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• August 5, 1999
• August 12, 1999
• August 26, 1999

Material submitted by the public for Commission review prior to a scheduled hearing should be received by the Planning Department Reception Counter at 1660 Mission Street, Fifth 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 the Commission at the above listed address. Comments received by 11:30 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.
 

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.
 

For more information related to Planning Commission matters, please call Jonas P. Ionin, Commission Secretary, at (415) 558-6547.
 
 

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. 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 Dorothy Jaymes 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.
 
 

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 #701, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 554-9510, fax (415) 703-0121 and web site http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ethics/.
 

PRESENT: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

ABSENT: None
 

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT THEOHARIS AT 1:47 P.M.
 

STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Gerald Green - Director of Planning, Mary Gallager - Zoning Administrator, Paul Deutsch, Tim Blomgren, Amit Ghosh, Edy Zwierzycki, Catherine Bauman, Miriam Chion, Michael Li, Kelly Pepper, Tony Kim, Augustine Fallay, Jonathan Purvis, Teresa Ojeda, Jonas Ionin - Commission Secretary
 

A. ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED
 

1. 1999.367C (WILSON)

634 LOS PALMOS DRIVE, north side between Globe Alley and Emil Lane; Lot 7 in Assessor's Block 3005C - Request for a Conditional Use authorization to allow the establishment of a residential care facility for 7 or more persons, pursuant to Planning Code Section 209.3(c), in an RH-1(D) (House, One-Family Detached) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

(Proposed for Continuance to August 12, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Continued as Proposed

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Chinchilla, Richardson

NAYES: Antenore, Joe, Martin

ABSENT: None
 

2. 98.765E (WONG)

700-768 SEVENTH STREET (601 TOWNSEND STREET); westside of Seventh Street at Townsend Street; Lots 1, 4, 5 and 6 in Assessor's Block 3799; within an M-2 (Heavy Industrial) zoning district and a 50-X height and bulk district. Appeal of Preliminary Negative Declaration. The proposed project would convert the Baker & Hamilton Building, City Landmark #193, from retail sales/warehouse to office use. The basement would remain in storage use, as at present. Interior and minor exterior alterations are proposed. Proposed on the adjacent undeveloped lots now used for parking (Lots 4, 5, and 6) is the new construction of a 318-space, 50-foot-tall parking garage, fronting on King Street, and a four-story, 50-foot-tall office building, fronting on Townsend Street. The Baker & Hamilton Building rehabilitation would result in approximately 216,250 gross square feet (gsf) of office space and about 73,500 gsf of basement storage space. The new office building, to the west, would contain about 57,400 gsf of office space.

(Proposed for Continuance to August 26, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Continued as Proposed

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Chinchilla, Richardson

NAYES: Antenore, Joe, Martin

ABSENT: None
 

3. 98.871E (COOPER)

730 FLORIDA STREET, Assessors Block 4082, Lot 9. Appeal of Preliminary Negative Declaration. The proposed project would include the demolition of an existing warehouse and its replacement with a new, 50-foot-high, four-story building that would contain 24 live/work units, with 4,250-square feet of common area, 24 off-street parking spaces and one loading space on a 10,000-square-foot parcel. The project site is located at 730 Florida Street, between 19th and 20th Streets, in the Greater Northeast Mission Industrial Protection Zone (Greater NEMIZ-IPZ) and is zoned M-1 with a 50-X height/bulk district. The project site is also within a new Industrial Protection Zone established by Planning Commission Resolution No. 14825 on May 13, 1999.

(Proposed for Continuance to September 9, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Continued as Proposed

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Chinchilla, Richardson

NAYES: Antenore, Joe, Martin

ABSENT: None
 

4. 98.270L (KOMETANI)

WASHINGTON SQUARE, a City park bounded by Stockton, Union, Powell, and Filbert Streets, Lots 1 and 2 in Assessor's Block 102: Request to approve the designation of Washington Square as a landmark. The subject property is zoned P (Park) District and is in a OS (Open Space) Height and Bulk District.

(Proposed for Continuance to September 9, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Continued as Proposed

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Chinchilla, Richardson

NAYES: Antenore, Joe, Martin

ABSENT: None
 

5. 98.770E (POSTERNAK)

1738 9TH AVENUE; DEMOLITION OF ONE-STORY BUILDING CONTAINING PRESCHOOL AND COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM AND NEW CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR-STORY BUILDING CONTAINING EIGHT SENIOR HOUSING UNITS, PRESCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM: Assesssor's Block 2041, Lots 31 and 32, mid-block on the east side of 9th Avenue between Moraga Street and Noriega Street in a Residential, House, Two-Family (RH-2) Zoning District. To consider an appeal of the Preliminary Negative Declaration on the proposed project. The site currently contains a one-story, 20-foot tall building of about 2,885 square feet that contains a preschool, of which a portion is jointly used for community meetings by the Sunset Heights Association of Responsible People (SHARP); and a one-story, 15-foot tall storage shed. The proposed project encompasses merging the two lots that comprise the project site into one lot; demolishing the two existing buildings; and constructing a new four-story, 40-foot tall building of about 11,335 square feet that contains a preschool, eight senior housing units, a separate room for SHARP community meetings and seniors, and a parking garage with two parking spaces.

(Proposed for Continuance to September 16, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Continued as Proposed

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Chinchilla, Richardson

NAYES: Antenore, Joe, Martin

ABSENT: None
 

6. 98.794D (BAÑALES)

125 NAPOLEON STREET, south side between Toland Street and Jerrold Avenue, Lot 021 in Assessor's Block 5230 -- Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 9821498, proposing the new construction of 30 live/work units on a vacant lot in a M-2 (Heavy Industrial) District.

(Continued from Regular Meeting of July 15, 1999)

(Proposed for Continuance to October 7, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Continued as Proposed

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Chinchilla, Richardson

NAYES: Antenore, Joe, Martin

ABSENT: None
 

B. PUBLIC COMMENT
 

At this time, members of the public may address the Commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission except agenda items. With respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the Commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting with one exception. When the agenda item has already been reviewed in a public hearing at which members of the public were allowed to testify and the Commission has closed the public hearing, your opportunity to address the Commission must be exercised during the Public Comment portion of the Calendar. Each member of the public may address the Commission 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) 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))
 

SPEAKER(S): Tom Mayer

Re: UMB's

Joe O'Donoghue

Re: Fees, Residential Builder's Association
 

C. COMMISSIONERS' QUESTIONS AND MATTERS
 

7. Consideration of Adoption - draft minutes of 7/15/99 and 7/22/99.
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Adopted as Corrected

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: None
 

8. Commission Matters.

• None

 

9. Director's Announcements.

• State Historic Resources, preservation issues.

 

Re: Board of Appeals
 

10. Review of Past Week's Events at the Board of Supervisors & Board of Appeals.

• BoS - None
• BoA - None

 

11. 1999.346ETZ (GREEN)

CONSIDERATION OF IMPOSITION OF INTERIM CONTROLS FOR INDUSTRIALLY ZONED LAND. Public hearing on the adoption of resolution imposing interim controls that would establish an Industrial Protection Zone, a Mixed Use Housing Zone and corresponding Buffer Zones. In the Industrial Protection Zone new residential and live/work uses would not be permitted and demolition of industrial buildings would require a conditional use authorization. In the Mixed Use Housing Zone residential and live/work uses would be encouraged. In the Buffer Zones residential and live/work uses would require a conditional use authorization. If adopted, the interim controls would be in effect for the shorter period of either fifteen months or until permanent controls are adopted to replace them.
 

SPEAKER(S): Sarah Aimes, Sandra Petersen, Dick Millet, Debra Walker, Lynette Drefky, John Barbie, Jane Morrison, Jake McGoldrick, Sue Hestor, Joe O'Donoghue, Andrew Wood, Alice Barkley, Joe Cassidy

ACTION: Approved as Amended

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: None

Resolution No.: 14861
 

12. 1999.060E and 1999.061E (BLOMGREN)

PARCEL WEST OF 135 STILLMAN AND 113 STILLMAN -- Appeal of a Preliminary Negative Declaration: Lots 122 and 125 of Assessor's Block 3762. These sites are approximately 3,000 and 6,000 feet in area. The proposal is to construct a 7,500 square foot building containing eight live/work units on the site of a nine-space parking lot and the demolition of a 7,650 square foot industrial building and the construction of a 15,000 square building containing fourteen live/work units. The projects would be approximately 45 feet in height. The project sites are located within a SLI zoning district and a 40-X height district. (Continued from Regular Meeting of July 8, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): Stephen Williams, Sue Hestor, Warren Schultz

ACTION: Upheld

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: None

Motion No.: 14862
 

13. 1999.368C (ZWIERZYCKI)

2100 MARKET STREET, Lot 41 in Assessor's Block 3542, northern side at the corner of 14th and Church Streets--Request for Conditional Use authorization to allow the service of liquor at a full bar as part of a proposed full-service restaurant and bar in the Upper Market Street Neighborhood-Commercial District and 80-B Height and Bulk District.
 

SPEAKER(S): Steven Hall, Patrick Batt, Morgan Gorrono

ACTION: Approved as Amended

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: None

Motion No.: 14863

14. 1999.371C (FALLAY)

4121 18TH STREET, southside of Castro Street, Lot 42 in Assessor's Block 2695 -- Request for a Conditional Use Authorization to allow a Place of Entertainment (defined as Other Entertainment by Planning Code Section 790.38) to add amplified and non-amplified music to an existing bar, as required by Planning Code Section 715.48, in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
 

SPEAKER(S): Bill Herscham, Morgan Gorrono, Patrick Batt

ACTION: Approved as Amended

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: None

Motion No.: 14864
 

15a. 1999.201CV (LI)

144 LEAVENWORTH STREET, east side between Turk Street and Golden Gate Avenue; Lot 6 in Assessor's Block 344: -- Request for Conditional Use authorization to establish a childcare facility in an RC-4 (Residential-Commercial Combined, High Density) District, an 80-120-T Height and Bulk District, and the North of Market Residential Special Use District. The project includes a request for an off-street parking variance.
 

SPEAKER(S): Lisa Geltham

ACTION: Approved

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: None

Motion No.: 14865
 

15b. 1999.201CV (LI) 144 LEAVENWORTH STREET, east side between Turk Street and Golden Gate Avenue; Lot 6 in Assessor's Block 344 in an RC-4 (Residential-Commercial Combined, High Density) District. OFF-STREET PARKING VARIANCE SOUGHT: The proposal is to establish a childcare facility for up to 72 children. There will be no physical expansion of the existing building. Section 151 of the Planning Code requires two off-street parking spaces for the proposed childcare facility. The proposed facility would not provide any parking.

The application for variance will be considered by the Zoning Administrator.
 

SPEAKER(S): Lisa Geltham

ACTION: Zoning Administrator Closed the Public Hearing
 

16a. 1999.067CV (PEPPER)

900 VAN NESS AVENUE, northeast corner at Ellis Street; Lot 011 in Assessor's Block 0718: -- Request for Conditional Use authorization per Sections 253 and 253.2 of the Planning Code to construct a building exceeding 40 feet in height in a Residential district and the Van Ness Special Use District. The proposal is to construct an eight-story mixed use building containing 28 dwelling units over ground floor commercial space in a RC-4 (Residential,-Commercial Combined, High Density) District, and a 130-V Height and Bulk District. This project also requires a rear yard modification and dwelling unit exposure variance.
 

SPEAKER(S): Michio Yamaguchi, Mark Johnston, Paul Chow

ACTION: Approved as Amended

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: None

Motion No.: 14866
 

16b. 1999.067CV (PEPPER)

900 VAN NESS AVENUE, northeast corner at Ellis Street; Lot 011 in Assessor's Block 718 in an RC-4 (Residential-Commercial Combined, High Density) District. REAR YARD MODIFICATION AND DWELLING UNIT EXPOSURE VARIANCE SOUGHT: The proposal is to construct an eight-story mixed use building containing 28 dwelling units over ground floor commercial space.

The application for variance will be considered by the Zoning Administrator.
 

SPEAKER(S): Michio Yamaguchi, Mark Johnston, Paul Chow

ACTION: Zoning Administrator Closed the Public Hearing
 
 
 

17. 98.119E (POSTERNAK)

630 8TH STREET, New Construction of 14 Live/work Units: Assesssor's Block 3782, Lot 10, west side of 8th Street between Townsend Street and Brannan Street in a Heavy Industrial (M-2) Zoning District. To consider an appeal of the Preliminary Negative Declaration on the proposed project. The project site is currently used as a surface parking lot for about 44 vehicles. The proposed project includes constructing a new 40-foot tall building that would contain 14 live/work units of about 18,000 gross square feet, a courtyard of about 1,900 gross square feet, and 14 off-street parking spaces in a ground level parking garage. Access to the parking garage would be from 8th Street.

(Continued from Regular Meeting of July 15, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: None, Both Appeals were withdrawn
 
 
 

G. SPECIAL DISCRETIONARY REVIEW HEARING
 

AT APPROXIMATELY 5:20 P.M. THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONVENED INTO A SPECIAL DISCRETIONARY REVIEW HEARING.
 

18. 98.119D (PURVIS)

630 8TH STREET, west side between Townsend and Brannan Streets, Lot 010 in Assessor's Block 3782 -- Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 9803160S, proposing the new construction of a 14-unit live/work building on a vacant lot in a M-2 (Heavy Industrial) District.
 

SPEAKER(S): Sue Hestor, Alice Barkley, Joe O'Donoghue

ACTION: No DR

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: Antenore

ABSENT: None
 

19. 98.913D (MILLER)

598 6TH STREET, northwest corner at 6th Street with additional frontage on Harriet Street, Lot 013 in Assessor's Block 3779 -- Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 9823664S, proposing the new construction of a 24-unit live/work building in an SLI (Service and Light Industrial) District, proposed for inclusion in an Industrial Protection Zone.
 

SPEAKER(S): Sue Hestor, Alice Barkley, Joe O'Donoghue

ACTION: No DR

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: Antenore

ABSENT: None
 
 
 

Adjournment: 5:35 P.M.
 

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Material submitted by the public for Commission review prior to a scheduled hearing should be received by the Planning Department Reception Counter at 1660 Mission Street, Fifth 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 the Commission at the above listed address. Comments received by 11:30 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.
 

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.
 

For more information related to Planning Commission matters, please call Jonas P. Ionin, Commission Secretary, at (415) 558-6547.
 
 

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. 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 Dorothy Jaymes 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.
 
 

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 #701, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 554-9510, fax (415) 703-0121 and web site http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ethics/.
 

PRESENT: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Richardson

ABSENT: Martin
 

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY VICE PRESIDENT MILLS AT 1:37 P.M.
 

STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Gerald Green - Director of Planning, Mary Gallager - Zoning Administrator, Joan Kugler, Catherine Keylon, Isolde Wilson, Julian Banales, Jim Miller, Jonas Ionin - Commission Secretary
 

A. ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED
 

1. 1999.367C (WILSON)

634 LOS PALMOS DRIVE, north side between Globe Alley and Emil Lane; Lot 7 in Assessor's Block 3005C - Request for a Conditional Use authorization to allow the establishment of a residential care facility for 7 or more persons, pursuant to Planning Code Section 209.3(c), in an RH-1(D) (House, One-Family Detached) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

(Proposed for Continuance to August 19, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Continued as Proposed

AYES: Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: Theoharis, Martin
 

2. 98.429D (PURVIS)

549 3rd STREET, northest corner of South Park Avenue, Lot 071 in Assessor's Block 3775 -- Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 9823199, proposing to construct a new 40-foot high, 4-story building with 12 live/work units and 17 off-street parking spaces in a SLI (Service/Light Industrial) District.

(Proposed for Continuance to August 26, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Continued as Proposed

AYES: Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: Theoharis, Martin
 

3a. 98.266BC (ALVIN)

1890 BRYANT STREET, bounded by Bryant Street on the east, Mariposa Street on the south and Florida Street on the west; Lots 3 and 4 in Assessor's Block 3970 -- Request under Planning Code Section 321 for authorization to add approximately 102,500 square feet of office space (through the addition of two new stories and conversion of space within the existing building) to the City's office development annual limit. The property is in a M-1 (Light-Industrial) Zoning District and a 65-B Height and Bulk District.

(Continued from Regular Meeting of July 15, 1999)

(Proposed for Continuance to September 9, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Continued as Proposed

AYES: Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: Theoharis, Martin
 

3b. 98.266BC (ALVIN)

1890 BRYANT STREET, bounded by Bryant Street on the east, Mariposa Street on the south and Florida Street on the west; Lots 3 and 4 in Assessor's Block 3970 -- Request per Planning Code Section 304 for Conditional Use Authorization under the Planned Unit Development process for exception from the bulk limits set forth in Table 270 of the Planning Code, and for an off-street parking exception under Planning Code Section 151, in regard to the addition and conversion of space in an existing building to office use. The property is in a M-1 (Light-Industrial) Zoning District and a 65-B Height and Bulk District.

(Continued from Regular Meeting of July 15, 1999)

(Proposed for Continuance to September 9, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Continued as Proposed

AYES: Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: Theoharis, Martin
 

4. 1999.207C (ZWIERZYCKI)

316 - 318 LELAND AVENUE, Lot 052 in Assessor's Block 6245, north side between Elliot and Delta Streets -Request for Conditional Use authorization to allow for the legalization of an existing 24-bed group housing facility within the RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family) District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.

(Proposed for Indefinite Continuance)
 

SPEAKER(S): Gerald Murphy

ACTION: Continued as Proposed

AYES: Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: Theoharis, Martin
 

B. PUBLIC COMMENT
 

At this time, members of the public may address the Commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission except agenda items. With respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the Commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting with one exception. When the agenda item has already been reviewed in a public hearing at which members of the public were allowed to testify and the Commission has closed the public hearing, your opportunity to address the Commission must be exercised during the Public Comment portion of the Calendar. Each member of the public may address the Commission 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) 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))
 

SPEAKER(S): Sarah Aimes

Re: Personal attacks, public safety

John deCastro

Re: 8/9/99 RBA action in City Hall

Dick Millet

Re: IPZ's

Patricia Vaughey

Re: Development compromises

Sue Hestor

Re: 1468 25th Street

Steve Vettell

Re: 1468 25th Street
 

C. COMMISSIONERS' QUESTIONS AND MATTERS
 

5. Commission Matters.

• Antenore - Commission diligence; updated copy of interim controls; Esprit Park

• Richardson - Commission diligence
• Chinchilla - Commission diligence

 

6. Director's Announcements.

• Commission Secretary update; Finance Committee; Transportation and Land Use Committee

7. Review of Past Week's Events at the Board of Supervisors & Board of Appeals.

• BoS - Live/work moratorium continued to 8/23/99
• BoA - None

 

8. 1999.306C (KEYLON)

2159 and 2169 CHESTNUT STREET, south side between Pierce and Steiner Streets, Lots 16 and 19 in Assessor's Block 490 -- Request for Conditional Use Authorization to exceed the permitted use size of 3,999 square feet per Planning Code Section 711.90, by constructing an interior connection between two existing separate retail stores in an NC-2 (Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

(Continued from Regular Meeting of July 15, 1999)

Note: On July 15, 1999, following public testimony, the Commission Closed the Public Comment Period. A Motion of Intent to Dissaprove carried by a vote of +4 to -2 (Commissioners Chinchilla and Joe). At the direction of Commission President Theoharis, staff would return with a Motion and findings reflecting the Commission's decision.
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Continued to August 26, 1999

AYES: Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: Theoharis, Martin
 

9. 1999.362C (FALLAY)

2312 MARKET STREET, north side between Castro and Noe Streets; Lot 001 in Assessor's Block 3562: -- Request for Conditional Use authorization to modify a previously-approved conditional use (Case No. 1997.366C, Motion No. 14434) by eliminating Condition #2 of Approval which generally limits the food served to be Arabic cuisine in existing small self-service restaurant as defined by Planning Code Section 790.91 in the Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

(Continued from Regular Meeting of July 15, 1999)

Note: On July 15, 1999, following public testimony, the Commission Closed the Public Comment Period. A Motion of Intent to Dissaprove carried by a vote of +5 to -1 (Commissioner Richardson). At the direction of Commission President Theoharis, staff would return with a Motion and findings reflecting the Commission's decision.
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Disapproved

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe

NAYES: Richardson

ABSENT: Martin

Motion No.: 14867
 

F. REGULAR CALENDAR
 

10. 98.833E (KUGLER)

116-124 MAIDEN LANE, on the north side of Maiden Lane between Stockton and Grant Avenues; Assessor's Block 309, Lot 16. Certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report for the proposed demolition of an existing Category IV - Contributory Building in the Kearny-Market-Mason-Sutter Conservation District. The existing structure is a partially occupied, four-story tall, retail/office building of unreinforced masonry (UMB). New construction of a two-story, 40-foot-tall retail building in the Downtown Retail (C-3-R) District that would cover the entire lot (as does the current building) is proposed.
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Approved

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: Martin

Motion No.: 14868
 

G. SPECIAL DISCRETIONARY REVIEW HEARING
 

AT APPROXIMATELY 2:34 P.M. THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONVENED INTO A SPECIAL DISCRETIONARY REVIEW HEARING.
 

11. 98.172D (BAÑALES)

1468 25TH STREET/1082 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, northwest corner of 25th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Lot 008 in Assessor's Block 4224 -- Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application Nos. 9803043 and 9905490, proposing the new construction of 56 live/work units on a vacant lot in a M-1 (Light Industrial) District.

(Continued from Regular Meeting of July 15, 1999)

Note: On July 15, 1999, following public testimony, the Commission Closed the Public Comment Period. A question over the method of height measurement arose and would be resolved by the August 12 hearing.
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: No DR

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Chinchilla, Joe, Richardson

NAYES: Antenore

ABSENT: Martin
 

12. 1999.235D (KEYLON)

3951 WASHINGTON STREET, south side between Arguello Boulevard and Cherry Street, Lot 033 in Assessor's Block 0991 -- Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 9813348, proposing to construct a new fourth story on top of an existing two-story-over-garage single-family dwelling in a RH-1 (House, One-Family) District.

(Continued from Regular Meeting of July 22, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Continued to August 19, 1999

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: Martin
 

13. 1999.254D (WILSON)

175 SYLVAN DRIVE, west side between Ocean Avenue and Eucalyptus Drive, Lot 010 in Assessor's Block 7268 -- Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 9826483, proposing to add a second floor to an existing one-story-over-garage house in a RH-1(D) (House, One-Family, Detached) District.
 

SPEAKER(S): Leslie Daniel, Virginia Wong, David Mui, Sandra Tupper, Dennis Tupper

ACTION: Take DR, per staff recommendation

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: Martin
 

14. 1999.499D (MILLER)

1 LA AVANZADA STREET, Lot 003 in Assessor's Block 2724 -- Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 9913916S, proposing to install digital television equipment inside tenant transmitter rooms, on roof, and on existing concrete pads; re-partition tenant rooms for ADA compliance; install generator in new enclosure on existing pad; and install auxiliary TV antenna on tower in a RH-1(D) (House, One-Family, Detached) District.
 

SPEAKER(S): Christine Linenbach, Robert McArthy

ACTION: No DR

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: Martin
 
 
 

Adjournment: 3:38 P.M.

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Material submitted by the public for Commission review prior to a scheduled hearing should be received by the Planning Department Reception Counter at 1660 Mission Street, Fifth 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 the Commission at the above listed address. Comments received by 11:30 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.
 

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.
 

For more information related to Planning Commission matters, please call Jonas P. Ionin, Commission Secretary, at (415) 558-6547.
 
 

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PRESENT: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

ABSENT: None
 

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT THEOHARIS AT 1:37 P.M.
 

STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Gerald Green - Director of Planning, Mary Gallager - Zoning Administrator, Hillary Gitelman, Susana Montana, Irene Nishimura, Catherine Keylon, Ellen Miramontes, Delvin Washington, Jonas Ionin - Commission Secretary
 

A. ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED
 

1. 1999.236C (LI)

1750-1758 POLK STREET, east side between Clay and Washington Streets; Lot 20 in Assessor's Block 620: -- Request for Conditional Use authorization to establish a small self-service restaurant in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District and a 65-A Height and Bulk District. Arsen's Liquor & Deli, currently classified as a retail service, is proposing to add indoor seating, which would change its classification from a retail service to a small self-service restaurant.

(Proposed for Continuance to September 9, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Continued as Proposed

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: Antenore
 

2. 98.599E (WONG)

2361 LOMBARD STREET -126-Room Hotel; Appeal of Preliminary Negative Declaration. Southside between Scott and Pierce Streets; Lots 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, and 30 in Assessor's Block 512; within an NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) zoning district and within a 40-X height and bulk district. Proposed demolition of an existing 24-room motel, a 4,400 square-foot restaurant, an auto repair establishment, and flower stand. A new hotel would be constructed with about 102-126 hotel guest rooms. The new building would be 4 stories, approximately 80,152 square feet, and approximately 40 feet in height. About 85-102 parking spaces would be provided, with ingress/egress on Scott Street and on Lombard Street. One level of parking would be underground.

(Continued from Regular Meeting of June 24, 1999)

(Proposed for Continuance to October 21, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Continued as Proposed

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: Antenore
 

B. PUBLIC COMMENT
 

At this time, members of the public may address the Commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission except agenda items. With respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the Commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting with one exception. When the agenda item has already been reviewed in a public hearing at which members of the public were allowed to testify and the Commission has closed the public hearing, your opportunity to address the Commission must be exercised during the Public Comment portion of the Calendar. Each member of the public may address the Commission 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) 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))
 

SPEAKER(S): Patricia Vaughey

Re: Divisadero Street Marijuana Medical Center
 

C. COMMISSIONERS' QUESTIONS AND MATTERS
 

3. Consideration of Adoption - draft minutes of 8/12/99.
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Adopted

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: None
 

4. Commission Matters.

• None

 

5. Director's Announcements.

• Revocation text amendment; and initiation date of September.

6. Review of Past Week's Events at the Board of Supervisors & Board of Appeals.

• BoS - Live/work moratorium initiation failed to carry; Supervisor Amiano hopes to initiate a new definition for live/work.
• BoA - None

 

64 TOWNSEND STREET AND 52 COLIN P. KELLY STREET, Hooper's South End Grain Warehouse and Langermand Building, Assessor's Block 3789, Lots 3 and 10. Courtesy informational presentation by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency on the adaptive reuse of contributory buildings in the South End Historic District. Request for Planning Commission review and comments.
 

SPEAKER(S): Arnie Lerner, Steve Mascio, Patricia Vaughey

ACTION: None
 

E. CONSIDERATION OF FINDINGS AND/OR FINAL MOTION - PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
 

8. 1999.306C (KEYLON)

2159 and 2169 CHESTNUT STREET, south side between Pierce and Steiner Streets, Lots 16 and 19 in Assessor's Block 490 -- Request for Conditional Use Authorization to exceed the permitted use size of 3,999 square feet per Planning Code Section 711.90, by constructing an interior connection between two existing separate retail stores in an NC-2 (Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

(Continued from Regular Meeting of August 19, 1999)

Note: On July 15, 1999, following public testimony, the Commission Closed the Public Comment Period. A Motion of Intent to Disapprove carried by a vote of +4 to -2 (Commissioners Chinchilla and Joe). At the direction of Commission President Theoharis, staff would return with a Motion and findings reflecting the Commission's decision.
 

SPEAKER(S): Bob Engel

ACTION: Approved with Conditions

AYES: Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore

ABSENT: None

Motion No.: 14873
 

F. REGULAR CALENDAR
 

9. 98.321E (NISHIMURA)

554 MISSION STREET, CERTIFICATION OF THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), Lots 15, 17, and 18 in Assessor's Block 3708; north side between First and Second Streets, bordered by Golden Gate University and Jessie and Anthony Streets; within the C-3-O (Downtown Office) District and a 500-S Height and Bulk District (Lot 18) and a 550-S Height and Bulk District (Lots 15 and 17). The proposed project would be demolition of a six-story approximately 65,000-square-foot office/retail building at 562 Mission Street and removal of two adjoining parking lots, and new construction of a 31-story, approximately 420-foot high building containing approximately 660,000 gross square feet of office space and 5,000 square feet of ground floor retail space with Planning Code-required freight loading and a three-level basement parking garage holding about 215 parking spaces (or 330 valet-service spaces). Approximately 13,850 square feet of open space would be provided on the eastern portion of the approximately 39,800-square-foot project site. The project would require approval by the Planning Commission pursuant to Planning Code Sections 309 (Permit Review in C-3 Districts), 321 (Office Development: Annual Limit), and 157 and 303 (for parking exceeding accessory amount).

NOTE: The public hearing for this item is closed; the public comment period for the Draft EIR ended on July 22, 1999.
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Upheld the Certification

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: Antenore

Motion No.: 14870
 

10. 98.765E (WONG)

700-768 SEVENTH STREET (601 TOWNSEND STREET); westside of Seventh Street at Townsend Street; Lots 1, 4, 5 and 6 in Assessor's Block 3799; within an M-2 (Heavy Industrial) zoning district and a 50-X height and bulk district. Appeal of Preliminary Negative Declaration. The proposed project would convert the Baker & Hamilton Building, City Landmark #193, from retail sales/warehouse to office use. The basement would remain in storage use, as at present. Interior and minor exterior alterations are proposed. Proposed on the adjacent undeveloped lots now used for parking (Lots 4, 5, and 6) is the new construction of a 318-space, 50-foot-tall parking garage, fronting on King Street, and a four-story, 50-foot-tall office building, fronting on Townsend Street. The Baker & Hamilton Building rehabilitation would result in approximately 216,250 gross square feet (gsf) of office space and about 73,500 gsf of basement storage space. The new office building, to the west, would contain about 57,400 gsf of office space.
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Withdrawn
 

11. 1999.149C (LeBLANC)

635 BRUNSWICK STREET, southeast side between Whittier and Lowell Streets; Lot 061 in Assessor's Block 6490 -- Request for Conditional Use authorization under Section 209.3 (c) of the Planning Code to allow the establishment of a residential care facility providing lodging, board and care for a period of 24 hours or more to 7 or more persons in an RH-1 (Residential House, One-Family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. The facility proposes care for a maximum of 15 persons.

Note: On May 20, 1999, following public testimony, the Commission Closed the Public Hearing, a Motion to Approve failed to carry by a vote of +3 to -4 (Theoharis, Mills, Chinchilla, Martin). At the direction of Commission President Theoharis, staff was asked to pursue legal ramifications of additional conditions.

(Continued from Regular Meeting of August 19, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Continued as Proposed

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: Antenore
 

12. 1999.253C (WASHINGTON)

1597 SLOAT BOULEVARD, Lot 004 in Assessor's Block 7255, bounded by Clearfield Drive to the west, and Everglade Drive to the east. - Request for a Conditional Use authorization under Section 780.1. of the Planning Code to allow a business establishment in the NC-S Neighborhood Commercial Shopping District and Lakeshore Plaza Special Use District to remain open 24 hours including the hours between 11:00 pm and 6:00 am.
 

SPEAKER(S): Ahmad Mohazed, Chuck Kutchko, Phyllis Abad, Bruce Selby, Chris Menitzkes, Evelyn Black, Ronald Chung, Bud Wilson, Barbara Cansini, Bill Cansini, Patricia Diaz Frank, Thomas Kyles, Susan Gottier, Steven Currier

ACTION: Disapproved

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: None

Motion No.: 14871
 

13. 1999.197C (BEATTY)

314 COLUMBUS AVENUE, north side between Vallejo Street and Broadway, Lot 13 in Assessor's Block 145-- Request for Conditional Use Authorization to extend the hours of operation for an existing Full Service Restaurant in the Broadway Neighborhood Commercial District and a 65-A Height and Bulk District.
 

SPEAKER(S): Farsha Maasafesa, Marsha Garland

ACTION: Approved with Conditions

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: None

Motion No.: 14872
 

G. SPECIAL DISCRETIONARY REVIEW HEARING
 

AT APPROXIMATELY 3:22 P.M. THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONVENED INTO A SPECIAL DISCRETIONARY REVIEW HEARING.
 

14. 1999.235D (KEYLON)

3951 WASHINGTON STREET, south side between Arguello Boulevard and Cherry Street, Lot 033 in Assessor's Block 0991 -- Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 9813348, proposing to construct a new fourth story on top of an existing two-story-over-garage single-family dwelling in a RH-1 (House, One-Family) District.

(Continued from Regular Meeting of August 19, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Continued to September 2, 1999

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: None
 

15. 98.429DD (PURVIS)

549 3rd STREET, northeast corner of South Park Avenue, Lot 071 in Assessor's Block 3775 -- Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 9823199, proposing to construct a new 40-foot high, 4-story building with 12 live/work units and 17 off-street parking spaces in a SLI (Service/Light Industrial) District. This Discretionary Review case was originaly heard by the Planning Commission on February 25, 1999, and is being reheard due to the proposed elimination of a previously added project elevator.
 

SPEAKER(S): None

ACTION: Continued to September 2, 1999

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: None
 

16. 98.989D (LI)

324 LARKIN STREET, east side between Golden Gate Avenue and McAllister Street, Lot 009 in Assessor's Block 0347 -- Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 9821487, proposing to eliminate two legal units and one legal unit in the basement of the existing 24-unit building in a RC-4 (Residential-Commercial Combined, High Density) District.
 

SPEAKER(S): Steven Collier, David Baker, David Barnard, Henry Kirsch, Gerald Hupert, Bonnie May, Gary Jenkins, Bill Jones

ACTION: Continued to September 16, 1999. Following public testimony, the Commission Closed the Public Hearing.

AYES: Theoharis, Mills, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson

NAYES: None

ABSENT: None
 
 
 

Adjournment: 3:58 P.M.

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