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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, June 6, 2013
12:00 PM
Regular Meeting
President: Rodney Fong
Vice-President: Cindy Wu
Commissioners: Michael J. Antonini; Gwyneth Borden; Rich Hillis,
Kathrin Moore; Hisashi Sugaya
Acting Commission Secretary: Jonas P. Ionin
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 Planning Commission Secretary at: commissions.secretary@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 the 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.
ROLL CALL:
President: Rodney Fong
Vice-President: Cindy Wu
Commissioners: Michael J. Antonini; Gwyneth Borden; Rich Hillis;
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. 2010.0222E (K. ZUSHI: (415) 575-9036)
248-252 9TH STREET - west side between Howard and Folsom Streets; Lots 006 and 007 of Assessor’s Block 3518 - Appeal of Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration for the merger of the two lots, totaling 5,000 square feet, on the project site, demolition of the existing buildings currently used as storage, and construction of a five-story, 50-foot-tall, 18,697-sf mixed-use building including 15 dwelling units and 3,126 square feet of ground floor commercial/restaurant space. The proposed project would include no parking spaces. The project site is located in a RCD (Regional Commercial District).
Preliminary Recommendation: Uphold Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration
(Continued from Regular Meeting of May 2, 2013)
(Proposed for Continuance to July 18, 2013)
2. 2012.1030D (C. Lamorena: (415) 575-9085)
2414 LOMBARD STREET - north side between Divisadero and Scott Streets; Lot 009 in Assessor’s Block 0936 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2012.03.08.5644 proposing to replace an existing rear portion of the building, add an infill addition of approximately 47 square feet on the ground floor, and replace an exterior stair at the rear at the two-story mixed-use building within a NC-3 (Neighborhood Commercial, Moderate-Scale) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Staff Analysis: Full Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and Approve
(WITHDRAWN)
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
3. 2012.1469C (O. MASRY: (415) 575-9116)
114 - 7th STREET - southeast corner of Mission and 7th Streets, Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 3727 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, under Planning Code Sections 844.93 and 303 for installation of a wireless telecommunications services facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The facility would consist of sixteen panel antennas split into four locations on the roof and facades. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 2 (Co-Location Site) within the Western SOMA Mixed Use-General (WMUG) Zoning District and 65-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions
C. COMMISSION 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.
4. Consideration of Adoption:
· Draft Minutes for May 16, 2013;
· Draft Minutes for May 23, 2013 – Special Joint Hearing; and
· Draft Minutes for May 23, 2013 – Regular Hearing.
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.
D. DEPARTMENT MATTERS
6. Director’s Announcements
7. Review of Past Week’s Events at the Board of Supervisors, Board of Appeals, and Historic Preservation Commission.
8. 2004.0976CV (R. CRAWFORD: (415) 558-6358)
376 CASTRO STREET - west side of Castro Street, at the northwest corner of Castro and Market Streets; Lot 006 in Assessor’s Block 2623 - Informational Presentation on a 6-story, 65 foot tall mixed-use building with 24 dwelling units and 3,000 square feet of ground floor commercial space within the Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial District and 65-B Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: None - Informational
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. However, for items where public comment is closed this is your opportunity to address the Commission. With respect to all other 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
9a. 2011.0477C (R. CRAWFORD: (415) 558-6358)
1900 19TH AVENUE - east side of 19th Avenue at Ortega Street; Lot 028 in Assessor’s Block 2116 and Lot 019A in Assessor’s Block 2055 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, 703.4, Formula Retail, 710.21 Nonresidential Use Size and 710.27, Hours of Operation to develop a Formula Retail pharmacy store (d.b.a. CVS Pharmacy) with an off-sale beer and wine license. The project will expand the retail space within the existing building from 14,667 square feet to 16,366 square feet. The hours of operation for the store will be 6 A.M. to 2 A.M. within the NC-1 Neighborhood Commercial Cluster District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Disapprove
9b. 2011.0477V (R. CRAWFORD: (415) 558-6358) 1900 19TH AVENUE - east side of 19th Avenue at Ortega Street; Lot 028 in Assessor’s Block 2116 and Lot 019A in Assessor’s Block 2055 – Request for Variance from the requirements of Planning Code Section 152, Off-Street Freight Loading, to allow a 16,366 square foot pharmacy store with no off-street loading. Planning Code Section 152 requires one off-street freight loading space for buildings with a floor area between 10,001 and 60,000 square feet within a NC-1 Neighborhood Commercial Cluster District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
10. 2013.0476T (S. HAYWARD: (415) 558-6372)
PLANNING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT CONCERNING MIXED USE-OFFICE (MUO) DISTRICT - The Planning Commission will consider a proposed Ordinance amending San Francisco Planning Code Section 842 and Section 842.49, of the Zoning Control Table, for the Mixed Use-Office District to 1) permit a tourist hotel use with Conditional Use Authorization without a specified room limit on parcels with a height designation of 105’ or greater within the Mixed Use-Office (MUO) Zoning District; and 2) making environmental findings, Planning Code Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt a Recommendation for Approval
11. 2013.0536U (S. HAYWARD: (415) 558-6372)
