Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board (LPAB) Calendars (Agendas)

May 1998

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• May 6, 1998
• May 20, 1998

1:00 p.m.

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE

ROLL CALL: FINWALL (CHAIR), MAGRANE, REIDY (EX-OFFICIO) AND SHATARA

1. 98.178A (GORDON)

356 LEXINGTON STREET, Assessor's Block 3609, Lot 56, a Contributory-Altered, two-unit residential building (proposed for conversion to a single-family dwelling) in the Liberty Hill Historic District. Request for Certificate of Appropriateness for exterior alterations, including change of facade and addition of bay windows.

2. 98.053A (LIGHT)

1133 HAYES STREET, Assessor's Block 824, Lot 2D, a five-unit residential Contributory building in the Alamo Square Historic District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to legalize and modify an illegal fourth floor addition.

ADJOURNMENT

2:00 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.

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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

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.

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 (DEIR) 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. (Continued from the April 1, 1998 Meeting.)

7. 96.281E (GITELMAN)

THIRD STREET LIGHT RAIL PROJECT. Request for Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board's comments on the adequacy of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed Third Street Light Rail Project for transportation improvements in San Francisco's Third Street Corridor pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The DEIR is studying three alternatives for the Third Street Light Rail Project.

8. 97.447E (GITELMAN)

OMNI SAN FRANCISCO HOTEL, 500 CALIFORNIA STREET, THE FINANCIAL CENTER. Request for Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board's comments on the adequacy of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed renovation of the Financial Center building, a Category 1 Building identified in Article 11, as a hotel pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS

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9. 98.211A (PAEZ)

"LEFTY" O'DOUL THIRD STREET BRIDGE, LANDMARK NO. 194, between Assessor's Block 3803, Lot 5 and Assessor's Block 3813, Lot 1. Certified Local Government review and comment on a Federal undertaking which proposes the rehabilitation and seismic retrofit of the bridge, a property determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.

Certificates of Appropriateness

10. 98.211A (GORDON)

"LEFTY" O'DOUL THIRD STREET BRIDGE, LANDMARK NO. 194, between Assessor's Block 3803, Lot 5 and Assessor's Block 3813, Lot 1. Request for Certificate of Appropriateness for the seismic rehabilitation of the bridge, demolition of the Watchman's Building, construction of a new Operation's building, and installation of new lane trusses/railings.

11. 98.053A (LIGHT)

1133 HAYES STREET, Assessor's Block 824, Lot 2D, a five-unit residential Contributory building in the Alamo Square Historic District. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to legalize and modify an illegal fourth floor addition.

12. 98.033A (LIGHT)

1125 HAYES STREET, Assessor's Block 824, Lot 2D, a Contributory three-story residential building in the Alamo Square Historic District. Request for Certificate of Appropriateness to build a rear yard deck.

13. 98.224A (LIGHT)

711 SCOTT STREET, Assessor's Block 1181, Lot 5, A Contributory single-family, two-story over-garage building in the Alamo Square Historic District. Request for Certificate of Appropriateness to replace windows and add a fire escape at the rear.

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14. 98.250A (LIGHT)

1225 FULTON STREET, Assessor's Block 1181, Lot 22, a Contributory two-unit, four-story building in the Alamo Square Historic District. Request for Certificate of Appropriateness to demolish and reconstruct a rear addition.

15. 98.167A (KOMETANI)

916 KEARNY STREET, THE SENTINEL BUILDING, LANDMARK NO. 33, Assessor's Block 176, Lot 13, a Contributory seven-story office building in the Jackson Square Historic District. Request for Certificate of Appropriateness for ground floor storefront remodel.

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.

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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 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

2. STAFF REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

3. PRESIDENT'S REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

4. MATTERS OF THE BOARD

5. INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION/QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS REGARDING APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE 10 TO GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS

6. APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 18 AND APRIL 15, 1998 ACTION MINUTES

Review and Comment

7. (GALLAGHER)

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS PROCEDURES. Request for Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board's comments on draft written procedures for the Certificate of Appropriateness process.

8. 96.771E (DEUTSCH)

MISSION BAY, 303 acres generally south of Townsend Street, east of Seventh Street and I-280 freeway, and north of Mariposa Street. Request for Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board's comments on the Subsequent Draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed development of the Mission Bay Project Area pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. The project would include two redevelopment areas and provide for a mix of development north and south of China Basin Channel.

9. 97.470E (DEUTSCH)

475 BRANNAN STREET, between Third and Fourth Streets, Assessor's Block 3787, Lot 31. Request for Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board's comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act for the proposed renovation and expansion of an existing office building (former warehouse) with addition of parking.

10. (HART)

CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO CHINATOWN/NORTH BEACH CAMPUS, 1-21 COLUMBUS AVENUE, 49-55 COLUMBUS AVENUE, AND 610-622 WASHINGTON AVENUE. Request for Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board's comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act for the proposed acquisition of a site for future development of an educational facility. NOTE: This Draft EIR was prepared by the Community College District, a separate lead agency. As a responsible agency, the City of San Francisco may submit comments. Written comments should be addressed to the Environmental Review Officer for transmittal to the College District along with comments of other City departments and staff.

Certificates of Appropriateness

11. 98.267A (KOMETANI)

900 NORTHPOINT STREET, GHIRARDELLI SQUARE, LANDMARK NO. 30, Assessor's Block 452, Lot 1, an industrial five-story complex. Request for Certificate of Appropriateness for new storefronts, awnings, and signage.

12. 98.249A (KOMETANI)

574 PACIFIC AVENUE, Assessor's Block 163, Lot 9, a Contributory three-story hotel in the Jackson Square Historic District. Request for Certificate of Appropriateness to remove non-original storefront and fence and install new storefront.

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 Andrea Green 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, 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.