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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, May 26,
2011
12:00 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
Or
View the 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 9:30 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.
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:
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legislative or administrative action my be required by the San Francisco
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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.
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Policy
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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.
12:00 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. 2010.0182UT
(E. LOVEJOY: (415) 575-9026)
Standards for Bird-Safe Buildings -
The Planning Commission will consider two items: 1) a draft policy
document titled "Standards for Bird-Safe Buildings" and 2) a proposed Ordinance
that would amend the Planning Code to implement the proposed policy document. The actions are intended to a) reduce building-related hazards
for San Francisco’s resident and migrant bird species; b) establish consistent
building standards for creating bird-safe buildings; and c) provide certain
exemptions from these requirements. The proposed Ordinance would amend the
Planning Code to create a new Section, 139 Bird-Safe Building Standards; and
would amend other sections, including Section 145.1; 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.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve a
draft Resolution recommending approval of amendments to the Planning Code and
adopting a Commission policy document titled "Standards for Bird-Safe
Buildings".
(Proposed for
Continuance to July 14, 2011)
2.
2011.0051C
(M. Woods: (415) 558-6315)
2429
CALIFORNIA STREET
- south side between Fillmore and Steiner Streets; Lot 001F in Assessor’s Block
0654
- Request for Conditional Use Authorization to allow a “financial
service” use (d.b.a. “Chase Bank”) and a use size greater than 2,500 square feet
pursuant to Sections 121.2, 303(c), 718.21 and 718.49 of the Planning Code, in
the Upper Fillmore Street Neighborhood Commercial District and a 40-X Height and
Bulk District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Pending
(Proposed for
Continuance to July 28, 2011)
3.
2010.0517C
(S.Lai: (415) 575.9087)
3672-3674 18TH
STREET
- north side, between Dolores and Guerrero Streets, Lot 025 in Assessor’s Block
3578 – Request for
Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 161 and 303, to
expand the existing full service restaurant (d.b.a. “18 Reasons”) by reducing
the existing required parking within the NC-1 (Neighborhood Commercial, Cluster)
and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Due to recent legislative changes, this item no longer requires a
Conditional Use Authorization.
B.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be
routine by the Planning Commission, and will be acted upon by a single roll call
vote of the Commission. There will be no separate discussion of these items
unless a member of the Commission, the public, or staff so requests, in which
event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a
separate item at this or a future hearing
4.
2011.0009C
(A. PUTRA: (415) 575-9079)
170 WEST PORTAL AVENUE - west side
between 14th Avenue and Vicente Streets, Lot 006 in Assessor’s Block
2988A - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning
Code Sections 729.42, and 303 to allow a full-service restaurant (d.b.a. Sweet
Orchid) in the West Portal Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District, and a
26-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
5.
2011.0228C
(R.
Crawford: (415) 558-6358)
55 PAGE STREET
- south side between Franklin and Gough Streets; Lots
013, 014, 015, 016, 021, 022, 029, 035, 036, 040, 051, 053, 061, 068, 080, 098,
105 (formerly lots 007 and 008) in Assessor’s Block 0854 - Request for
Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, and
415 to modify conditions of approval placed on the existing building in Motion
No. 14975, Case No. 97.522C, to allow 17 Below Market Rate housing units to be
changed from rental to ownership, within the NCT-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood
Commercial Transit) District and 85-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
6.
2010.1135C
(S.Lai: (415) 575.9087)
1404 TARAVAL
STREET
- north side, between 24th and 25th Avenues, Lot 008 in
Assessor’s Block 2353
- Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections
303, 711.44 and 790.91, to establish a new small self-service restaurant (d.b.a.
“The Dog Pit”) in the existing vacant ground floor commercial space within the
Taraval Street RUSD (Restaurant and fast-food Sub-district) and NC-2
(Neighborhood Commercial, Small-Scale) and a 65-A Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
C.
COMMISSIONERS’ QUESTIONS AND MATTERS
Adoption of
Commission Minutes
– Charter Section 4.104 requires all commissioners to vote yes or no on all
matters unless that commissioner is excused by a vote of the Commission.
Commissioners may not be automatically excluded from a vote on the minutes
because they did not attend the meeting.
7.
Consideration of Adoption:
·
Draft minutes from Special Meeting of April 21, 2011
·
Draft minutes from Regular Meeting of April 28, 2011
8.
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.
D. DIRECTOR’S REPORT
9.
Director’s Announcements
10. Review
of Past Week’s Events at the Board of Supervisors, Board of Appeals, and
Historic Preservation Commission.
E.
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.
F.
REGULAR CALENDAR
11.
2011.0172T
(A. STARR: (415) 558-6362)
The Commission will consider an Ordinance introduced by Supervisor
Mirkarimi concerning self-service restaurants, retail coffee stores, and video
stores as well as additional recommendations by Planning staff to consolidate
existing restaurant definitions and controls.
Specifically, the proposed Ordinance would amend the San
Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 710, 730, 733A, 733A.1, 790.90,
790.91, and 790.102 of the Planning Code to: (1) increase the maximum use size
for Small Self-Service Restaurants in Neighborhood Commercial Districts to that
of the non-residential use size limit for the district and eliminate the limit
on the number of seats; (2) increase the minimum size for Large Self-Service
Restaurants in Neighborhood Commercial Districts to that of the non-residential
use size limit for the district; (3) principally permit Small Self-Service
Restaurants and Video Stores in Neighborhood Commercial Cluster (NC-1) and
Neighborhood Commercial Transit Cluster (NCT-1) Districts; (4) conditionally
permit Large Self-Service Restaurants in the Inner Sunset Neighborhood
Commercial District; (5) require that mechanical noise and vibration from
Self-Service Restaurants be confined to the premises; and (6) remove the
prohibition of on-site food preparation and cooking and reheating equipment in
Retail Coffee Stores; 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.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of May 5. 2011)
12.
2011.0093D
(A. STARR: (415) 558-6362)
2350 BROADWAY
- north side between Steiner and Fillmore Streets; Lot 007 in Assessor’s Block
0563 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application
No. 2010.10.08.2625, proposing to construct a two-story horizontal addition at
the rear of a four-story-over-basement, one-unit residential building within the
RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk
District.
Staff Analysis: Abbreviated Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve
13.
2004.0891E
(J. BATTIS: (415) 575-9022)
899 VALENCIA STREET - Appeal of
Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration - The proposed project would
demolish the existing service station, now used for surface parking, and would
construct an approximately 50,000-square-foot (sq-ft), five-story, 52
1/3-foot-high residential building containing 18 3-bedroom dwelling units, with
7,100 sq ft of ground-floor retail space. The proposed building would have a
below-grade parking garage accessible from 20th Street with 14
residential and four retail off-street parking spaces. The 10,925-sq ft project
site (Assessor’s Block 3596, Lot 113) is within the Valencia Street Neighborhood
Commercial Transit (NCT) zoning district and a 55-X height and bulk district on
the block bounded by Valencia Street to the west, 19th Street to the
north, Mission Street to the west, and 20th Street to the south, at
the northeast corner of Valencia and 20th Streets in the Mission District
neighborhood. The proposed project would require a conditional use authorization
for development of a parcel exceeding 10,000 sq ft, for a non-residential use in
excess of 3,000 sq ft, and to allow for permanent conversion of a service
station to a new use.
Preliminary Recommendation: Uphold the Preliminary Mitigated
Negative Declaration.
(Continued from
the Regular Meeting of April 7, 2011)
14a.
2004.0891CK
(B.
FU: (415) 558-6613)
899 VALENCIA STREET,
northeast corner of the intersection of Valencia and 20th Streets, Lot 113 in
Assessor’s Block 3596
— Request for Conditional Use (CU) authorization under Planning Code
Sections 134, 151.1, 175.6(e), 228.3, 303, 726.11 and 726.21, to allow the
demolition of a service station and new construction of a five-story
residential building approximately 52 feet in height, containing 18 dwelling
units, 18 below-grade parking spaces and ground-floor retail space utilizing
its Eastern Neighborhoods Pipeline status per Planning Code Section 175.6(e) to
elect to conform to the controls under the former Valencia Street Neighborhood
Commercial (NC) Zoning District and the 50-X Height and Bulk District, while
conforming to Articles 1, 1.2, 1.5 and 2.5, as amended by the Eastern
Neighborhoods Controls, or requesting Conditional Use authorization to seek
relief from those amended Articles. The project site is in the Valencia
Neighborhood Commercial Transit (NCT) Zoning District and a 55-X Height and Bulk
District. A request to approve findings regarding shadow impacts to a public
park (Mission Playground) is also proposed.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions.
14b.
2004.0891CK
(B.
Fu: (415) 558-6613)
899 VALENCIA STREET,
northeast corner of the intersection of Valencia and 20th Streets, Lot 113 in
Assessor’s Block 3596
—to consider, with a recommendation from the General Manager of the
Recreation and Parks Department in consultation with the Recreation and Parks
Commission, whether the shading or shadowing on a public park (Mission
Playground) from the proposed project will be significant or adverse,
pursuant to Planning Code Section 295 (The Sunlight Ordinance). The project
proposes the demolition of a service station and new construction of a
five-story residential building approximately 52 feet in height, containing 18
dwelling units, 18 below-grade parking spaces and ground-floor retail space.
The project site is in the Valencia Neighborhood Commercial Transit (NCT) Zoning
District and a 55-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adoption of the Motion finding that net
new shadow from the project is not adverse.
15.
2010.0628C
(D. Sánchez: (415) 575-9082)
2740 Mission Street -
west side between 23rd and
24th streets - Lot 005 in Assessor’s Block 3643 - Request for Conditional Use
Authorization under Planning Code Sections 703.4, 736.24 and 303 to
establish a full service restaurant (dba Pollo Campero) identified as a formula
retail use with an outdoor activity area not contiguous to the front property
line within the Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District with a
80-B Height and Bulk designation.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of May 19, 2011)
16.
2010.0872C
(A. HOLLISTER: (415) 575-9078)
897 Hyde Street
-
southwest corner of Hyde and Bush Streets, Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 0279 –
Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections
209.6(c) and 303 for a proposed wireless telecommunications service facility
operated by AT&T Mobility. The facility would consist of nine penthouse-mounted
antennas and equipment located in an internal room. The facility is proposed on
a Location Preference 4 Site (Preferred Location - Industrial/Commercial Site)
within the RC-4 (Residential-Commercial Combined, High Density) Use District and
an 80-A Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
17.
2010.0987C
(S.
VELLVE: (415) 558–6263)
2055 LOMBARD STREET - south side
between Fillmore and Webster Streets; Lot 009 in Assessor’s Block 0509 -
Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code
Sections 234.2(a) and 303, to allow AT&T Mobility to locate up to nine (9) WTS
panel antennas and related equipment on an existing elevator penthouse located
on the top floor of the four–story
building containing ground–floor commercial space and commercial parking, within a P (Public)
District and 40–X
Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
G.
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: