November 06, 2002
Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board (LPAB)
Notice of Meeting
&
Agenda
Board Hearing Room - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Wednesday, November 6, 2002
12:30 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: 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, 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
REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
n Discussion and Comment
4. (SKRONDAL)
351-359 9th AVENUE, Richmond Branch Library, west side between Geary Boulevard and Clement Street. Assessor's Block 144, Lot 7. Continuation of discussion and comment on the Informational Presentation at the October 16, 2002 Landmarks Board hearing, to develop a letter summarizing the Landmarks Board comments to the Planning Department. 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.
n Informational Presentation
5. (J. TULLY/M. CORRETTE: 558-6372/558-6295)
INNER MISSION NORTH CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY PHASE II. An informational presentation on the completion of DPR 523B-evaluative forms on 420 resources in the Inner Mission North survey area previously surveyed at the DPR 523A-descriptive level. The Inner Mission North Survey area is bound by Dolores to the west, Mission, Natoma and Capp Streets to the east, Duboce Avenue to the north and 16th Street to the south and includes portions of the following blocks and lots: 3532, 3, 4, 4A, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12A, 19B, 25, 43, 44, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 56A, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 65A, 68, 69, 71; 3533, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 26A, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 44A, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 51A, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 70A, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84; 3534, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6A, 7, 10A, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 17A, 17B, 17D, 17E, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 25A, 25B, 25C, 25D, 25E, 26B, 27, 28, 31A, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 43, 47, 48, 49, 50, 56, 58, 63, 64, 65, 68, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 103, 104, 105; 3544, 3, 4, 6A, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 15, 16, 17; 3545, 18, 18A, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25A, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 57, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 92A, 93, 94, 96, 97, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 120, 121; 3547, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18B, 19, 27; 3548, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 36, 36A, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 47, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86; 3553, 14, 21, 32, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 52; 3554, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 30, 31, 32, 32A, 33, 33A, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 43, 45, 46, 46A, 47, 51, 52, 55, 56, 57; 3555, 2, 4, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 31A, 31B, 31C, 31D, 31E, 31F, 31G, 33, 34, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55A, 55B, 58, 63; 3556, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 27, 30, 35, 37, 38, 39, 48, 57, 58, 59, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236; 3557, 8, 8A, 9A, 9B, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15; 3567, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44; 3568, 1, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67; 3569, 49, 50, 51, 75, 76, 77, 78; 3570, 28, 30, 47A, 47C.
n Review and Comment
6. 2000.048E (J. KUGLER: 415/558-6254)
TRANSBAY TERMINAL/CALTRAIN DOWNTOWN EXTENSION/ REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/DEIR). The proposed project has three major components: the construction of a new multi-modal Terminal on the site of the present Terminal (that would be demolished) at Mission and First Streets; an underground extension of Caltrain commuter rail service from its current San Francisco terminus at Fourth and Townsend Streets to a new terminus underneath the proposed new Transbay Terminal; and establishment of a Redevelopment Area Plan with related development projects, including transit-oriented development in the vicinity of the new multi-modal Transbay Terminal. The proposed Redevelopment Area would generally be bound by Mission, Main, Spear, Folsom, Essex, I-80, Second and Minna Streets. Other subordinate components of the project include a temporary bus terminal facility at Beale and Folsom Streets to be used during construction of the new Transbay Terminal; a new, permanent off-site bus storage/layover facility; reconstructed bus ramps leading to the new Transbay Terminal; and a redesigned Caltrain storage yard between 4th and Townsend and Caltrain tracks under Interstate 280 between Mariposa and 16th Streets. The construction of a new Terminal and the required ramps would require demolition and removal of the Terminal (eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places) as well as the existing loop ramp (a contributing element to the Bay Bridge). The Caltrain Extension would remove between three and 13 buildings depending on the alternative chosen. There is no direct impact as a result of the Redevelopment Plan for development of the public parcels. The purpose of the hearing is to facilitate the formulation of the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board's comments on the adequacy of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Draft Environmental Report for the proposed project pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
7. 2000.048F- SECTION 106 (A. LIGHT: 415/558-6254)
TRANSBAY TERMINAL/CALTRAIN DOWNTOWN EXTENSION/ REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT. The proposed project is to replace the existing Transbay Terminal with a new multi-modal transit/transportation facility at First and Mission Streets in Downtown San Francisco, to extend Caltrain service from the existing Caltrain Station at Fourth and Townsend Streets to a new underground terminus underneath the proposed new Transbay Terminal, and to redevelop publicly-owned land in the vicinity of the Transbay Terminal site with high-density, transit-oriented development including housing, hotels, and office uses. The undertaking will impact various historical resources. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has asked the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board (Landmarks Board) and the Planning Department to participate in reviewing the Caltrain Extension Project under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Specifically, FTA has requested the Landmarks Board's review and comment on the documents it has prepared in the course of conducting the Section 106 review, which identify and evaluate the historic properties as well as any existing archaeological sites or potential archaeological historic or prehistoric resources included in the Area of Potential Effect (APE) of the undertaking including: the Historic Architectural Survey Report; the Archaeological Impact Assessment; and the Area of Potential Effects for Archaeological Resources. The Landmarks Board will hold a public hearing to review and comment on the above-mentioned documents. A letter containing the comments of the Landmarks Board will be addressed to the Director of Planning. The letter should conclude with the Landmarks Board's views on the effect this undertaking could have upon historic properties within the APE. The Director will forward the letter containing the comments of the Landmarks Board as well as the comments of the Planning Department to the lead Federal Agency (The Federal Transit Administration (FTA)) via the City and County of San Francisco's Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA), and send copies to the California Office of Historic Preservation, the Peninsula Commute Service Joint Powers Board (JPB), the Major Environmental Analysis Division of the Planning Department, and any other interested parties. The actual impacts on historic and archaeological resources based on the undertaking's various alternatives are addressed in the draft Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report.
n Certificate(s) of Appropriateness
8. 2002.0966A (W. HASTIE: 415/558-6381)
275 BRANNAN STREET, south side between 2nd and Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Streets. Assessor's Block 3789, Lot 9. Constructed in 1905, the Rosenberg Brothers' Warehouse is a brick building that was originally a storage warehouse and is now used as office space. The property is contributory to the South End Historic District, is separately listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is a rated building in the South of Market Area Plan, has a B rating from Heritage, and is listed in the UMB Survey. The subject property is zoned SSO (Service/Secondary Office) District and is in a 50-X Height and Bulk District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace existing double-hung wood sash windows at the second and third levels with double-glazed wood sash windows, and to install a new, accessible aluminum entry system.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
9. 2000.364A (M. SNYDER: 415/575-6891)
43-45 LIBERTY STREET, south side between Guerrero and Valencia Streets. Assessor's Block 3608, Lot 78. This house is a contributory structure in the Liberty Hill Historic District and is listed in Here Today. The Italianate structure was built in 1880, and was originally built as a single-family house and is currently used as a two-family dwelling. The property 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 remodel the rear of the house, construct a rear addition, construct a new garage structure on the side of the property, and make other improvements to the front yard area.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
10. 2002.1068A (A. LIGHT: 415/558-6254)
408 JACKSON STREET, north side between Sansome and Montgomery Streets. Assessor's Block 175, Lot 5. The two-story modern retail building is compatible/non-contributory to the Jackson Square Historic District. The building 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 steel-frame storefront windows with aluminum frame windows; replace front doors; replace existing second floor balcony with rail to meet current Building Code Standards; replace existing rear alley door and sidelight with new solid wood double doors. Repaint Jackson Street façade.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
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.
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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 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.
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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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