Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board (LPAB) Calendars (Agendas)

April 1998

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NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING AND AGENDA

OF THE

SAN FRANCISCO

LANDMARKS PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD

NOTE SPECIAL MEETING LOCATION

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAMBER (ROOM 404)

401 VAN NESS AVENUE

APRIL 1, 1998

1:30 P.M.

ROLL CALL: BECERRIL, DEARMAN, FINWALL, HO-BELLI, KOTAS, LEVITT, MAGRANE, REIDY, AND SHATARA

FOR FULL BOARD CONSIDERATION

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 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) 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

2. STAFF REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

3. PRESIDENT'S REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

4. MATTERS OF THE BOARD

TRAINING

5. PRESENTATION ON THE CEQA PROCESS (GITELMAN)

Department staff will briefly summarize the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process in San Francisco with special attention to the treatment of historic resources and the Landmark Preservation Advisory Board's role in the process.

REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS

Review and Comment

6. 97.823E (GITELMAN)

299 DOLORES STREET, THE HOLY FAMILY DAY HOME. Assessor's Block 3556, Lot 25. Request for Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board's comments on the adequacy of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed demolition of a vacant, three-story, stucco-clad brick, educational building designed by Willis Polk & Co. Architects and constructed in 1911, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The subject building is rated a "2" on the Planning Department's 1976 Architectural Survey, and was determined eligible for placement on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

7. 97.368E (GITELMAN)

COUNTY JAIL NO. 3. Request for Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board's comments on the adequacy of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to replace components of the existing San Francisco County Jail No. 3/7 Complex, on land owned by the City and County of San Francisco in unincorporated San Mateo County.

Approval of Minutes

8. APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 18, 1998 ACTION MINUTES

Certificates of Appropriateness

9. 98.147A (KOMETANI)

840 BATTERY STREET, Assessor's Block 141, Lot 2, a Contributory three-story warehouse building in the Northeast Waterfront Historic District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install new windows at the second floor of the building.

10. 98.148A (KOMETANI)

400 MONTGOMERY STREET, LANDMARK NO. 161, The Kohl Building, Assessor's Block 239, Lot 9, an eleven-story office building. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for signage.

11. 98.023A (KOMETANI)

500 VAN NESS AVENUE, Assessor's Block 766, Lot 6, a Contributory, four-story, apartment building within the Civic Center Historic District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for new awnings, signage and lighting.

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 Monica Jacobs 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 Monica Jacobs, Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board Recording Secretary, Planning Department, at (415) 558-6372.

NOTE: Pursuant to Government Code 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness, Permit to Alter, Section 101.1, 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 Commissioners, necessary staff and case/docket/correspondence files, submit an original and 18 copies.

ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

1. Public Transit: The closest accessible BART Station is the Civic Center Station located at the intersection of Market, Hyde, and Grove Streets. The 5 (on Fulton Street), The 21 (on Hayes Street), and the 42, 47 and 49 (on Van Ness Avenue) are the closest Muni Lines serving the Public Health Building. Accessible MUNI Metro lines serving this location are the J, K, L, M and N which stop at the Civic Center Station. For more information about MUNI accessible services call (415) 923-6142.

2. American sign language interpreters and/or a sound enhancement system will be available upon request of Dorothy Jaymes at (415) 558-6403, 48 hours prior to the hearing. Late requests will be honored; if possible.

3. To allow individuals with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity to attend the hearing, individuals are requested to refrain from wearing perfume or other scented products.

4. Accessible curb side parking has been designated on the Grove Street perimeters of the Public Health Building at 101 Grove Street which is accessible for mobility impaired individuals. There is also accessible parking in the Civic Center Garage under the Civic Center Plaza with an entrance on McAllister Street.

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 at 554-6083.

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/.

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NOTICE OF A MEETING AND AGENDA

OF THE

SAN FRANCISCO

LANDMARKS PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD

PUBLIC HEALTH BUILDING

101 GROVE STREET, ROOM 300

THIRD FLOOR AUDITORIUM

APRIL 15, 1998

1:30 P.M.

ROLL CALL: BECERRIL, DEARMAN, FINWALL, HO-BELLI, KOTAS, LEVITT, MAGRANE, REIDY, AND SHATARA

FOR FULL BOARD CONSIDERATION

PUBLIC COMMENT

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 Commission 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

2. STAFF REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

3. PRESIDENT'S REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

4. MATTERS OF THE BOARD

REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS

5. APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 4, MARCH 18, AND APRIL 1, 1998 ACTION MINUTES

Landmark Initiation

6. 97.834L (GORDON)

1800-06 MARKET STREET, at Waller and Octavia Streets, the Carmel Fallon Building, a property determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, Lot 14 in Assessor's Block 871. Review and Consider adoption of a draft Landmark designation report, hold a public hearing, and consider action to initiate Landmark designation of the property. (Continued from the March 4, 1998 Meeting.)

7a. 98.220L (LIGHT)

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. Consider initiation of the Golden Gate Bridge as a honorary City Landmark. With this designation, future alterations to the Golden Gate Bridge would not require a Certificate of Appropriateness or other approval from the Planning Department.

7b. 98.220L (LIGHT)

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE.

(1) Review and Consider adoption of a draft Landmark designation report and hold a public hearing

(2) Adopt a resolution of intention to designate the Golden Gate Bridge as a honorary City Landmark.

Certificates of Appropriateness

8. 98.050A (KOMETANI)

520 WASHINGTON STREET, Assessor's Block 196, Lot 24, a Contributory 2-story, brick, commercial building within the Jackson Square Historic District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for signage. (Continued from the March 18, 1998 Meeting.)

9. 98.166A (KOMETANI)

37 CALHOUN TERRACE, a Non-Contributory two-story residential building in the Telegraph Hill Historic District. Request for Certificate of Appropriateness for new siding, windows, trim and cornice.

10. 98.217A (KOMETANI)

ONE NOB HILL, THE MARK HOPKINS HOTEL, LANDMARK NO. 184, Assessor's Block 255, Lot 2, an 18-story hotel building. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for window replacement.