SAN FRANCISCO

PLANNING COMMISSION

Notice of Meeting

&

Calendar

Commission Chambers - Room 400

City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Thursday, October 27, 2005

1:30 PM

Regular Meeting

 

President: Sue Lee

Vice-President:  Dwight S. Alexander

                        Commissioners: Michael J. Antonini; Shelley Bradford Bell; Kevin Hughes;

William L. Lee; Christina Olague

 

Commission Secretary: Linda D. Avery

 

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 1660 Mission Street, 5th 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, 1660 Mission Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA  94103-2414.  Comments received by 11:00 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.

 

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 impairrments 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, 1660 Mission St., 5th floor reception.

 

 

 

1:30 PM   _________

 

ROLL CALL:      Commission President:          Sue Lee 

                        Commission Vice-President:  Dwight S. Alexander

Commissioners:                      Michael J. Antonini; Shelley Bradford Bell; Kevin  Hughes;  William L. Lee; Christina Olague

 

• 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.         2005.0456EC                                                                       (K. Amdur:  (415) 558-6351)

55 Page Street - south side between Franklin and Gough Streets, Lot 9 (formerly Lots 7 and 8) in Assessor’s Block 854 - Request for Conditional Use authorization to modify conditions of approval for a previously approved residential project proposed for the subject site but not yet constructed.  That project would remodel an existing building at 49 Page Street demolish an existing building at 53 Page St., and construct an 8-story residential building with 128 dwelling units, ground floor commercial space and 126 parking spaces in a below-grade parking garage. The proposed modifications would change conditions of approval (1) related to the Below Market Rate (BMR) units, to allow them to be sold rather than restricting them to rental tenure only and (2) to "un-bundle" the residential parking spaces (to allow units to be sold without parking spaces).  This project is within an NC-3 District and an 80-A Height and Bulk District.

                        Preliminary Recommendation: Approval w/conditions to "un-bundle" parking and Disapproval of ownership tenure for BMR units.

                        (Continued from the Regular Meeting of September 22, 2005)

(Proposed for Continuance to November 3, 2005)

 

2a.        2005.0480CV                                                                        (J. Purvis:  (415) 558-6354)

2814 JENNINGS STREET - west side at Egbert Avenue, Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 4912 - Request for Conditional Use authorization under Planning Code Sections 303 and 215(a) to allow conversion of approximately 4,000 gross square feet of commercial space into five dwelling units.  Variances are sought for off-street parking, open space and rear yard.  The site is within an M-1 (Light Industrial) Use District, a 40-X Height and Bulk District, the Restricted Light Industrial Special Use District, and an Industrial Protection Zone pursuant to Planning Commission Resolution No. 16202.

                        Preliminary Recommendation: Pending

                        (Proposed for Continuance to November 17, 2005)

 

2b.        2005.0480CV                                                                      (J. Purvis:  (415) 558-6354)

2814 JENNINGS STREET - west side at Egbert Avenue, Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 4912 - Request for Variances from the Zoning Administrator for off-street parking, open space and rear yard in order to allow conversion of approximately 4,000 gross square feet of commercial space to five new dwellings units without access to parking or open space. The site is within an M-1 (Light Industrial) Use District, a 40-X Height and Bulk District, the Restricted Light Industrial Special Use District, and an Industrial Protection Zone pursuant to Planning Commission Resolution No. 16202.

                        (Proposed for Continuance to November 17, 2005)

 

2c.        2005.0481V                                                                         (J. Purvis:  (415) 558-6354)

2826-2838 JENNINGS STREET - west side at Fitzgerald Avenue, Lot 002 in Assessor’s Block 4912 - Request for Variances from the Zoning Administrator for off-street parking, open space and rear yard to allow conversion of approximately 1,200 gross square feet of commercial space to three new dwellings units without access to parking or open space.  The site is within an RM-1 (Residential, MIxed, Low Density) Use District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

(Proposed for Continuance to November 17, 2005)

 

3.         2003.1108E                                                                            (V. MASS: (415) 558-5955)

450 FREDERICK STREET - Lot 012 of Assessor’s Block 1262, bounded by Stanyan, Beulah and Shrader Streets - Appeal of Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration for the proposed demolition of a single-family residence and construction of a three-unit residence.  The existing building is a 1,755-gross-square-foot (gsf) one-story-over-garage, single-family home, constructed in approximately 1897.  The proposed project would result in the construction of a 5,550-gsf, four-story, three-unit residential building.  The approximately 1,240-gsf ground floor would be used as a garage for the proposed three off-street parking spaces.  The remaining three floors would each contain one two-bedroom dwelling unit.  The proposed project would rise 40 feet from street level to the top of the parapet.  The site is zoned RH-3 (House, Three-Family) and is in a 40-X height and bulk district. 

Preliminary Recommendation: Uphold Preliminary Mitigated Negative  Declaration

(Continued from Regular Meeting of September 22, 2005)

            (Proposed for Continuance to December 15, 2005)

 

B.         COMMISSIONERS’ QUESTIONS AND MATTERS

 

1. Consideration of Adoption:

 

• Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of January 27, 2005.

• Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of September 1, 2005.
• Draft Minutes of Planning Director Search Subcommittee for July 21, 2005.
• Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of July 21, 2005.
• Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of August 4, 2005.

 

5.         Commission Comments/Questions

 

C.         DIRECTOR’S REPORT

 

6.         Director’s Announcements

           

7.         Review of Past Week’s Events at the Board of Supervisors and Board of Appeals

 

D.         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.

 

E.         PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS WHERE THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN CLOSED

 

            At this time, members of the public who wish to address the Commission on agenda items that have already been reviewed in a public hearing at which members of the public were allowed to testify and the public hearing has been closed, must do so at this time.  Each member of the public may address the Commission for up to three minutes.

 

1.    CONSIDERATION OF FINDINGS AND FINAL ACTION – PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED

 

8.         2005.0632C                                                                        (M. Smith:  (415) 558-6322)

115 WEST PORTAL AVENUE - between Vicente Street and 14^th Avenue, Lot 031 in Assessor’s Block 2989B - Request for Conditional Use authorization pursuant to Planning Code Section 729.50 to establish a limited financial service operated by Sterling Bank & Trust, located in the West Portal Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District and 26-X Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

                  (Continued from Regular Meeting of October 6, 2005)

NOTE: On October 6, 2005, following public testimony, the Commission closed public hearing and passed a motion of intent to disapprove by a vote of +7 –0.  Final language on October 27, 2005.

 

G.         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.

 

9.         2005.0716D                                                                (R. CRAWFORD: (415) 558-6358)

3976-3980 26^TH STREET - north side between Sanchez and Church Streets, Lot 019 in Assessor’s Block 6552 - Mandatory Discretionary Review, under the Planning Commission’s policy requiring review of dwelling unit mergers, of Building Permit Application No. 2005 0603 4162proposing to permit the merger of four dwelling units into three dwelling units in a structure located in an RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family) District, and 40-X Height/Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve the permit.

 

            10.        2005.0851C                                                               (K. Amdur:  (415) 558-6351)

535 Mission Street - south side between 1^st and 2^nd Streets, Lots 68 and 83 in Assessor’s Block 3721 - Request under Planning Code Sections 156(h) and 303 for the reauthorization of a previously-approved conditional use authorization for a temporary parking lot.  The project site was first approved for a temporary (two years) parking lot by the Commission on October 3, 2002, in Motion No. 16465.  The original approval allows the two-year authorization to be extended at the discretion of the Planning Commission. The site is within a C-3-O (Downtown Office) District and a 550-S Height and Bulk District.

                        Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

 

11.        2004.0305C                                                                             (D.Sirois: (415) 558-6313)

1111 Junipero Serra Boulevard (AKA United Methodist Church) - east side, between Shields & 19^th Avenue, Lot 24 on Assessor’s Block 7080 - Request for Conditional Use authorization under Planning Code Section 209.6(b) to install six cellular panel antennas and associated equipment at the United Methodist Church as part of wireless transmission network operated by Cingular Wireless.  The Project Site is located in an RH-1 (Residential, House, Single-Family) District and in a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

 

 

 

12a.      2005.0627XV                                                               (D. DIBARTOLO: (415) 558-6291)  

      410 JESSIE STREET - corner of 5th and Jessie Streets, Lot 002 (formerly lots 079 through 112) in Assessor’s Block 3704 - Request for Determination of Compliance and Exceptions under Section 309 of the Planning Code. The project would convert floors 2 through 4 of the historic 10-story Hales Warehouse and Food Shop building into approximately 24 residential dwelling units. The proposed conversion would not affect the building’s exterior and would preserve all character defining features. Floors 2-4 would be converted into 8 units on each floor (Floor 2 currently contains office use and floors 3 and 4 each contain a single live/work unit per floor. The project would provide code-complying residential parking by converting six existing non-required commercial parking to residential use. The Zoning Administrator will concurrently consider a Variance request. The site is located in a C-3-G (Downtown General Commercial) District and a 90-X Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

 

            12b.      2005.0627XV                                                               (D. DIBARTOLO: (415) 558-6291)  

                        410 JESSIE STREET- corner of 5th and Jessie Streets, Lot 002 (formerly lots 079 through 112) in Assessor’s Block 3704 - Request for a Variance pursuant to a Building Permit Application to convert floors 2 through 4 of an existing building into approximately 24 residential dwelling units. The project would provide a code-complying amount of  open space for the new dwellings units, on an existing roof deck on the building at 418 Jessie Street, an adjoining building currently undergoing residential conversion. The site is located in a C-3-G (Downtown General Commercial) District and a 90-X Height and Bulk District.

 

• REGULAR CALENDAR 

 

            13.        2004.0196D                                                                (R. CRAWFORD: (415) 558-6358)

101 POPPY LANE - north side past Diamond Street, Assessor's Block 6713 Lot 056 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No.2004 0915 4254 to construct a new three story, single family dwelling on a vacant interior lot, in an RH-1 (Residential, House, One Family) District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk district.   

                        Preliminary Recommendation:  Take Discretionary Review and modify the project.

                  (Continued from Regular Meeting of October 20, 2005)

NOTE: On July 14, 2005, following public testimony, the Commission closed public hearing and continued it to September 15, 2005 by a vote +6 –0 to allow the parties to work out a better plan.  Commissioner Bradford-Bell was absent.  Public testimony is required in any new information presented.

 

14.        2005.0663C                                                                     (S. Mendrin:  (415) 558-6625)

836 IRVING STREET - north side between 9^th and 10^th Avenues, Lot 025 in Assessor’s Block 1741 -Request for Conditional Use authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303(c) and 730.44 to allow the establishment of a small self-service restaurant use as described in Planning Code Section 790.91 within the Inner Sunset Neighborhood Commercial District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.  The proposal is to change the existing personal service use “Irving Nail Salon” (nail salon & facials) to a small self-service restaurant “Toasties” (deli/coffee shop).  The interior space will be reconfigured to accommodate the proposed small self-service restaurant (approximately 995 square feet and 12 seats). 

Preliminary Recommendation:  Approval with Conditions

            (Continued from Regular Meeting of October 6, 2005)

 

15.        2004.0546C                                                                                (B. Fu: (415) 558-6613)

680 Illinois Street - northwest corner of Illinois and 18^th Streets, Lots 003 & 007 in Assessor's Block 3994 - Request for Conditional Use authorization under Planning Code Sections 215, 303, and 304 to create a new Planned Unit Development (PUD) to allow the construction of up to 35 dwelling units, 7,000 square feet of commercial space, and 41 independently accessible off-street parking spaces within a M-2 (Heavy Industrial) District with a 50-X Height and Bulk designation, and in the Housing/Mixed Use Zone as designated by Planning Commission Resolution No. 16202.  Exceptions are requested from density, off-street parking, and permitted obstructions, as mandated by the Planning Code.

                        Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

(Continued from Regular Meeting of September 22, 2005)

 

            16a.      2003.0295CDV                                                                      (I. WILSON: (415) 558-6163)

899 NORTH POINT STREET - southeast corner of North Point and Larkin Streets; Lot 020 in Assessor’s Block 0026 - Request for Conditional Use authorization pursuant to Sections 209.1 and 228.3 of the Planning Code to convert a service station use to residential use and to construct an approximately 40-foot tall, 4-story, 5-unit residential structure containing 7 off-street parking spaces in an RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-family) District, the Waterfront Special Use District No. 2 and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.  The project site was formerly a service station and is now vacant.  This project is also seeking a Variance from the Planning Code, and is the subject of a request for Discretionary Review. 

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

                        (Continued from Regular Meeting of September 22, 2005)  

 

            16b.      2003.0295CDV                                                                       (I. WILSON: (415) 558-6163)

899 NORTH POINT STREET - southeast corner of North Point and Larkin Streets; Lot 020 in Assessor’s Block 0026 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2003.04.25.3201, proposing to construct an approximately 40-foot tall, 4-story, 5-unit residential structure containing 7 off-street parking spaces in an RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-family) District, the Waterfront Special Use District No. 2 and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.  This project is also seeking a Variance from the Planning Code, and requires Conditional Use authorization.

                        Preliminary Recommendation:  Take Discretionary Review and approve the project with modifications.

                        (Continued from Regular Meeting of September 22, 2005)

 

            16c.      2003.0295CDV                                                                    (I. WILSON: (415) 558-6163)

                        899 NORTH POINT STREET - southeast corner of North Point and Larkin Streets; Lot 020 in Assessor’s Block 0026 - Request for Variance from the rear yard requirements of Planning Code Section 134.  The proposal is to construct an approximately 40-foot tall, 4-story, 5-unit residential structure containing 7 off-street parking spaces in an RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-family) District, the Waterfront Special Use District No. 2 and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. A Variance is required to construct an approximately 40’ X 22’ portion of the project fully into the rear yard along North Point Street, leaving a comparable rear yard to the interior corner of the lot of approximately 1,480 square feet.  This project also requires Conditional Use authorization, and is the subject of a request for Discretionary Review.

(Continued from Regular Meeting of September 22, 2005)

 

17a.      2004.1164CKV                                                             (G. CABREROS: (415) 558-6169)

810, 816 & 826 VAN NESS AVENUE - east side between Eddy and Willow Streets in an RC-4 (Residential-Commercial Combined, High Density) District, the Van Ness Special Use District and a 130-V Height and Bulk District, Lots 006, 007 & 008 in Assessor’s Block 0739 - Request for Conditional Use authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 253.2 and 303 to construct an 88-foot-tall mixed-use building with up to 52 dwelling units, approximately 2,700 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and up to 52 parking spaces in an RC-4 (Residential-Commercial Combined, High Density) District, the Van Ness Special Use District and a 130-V Height and Bulk District.  The project proposes demolition of three one-story commercial buildings (one per lot).

            Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

 

17b.      2004.1164CKV                                                            (G. CABREROS: (415) 558-6169)

810, 816 & 826 VAN NESS AVENUE - east side between Eddy and Willow Streets, Lots 006, 007 & 008 in Assessor's Block 0739 - Request for variances from rear yard, dwelling unit exposure and off-street parking requirements per Planning Code Sections 134, 140 and 155.  The proposal is to demolish the three existing one-story commercial buildings and to construct an 88-foot tall mixed-use building with up to 52 dwelling units, approximately 2,700 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and up to 52 parking spaces.  In lieu of providing a rear yard equal to 25 percent of the total lot depth, the project is proposed to be set back 12 feet from the southern property line for a depth of approximately 80 feet as measured from the rear property line.  Eighteen units located along the south side of the proposed building (at all levels above the ground floor) do not meet the dwelling unit exposure requirement, which states that all dwelling units shall face directly onto a Code-complying required rear yard or a public street.  The eighteen units that do not meet the exposure requirement face the 12-foot setback proposed along the southern property line.  52 parking spaces are proposed for the 52 units, however a parking variance is sought for two spaces (for a total of 50 independently-accessible parking spaces) to accommodate potential future revisions to the structural design at the basement levels.  The project is located in an RC-4 (Residential-Commercial Combined, High Density) District, the Van Ness Special Use District and a 130-V Height and Bulk District.

 

18.         2004.0400D                                                                 (G. CABREROS: (415) 558-6169)

730 GREAT HIGHWAY - east side between Balboa and Cabrillo Streets; Lot 003 in Assessor's Block 1595 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application Nos. 2003.05.29.5813 and 2005.10.18.5856 proposing to construct two three-story, two-unit buildings (four units total) on the vacant subject lot in an RM-1 (Residential, Mixed, Low-Density) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.  The subject lot is bounded on three sides by the Ocean Parc Village Planned Unit Development.

Preliminary Recommendation:  Do Not Take Discretionary Review and Approve.

 

19.        2005.0796T                                                                        (J. SWITZKY: (415) 575-6815)

c-3 District Parking Control Modifications- Consideration of an Ordinance amending San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 151, 151.1, 154, 155, 155.5, 166 and 167 to modify controls in C-3 Zoning Districts regarding required and permitted off-street parking and loading, design of access to off-street parking and loading, bicycle parking, car sharing, separating parking costs from housing costs and adopting environmental findings and making findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.

Preliminary Recommendation: Pending. Commission action is not proposed for on October 27.

            (Continued from Regular Meeting of October 20, 2005)

 

20.          2003.0029*                                                                            (J. SWITZKY: (415) 558-6815)

425 First Street (One Rincon Hill) - Motion to Approve Mello-Roos Agreement to Satisfy Rincon Hill Community Infrastructure Impact Fee Requirement per Section 318.3(f) - The Planning Commission approved a project at 425 First Street on August 4, 2005, that includes approximately 709 dwelling units. Planning Code Section 318.3(b)(i) requires payment of $11.00 per net occupiable square foot of residential development for the Rincon Hill Community Infrastructure Fund prior to issuance of site permit. The project construction is divided into two phases, the first of which would require a payment of approximately $4,580,000. The project sponsor has entered into a Waiver Agreement with the City, to the satisfaction of the Planning Department and City Attorney, to secure the formation of a Community Facilities (Mello-Roos) District and to take all necessary steps to support the construction of a portion of the public improvements, equal to the value of the Impact Fee owed by the sponsor, and described in the Planning Code 318.6 and in the Rincon Hill Plan. The Planning Commission is being asked to authorize the Director to execute the Mello-Roos Waiver Agreement to satisfy the Project Sponsor's Impact Fee requirement.

                        Preliminary Recommendation: Approval.

                        (Continued from Regular Meeting of October 20, 2005)                 

 

6:00 P.M.

 

            21.                                                             (J. JARAMILLO/ J. RUBIN:  (415) 558-6818)/558-6310) 

BACKGROUND AND PROPOSAL FOR REZONING IN THE EASTERN NEIGHBORHOOD - Informational presentation will include an update on the status of the Eastern Neighborhoods planning effort and an overview of staff’s proposed permanent controls.  The Eastern Neighborhoods rezoning includes Showplace Square, Mission, Potrero Hill, Central Waterfront, Bayview, and parts of South of Market.

Preliminary Recommendation:  Informational Presentation, No action Requested

                        (Continued from Regular Meeting of October 6, 2005)

 

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: