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SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING COMMISSION
Notice of Meeting
&
Calendar
Commission Chambers - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B.
Goodlett Place
Thursday, February 10, 2011
1:30 PM
Regular Meeting
President: Christina R. Olague
Vice-President: Ron Miguel
Commissioners: Michael
J. Antonini; Gwyneth Borden; Rodney Fong; Kathrin Moore;
Hisashi Sugaya
Commission Secretary: Linda
D. Avery
Commission Calendars are
available on the Internet at http://www.sfgov.org/planning
or as a recorded message at (415) 558-6422.
Case reports and
relevant materials are linked to the items on calendar at the above web
site.
View the
meeting online at: http://www.sfgov.org/site/sfgtv_index.asp
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broadcast live, Thursdays on Cable Channel 78.
And
The
re-broadcast on Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Cable Channel 26
THE AGENDA PACKET IS
AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT
1650 MISSION STREET, 4TH FLOOR RECEPTION
Commission Meeting Procedures
Material submitted by the
public for Commission review prior to a scheduled hearing should be received by
the Planning Department reception counter at 1650 Mission Street, 4th floor, no
later than 5:00 PM the Wednesday (eight days) prior to the scheduled public
hearing. Persons unable to attend a hearing may submit written comments
regarding a calendared item to: Planning Commission, 1650 Mission Street, Suite
400, San Francisco, CA 94103-2414. Comments received by 11:00 AM on the day of
the hearing will be made part of the official record and will be brought to the
attention of the Planning Commission at the public hearing. Otherwise, submit
material related to a calendared item at the scheduled hearing for
distribution. For complete distribution to all Commissioners, necessary staff
and case/docket/correspondence files, submit an original plus 10 copies.
When sending e-mail correspondence to Commissioners, please copy the Commission
Secretary at:
linda.avery@sfgov.org
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, if you
challenge, in court, (1) the adoption or amendment of a general plan, (2) the
adoption or amendment of a zoning ordinance, (3) the adoption or amendment of
any regulation attached to a specific plan, (4) the adoption, amendment or
modification of a development agreement, or (5) the approval of a variance,
conditional-use authorization, or any permit, you may be limited to raising only
those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this
notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission, at,
or prior to, the public hearing.
Commission action on conditional-uses and
reclassification may be appealed to the Board of Supervisors within 30 days.
Call (415) 554-5184 for more information. Commission actions after
Discretionary Review may be appealed to the Board of Appeals within 15 days of
action by the Central Permit Bureau. Call (415) 575-6880 for more information.
Zoning Administrator action on a variance application may be appealed to the
Board of Appeals within 10 days of issuance of the written decision.
The
Commission has instituted a policy that, in most cases, they will not call an
item for consideration after 10:00 PM. If an item is scheduled but not called
or introduced prior to 10:00 PM, the Commission may continue the matter to the
next available hearing. Items listed on this calendar will not be heard before
the stated time.
Policy on Commissioner’s requests for hearings:
There must be consensus of the Commission (four commissioners) or direction from
the President/Chair to schedule a hearing that otherwise would not be scheduled.
Cell Phone and/or Sound-Producing
Electronic Devices Usage at Hearings
Effective January 21, 2001,
the Board of Supervisors amended the Sunshine Ordinance by adding the following
provision: The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar
sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be
advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any
person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other
similar sound-producing electronic devices (67A.1 Prohibiting the use of cell
phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices at and during
public meetings).
For more
information related to Planning Commission matters, please call Linda D. Avery,
Commission Secretary, at (415) 558-6407.
San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance
Attention: Individuals and
entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or
administrative action my be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF
Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Section 21.00-2.160] to register and
report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance,
please contact the Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San
Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; and web site
http//www.sfgov.org/ethics.
Accessible Meeting Policy
Hearings are held at City
Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400, fourth floor, San Francisco,
CA. The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center station located at
the intersection of Market, Hyde and Grove Streets. Accessible curbside parking
has been designated at points along McAllister Street. Accessible MUNI lines
serving City Hall are the 9 San Bruno and 71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line.
Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the J, K, L, M, and N. For more information
regarding MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142. Requests for American
Sign Language interpreters, sound enhancement systems and/or language
translators will be available upon request by contacting Lulu Hwang at (415)
558-6318 at least 48 hours prior to a hearing. A sound enhancement system will
be available upon request at the meetings. Please contact Services for the Deaf
and Hearing Impaired at 557-5533 (TDD) or 557-5534 (Voice) at least 48 hours
prior to the meeting. Late requests will be honored if possible. A person who
is deaf or hearing impaired may gain meeting information prior to the meeting by
calling 557-4433 (TDD) or 557-4434 (Voice). In addition, the California Relay
Service can be used by individuals with hearing and speech impairments by
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are available in alternative formats. If you require the use of a reader during
the meeting, please contact the Library for the Blind and Print Handicapped at
292-2022 at least 48 hours in advance of need. Accessible seating for persons
with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available at
meetings. Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple
chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call our accessibility
hotline at (415) 554-8925 to discuss meeting accessibility. In order to assist
the City’s efforts to accommodate such people, attendees at public meetings are
reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based
products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.
Know Your Rights Under the
Sunshine Ordinance
Government's duty is to serve
the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions,
boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the
people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted
before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review.
For more information on your
rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco
Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Adele
Destro, Interim Administrator, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 409, by
phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by E-mail at
sotf@sfgov.org.
Copies of the Sunshine
Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San
Francisco Library and on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org/bdsupvrs/sunshine.
COMMUNICATIONS
Note: Each item on the
Consent or Regular calendar may include the following documents:
1) Planning Department
Case Executive Summary
2) Planning Department
Case Report
3) Draft Motion or
Resolution with Findings and/or Conditions
4) Public Correspondence
These items will be available
for review at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission St., 4th floor reception.
1:30 PM _________
ROLL
CALL:
President:
Christina R. Olague
Vice-President:
Ron Miguel
Commissioners: Michael J. Antonini; Gwyneth Borden;
Rodney Fong; Kathrin Moore; Hisashi Sugaya
A.
CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS PROPOSED FOR CONTINUANCE
The
Commission will consider a request for continuance to a later date. The
Commission may choose to continue the item to the date proposed below, to
continue the item to another date, or to hear the item on this calendar.
1.
2010.0571T
(D. Sánchez: 415.575.9082)
Amendments to Planning Code by adding
Section 102.34 and amending Sections 204.1, 209.5, 227, 234.1, 234.2, and
Articles 7 and 8 - Ordinance introduced by Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor
David Chiu under Board File No. 101537 to define an urban agricultural use -
to amend Sections regulating such use in various zoning districts and
adopting findings, including environmental findings, Section 302 findings, and
findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of
Planning Code Section 101.1.
(Proposed for Continuance to February 17, 2011)
2.
2010.0802D (G.
CABREROS: (415) 558-6169)
2774-2776 Filbert Street
- north side
between Baker and Broderick Streets; Lot 014A in Assessor's Block 0942 -
Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No.
2009.09.09.6467 proposing to construct a one-story vertical addition to the
existing three-story, two-unit building resulting in a four-story, two-unit
building in an RH-2 (Residential House, Two-Family) District and a 40-X Height
and Bulk District.
Staff Analysis:
Abbreviated Discretionary Review
Preliminary
Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve.
(Continued from Regular Meeting
of December 16, 2010)
(Proposed for Continuance
to March 3, 2011)
3a. 2009.0173DV
(D. SÁNCHEZ: (415)
575-9082)
353 SAN JOSE AVENUE - east side of San Jose between 25th
Street and 26th Streets; Lot 022 in Assessor’s Block 6531 -
Mandatory Discretionary Review, under Planning Code Section 317 requiring
review of the demolition of residential buildings and their replacement
structures, of Building Permit Application No. 2007.12.12.0285 to construct a
four unit multifamily building as the replacement structure within an RM-2
(Residential, Mixed, Moderate Density) District with a 40-X Height and Bulk
Designation.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and
Approve
NOTE:
On December 16, 2010, following public testimony, the Commission continued the
matter to February 10, 2011 by a vote of (+6 -0). Commissioner Fong was absent.
Public hearing remains open.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of December 16,
2010)
(Proposed for Continuance to March 17, 2011)
3b. 2009.0173DV
(D. SÁNCHEZ: (415)
575-9082)
353 SAN JOSE AVENUE - east side of San Jose between 25th
Street and 26th Streets; Lot 022 in Assessor’s Block 6531 -
Request for Variance, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 134 and 140, to not
provide a code complying rear yard at the ground level or above where a rear
yard of 34 feet 8 inches is required and to not provide dwelling unit exposure
for two units for construction of a four unit building within an RM-2
(Residential, Mixed, Moderate Density) District with a 40-X Height and Bulk
Designation.
ZONING
ADMINISTRATOR CONTINUED THE MATTER TO FEBRUARY 10, 2011.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of December 16,
2010)
(Proposed for Continuance to March 17, 2011)
3c. 2010.1040D
(D. SÁNCHEZ: (415)
575-9082)
353 SAN JOSE AVENUE - east side of San Jose between 25th
Street and 26th Streets; Lot 022 in Assessor’s Block 6531 -
Mandatory Discretionary Review, under Planning Code Section 317 requiring
review of the demolition of residential buildings and their replacement
structures, of Demolition Permit Application No. 2007.12.12.0282 to demolish an
existing single family dwelling within an RM-2 (Residential, Mixed, Moderate
Density) District with a 40-X Height and Bulk Designation.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not Take Discretionary Review and
Approve
NOTE: On December 16, 2010, following public
testimony, the Commission continued the matter to February 10, 2011 by a vote of
(+6 -0). Commissioner Fong was absent. Public hearing remains open.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of December 16,
2010)
(Proposed for Continuance to March 17, 2011)
4. 2010.0673C
(M. Woods: (415) 558-6315)
2509 BUSH STREET
- south side between Scott and Divisadero Streets; Lot 032 in Assessor’s Block
1051 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant
to Planning Code Sections 303(c) and 712.38, to allow the conversion from
residential units to a preschool for 48 children (an “Other Institutions, Large”
as defined in Planning Code Section 790.50) on the second and third floor levels
of an existing three-story building, containing approximately 3,900 square feet,
in the NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) District and 40-X Height
and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation:
(Proposed for Continuance to February 24, 2011)
B.
COMMISSIONERS’ QUESTIONS AND MATTERS
5. Commission
Comments/Questions
·
Inquiries/Announcements.
Without discussion, at this time Commissioners may make announcements or
inquiries of staff regarding various matters of interest to the Commissioner(s).
·
Future
Meetings/Agendas.
At this time, the Commission may discuss and take action to set the date of a
Special Meeting and/or determine those items that could be placed on the agenda
of the next meeting and other future meetings of the Planning Commission.
C. DIRECTOR’S REPORT
6. Director’s
Announcements
7. Review of Past
Week’s Events at the Board of Supervisors, Board of Appeals, and Historic
Preservation Commission.
8.
Governor Brown’s Proposed Elimination of Redevelopment Agencies
D. GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT – 15 MINUTES
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. Each member of the public may
address the Commission for up to three minutes.
E.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS
WHERE THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN CLOSED
At
this time, members of the public who wish to address the Commission on agenda
items that have already been reviewed in a public hearing at which members of
the public were allowed to testify and the public hearing has been closed, must
do so at this time. Each member of the public may address the Commission for up
to three minutes.
F.
CONSIDERATION OF FINDINGS AND FINAL ACTION – PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
9.
2006.1524E
(B. BOLLINGER: (415) 575-9024)
350
Mission Street
- Assessor’s Block 3710 Lot 017
- Certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report. The proposed
project would demolish an existing four story building containing office space
and retail uses, and construct a new 24-story, 350-foot tall building containing
approximately 340,000 square feet of office uses, approximately 6,500 square
feet of retail space, approximately 23,500 square feet of subterranean parking
area, and approximately 7,000 square feet of publicly-accessible interior open
space. The project site is located within the C-3-O (Downtown Office) District
and the 550-S Height and Bulk District.
Please note: The public hearing
on the Draft EIR is closed. The public comment period for the Draft EIR ended on
November 2, 2010. The Planning Commission does not conduct public review of
Final EIRs. Public comments on the certification may be presented to the
Planning Commission during the Public Comment portion of the Commission
calendar.
Preliminary Recommendation:
Certify the Final EIR
G.
REGULAR CALENDAR
10a.
2006.1524EKBXV
(K. GUY: (415) 558-6163)
350 MISSION STREET
- northeast corner at Fremont Street; Lot 017 of Assessor’s Block 3710 -
Consideration of Adoption of Findings under the California Environmental Quality
Act. The proposed project would demolish an existing four story building
containing office space and retail uses, and construct a new 24-story, 350-foot
tall building containing approximately 340,000 square feet of office uses,
approximately 1,000 square feet of retail space, approximately 23,500 square
feet of subterranean parking area, and approximately 12,700 square feet of
publicly-accessible interior open space. The project site is located within the
C-3-O (Downtown Office) District and the 550-S Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation:
Adopt Findings.
10b.
2006.1524EKBXV
(K. GUY: (415) 558-6163)
350 MISSION STREET
- northeast corner at Fremont Street; Lot 017 of Assessor’s Block 3710 -
Request for Allocation of Square Footage pursuant to Planning Code Sections 321
and 322 (the Annual Office Development Limitation Program). The proposed
project would demolish an existing four story building containing office space
and retail uses, and construct a new 24-story, 350-foot tall building containing
approximately 340,000 square feet of office uses, approximately 1,000 square
feet of retail space, approximately 23,500 square feet of subterranean parking
area, and approximately 12,700 square feet of publicly-accessible interior open
space. The project site is located within the C-3-O (Downtown Office) District
and the 550-S Height and Bulk District. Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
with Conditions.
10c.
2006.1524EKBXV
(K. GUY: (415) 558-6163)
350 MISSION STREET
- northeast corner at Fremont Street; Lot 017 of Assessor’s Block 3710 -
Request for a Determination of Compliance pursuant to Planning Code Section 309,
with exceptions to the requirements for "Separation of Towers", "Reduction of
Ground-Level Wind Currents in C-3 Districts", "General Standards for Off-Street
Parking and Loading" to create a curb cut on Fremont Street, and "Bulk Limits".
The proposed project would demolish an existing four story building containing
office space and retail uses, and construct a new 24-story, 350-foot tall
building containing approximately 340,000 square feet of office uses,
approximately 1,000 square feet of retail space, approximately 23,500 square
feet of subterranean parking area, and approximately 12,700 square feet of
publicly-accessible interior open space. The project site is located within the
C-3-O (Downtown Office) District and the 550-S Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions. The Planning Department
has made an initial determination that 340,362 square feet of the proposed
office uses would be subject to the requirements of the Downtown Park Special
Fund (Section 412), Housing for Large-Scale Development (Section 413), and
Child-Care Requirements for Office and Hotel Development Projects (Section 414).
Preliminary Recommendation:
Approval with Conditions
10d.
2006.1524EKBXV
(K. GUY: (415) 558-6163)
350
MISSION STREET - northeast corner at Fremont Street; Lot 017 of Assessor’s
Block 3710 - Request for a Variance, pursuant to Planning Code Section
155(s)(5)(A) to allow a shared parking and loading garage opening with a width
of 33 feet, exceeding the maximum permitted width of 27 feet. The proposed
project would demolish an existing four story building containing office space
and retail uses, and construct a new 24-story, 350-foot tall building containing
approximately 340,000 square feet of office uses, approximately 1,000 square
feet of retail space, approximately 23,500 square feet of subterranean parking
area, and approximately 12,700 square feet of publicly-accessible interior open
space. The project site is located within the C-3-O (Downtown Office) District
and the 550-S Height and Bulk District. The Zoning
Administrator will consider the Variance request concurrently with the Planning
Commission's consideration of the other project entitlements at this same
hearing.
11.
2010.1121T
(A. Rodgers: (415) 558-6395)
Parking in South of Market and Mission Bay -
The Commission will
consider a proposed Ordinance introduced by Supervisor Daly amending the San
Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 151, 151.1, 155, 161, 249.1, 249.23
and Part VII of Article 9 (1) to remove minimum parking requirements and
establish maximum parking limits in M-1, C-M, and South of Market districts and
the Folsom and Main Residential/Commercial and Fourth and Freelon Streets
Special Use Districts to make them consistent with those of neighboring
districts, (2) to require that non-residential and non-hotel parking in C-3 in
the South of Market Mixed Use districts adjacent to Downtown maintain a fee
structure which discourages long-term commuter parking, (3) to make parking
controls in the Mission Bay Districts that are subject to the Planning Code
consistent with requirements of neighboring districts; and adopting findings,
including environmental findings, Section 302 findings, and findings of
consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section
101.1.
Recommendation: Approval with Modifications of
Proposed Ordinance to Board of Supervisors.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of January 13,
2011)
H.
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.
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))
Adjournment:
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Notice of Future Agenda Items
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PARK MERCED
February 10, 2011
-
Certification of the Final EIR
TREASURE
ISLAND
-
Informational
February 17, 2011
&
March 3, 2011
2009 HOUSING
ELEMENT
-
Informational
February 24, 2011
-
Consideration of a Resolution of Intent to Initiate
General
Plan Amendment
2004 & 2009
HOUSING ELEMENT
March 24, 2011
-
Certification of the Final EIR
2009 HOUSING
ELEMENT
March 24, 2011
-
Consideration of a Resolution amending
the San
Francisco General Plan
CPMC
March 10, 2011
-
Informational
NOTE: Hearing dates listed above may be tentative. This notice is not final
public notification, but is intended to inform interested parties about
up-coming items.
ALWAYS VERIFY THAT ANY ITEM OF INTEREST IS SCHEDULED FOR A HEARING ON THE
FINAL PUBLISHED CALENDAR FOR THAT DATE.