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.
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may be appealed to the Board of Supervisors within 30 days. Call (415) 554-5184 for more
information. Commission actions
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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.
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they will not call an item for consideration after 10:00 PM. If an item is scheduled but not called
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next available hearing. Items
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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,
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COMMUNICATIONS
Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular calendar may
include the following documents:
1) Planning Department Case Executive
Summary
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4)
Public Correspondence
These items will be available for review at the Planning
Department, 1660 Mission St., 5th floor reception.
1:30
PM _________
ROLL CALL: Commission
President: Anita
Theoharis
Commission
Vice-President: William
W. Fay
Commissioners: Roslyn
Baltimore; Hector Chinchilla; Cynthia Joe; Jim Salinas, Sr.
A.
ITEMS
PROPOSED FOR CONTINUANCE
1a. 2000.863BV (WONG:
558-6381)
2712
MISSION STREET - west side, between 23rd and 24th Streets, lot 003 in Assessor’s
Block 3643. The
subject property seeks an authorization for a proposed office development under
the smaller building reserve, pursuant to Planning Code Section 321. The
proposal is for a change of use from "Retail" to "Office"
and for the renovation and expansion of an existing 27,831 gross-square-foot
building into a 30,847 gross-square-foot building by enlarging a mezzanine
within the existing structure. The
subject property falls within a NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Commercial District)
Zoning District and a 50-X/80-B Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Pending
(Continued
from Regular Meeting of January 25, 2001)
(Proposed
for Continuance to February 22, 2001)
1b. 2000.863BV (WONG:
558-6381)
2712
MISSION STREET - west side, between 23rd and 24th Streets, lot 003 in Assessor’s
Block 3643. The
subject property seeks a parking variance for the reduction of required
off-street parking, pursuant to Planning Code Section 151. The project proposes to provide five
parking spaces for the conversion of 30,847 gross square feet of office space on
a site, which presently provides no off-street parking spaces. The subject property falls within a
NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Commercial District) Zoning District and a 50-X/80-B
Height and Bulk District.
(Continued
from Regular Meeting of January 25, 2001)
(Proposed
for Continuance to February 22, 2001)
2. 2000.1310C (DiBARTOLO:
558‑6291)
1268
Grant Avenue - southeast corner of Grant Avenue and Vallejo Street;
Lot 044 in Assessor’s Block 145: ‑‑Request for Conditional Use authorization to
allow amplified live and recorded music (defined as "Other
Entertainment" by Planning Code Section 790.38) in an existing
full-service restaurant and bar, d.b.a. Basta Pasta, as required by Planning
Code Section 722.48, in the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District
and a 40‑X Height and Bulk District
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval with
conditions
(Proposed
for Continuance to March 1, 2001)
3. 2000.1108C (TAM: 558-6325)
3995
ALEMANY BOULEVARD, south of Alemany Boulevard, between Worchester
Street and St. Charles Avenue, Lots 3 in Assessor=s Block 7126A- Request for Conditional Use
Authorization under Planning Code Section 713.21, 713.27, and 121.2 for the
proposed establishment of a fitness center (Bally Fitness), approximately 25,792
square feet in size, operating between 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, in an NC-S
(Neighborhood Commercial-Shopping Center) District and 40-X Height and Bulk
District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval with
conditions
(Proposed
for Continuance to March 15, 2001)
4. 2000.1033D (SMITH: 558-6322)
4328 20th
STREET – Lot 016, in Assessor’s Block 2697. Request for Discretionary Review of
Building Permit Application No. 2000/08/01/6694 proposing to raise the existing
building two feet to construct a new garage and rooms at the basement level and
construct a two-story rear addition that projects 13’-6” beyond the existing
rear building wall. The proposal
also includes constructing two new decks at the rear of the addition,
constructing a new dormer on the fourth floor, and infilling the walkway that
leads to the service entry on the side of the building in an RH-3 (House,
Three-Family) District; and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Pending
(Continued
from Regular Hearing of January 11, 2001)
(Proposed
for Continuance to March 15, 2001)
B. COMMISSIONERS’
QUESTIONS AND MATTERS
5. Commission
Matters
C. DIRECTOR’S
REPORT
6. Director’s
Announcements
7. Review
of Past Week’s Events at the Board of Supervisors and Board of Appeals
8. (BADINER:
558-6350)
240
–16th Street – Status Report
9. (BADINER:
558-6350)
Discussion
of Planning Code Requirements for Bay Windows
D. REGULAR
CALENDAR
10. (HOGAN:
558-6610)
REVIEW
AND COMMENTS ON THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT ‘S PROPOSED WORK PROGRAM AND BUDGET FOR
2001-2002.
11. 2000.613E (GITELMAN:
558-5977)
BATTERY
STREET HOTEL - Hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The proposed project would demolish
three existing structures at 425‑427 Battery Street and 418 Clay Street, and
would construct a new 11‑story mixed use building on a 14,025 square foot site
in downtown San Francisco (Assessor’s Block 206, Lots 3, 4, and 5). The new building would include about
17,700 square feet of retail space, and up to 348 hotel rooms. The hotel, called Club Quarters, would
be a private business hotel for exclusive use of member organizations. Off street loading would be accessed from
Merchant Street. No off‑street
parking would be provided on site.
Note: written comments on
the Draft EIR will be accepted at the Planning Department offices until the
close of business on February 20, 2001.
Preliminary
Recommendation: No Action Required
12. 1997.478E (WYCKO:
558-5972)
525
Golden Gate Avenue - City Administration Building - Certification
of Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR). The project involves the demolition of an existing, vacant State
of California office building and construction of a new building for City
offices on City-owned property at the southwest corner of Polk Street and
Golden Gate Avenue on Lot 1 of Assessor’s Block 766 in the San Francisco Civic
Center area. Two options are under
consideration: Option A would entail construction of a 14-story, 181-foot-tall
building containing about 255,500 square feet of office space, while Option B
would consist of a 12-story, 156-foot-tall building containing about 215,000
square feet of office space. Each
option would include two basement parking levels containing about 100 spaces
(corresponding to about 140 spaces with valet operations). The project would require a height
reclassification (amendment of the height and bulk designations in the zoning
maps and General Plan maps) of the site to accommodate the proposed building
and will also seek a Variance from the Planning Code for on-site parking and
loading.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Certification of FEIR
13. 1999.377E (BUFORD: 558-5973)
SAN
FRANCISCO SOUTHERN WATERFRONT - Certification of
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (FSEIR). All of these proposed uses and future
development assumptions, as summarized below, constitute the project analyzed
in the Supplemental EIR: Coach USA
(bus storage and repair) at a Pier 94-96 location; British Pacific Aggregates
(bulk cargo and concrete and asphalt batching plant uses) at a Pier 94-96
location; Kaiser Bode/Mission Rock (concrete ready-mix facility and bulk cargo
use) proposed for relocation from Mission Bay to Pier 92; ISG Resources
(import, storage, and transloading of fly ash, slag, and other constituent
elements for concrete) proposed at the Pier 90 grain silos; USA Waste
(construction material recycling) proposed for relocation from Candlestick
Point; RMC Lonestar (concrete ready-mix facility, including bulk cargo barge
and rail transport), proposed for relocation from Mission Bay to a Pier 80
location; construction of a lift-segment Illinois Street bridge between Piers
80 and 90-92 to allow rail and truck transport between Port facilities on
either side of Islais Creek; cargo shipping contracts (containerized and
non-containerized cargo shipping) on Piers 80 and 94-96; unspecified
development of approximately 50 acres of Pier 90-94 Backlands for mixed light
industrial and commercial uses; Pier 70 Maritime Reserve (unspecified general
industrial and maritime industrial uses on approximately 55 acres); and Pier 70
Opportunity Area (unspecified development of about 16 acres for mixed-use
commercial, public access and recreational maritime uses).
Preliminary
Recommendation: Certification of FSEIR
14. 2000.594E
(KUGLER: 558-5983)
150 Powell Street- Assessors Block 327, Lot 22,
southeast corner of Powell and O’Farrell Streets. Appeal of a Preliminary
Negative Declaration for the proposed project that would demolish three
existing buildings, one to three stories tall, fronting on O’Farrell Street
(171, 179, 181 O’Farrell St.) and would retain and renovate the 150 Powell
Street building including the construction of a new seven floor addition to 150
Powell Street structure on the O’Farrell Street lots. Three floors would be added to a portion of the 150 Powell
building. The proposed project would be an increase of about 35,900 gsf of
retail space and about 19,100 gsf of office space. The renovated and remodeled
building would be about 105 feet tall.
The Elevated Shops Building is a Category IV (Contextual Importance)
building. The project site is in
the C-3-G zoning district and a 80-130-F Height/Bulk district.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Uphold Preliminary Negative Declaration.
15. 2000.1179C (BRESSANUTTI: 558-6892)
366-368
SOUTH VAN NESS AVENUE - west side between 14th Street and 15th Street; Lot
61 in Assessor’s Block 3616 - Request for conditional use authorization
to enlarge a two-unit residential building, requiring conditional use
authorization for dwelling units in a C-M District per Section 215(a) of the
Planning Code. The proposal is to
increase the floor-to-ceiling height of the ground floor by 6’-6" and to
raise the upper stories of the building to accommodate the taller ground
floor. Although there would still
be a total of three stories, the overall height of the building would be
increased from the existing height of approximately 32’-0" to
approximately 38’-6". In
addition, the ground floor would be extended to the rear property line and the
facade of the building would be modified.
No change in the number of dwelling units is proposed. The project is within a C-M (Heavy
Commercial) District and a Mixed Use Housing Zone, and a 50-X Height and Bulk
District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Approval
16a. 2000.1248C
(CRAWFORD: 558-6358)
2
ROWLAND STREET - Assessor’s Block 0163 Lot 027 Request under
Planning Code Sections 714.10 and 253.1 for conditional use approval for a
building greater than 40 feet in height in a 65-A-1 Height and Bulk
District. This project is for the
demolition of the existing one story storage building on the property and
construction of a five story, 52 feet tall building that will contain three
residential units with ground floor parking. This project lies within the Broadway Neighborhood
Commercial District and within the 65-A-1 Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions.
16b. 2000.1248V
(CRAWFORD: 558-6358)
2
ROWLAND STREET - Assessor’s Block 0163 Lot 027 Request under Planning Code Section 134e for a
modification of Rear Yard Requirements by the Zoning Administrator to allow the
rear yard to be placed on the south side of the parcel instead of on the east
side. This project is for the
demolition of the existing storage building on the property and construction of
a five story, 52 feet tall building that will contain three residential units
with ground floor parking. This
project lies within the Broadway Neighborhood Commercial District and within
the 65-A-1 Height and Bulk District.
SPECIAL DISCRETIONARY REVIEW HEARING
At
Approximately 4:00 PM the Planning Commission will
convene into a Special Discretionary Review (DR) Hearing to hear and act on
Discretionary Review matters. Procedures
governing Special DR Hearings are as follows: DR Requestor(s) are provided with
up to five (5) minutes for a
presentation and those in support of the DR Requestor(s) are provided with up
to three (3) minutes each. The
Project Sponsor is then provided with up to five (5) minutes for a presentation
and those in support of the project are provided with up to three (3) minutes
each. At the conclusion, each side
(not each person) is provided with two (2) minutes for a rebuttal. Those cases that are scheduled on this
calendar prior to 4:00 PM, but have not been called or heard by 4:00 PM, could
be continued to a later time or date as determined by the Commission.
17a. 2000.964DDDD (MEHRA: 558-6257)
250
SEA CLIFF AVENUE - north side, west of 27th Avenue; Lot 1M in Assessor’s
Block 1307. Request for
Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 200006213244 proposing
to construct a one‑story addition ‑ 391 square feet in size ‑ on the second
floor on an existing deck adjacent to the master bedroom, above the garage on
the east side of the property. The
addition will accommodate an exercise room and a dressing room and will not
encroach into the required rear or side yards. The property is in an RH‑1(D) (Residential, House, Single‑Family,
Detached) District and a 40‑X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Do not take discretionary review and approve project as
submitted.
(Continued
from Regular Meeting of December
14, 2001)
17b. 2000.964V (MEHRA: 558-6257)
250
SEA CLIFF AVENUE, north side between El Camino del Mar and 27th Avenue; Lot
001M in Assessor’s Block 1307 in an RH-1(D) (Residential, House, One-Family, Detached Dwelling) District
and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
SIDE AND REAR YARD VARIANCE SOUGHT: The proposal is to reconstruct the northeast side and rear
building walls at the first floor level that were demolished by a contractor in
excess of the scope of an approved permit. Additional work includes the addition of a subterranean
(completely below grade) home theater, beneath the existing
structure/demolished rear and side building walls, and within the required rear
and side yards.
18 2000.1124D (SMITH: 558-6322)
4616-18th Street, Request for Discretionary Review of
Building Permit Application No. 2000/09/11/0100, Case No. 2000.1124D, Lot No.
007 in Assessor’s Block 2658.
Staff initiated Discretionary Review is requested of Building
Permit proposing to
merge two
dwelling units into one dwelling unit in a RH‑2 (House, Two‑Family) District
and 40‑X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary
Recommendation: Do not take
discretionary review and approve the proposal as it was submitted.
19 2000.1265D (SMITH: 558-6322)
282
UPPER TERRACE, Request for
Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2000/09/20/1100, Case
No. 2000.1265D, for the property located at 282 Upper Terrace, Lot No. 002I in
Assessor’s Block 2629.
Discretionary Review is requested of Building Permit proposing to
construct a
two‑story rear addition with a second floor roof deck and stairs on a dwelling in a RH‑2 (House, Two‑Family)
District and a 40‑X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation Take discretionary review and approve the
project per staff recommendations.
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:
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