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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, October
13, 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:
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 calling 1-800-735-2929 (TDD) or 1-800-735-2922
(Voice). Minutes of the meetings 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.
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.
2011.0864Z
(A. STARR: (415) 558-6362)
312 Connecticut Street
- Zoning Map Amendments – The Commission will consider a proposed
Ordinance [BF 110845] introduced by Supervisor Cohen concerning Zoning Map Sheet
No. ZN08 to: 1) rezone Block No. 4035, Lot No. 003 (312 Connecticut Street) from
RH-2 to NC-2; and 2) making environmental findings, Planning Code Section 302
findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority
Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval of Proposed Ordinance to Board of
Supervisors
(Proposed for Continuance to October 20, 2011)
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
2.
2011.0779Q
(C. LAMORENA: (415) 575-9085)
1371 – 1375 GROVE STREET
- south side of Grove Street between Broderick and
Divisadero Streets; Lot 031 in Assessor’s Block 1201 - Request for
Condominium Conversion Subdivision to convert a three-story-over-garage,
five-unit building into residential condominiums within a RM-1 (Residential,
Mixed, Low Density) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
C.
COMMISSIONERS’ QUESTIONS AND MATTERS
3.
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
4.
Director’s Announcements
5. Review
of Past Week’s Events at the Board of Supervisors, Board of Appeals, and
Historic Preservation Commission.
6.
(C. TEAGUE: (415) 575-9081)
ACTION PLAN UPDATE INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION
– Presentation and analysis regarding the first six months of the Department’s
new “Preliminary Project Assessment (PPA) process.
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
7.
(C. FLORES: (415) 558-6473)
PUBLIC
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PROCESS
- The Department is engaging in a Public Outreach and Engagement (POE)
Improvements process in order to enhance the Department’s effective outreach and
engagement of the City’s residents and businesses in the planning process and
the public’s understanding of the Department’s mission and our work. It
involves three general components: 1) an assessment of our current practices, 2)
development of POE guidelines and tools for more effective outreach and
engagement, and 3) staff capacity building. This informational presentation
will be an overview of the results and recommendations for next steps.
Preliminary Recommendation: None Requested
8.
2008.0877ETZM
(P. LORD: (415) 558-6311)
Western SoMa Community Plan
- Informational Presentation #2 -
Since
publication of the Western SoMa Community Plan – Draft for Citizens Review
on August 14, 2008, a lot of work has been carried out by members of the Western
SoMa Citizens Planning Task Force (the TF), City family and the Planning
Department staff. The purpose of this first presentation, in a series of two
informational presentations, is to provide the Planning Commission and the
public with updates on this planning process well in advance of adoption
hearings in 2012.
The first informational presentation on September 8, 2011 covered
three topical components of the entire Western SoMa Community planning
recommendations.
•
The Western SoMa Community Plan – Proposal for Adoption,
2011
•
The Western SoMa Community Plan Implementation Measures
•
Recommendations for the Western SoMa Community Benefits Program
This second informational presentation on October 13, 2011 will
cover five topical components of the Western SoMa Community planning
recommendations.
•
The Filipino Social Heritage Special Heritage Special Use District - Background
Report.
•
The LGBTQ Social Heritage Special Heritage Special Use District - Background
Report.
•
The Western SoMa Design Standards - Draft.
•
Proposed Western SoMa Planning Code Amendments - Draft.
•
Proposed Western SoMa Community Stabilization Policy - Draft.
9.
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: Approval with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of July 28, 2011)
10.
2011.0198C
(S. Vellve: (415) 558-6263)
601 – 14th AVENUE -
southwest corner of Balboa Street and 14th Avenue; Lot 001 in
Assessor’s Block 1630 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization,
pursuant to Planning Code Sections 209.6 and 303, to allow AT&T Mobility to
locate up to six (6) WTS panel antennas in three separate faux chimney elements
on the roof and related equipment in the building’s basement of the three-story
institutional (Jewish Educational Society of San Francisco) building, within a
RM-1 (Mixed, Low Density) District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. The site
is a Location Preference 1 (school/institutional structure).
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
11a.
2008.0953DD
(R. CRAWFORD: (415) 558-6358)
1 MCCORMICK
STREET
- west side, south of Pacific Avenue; Lot 048 in Assessor’s Block 0185 -
Request for Discretionary Review, of Demolition Permit Application No.
2010.08.09.8400, to allow the demolition of a two-story, single-family
residential building and its replacement with a three-story, single-family
residential building, within the RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) Zoning
District and 65-A Height and Bulk District. The Zoning Administrator has
reviewed the Demolition Permit Application, considers the building to be
unsound, and does not require Mandatory Discretionary Review pursuant to the
criteria in Planning Code Section 317(d),
Staff
Analysis: Full Discretionary Review
Preliminary
Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve
11b.
2011.1065D
(R. CRAWFORD: (415) 558-6358)
1 MCCORMICK
STREET
- west side, south of Pacific Avenue; Lot 048 in Assessor’s Block 0185 -
Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No.
2010.08.09.8402, proposing to construct a new three-story single-family
dwelling, within the RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) Zoning District and
65-A Height and Bulk District.
Staff
Analysis: Full Discretionary Review
Preliminary
Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve
12.
2011.0837D
(K. DURANDET: (415) 575-6816)
10 LUNDYS LANE
- west side between Coso Avenue and Fair Avenue; Lot 029A in
Assessor’s Block 5610 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building
Permit Application No. 2011.0330.3154 to convert a single-family dwelling into a
two-family dwelling without changing the building envelope within a RH-2
(Residential House, Two-Family) Bernal Heights Special Use Zoning District and
40-X Height and Bulk District.
Staff Analysis: Abbreviated Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve
13.
2011.0718D
(K. DURANDET: (415) 575-6816)
1161 FOLSOM STREET
- south side between 7th and 8th Streets; Lot 075 in
Assessor’s Block 3755 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building
Permit Application No. 2011.0103.7792 to install an auto-body spray paint booth
as part of a new auto repair garage within the SLR (Service/Light
Industrial/Residential) Mixed Use Zoning District and 50-X Height and Bulk
District.
Staff Analysis: Abbreviated Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve
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: