardelli sign was erected in 1926. The property is listed in the City's 1976 Architectural Survey, is in a C-2 (Community Business) District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install new awnings on existing frames on the Clock Tower Building, add projecting and window signs to the North Point and Larkin Street facades, and extend an existing landing to allow outdoor seating.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
9. 2002.1032A (K. SIMONSON: 415/558-6321)
2244 WEBSTER STREET, east side between Clay and Washington Streets. Assessor's Block 613, Lot 16. The subject property is a two-story building containing one dwelling unit. The Italianate-style building, constructed circa 1880 by Henry Hinkel, is contributory to the Webster Street Historic District, is in Here Today, and is included in the 1976 Architectural Survey. It is within an RH-2 (House, Two-Family) District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace the front door, alter side and rear windows, and remove a small non-historic addition.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
10. 2002.0833A (M. SNYDER: 415/575-6891)
353-355 LEXINGTON STREET, east side between 20th and 21st Streets. Assessor's Block 3609, Lot 68. A contributory structure in the Liberty Hill Historic District, this Italianate residential structure was constructed in 1883, and was originally used as a three-family house; it currently contains two units. The house is within an RM-2 (Residential, Mixed, Moderate Density) District and a 50-X Height and Bulk District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a fill-in addition on the ground and second floors under an existing rear extension, reconfigure the rear stairs, and replace a door and add a new window on the southern lateral side.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
Time: 3:00 P.M.
n Section 106 Review
11. 2002.0261F (M. SNYDER: 415/575-6891)
1346 FOLSOM STREET AND 75 DORE STREET, northeast corner of Folsom Street and Dore Street and east side of Dore Street between Folsom and Howard Streets. Assessor’s Block 3518, Lots 13 and 32. The Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH), on behalf of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is conducting a Section 106 Review of the demolition of the existing building at 1346 Folsom Street, and the construction of a new apartment complex at both addresses that would contain 98 affordable units for special needs populations, 30 parking spaces, and approximately 3,600 square feet of accessory community service space. The Mayor’s Office of Housing is seeking comment on the Findings of Effect. The Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board (Landmarks Board) will, as a consulting party in the Section 106 review process, review and comment on the Findings of Effect, as described in the letter from the Mayor’s Office Housing, dated October 4, 2002. A letter containing the comments of the Landmarks Board will be sent to the Director of Planning. The Director will then forward the comments of the Landmarks Board and the comments of the Planning Department to Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Mayor’s Office of Housing, the Federal Agency and the local Federal Representative, respectively.
Time: 3:45 P.M.
n Informational Presentation
12. (K. SIMONSON: 415/558-6321)
351-359 9th AVENUE, Richmond Branch Library, west side between Geary Boulevard and Clement Street. Assessor's Block 144, Lot 7. The subject property was constructed in 1913-1914, and is a one-story-over-basement steel frame, sandstone building with decorative elements in a Mediterranean Revival style. The property is zoned P (Public) District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District. An informational presentation on the renovation, expansion and seismic upgrade of the Richmond Branch Library.
ADJOURNMENT
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE
ROLL CALL: Chair: Jeremy Kotas
Ex-Officio: Tim Kelley
Committee Members: Ina Dearman, Paul Finwall, Elizabeth Skrondal
REPORT
CHAIR'S REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENT
At this time, members of the public may address the Public Communication Committee (PCC) on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Landmarks Board. Public comment made before the PCC may also be made before the full Landmarks Board at any regularly scheduled public hearing. 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 PCC must be exercised during the Public Comment portion of the calendar. Each member of the public may address the PCC 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).).
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@sfgov.org.
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.sfgov.org/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.sfgov.org/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.
N:\LPAB\AGENDAS\OCTOBER16/NEW.AGE
