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• September 2, 1999
• September 9,1999

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.
 
 

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For more information on your rights under the Sunshine ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force 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 1:45 P.M.
 

STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Gerald Green - Director of Planning, Mary Gallager - Zoning Administrator, Linda Avery - Commission Secretary
 

A. 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):           Ray Martelli
 

Re:
 

Patricia Vaughey
 

Re:
 

Jim Stillwell
 

Re: 635 Brunswick Street
 

Jose Santiago
 

Re: 635 Brunswick Street
 

Victor Raddllano
 

Re: 635 Brunswick Street
 

Barbara Garcia
 

Re: 635 Brunswick Street
 

Enricque Padilla
 

Re: 635 Brunswick Street
 

Steven Currier
 

Re: 635 Brunswick Street
 

Paul McKinna
 

Re: 635 Brunswick Street
 

Jack Kellihan
 

Re: 545 Leavenworth Street
 

Garrett Jenkins
 

Re: 545 Leavenworth Street
 

Charles Clary
 

Re: Executive Park DEIR
 

Jake McGoldrick
 

Re: 450 A & B 11th Avenue
 

Joe O?Donoghue
 

Re: Housing south of Market
 
 
 

1. Consideration of Adoption - draft minutes of 8/19/99 & 8/24/99.
 
 
 

SPEAKER(S):  None
 

ACTION:        Adopted
 

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

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT:           None
 

2. Commission Matters.
 
 
 

? Theoharis - 545 Leavenworth Street; 450 A & B 11th Avenue
 

3. Director?s Announcements.
 
 
 

? Announced that on September 23, 1999 the Department will honor the former Zoning Administrator, Bob Passmore, with a formal resolution.
 

4. Review of Past Week?s Events at the Board of Supervisors & Board of Appeals.
 
 
 

? BoS - None
 

? BoA - None
 

5. Work Program Update.
 
 
 

SPEAKER(S):  Jake McGoldrick
 

ACTION:        Approved
 

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

NAYES:           None
 

ABSENT:           None
 

 
6. Discussion of ?displacement and abandonment? as it relates to the Industrial Protection Zone (IPZ) Interim Controls.
 

SPEAKER(S):     Chris Mori, Sue Hestor, Dick Millet, Jeffrey Lieberwitz, Jake McGoldrick
 

ACTION:        Continued to September 9, 1999
 

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

AYES:       None
 

ABSENT:       None
 

7. 1999.442E                    (WONG)
 

PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (DSEIR) FOR THE EXECUTIVE PARK DEVELOPMENT PLAN
 

; Portions of Lots 75, 85, 86 and 88/90 of Assessor?s Block 4991; Lots 24, 61, and 65 of Assessor?s Block 153 (within the area generally bounded by Highway 101 to the west, Harney Way to the south, Jamestown Avenue to the east, and Bayview Hill to the north). The proposal is to complete construction of the Executive Park Development previously approved by the Planning Commission. The project sponsor is requesting modifications of the Conditional Use authorization and an extension of the authorization beyond December 1999. Build-out of the project?s remaining development would occur on the parcels noted above, within four areas: north of Executive Park Boulevard North in existing parking lots, on both sides of Thomas Mellon Drive, south of Alana Way, and south of Crescent Way in the residential portion of the site. The balance of the project to be developed includes a total of about 1.324 million gross square feet (gsf) of office space, 57,500 gsf of retail and restaurant space, a 25,000-gsf health club, a 10,000-gsf day care center, parking for about 2,438 vehicles (or more, with a variant that would involve an additional 1,400 to 1,870 parking spaces), a hotel with 350 rooms, and about 263 residential units with about 488 parking spaces.
 

Note: Comments on the Draft SEIR will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on September 14, 1999.
 

SPEAKER(S):  Ralph House, Charles Clary, Faith Raider, Dwayne Jones, Julie Cavanaugh, George Yerde
 

ACTION:        Public Hearing Closed
 

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

NAYES:          None
 

ABSENT:           None
 

 
8. 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 26, 1999)
 
 
 

SPEAKER(S):     Executive Director of the Facility
 

ACTION:  Continued to September 9, 1999. Following a review of additional conditions, the Commission passed a Motion of Intent to disapprove by a vote of +4 to -3 (Antenore, Joe, Richardson).
 

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

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT: None
 

 
9. 1999.372L                          (PAEZ)
 

4040 17th STREET, north side near the intersection of Market and Castro Streets, Assessor?s Block 2623 Lot 12. Consideration of a proposed Landmark designation for the McCormick House pursuant to Planning Code Section 1004 and the June 16, 1999 recommendation of the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board set forth in Resolution No. 514. The subject property is within an RH-3 (House, Three-Family) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
 
 
 

SPEAKER(S):  Tim Kelly, Judith Lamb
 

ACTION:        Approved
 

AYES:           Theoharis, Antenore, Joe, Martin, Richardson
 

NAYES:           Mills, Chinchilla
 

ABSENT:           None
 

Motion No.:     14874
 

 
10. 1999.406C                        (MILLER)
 

2801 26th STREET, southwest corner at Hampshire Street, Lot 1 in Assessor?s Block 4334 -- Request for authorization of a CONDITIONAL USE for conversion of a skilled nursing facility to a RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY for the elderly with capacity for approximately 33 residents, in an RH-2 (House, Two-Family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
 
 
 

SPEAKER(S):  None
 

ACTION:        Approved with Conditions
 

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

NAYES:           None
 

ABSENT:           None
 

Motion No.:     14875
 

 
11a. 1999.416CV                        (MILLER)
 

2516-2524 MISSION STREET, west side between 21st and 22nd Streets, Lot 61 in Assessor?s Block 3616 -- Request for authorization of a CONDITIONAL USE for addition of approximately 21 TOURIST HOTEL rooms to an existing residential hotel (also the subject of a requested Variance of the off-street parking requirements of the Planning Code), partially within an NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) District and a 65-B Height and Bulk District and partially within an RH-3 (House, Three-Family) District and a 50-X Height and Bulk District.
 
 
 

SPEAKER(S):     Subject Property Owner, Brett Gladstone, Representative from Mission Housing
 

ACTION:        Approved as Amended with Conditions
 

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

NAYES:           None
 

ABSENT:           Chinchilla
 

Motion No.:     14876
 

 
11b. 1999.416CV                        (MILLER)
 

2516-2524 MISSION STREET, west side between 21st and 22nd Streets, Lot 61 in Assessor's Block 3616 -- partially within an NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) District and a 65-B Height and Bulk District and partially within an RH-3 (House, Three-Family) District and a 50-X Height and Bulk District. OFF-STREET PARKING VARIANCE SOUGHT: The proposal is to add approximately 21 tourist hotel rooms to an existing residential hotel with nine rooms (also the subject of a request for the authorization of a Conditional Use) without off-street parking. In addition, the existing off-street parking, located on and accessed through Residentially zoned property on Bartlett Street, would be eliminated leaving no off-street parking spaces on the subject property.
 

The variance will be considered by the Zoning Administrator.
 
 
 

SPEAKER(S):     Subject Property Owner, Brett Gladstone, Representative from Mission Housing
 

ACTION:        Zoning Administrator closed the public hearing
 

12. 1999.398C                        (WILSON)
 

 
275 OLYMPIA WAY (St. John?s Church), south side between Clarendon and Dellbrook Avenues; Lot 10 in Assessor?s Block 2842 - Request for a Conditional Use authorization to allow the installation of communications utilities, pursuant to Planning Code Section 209.6(b), in an RH-1 (House, One-Family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
 
 
 
SPEAKER(S):     Gary Serrin, Siu Ling Chen
 

ACTION:  Continued to September 16, 1999. Following public testimony the Commission did not close the public hearing. At the direction of Commission President Theoharis, Mr. Lee of the Health Department, the City Attorney, and a representative of the Church attend the Septmeber 16 hearing.
 

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

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT:           Chinchilla
 

AT APPROXIMATELY 5:42 P.M. THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONVENED INTO A SPECIAL DISCRETIONARY REVIEW HEARING.
 
 
 

13. 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 26, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None
 

ACTION:      Continued to September 16, 1999.
 

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

NAYES:       None
 

ABSENT:        Chinchilla
 

14. 1999.544D                        (PEPPER)
 

1844 GREENWICH STREET, north side between Octavia and Laguna Streets, Lot 010 in Assessor?s Block 0506 -- Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 9905422, proposing to add a second dwelling unit by adding a third floor to the existing single-family dwelling in a RH-2 (House, Two-Family) District.
 
 
 

SPEAKER(S):     Ray Martelli, Mark Brand, Don Ciebs
 

ACTION:  No DR
 

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

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT:           Chinchilla
 

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.
 

(Continued from Regular Meeting of August 26, 1999)
 
 
 

SPEAKER(S):     James Hutchinson, Sue Hestor, Jim Rubin, Joe O?Donoghue, Bill Rhinpulcher
 

ACTION:  No DR
 

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

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT:           Chinchilla
 

16. 1999.133D                         (ALVIN)
 

48 ELIZABETH STREET, north side between Guerrero Street and San Jose Avenue, Lot 011 in Assessor?s Block 3646 -- Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 9822400, proposing to construct a three-story rear addition to an existing two-story duplex in a RH-3 (House, Three-Family) District.
 
 
 

SPEAKER(S):     DR Requestor
 

ACTION:  Withdrawn
 

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

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT:           Chinchilla
 

 Adjournment: 6:44 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, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, RichardsonABSENT: MillsTHE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT THEOHARIS AT 1:45 P.M.STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Gerald Green - Director of Planning, Mary Gallager - Zoning Administrator, Neil Hart, Jim Nixon, Paul Rosetter, Catherine Baumann, Michael Li, Michael Kometani, Mary Koonts, Jonas Ionin - Commission SecretaryA. ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED
 

1. 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.
 

(Continued from Regular Meeting of August 5, 1999)
 

(Proposed for Continuance to September 16, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None
 

ACTION: Continued to September 23, 1999
 

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

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT: Mills
 

2. 98.244E (POSTERNAK)
 

2901 CALIFORNIA STREET, Assessor?s Block 1029, Lots 001-003, southwest corner of California Street/Broderick Street intersection. To consider an appeal of the Preliminary Negative Declaration on the proposed project. The site currently contains a private co-educational high school (Drew College Preparatory School) comprised of three buildings that total about 16,300 square feet and an exterior courtyard. The proposed project would involve merging the three lots into one lot; demolishing the three existing buildings; and constructing a new three-story, 40-foot tall classroom building of about 33,800 square feet, a basement parking garage with about 23 parking spaces, and an exterior courtyard. The current enrollment at the high school is about 200 students. The project sponsor proposes a maximum enrollment of about 250 students and seeks an enrollment cap of about 399 students. The project sponsor would seek a Variance from the rear yard and front yard set-back requirements of the San Francisco Planning Code and a Conditional Use Authorization for expansion of a secondary school in an RM-1 Zoning District.
 

(Proposed for Continuance to October 7, 1999)
 

SPEAKER(S): None
 

ACTION: Continued as Proposed
 

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

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT: Mills
 

 
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 August 12, 1999)(Proposed for Continuance to October 14, 1999)
 
SPEAKER(S): None
 
ACTION: Continued as Proposed
 
AYES: Theoharis, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson
 

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT: Mills
 
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 August 12, 1999)(Proposed for Continuance to October 14, 1999)
 
SPEAKER(S): None
 
ACTION: Continued as Proposed
 
AYES: Theoharis, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson
 

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT: Mills
 
B.PUBLIC COMMENTAt 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): Jake McGoldrickRe: Illegal units in the Richmond DistrictSue HestorRe: Penalizing of developers who break the rulesC. COMMISSIONERS? QUESTIONS AND MATTERS
 

4. Consideration of Adoption - draft minutes of 8/26/99.
 

SPEAKER(S): None
 

ACTION: Adopted
 

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

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT: Mills
 

 

5. Commission Matters.
 

? Theoharis - Illegal units in the Richmond District
 

 
D. DIRECTOR?S REPORT
 

6. Director?s Announcements.
 

? Announced the recognition of Andrea Green and Neil Hart by the State Commission of Historical Resources.
 

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

? BoS - None
 

? BoA - None
 

8. 545 LEAVENWORTH STREET - Review and clarify Commission?s Conditions on the Affordable Housing component of the project.
 

SPEAKER(S): Garrett Jenkins, Brother Kelley Faun
 

ACTION: None
 

9. Discussion of ?displacement and abandonment? as it relates to the Industrial Protection Zone (IPZ) Interim Controls.
 

(Continued from Regular Meeting of September 2, 1999)
 

 

SPEAKER(S): Dick Millett, Sue Hestor, Jake McGoldrick
 

ACTION: Initiation scheduled for September 23, 1999
 

E. CONSIDERATON OF FINDINGS AND/OR FINAL MOTION - PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
 
10. 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.
 
Note: On September 2, 1999, following review of legal ramifications of additional conditions, the Commission passed a Motion of Intent to disapprove by a vote of +4 to -3 (Antenore, Joe, Richardson).(Continued from Regular Meeting of September 2, 1999)
 
SPEAKER(S): None
 
ACTION: Continued to September 23, 1999
 
AYES: Theoharis, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson
 

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT: Mills
 


 F. REGULAR CALENDAR11. 1999.575T (MONTAÑA)INITIATION OF CONDITIONAL USE ABATEMENT PLANNING CODE AMENDMENT, Consideration of a proposal to initiate an amendment to the Planning Code by amending Section 303 thereof to clarify the appeal delay in the effective date of a conditional use approval and to provide a process for abating conditional uses which violate their conditions of approval or have become a public nuisance. The process would involve a public hearing to consider revoking the conditional use permit, modifying conditions of approval or taking other abatement action and would include an opportunity to appeal a decision to the Board of Supervisors.
 

SPEAKER(S): None
 
ACTION: Approved
 
AYES: Theoharis, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson
 

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT: Mills
 

Motion No.: 14877
 

12. 1999.537ET (KOMETANI)TEXT AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 10 OF THE PLANNING CODE, -- Consideration of an amendment to provide for Certificate of Appropriateness approval of alterations to City-owned parks, squares, plazas and gardens on a landmark site, where the designating ordinance identifies the alterations that require such approval.
 
SPEAKER(S): Daniel Reidy, Tim Kelly, Nancy Shanahan
 
ACTION: Approved
 
AYES: Theoharis, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson
 

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT: Mills
 

Motion No.: 14878
 

13. 98.270L (KOMETANI)LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF 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.
 
 
 

SPEAKER(S): Daniel Reidy, Herb Kosovitz, Julie Ostroberg, Nan Roth, Unidentifiable Speaker, Joan Levy
 

ACTION: Approved
 

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

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT: Mills
 

Motion No.: 14879
 

14. 1999.304L (KOMETANI)2066 PINE STREET, The Madame C.J. Walker Home for Girls and Women, north side between Laguna and Buchanan Streets, Lot 8 in Assessor's Block 240 -- Request to approve the designation of the Madame C.J. Walker Home for Girls and Women as a Landmark. The subject property is zoned RH-2 (Mixed Residential, Moderate Density) District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
 
 
 

SPEAKER(S): Daniel Reidy, Tim Kelly, Edith B. Smith, Cossandra Parker, Danine Lang
 

ACTION: Approved
 

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

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT: Mills
 

Motion No.: 14880
 

15. 98.366C (LI)1111-1175 CALIFORNIA STREET, southwest corner at Taylor Street; Lot 20 in Assessor's Block 253: -- Request for Conditional Use authorization to establish a wireless telecommunications facility in an RM-4 (Residential, Mixed, High Density) District, and a 65-A Height and Bulk District. The proposed project is the installation of one panel antenna on the facade of the existing building and five equipment cabinets inside the building as part of a wireless transmission network operated by Sprint Spectrum.
 
SPEAKER(S): None
 
ACTION: Approved as Amended with Conditions
 
AYES: Theoharis, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson
 

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT: Mills
 

Motion No.: 14881
 

16. 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.(Continued from Regular Meeting of August 26, 1999)
 
SPEAKER(S): None
 
ACTION: Approved with Conditions
 
AYES: Theoharis, Antenore, Chinchilla, Joe, Martin, Richardson
 

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT: Mills
 

Motion No.: 14882
 

17. 1999.360C (MARTIN)1001 SOUTH VAN NESS AVENUE, southeast corner of 21st Street and South Van Ness Avenue, Lot 062 in Assessor?s Block 3614 -- Request for a Conditional Use Authorization to allow the relocation of an existing nonconforming liquor store within a retail imported goods grocery store per Planning Code Section 186.1(c)(5) within the Mission Alcoholic Beverage Special Use Subdistrict and from its present location within an NC-2 (Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) District to its proposed location within an RM-2 (Residential, Mixed, Moderate Density) District and a 50-X Height and Bulk District.
 
 
 

SPEAKER(S): Luis Hernandez, Dolores Reyes, Michael Sagala, Salty Abraham, Mary Jackson
 

ACTION: Approved with Conditions
 

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

NAYES: None
 

ABSENT: Mills
 

Motion No.: 14883
 

 Adjournment: 3:48 P.M.
 

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