INCLUSIONARY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM, DEFINING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL - The Planning Commission will consider a proposed Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code to add a definition of "significant increase in residential development potential" consistent with the Housing Trust Fund provisions in Charter Section 16.110; and making environmental findings, Planning Code Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt a Recommendation for Approval
12. 2010.1034C (O. MASRY: (415) 575-9116)
4216 CALIFORNIA STREET - north side of California between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue, Lot 019 in Assessor’s Block 1364 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, under Planning Code Sections 710.83 and 303 for a proposal to upgrade an existing wireless telecommunications services micro-site facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The facility would consist of removing an existing micro-site and installing nine panel antennas on the roof behind a new radio-frequency transparent screen wall with equipment located within a ground floor storage area. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 6 Site (Limited Preference Location Site) within a NC-1 (Neighborhood Commercial, Cluster) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of May 9, 2013)
13. 2008.0538C (M. SMITH: (415) 558-6322)
1490 OCEAN AVENUE - northeast corner at Miramar Avenue; Lot 010 in Assessor’s Block 3197 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections: 737.11 to develop a lot exceeding 9,999 square feet and 303, for a project proposing to demolish an existing gas station and construct a new 45-foot-tall, four-story, approximately 26,380-square-foot, mixed-use building containing 15 dwelling units, 15 off-street parking spaces, and 4,354 square feet of retail space at the ground floor. The project site is located within the Ocean Avenue NCT (Neighborhood Commercial Transit) District and 45-X Height and Bulk District and within the Balboa Park Station Plan Area. CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Findings will also be adopted as part of the project approvals.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions
14. 2013.0020CE (M. WOODS: (415) 558-6315)
6333 GEARY BOULEVARD - entire frontage between 27th and 28th Avenues; Lots 001A and 037 in Assessor’s Block 1517 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Sections 303(c), 303(i) and 703.4 of the Planning Code to allow a formula retail use (d.b.a. Grocery Outlet). The existing vacant building was formerly occupied by Cala Foods. Grocery Outlet proposes to occupy the entire one-story building, containing approximately 13,500 square feet. The existing 30-car surface parking lot will be reconfigured to a 28-car parking lot. The project site is located in a NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) and a RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions
15. 2012.0822C (C. Lamorena: (415) 575-9085)
1865 POST STREET - south side between Fillmore and Webster Streets; Lot 002 in Assessor’s Block 0701 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 249.31, 303, and 712.48, to add a new use size in excess of 4,000 square feet as an “Other Entertainment” use to an existing restaurant (d.b.a. Pa’ina Lounge and Restaurant) within a NC-3 (Neighborhood Commercial, Moderate-Scale) Zoning District, Japantown Special Use District and 50-X Height and Bulk District. The proposal would add live and amplified music during the restaurant’s evening operating hours.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions
NOTE: On February 7, 2013, following public testimony, the Commission continued the matter to April 11, 2013; with the following direction: 1) For a mutually agreed upon sound engineer or independent sound engineers along with the Entertainment Commission’s sound engineer; 2) To determine the maximum level of noise, to the point of no disturbance for the Spa or Cinema; 3) Costs to be shared proportionally, by a vote (+7 -0)
(Continued from Regular Meeting of April 11, 2013)
16. 2012.1131DD (R. CRAWFORD: (415) 558-6358)
861 CORBETT AVENUE - east side near Hopkins Avenue; Lot 013 in Assessor's Block 2778 - Requests for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2012.1221.6784 proposing to construct vertical and horizontal additions, to add a second dwelling unit to the existing single-family dwelling. The project is considered a tantamount to demolition of the existing building and as such is also subject to Mandatory Discretionary Review for the removal of a dwelling unit, within the RM-1 (Residential Mixed, Low Density) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Staff Analysis: Full Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and Approve
17. 2006.0647DD (T. WANG: (415) 558-6335)
2166 12TH AVENUE - east side of 12th Avenue between 9th Avenue and Quintara Street; Lot 036 in Assessor’s Block 2206 - Requests for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2005.06.23.5892, proposing additions to the existing two-story, single-family dwelling that include (1) a two-story rear addition with a roof deck above and a stairway behind, providing a direct connection between the second story and the rear yard, and (2) a third-story vertical addition, within a RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Staff Analysis: Full Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Take Discretionary Review and Approve with Modification
(Continued from Regular Meeting of May 23, 2013)
18. 2012.0458D (T. WANG: (415) 558-6335)
84 CITYVIEW WAY - north side of Cityview Way between Panorama Drive and Knollview Way; Lot 003 in Assessor’s Block 2823 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2012.01.03.1560, proposing to construct a third-story vertical addition to an existing two-story, single-family dwelling within a 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
(Continued from Regular Meeting of May 23, 2013)
19. 2013.0030D (B. FU: (415) 558-6613)
124 MULLEN AVENUE - east side between Franconia Street and Peralta Avenue; Lots 031 in Assessor’s Block 5538 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2012.0424.8941, proposing to merge the two existing dwellings into one dwelling, within a RH-1 (Residential, House – One-Family) District, the Bernal Heights Special Use District and 40-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
