March 4, 2004

A. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS PROPOSED FOR CONTINUANCE

1. 2001.1039E!KBMZX (M. LUELLEN: (415) 558-6478)

55 NINTH STREET - East side between Mission and Market Streets, Lot 063 in Assessor’s Block 3701 - Requests for: (1) Recommendation to reclassify the site from a 120-X Height and Bulk District to a 200-S Height and Bulk District; (2) Recommendation to amend the Downtown Area Plan of the General Plan to reclassify the site from a 120-X Height and Bulk District to a 200-S Height and Bulk District; (3) Determination of Compliance and Exceptions under Planning Code Section 309 (Downtown Project); (4) Authorization under Planning Code Sections 320 through 325 for a 12-story, approximately 198 foot tall building with up to approximately 268,000 square feet of office space; and (5) Finding no adverse shadow impact. The Project also includes approximately 25,392 square feet of open space, two loading docks, and approximately 126 off-street parking spaces.

Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt findings and draft resolutions, and approve with conditions.

2. 2003.1091C (D. DiBARTOLO: (415) 558-6291)

2696 GEARY BOULEVARD - northeast corner of Geary Boulevard and Emerson Street; Lot 004 in Assessor's Block 1071 - Request for conditional use authorization pursuant to Section 712.83 of the Planning Code to install and operate a wireless telecommunication facility for Nextel Communications within an NC-3 (Moderate Scale Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and an 80-D Height and Bulk District, upon the roof of an approximately 84-foot tall self-storage building (Public Storage Inc.). As per the City and County of San Francisco’s Wireless Telecommunication Services (WTS) Facilities Siting Guidelines the proposal is a Preferred Location Preference 2, as it is a co-location site.

Preliminary Recommendation: Pending

(Continued from Regular Meeting of February 5, 2004)

(Proposed for Continuance to April 1, 2004)

3a. 2003.1181KCR (M. LI: (415) 558-6396)

801-825 MISSION STREET - the entire block bounded by 4^{th, Minna, 5th, and Mission Streets, Lot 067 in Assessor’s Block 3724 - Request for a General Plan Referral to determine if the construction of a wireless telecommunications facility for Cingular Wireless on the 5th & Mission Garage is consistent with the objectives and policies of the General Plan.}

^{Preliminary Recommendation: Determination that the project is consistent with the objectives and policies of the General Plan.}

^{(Continued from Regular Meeting of February 19, 2004)}

^{(Proposed for Continuance to April 1, 2004)}

^{3b. 2003.1181KCR (M. LI: (415) 558-6396)}

^{801-825 MISSION STREET - the entire block bounded by 4th, Minna, 5th, and Mission Streets, Lot 067 in Assessor’s Block 3724 - Request for conditional use authorization to install a wireless telecommunications facility for Cingular Wireless consisting of one antenna and two equipment cabinets on the 5th & Mission Garage. The antenna will be façade-mounted against an existing elevator penthouse on the roof of the garage and the equipment cabinets will be located adjacent to the same penthouse. The project site is within a P (Public Use) District and a 90-X/340-I Height and Bulk District. The proposed facility meets Location Preference 1 of the WTS Facilities Siting Guidelines.}

^{Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions}

^{(Continued from Regular Meeting of February 19, 2004)}

^{(Proposed for Continuance to April 1, 2004)}

^{4. 2003.1254D (E. TOPE: (415) 558-6316)}

^{170 ST. GERMAIN AVENUE - north side at Glenbrook Avenue; Lot 009 in Block 2708 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2003.07.31.0905, proposing to construct a horizontal and vertical addition to an existing single family dwelling in an RH-1 (D) (Residential, House, One-Family, Detached Dwelling) District and a 40-x Height and Bulk District.}

^{Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve the project as submitted.}

^{(Continued from Regular Meeting of February 12, 2004)}

^{(Proposed for Continuance to April 8, 2004)}

^{5. 2003.1220I (K. RICH (415) 558-6345)}

^{CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO - Submission of 10 year Institutional Master Plan by City College of San Francisco and subsequent public hearing as per Planning Code Section 304.5 (d). The purpose of this hearing is for the receipt of public testimony only, and shall in no way constitute an approval or disapproval of the institutional master plan by the Planning Commission.}

^{Preliminary Recommendation. No Action Required. Receipt of Public Testimony Only.}

^{6. 2003.1177C (E. TOPE: (415) 558-6316)}

^{2301 FILLMORE STREET - northwest corner at Clay Street, Lot 004 in Assessor’s Block 0611 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 718.48 and 790.38, to allow amplified music and to extend the hours during which entertainment is allowed in a nonconforming bar and full-service restaurant (to be occupied by Leticia’s Restaurant) in the Upper Fillmore Street Neighborhood Commercial District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. Planning Commission Motion No. 13781, adopted on November 17, 1994, limited entertainment at this location to non-amplified music and restricted the hours during which entertainment is allowed.}

^{Preliminary Recommendation: Pending}

^{(Proposed for Continuance to June 10, 2004)}

^{7. 2003.0657C (G. CABREROS: (415) 558-6169)}

^{1730 VAN NESS AVENUE - east side between Clay and Sacramento Streets, Lot 019 in Assessor’s Block 0622 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.3 and 253 to allow the expansion of an institutional use (American Buddhist Cultural Society) and a building exceeding 40-feet in height in an RC-4 (Residential Commercial Combined, High Density) District, the Van Ness Special Use District and an 80-D Height and Bulk District.}

^{C. DIRECTOR’S REPORT}

^{11. Review of Past Week’s Events at the Board of Supervisors and Board of Appeals}

^{55 NINTH STREET - Certification of a Final Environmental Impact Report: The State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) proposes to expand their San Francisco office at 1275 Market Street by constructing an adjacent 12-story, approximately 268,000 gross-square-foot (gsf) office building at 55 Ninth Street. The project site (Assessor’s Block 3701, Lot 63) is occupied by a surface parking lot with about 173 parking spaces and located mid-block on the northeastern side of Ninth Street in the block bounded by Market, Ninth, Mission, and Eighth Streets in the Mid-Market neighborhood. The new building would be approximately 198 feet high, including mechanical penthouse, and would have a two-level below-grade parking garage with about 126 parking spaces. The entrance to the new building and access to off-street parking and loading would be from Ninth Street. Trucks would enter and exit on Ninth Street and could exit to Laskie Street onto Mission Street. The project site is zoned C-3-G (Downtown General Commercial) and is within a 120-X Height and Bulk District.}

^{Preliminary Recommendation: Certify the Final Environmental Impact Report. Please note that the public review period for the Draft Environmental Impact Report ended at 5:00 pm, January 27, 2004.}

^{13. (M. FUNG: (415) 558-6364)}

^{DISCRETIONARY REVIEW COST RECOVERY PROGRAM - On September 25, 2003, the Planning Commission directed the Department to implement cost recovery for all Discretionary Review (DR) requests, as provided in Sections 352(b) and 350(c) of the Planning Code. Discretionary Review applicants will be responsible for any time and materials costs incurred in excess of the initial fee paid for any DR projects filed. The Planning Commission will establish the start date for the Planning Department’s DR Cost Recovery Program; and review details of program implementation.}

^{Preliminary Recommendation: Establish start date sometime after April 8, 2004 to allow one month for program start up.}

^{14. 2004.0005L (W. HASTIE: (415) 558-6381)}

^{2550 MISSION STREET (aka THE NEW MISSION THEATER) - west side, between 21st Street and 22nd Street. Assessor’s Block 3616, Lot 7. Constructed in 1916, and then altered in 1932, this building was constructed as a movie palace and served that purpose until 1993; it was then used as a furniture retail store, but is currently vacant. The subject property is zoned NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) and is in a 50-X/65-B Height and Bulk District. Request for the Planning Commission's recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on the proposed landmark designation, which was initiated by the Board of Supervisors on December 9, 2003, as Landmark No. 245.}

^{Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt resolution supporting landmark designation.}

^{15. 2003.0607C (T. TAM: (415) 558-6325)}

^{306 RANDOLPH STREET, north side of Randolph Street, between Ramsell and Victoria Streets, Lots 51 and 56 in Assessor’s Block 7088 - Request for Conditional Use authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 209.3(c), 710.11, and 710.21 to establish an institutional use (residential care facility for up to 56 persons) in an existing two-story commercial building currently owned and occupied by the Yeo Lai Sah Buddhist Temple. The project will also include a lot line adjustment between Lots 51 and 56. The property is located in NC-1 (Neighborhood Commercial Cluster) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.}

^{16. 1999.0233E (B. WYCKO: (415) 558-5972)}

^{833 - 881 JAMESTOWN AVENUE - Appeal of Preliminary Negative Declaration. The project sponsor proposes construction of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) that would consist of 198 one-, two- and three-bedroom market-rate condominiums on an approximately 6.9-acre lot, located at 833-881 Jamestown Avenue on Assessor’s Block 4991, Lot 277, on the northern slope of Bayview Hill. The site is currently used as an overflow parking lot for events at Candlestick Park, which is approximately one-third of a mile southeast of the project site. The site is bordered by Jamestown Avenue (and single-family homes on the north side of Jamestown) to the north, another vacant lot to the east that also is used for parking for major events at Candlestick Park, the hillside to the south, and single-family housing to the west. Although the area proposed for development is mostly flat, development would require excavation of up to approximately 30 vertical feet at the base of the hill. The project would consist of 11 separate three- and four-story buildings: seven buildings of 12 to 18 units each along Jamestown Avenue and four buildings to the rear, at the base of the hillside. Of these latter four structures, two (36 units each) would be built atop one-story gated parking garages, while smaller buildings (one of eight and one of 10 units) would flank the garages. A total of 216 independently accessible parking spaces would be provided. The proposed project would include landscaping along Jamestown Avenue, construction of a 10-foot-wide sidewalk, two off-street freight loading areas, and about 28,900 sq. ft. of common open space, including two rear yards at the base of the hillside totaling about 7,250 sq. ft. and podium- and ground-level patios. The project also would remedy an existing drainage problem on Bayview Hill above the project site, on Recreation and Park Department land. The project site is located within the South Bayshore Plan area, in an RH-2 (Two-Family) Use District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. As a PUD, the project would require review and approval by the City Planning Commission pursuant to Sections 303 and 304 of the Planning Code.}

^{Preliminary Recommendation: Uphold the Preliminary Negative Declaration}

833-881 JAMESTOWN AVENUE - south side from Ingalls to Griffith Streets; Lot 277 in Assessor’s Block 4991 - Request for Conditional Use authorization under Sections 209.1(g), 303 and 304 of the Planning Code for a Planned Unit Development with up to 198 dwelling units, including one-, two- and three-bedroom units within eleven separate three- and four-story buildings. The project would include up to 216 off-street parking spaces within two garages at the base of two interior residential buildings, and two screened off-street freight loading spaces. The site is 6.9 acres on the northern slope of Bayview Hill and is within an RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family) Use District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

(Continued from Regular Meeting of February 5, 2004)

18a. 2003.1038KCR (M. LI: (415) 558-6396)

1490 MASON STREET - east side above the Broadway Tunnel, Lot 046 in Assessor’s Block 0159 - Request for a General Plan Referral to determine if the construction of a wireless telecommunications facility for Sprint PCS on the Chinatown Public Health Center is consistent with the objectives and policies of the General Plan.

Preliminary Recommendation: Determination that the project is consistent with the objectives and policies of the General Plan

(Continued from Regular Meeting of February 5, 2004)

18b. 2003.1038KCR (M. LI: (415) 558-6396)

1490 MASON STREET - east side above the Broadway Tunnel, Lot 046 in Assessor’s Block 0159 - Request for conditional use authorization to install a wireless telecommunications facility for Sprint PCS consisting of four antennas and five equipment cabinets on the Chinatown Public Health Center. Two antennas will be concealed inside a replacement flagpole on the roof, one antenna will be concealed inside a false vent pipe on the roof, and one antenna will be suspended from the ceiling of the Broadway Tunnel at the east entrance. The equipment cabinets will be located on the roof of the building. The project site is within an RM-2 (Residential, Mixed, Medium Density) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. The proposed facility meets Location Preference 1 of the WTS Facilities Siting Guidelines.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

(Continued from Regular Meeting of February 5, 2004)

Adjournment: