San Francisco Planning Department : November 20, 2008

November 20, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING COMMISSION
Notice of Meeting
&
Calendar
Commission Chambers - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Thursday, November 20, 2008
1:30 PM
Regular Meeting

President: Christina R. Olague
Vice-President: Ron Miguel
Commissioners: Michael J. Antonini; Gwyneth Borden; William L. Lee; Kathrin Moore;
Hisashi Sugaya

Commission Secretary: Linda D. Avery
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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 1650 Mission Street, 4th 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, 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400, 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. When sending e-mail correspondence to Commissioners, please copy the Commission Secretary at: linda.avery@sfgov.org

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.

San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance

Attention: Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action my be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Section 21.00-2.160] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; and web site http//www.sfgov.org/ethics.

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 curbside parking has been designated at points along McAllister Street. Accessible MUNI lines serving City Hall are the 9 San Bruno and 71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line. Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the J, K, L, M, and N. For more information regarding MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142. Requests for American sign language interpreters, sound enhancement systems and/or language translators will be available upon request by contacting Lulu Hwang at (415) 558-6318 at least 48 hours prior to a hearing. A sound enhancement system will be available upon request at the meetings. Please contact Services for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired at 557-5533 (TDD) or 557-5534 (Voice) at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Late requests will be honored if possible. A person who is deaf or hearing impaired may gain meeting information prior to the meeting by calling 557-4433 (TDD) or 557-4434 (Voice). In addition, the California Relay Service can be used by individuals with hearing and speech impairments by calling 1-800-735-2929 (TDD) or 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). Minutes of the meetings are available in alternative formats. If you require the use of a reader during the meeting, please contact the Library for the Blind and Print Handicapped at 292-2022 at least 48 hours in advance of need. Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available at meetings. 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 Adele Destro, Interim 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 sotf@sfgov.org.

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.sfgov.org/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, 1650 Mission St., 4th floor reception.

1:30 PM _________

ROLL CALL:
President: Christina R. Olague
Vice-President: Ron Miguel
Commissioners: Michael J. Antonini; Gwyneth Borden; William L. Lee; Kathrin Moore; Hisashi Sugaya

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. 2008.1060D (S. MIDDLEBROOK: (415) 558-6372)
71 BUENA VISTA TERRACE - east side between Duboce Avenue and 14th Street, Lot 030 in Assessor's Block 2609 - Mandatory Discretionary Review, under Planning Code Section 317 requiring review of dwelling unit mergers, of Building Permit Application No. 2008.06.06.3842, which proposes to merge three dwelling units into a two-family dwelling. The property is located within an RH-2 (Residential House, Two-Family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
This item does not require Commission action. The proposed project meets the criteria for Dwelling Unit Mergers pursuant to Section 317 of the Planning Code, and may be administratively approved.

B. CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Planning Commission, and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Commission. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Commission, the public, or staff so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item at this or a future hearing.

2. 2008.0939Z (T. SULLIVAN-LENANE: (415) 558-6257)
401-421 SHIELDS STREET - southwest corner at Ramsell Street, Lots 001, 046, 047, 048 in Assessor's Block 7074 - The Planning Commission will consider a Planning Code Map Amendment pursuant to Planning Code Section 302 and 306.3 that would include: (1) rezoning Block 7074 / Lots 001, 046, 047, and 048 from P (Public Use) to RH-1 (Residential, Single-Family) on Planning Code Map Sheet ZN12. The proposed Ordinance is before the Commission so that it may recommend adoption, rejection, or adoption with modifications to the Board of Supervisors, and adopt findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 6, 2008)

3a. 2007.0728D (C. JAROSLAWSKY (415) 558-6348)
495 MORSE STREET - on the south side of Morse Street, between Concord and Allison Streets, in Assessor's Block 6478, Lot 031 - Mandatory Discretionary Review under the Planning Commission's policy required review of housing demolition, of Demolition Permit Application No. 2007.07.09.6219, to demolish an existing single-family residence 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 demolition.

3b. 2008.0998D (C. JAROSLAWSKY (415) 558-6348)
495 MORSE STREET - on the south side of Morse Street, between Concord and Allison Streets, in Assessor's Block 6478, Lot 031 - Mandatory Discretionary Review under the Planning Commission's policy required review of new residential buildings in association with residential demolition Building Permit Application No. 2007.07.09.6219, proposing to construct a two-story, single-family residential building with one off-street parking space 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 new construction.

4. 2008.0320D (E. OROPEZA: (415) 558-6381)
25 LUSK STREET - north side between Townsend Street, Lot 022 in Assessor's Block 3787 - Mandatory Discretionary Review of Building Permit Number 2008.0618.4781, under Planning Commission Resolution Number 14844, to allow a full-service restaurant with a Type 47 Liquor License, to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on-site. No physical expansion of the building is proposed. The property is located in an SLI (Service / Light Industrial) District, the Ballpark Vicinity Special Use District, and a 65-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve proposal

5a. 2008.0988CV (A. BENZ-PAZI: (415) 575-9077)
335 OAK STREET (AKA 230 LILY STREET - south side between Octavia and Laguna Streets, Lot 025 in Assessor's Block 0839 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization to allow dwellings at a density ratio exceeding one dwelling unit per 400 square feet of lot area within an RTO (Residential, Transit-Oriented Neighborhood) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. There are two existing six-unit residential buildings at the project site. The proposed project would create two new dwelling units in the basement of each existing residential building, for a total of four new dwelling units. No physical expansion of the building is proposed. The existing buildings do not provide the usable open space required for the existing and proposed new dwelling units at the project site, therefore the Zoning Administrator will consider a request for a Variance from usable open space requirements concurrently with the Planning Commission's consideration of the conditional use authorization.
Preliminary recommendation: Approval with Conditions.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 6, 2008)

5b. 2008.0988CV (A. BENZ-PAZI: (415) 575-9077)
335 OAK STREET (AKA 230 LILY STREET - south side between Octavia and Laguna Streets, Lot 025 in Assessor's Block 0839 - Request for a Variance from usable open space requirements for four new dwelling units that would be created in the basements of the two existing residential buildings on the project site, within an RTO (Residential, Transit-Oriented Neighborhood) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. No physical expansion of the building is proposed. The proposed project also requires Conditional Use Authorization to allow dwellings at a density ratio exceeding one dwelling unit per 400 square feet of lot area.
Preliminary recommendation: Grant
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 6, 2008)

C. COMMISSIONERS' QUESTIONS AND MATTERS

6. Commission Comments/Questions
" Inquiries/Announcements. Without discussion, at this time Commissioners may make announcements or inquiries of staff regarding various matters of interest to the Commissioner(s).
" Future Meetings/Agendas. At this time, the Commission may discuss and take action to set the date of a Special Meeting and/or determine those items that could be placed on the agenda of the next meeting and other future meetings of the Planning Commission.

D. DIRECTOR'S REPORT

7. Director's Announcements

8. Review of Past Week's Events at the Board of Supervisors and Board of Appeals

9. (D. SIDER: (415) 558-6697)
SIGN PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT - Informational presentation and annual progress report on the Department's General Advertising Sign Program. Established in 2007, the Program is designed to (1) inventory all general advertising signs (billboards) in the City and (2) bring all signs into full Code-compliance.

E. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT - 15 MINUTES

F. REGULAR CALENDAR

10. (D. ALUMBAUGH: (415) 558-6601)
TREASURE ISLAND/YERBA BUENA ISLAND REDEVELOPMENT AMENDED PRELIMINARY PLAN - Request from the Treasure Island Development Authority to the Planning Commission to adopt findings related to the selection of the Amended Project Area Boundary and to adopt the Amended Preliminary Plan.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval

11. 2006.0070T (C. NIKITAS: (415) 558-6306)
LEGISLATION TO CONTROL THE LOSS OF DWELLING UNITS - Code Implementation Document - Proposed procedures and criteria to implement newly-adopted Code Section 317 requiring Planning Commission hearings for the removal of certain dwelling and live-work units. The document also sets numerical criteria, some of which are subject to administrative adjustment in response to changing economic conditions.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adoption
(Continued from Regular Meeting of October 23, 2008)

12. 2007.1147T (T. SULLIVAN-LENANE: (415) 558-6257)
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES 10 AND 11 AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 309.3 OF THE PLANNING CODE - Ordinance introduced by Mayor Newsom amending Articles 10 and 11 and adding a new Section 309.3 of the Planning Code, contingent on voter approval in the November 4, 2008 general election of the proposed Charter amendment creating an Historic Preservation Commission, to provide additional criteria for Planning Commission review of Historic Preservation Commission decisions, to provide for Section 309 review at the discretion of the Planning Department Director of certain projects requiring Certificates of Appropriateness under Article 10 of the Planning Code, and to create a rebuttable presumption of compatibility for certain projects requiring Certificates of Appropriateness under Article 10 of the Planning Code; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings required by Section 101.1 of the Planning Code.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 6, 2008)

13. 2007.0487EC (A. BEN-PAZI: (415) 575-9077)
401 GROVE STREET - south side between Octavia and Gough Streets, Lot 036 in Assessor's Block 0808- Request under Planning Code Section 303 for Conditional Use Authorization to 1) allow development on a lot larger than 10,000 square feet, 2) for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) pursuant to Planning Code Section 304. The project consists of a five-story mixed-use development with approximately 10,330 square feet of commercial space, approximately 61 dwelling units, and a below-grade parking garage with up to 39 off-street parking spaces. The project is seeking modification of the method of height measurement and of rear yard and open space requirements via the PUD process. The project site is within the Hayes-Gough NCT (Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning District and a 40-X/50-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with conditions

14a. 2007.0603CU (T. TAM: (415) 558-6325)
THE SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL (SFGH) SEISMIC COMPLIANCE HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT PROGRAM AT 1001 POTRERO AVENUE: BOUNDED BY 20TH STREET TO THE NORTH, U.S. HIGHWAY 101 TO THE EAST, 23RD AND 24TH STREETS TO THE SOUTH AND POTRERO AVENUE TO THE WEST, LOT 001 IN Block 4154 - Conditional Use authorization request for a Planned Unit Development pursuant to Planning Code Sections 102.12, 151, 260, 271, 303, AND 304 to modify where height is measured and to grant exceptions to bulk, parking, and mechanical penthouse coverage requirements with respect to a proposal to construct a new 7-story-over 2-basement-level, 422,000 square-foot, 284-bed acute care hospital on Lot 001 in Assessor's Block 4154, within the P (Public) District and a 105-E Height and Bulk District. The new hospital would be constructed on the west lawn of the SFGH Campus, located along Potrero Avenue, between Buildings 20 and 30. Acute care services currently located in the existing Main Hospital (Building 5) would be relocated to the new hospital, and the vacated space in the existing Main Hospital would be reused for non-acute care medical and administrative uses.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 13, 2008)

14b. 2007.0603CU (T. TAM: (415) 558-6325)
THE SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL (SFGH) SEISMIC COMPLIANCE HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT PROGRAM AT 1001 POTRERO AVENUE: BOUNDED BY 20TH STREET TO THE NORTH, U.S. HIGHWAY 101 TO THE EAST, 23RD AND 24TH STREETS TO THE SOUTH AND POTRERO AVENUE TO THE WEST, LOT 001 IN Block 4154 - Elevator Penthouse Height Exemption request to the Zoning Administrator pursuant to Planning Code Section 260(b)(1)(B) to allow construction of an elevator penthouse on top of the proposed mechanical penthouse of the new 7-story-over-2-basement-level, 422,000 square-foot, 284-bed acute care hospital to comply with seismic safety requirements of Senate Bill 1953. The proposed elevator penthouse measures approximately 22.5 feet tall and 34.5 feet above the 105 foot height limit. The SFGH Campus, including the proposed new hospital site, is in a P (Public) Use District and a 105-E Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 13, 2008)

15. 2006.1308EMTZRUU (S. SHOTLAND: (415) 558-6308)
THE VISITACION VALLEY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN - pursuant to Planning Code Sections 302(b) and 340(c). Generally bounded by Bayshore Boulevard and Tunnel Avenue to the north, Tunnel Avenue to the East, the San Francisco/San Mateo County line to the south, and the property lines fronting on Bayshore Boulevard and property lines of parcels fronting Leland Avenue between Bayshore Boulevard and Cora Streets to the west. The Redevelopment Plan area has the following general boundaries: Tunnel Avenue to the east; the San Francisco/San Mateo County line to the south; to the west generally by lots fronting the west side of Bayshore Boulevard between Sunnydale Avenue on the south and Blanken to the north and lots fronting the both sides of Leland Avenue, between Bayshore Boulevard and Cora Street. The Redevelopment Plan area includes the following Assessors Blocks and lots: AB 5066B / 03, 04, 04a, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09; AB 5087/03, 03a, 04, 05; AB 5099/14; AB 5100/ 02, 03, 07, 10; AB 5101/ 06, 07; AB 5102/09, 10, AB 5107/ 01, 03, 04, 05; AB 6237/ 48, 55; AB 6247/ 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 42; AB 6248/ 02, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 45; AB 6249/01, 02, 02A, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36; AB 6250 / 01, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37; AB 6251/ 01, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23; AB 6252 / 36; AB 6308/ 01, 01A, 01D, 02, 02B, 03; AB 6309B / 01, 02, 18. Pursuant to Planning Code Sections 302(b) and 340(c). The Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Plan calls for redevelopment of the long-vacant Schlage Lock site into the larger Visitacion Valley neighborhood, creating a transit-oriented mixed use development that will meet the community's goals and objectives for the project. The plan calls for the creation of as many as 1200 -1600 new residential units, including 300-400 affordable housing units, a mid-sized grocery store, and other neighborhood commercial ground floor retail on the Schlage site. It also includes three new interconnected neighborhood parks of different sizes, requires the extension of the Visitacion Valley street grid throughout the Schlage Lock property, and integrates the commercial backbone of the community, Leland Avenue, into the site. The plan supports strategic infill development and a number of community improvements outside the Schlage site, along Bayshore Boulevard and Leland Avenue. The project requires several actions by the Planning Commission, the Redevelopment Commission and the Board of Supervisors, including conforming amendments to the General Plan, Planning Code and Zoning Map of the Planning Code.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 6, 2008)

15a. 2006.1308EMTZRUU (S. SHOTLAND: (415) 558-6308)
Informational Presentation on the Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Plan and Program, which may include presentation and discussion of a number of aspects of the Plan and project, including the Redevelopment Plan for the Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Project (also known as the Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Plan), and the Visitacion Valley / Schlage Lock Design for Development document.
Preliminary Recommendation: No action is requested.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 6, 2008)

15b. 2006.1308EMTZRUU (S. SHOTLAND: (415) 558-6308)
Pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 4.105, Planning Code § 340(c) and § 306.3, consideration of adopting Resolution of Intention to Initiate amendments to the San Francisco General Plan, including amendments to the Arts, Commerce and Industry, Recreation and Open Space, Transportation, the Urban Design Elements and corresponding revisions to the Land Use Index of the General Plan, related to the Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Plan. At the hearing, the Planning Commission may consider adopting a Resolution of Intention to initiate amendments to the General Plan, and schedule a public hearing to consider adopting the proposed General Plan amendment.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 6, 2008)

15c. 2006.1308EMTZRUU (S. SHOTLAND: (415) 558-6308)
Pursuant to Planning Code § 302(c) and § 306.3, consideration of a Resolution of Intention to Initiate an amendment to the San Francisco Planning Code, to establish the Schlage Lock/Visitacion Valley Special Use District. The proposed SUD includes the following Assessors Blocks and lots: AB 5066B / 03, 04, 04a, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09; AB 5087/03, 03a, 04, 05; AB 5099/14; AB 5100/ 02, 03, 07, 10; AB 5101/ 06, 07; AB 5102/09, 10, AB 5107/ 01, 03, 04, 05; AB 6237/ 48, 55; AB 6247/ 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 42; AB 6248/ 02, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 45; AB 6249/01, 02, 02A, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36; AB 6250 / 01, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37; AB 6251/ 01, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23; AB 6252 / 36; AB 6308/ 01, 01A, 01D, 02, 02B, 03; AB 6309B / 01, 02, 18.
At the hearing, the Planning Commission may consider adopting a Resolution of Intention to initiate an amendment to the Planning Code that would require all development within the Redevelopment Project Area to be consistent with the Redevelopment Plan and the Visitacion Valley/Schlage Lock Design for Development document and schedule a public hearing to consider the proposed amendment.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 6, 2008)

15d. 2006.1308EMTZRUU (S. SHOTLAND: (415) 558-6308)
Pursuant to Planning Code Sections 302(c ), and 306.3, consideration of a Resolution of Intention to Initiate an amendment to the Zoning Map of the San Francisco Planning Code - amending Sheets 10SU classifying all property located within the Visitacion Valley Redevelop Plan Project Area as the Visitacion Valley / Schlage Lock Special Use District, including the following Assessors Blocks and lots: AB 5066B / 03, 04, 04a, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09; AB 5087/03, 03a, 04, 05; AB 5099/14; AB 5100/ 02, 03, 07, 10; AB 5101/ 06, 07; AB 5102/09, 10, AB 5107/ 01, 03, 04, 05; AB 6237/ 48, 55; AB 6247/ 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 42; AB 6248/ 02, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 45; AB 6249/01, 02, 02A, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36; AB 6250 / 01, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37; AB 6251/ 01, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23; AB 6252 / 36; AB 6308/ 01, 01A, 01D, 02, 02B, 03; AB 6309B / 01, 02, 18. The proposed Zoning Map amendment also includes amending Sheet 10H of the Zoning Map reclassifying the following properties from a 40-X Height and Bulk) District to a 55-X (Height and Bulk) District: AB 6237/48, 66; AB 6248/ 02, 45; AB 6249 / 01, 02A, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36; AB 6308/ 01, 01A, 01D, 02, 03, 28; AB 6309B/ 01, 02, 18. At the hearing, the Planning Commission may consider adopting a Resolution to amend to the Zoning Map
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 6, 2008)

16. 2004.1059EMTUZ (K. MCGEE: (415) 558-6367)
BALBOA PARK STATION AREA PLAN - Informational - The Balboa Park Station Area Plan encompasses the entirety or portions of 43 Assessor's Blocks including those the parcels fronting Ocean Avenue between Manor Drive and San Jose Avenue, the Balboa Reservoir, City College of San Francisco's Ocean Avenue Campus, Balboa Park, the Balboa Park BART/MUNI station, and the MTA's Green Yard, Upper Yard, and Geneva Yard.

The Balboa Park Station Area Plan articulates a holistic vision for the area by promoting transit, and bicycle use and pedestrian friendly environments; by strengthening and encouraging vibrant neighborhood-serving commercial areas; by providing and maintaining community facilities and open space to ensure neighborhood livability; and by increasing both the supply and variety of housing for residents. The project requires several actions by the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors, including conforming amendments to the General Plan, Planning Code and Zoning Map.

Today's presentation will be informational: no action is required by the Planning Commission today. On Thursday, November 6th, Staff presented two of the three components of the Plan; the Area Plan and the Zoning Controls. Today, Staff will present the third component of the Balboa Park Station Area Plan; the Balboa Park Community Improvements Program. The Community Improvements Program addresses identified needs proposes specific funding strategies, and identifies potential funding sources to finance the projects identified in the Plan. The Balboa Park Community Improvements Program looks at existing, new, and future sources of revenue and proposes a fee for new development; the Balboa Park Impact Fee. The Program also establishes roles for city agencies to administer the Program, and it provides a monitoring program to ensure that implementation actions follow the intent of the Plan. This hearing is the second of the three hearings currently scheduled for the Plan.

5:30 P.M.

NOTE: Items listed below may be considered after 6:00 p.m. but cannot be heard or considered before 6:00p.m.

17. 2008.0644D (M. SMITH: (415) 558-6322)
2425 WAWONA STREET - south side between 35th and 36th Avenues, Lot 033 in Assessor's Block 2504A - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2007.12.11.0254, proposing to construct a one-story vertical addition that is set back 15-feet on the roof of a single-family dwelling, located in a RH-1(Residential, House, One-Family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve
(Continued from Regular Meeting of October 16, 2008)

18a. 2007.0730D (S. MIDDLEBROOK: (415) 558-6372)
440 29TH STREET - north side between Sanchez and Noe Streets, Lot 014 in Assessor's Block 6620 - Mandatory Discretionary Review under the Planning Commission's policy requiring review of residential demolition, of Demolition Permit Application No. 2006.0915.2416 proposing to demolish a two-story, single-family dwelling located 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 demolition.

18b. 2007.0731D (S. MIDDLEBROOK: (415) 558-6372)
440 29TH STREET - north side between Sanchez and Noe Streets, Lot 014 in Assessor's Block 6620 - Mandatory Discretionary Review under the Planning Commission's policy requiring review of the construction of new residential buildings in association with residential demolition, of Building Permit Application No. 2006.0915.2421, proposing to construct a new two-family dwelling on the subject lot, located in an RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Take Discretionary Review and recommend revisions to the proposed new construction.

19. 2008.1221D (E. JACKSON: (415) 558-6363)
718 OLMSTEAD STREET - northwest side, between Dartmouth and Bowdoin Streets, Lot 016A in Assessor's Block 6129 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2008.08.12.8963, proposing to construct a new rear staircase with landings and a firewall along the side property line of an existing single family dwelling to connect the second floor to the rear yard. The project is located in a RH-1 (Residential, House, Single-Family) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve the Building Permit Application as submitted.

20. 2008.1106D (G. CABREROS: (415) 558-6169)
2626 FILBERT STREET - north side between Broderick and Divisadero Streets, Lot 003B in Assessor's Block 0943 - Request for Discretionary Review of Demolition Permit Application No. 2007.12.24.1235 and Building Permit Application No. 2007.12.24.1234 proposing demolition of a four-story, single-family residence and new construction of a three-story, single-family residence in an RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve both applications

21. 2008.1093D (S. PERDUE: (415) 558-6626)
30 WOODLAND AVENUE - east side between Parnassus Avenue and Willard Street; Lot 035 in Assessor's Block 2630 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2008.04.15.9800, proposing to install dormers at the roof of a three-story, two-unit building within an RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-Family) District and a 40-X Height/Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve the application.

22. 2008.1172D (B. BENDIX: (415) 575-9089)
1101-1106 SOUTH VAN NESS AVENUE - southeast corner of South Van Ness Avenue and 22nd Street; Lot 085 in Assessor's Block 3638, in an RH-3 (Residential, Three-Family House) District and a 50-X Height and Bulk Designation. Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit 2007.12.28.1474 to construct a new 4-story 3-family dwelling that is 40-feet tall.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve the project as proposed.

G. PUBLIC COMMENT

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(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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