San Francisco Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board Agenda July 16, 2008

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July 16, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO

LANDMARKS PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD



Notice of Meeting

&

Agenda



Board Hearing Room - Room 400

City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Wednesday, July 16, 2008



12:00 P.M.



Regular Meeting





M. Bridget Maley, President

Robert W. Cherny, Vice President

Lily Chan, Courtney Damkroger, Ina Dearman,

Karl Hasz, Alan Martinez, Jean-Paul Samaha, Johanna Street

Board Members



Mark Luellen, Preservation Coordinator

Sonya Banks, Executive Secretary/Recording Secretary





Landmarks Board Agendas are available on the Internet at http://www.sfgov.org/planning

or as a recorded message at (415) 558-6320



THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, 1650 MISSION STREET, 4TH FLOOR RECEPTION and the GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY, 100 LARKIN STREET. THE AGENDA PACKET IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE MEETING SITE – BOARD HEARING ROOM 400,

CITY HALL










Time: 12:00 P.M.



ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE


ROLL CALL: Committee Chair: Alan Martinez

Committee Ex-Officio: M. Bridget Maley

Committee Members: Karl Hasz, Johanna Street



1. 2007.0007A (P. LaVALLEY: 575-9084)

750 2nd Street, is located in Assessor’s Block 3794, Lot 002A. Request for Review and Comment before the Architectural Review Committee regarding proposed demolition of existing non-contributing, one-story building and construction of eight-story residential building with ground floor commercial space and basement parking. The subject property is a non-contributing structure in the South End Historic District and is located within an M-2 (Heavy Industrial) District with a 105-F Height and Bulk limit.



Time: 12:30 P.M.





FOR FULL BOARD CONSIDERATION



ROLL CALL: Board President: M. Bridget Maley

Board Vice President: Robert Cherny

Board Members: Lily Chan, Courtney Damkroger, Ina Dearman,

Karl Hasz, Alan Martinez, Jean-Paul Samaha, Johanna Street



PUBLIC COMMENT



At this time, members of the public may address the Landmarks Board on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Landmarks Board except agenda items. Public comment will be taken on each agendized item. Each member of the public may address the Landmarks Board for up to three minutes. If it is demonstrated that comments by the public will exceed 15 minutes, the President or chairperson may continue Public Comment to another time during the meeting.



The Brown Act forbids a commission or board 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, not on an agendized item, the Board is limited to:



(1) briefly 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).).


REPORTS



1. STAFF REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

2. PRESIDENT'S REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

3. MATTERS OF THE BOARD

4. LANDMARKS WORK PROGRAM 2005-2007 UPDATE

5. HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND COMMITTEE UPDATE



ACTION ITEM(S)



6. APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 4 AND 18, 2008 DRAFT ACTION MINUTES



CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Planning Department, and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Landmarks Board. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Board, 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.



7. 2008.0666A (P. LaVALLEY: 575-9084)

35 Stanford Street(aka 634 2nd Street), is located in Assessor’s Block 3788, Lot 038. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install one tenant sign on Stanford Street façade. The subject property, formerly known as the Crane Company Warehouse, is a contributing structure to the South End Historic District and is located within a SSO (Service/Secondary Office) District with a 50-X Height and Bulk limit.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval



CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS



8. 2007.1334A (T. FRYE: 575-6822)

302 Greenwich Street,City Landmark #121, Julius’ Castle, Assessor’s Block 0079; Lot 005. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to address work cited within a Notice of Violation issued May 17, 2007 for work executed without benefit of permit, a Certificate of Appropriateness, or Zoning Administrator approval for the expansion of a detached structure located at the rear of the building and the expansion of the historic apartment structure. Other work completed without benefit includes the replacement of a visible exterior door. The site is located within an RH-3 (Community Business) District with a 40-X Height and Bulk limit.

Recommendation: Approve with Conditions)



9. 2008.0306A (A. HEITTER: 558-6602)

99 MISSION STREET(aka 121 SPEAR STREET), RINCON ANNEX U.S. POSTAL OFFICE, located on the parcel bound by Spear, Mission, Howard and Steuart Streets, Assessor’s Block 3716, Lot 23. Request for a Certificate of Appropriatenessfor a signage package consisting of four internally-illuminated blade signs, four fabric banners, and two internally-illuminated directory wall signs for Rincon Center. The subject property is Landmark No. 107 and is zoned Downtown Office (C-3-O) and is in an 84-X/200-S Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions.

(Continued from May 21, 2008 hearing – This item is proposed for a continuance to August 6, 2008)



10. 2007.1334A (T. FRYE: 575-6822)

1189 TENNESSEE STREET, West side of Tennessee street and south of 22nd Street, Assessor’s Block 4172; Lots 053. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a new eight-unit residential building with three commercial spaces and 12 off-street parking spaces on a vacant parcel within the Dogpatch Historic District.

The site is located within an NC-2 (Neighborhood Commercial) District with a 50-X Height and Bulk limit.

PreliminaryRecommendation to the Planning Commission: Approval.

(Continued from May 21, 2008 hearing)



REVIEW AND COMMENT



11. (T. FRYE: 575-6822)

The Uptown Tenderloin Historic District, thirty-three blocks bounded roughly by Market, McAllister, Golden Gate, Larkin, Taylor, Ellis, and Mason Streets. The State Historic Preservation Officer is seeking the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board’s comments on a proposed nomination to the National Register of Historic Places as part of San Francisco’s role as a Certified Local Government.



NON-ACTION ITEM



INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION



12. (J. NAVARRETE: 575-9040)

Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Program, An informational presentation on the proposed project.



ACTION ITEM(S)



REVIEW AND COMMENT



13. (J. NAVARRETE: 575-9040)

VisitacionValleyRedevelopment Program:Public Hearing to assist the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board to prepare a comment letter on the Draft Environmental Impact Report. The Redevelopment Agency and the Planning Department are proposing to adopt and implement a redevelopment program for the Visitacion Valley neighborhood to overcome adverse blighting influences, improve housing opportunities, and facilitate neighborhood-serving commercial development. The proposed redevelopment program includes adoption and implementation of a Redevelopment Plan, the Visitacion Valley/Schlage Lock Design for Development, a set of General Plan and Planning Code revisions, and other actions to facilitate re-use of the dormant Schlage Lock property along the east side of Bayshore Boulevard, redevelop properties along the opposite (west) side of Bayshore Boulevard, and revitalize Leland Avenue. It is estimated that the proposed Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Program would facilitate a net housing increase of up to 1,600 new units, a net retail commercial increase of up to 132,000 square feet, a net decrease in office and production/distribution/repair uses of up to 39,000 square feet, and a net increase in cultural/institutional/educational uses (community centers and library) of up to 25,000 square feet.



NOTE: The Draft Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2007022049) was published on June 3, 2008. The Visitacion Valley redevelopment project may result in the destruction or degradation of historical resources. The Draft EIR identifies this as a significant and unavoidable environmental effect of the proposed project, and identifies mitigation measures to lessen these effects, though not to a level of insignificance.



The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the Draft EIR on June 26, 2008. This hearing is intended to assist the Landmarks Board such that the Board may prepare written comments on the Draft EIR to submit to the Redevelopment Agency. Written comments on the Draft EIR will be accepted at the Redevelopment Agency until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 21, 2008.



14. (M. WEINTRAUB: 575-6812)

JAPANTOWN HISTORIC AND CULTURAL CONTEXT STATEMENT. For the purposes of this context statement, the area covered is the proposed Japantown Better Neighborhood Plan area bounded by California Street to the north, O'Farrell-Ellis Streets-Geary Boulevard to the south, Gough Street to the east, and Fillmore Street to the west. Prepared by Page & Turnbull for the Planning Department, sponsored by the Historic Preservation Fund Committee (Mayor's Office of Economic Development). Request the Landmarks Board to Review and Comment and consider endorsement of the context statement.



NON-ACTION ITEM



INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION



15. (M. LUELLEN: 558-6478)

Market & Octavia Interim Permit Review Procedures. The Planning Department will present the building permit review procedures set forth in the Market & Octavia Area Plan.



ADJOURNMENT



NOTE: For information on the next Landmarks Board Calendar, please call 558-6320 on Fridays (before the scheduled hearing) after 5:00 p.m. for a recorded message.



NOTE: Items listed on this calendar will not be heard before the stated time.



NOTE: Speaker Cards will be available at all hearings. For your convenience, they may be picked up in advance of the hearing from the Planning Department Reception Counter, 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400.



NOTE: The Landmarks Board meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month. For information on the next Landmarks Board Calendar, please call at 558-6320 after 3:00 p.m. on Fridays preceding the regularly scheduled meetings. Items listed on this Notice of the Meeting and Agenda will not be heard before the stated time.



NOTE: For information related to Landmarks Board matters, please call Sonya Banks, Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board Recording Secretary, Planning Department, at (415) 575-9093.



NOTE: Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness, Permit to Alter, Landmark or Historic District designation, 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 Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board at, or prior to, the public hearing.



NOTE: Material submitted by the public for Landmarks Board review prior to a scheduled hearing, should be received at the Planning Department Reception Counter, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, no later than 5:00 p.m. the Tuesday (eight (8) days) prior to the scheduled public hearing. Persons unable to attend a hearing may submit written comments regarding a calendared item to the Board at the above listed address. Comments received by 11:00 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Landmarks Board at the public hearing. Otherwise, submit material related to a calendared item at the scheduled hearing for distribution. For complete distribution to all Board Members, necessary staff and case/docket/ correspondence files, submit an original and 18 copies.



NOTE: If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the San Francisco Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor during normal office hours.



CELL PHONE AND/OR SOUND-PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE 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 cells 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 phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices at and during public meetings).



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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 or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Adele Destro by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689; by phone (415) 554-7724; by fax at (415) 554-7854; or by e-mail at sotf@sfgov.org. Citizens interested in obtaining a copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can be request a copy from Ms. Destro or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/



SAN FRANCISCO LOBBYIST ORDINANCE

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COMMUNICATIONS

Note: Each item on the Architectural Design Review and/or Regular calendar may include the following documents:

1) Planning Department Case Report

2) Draft Motion with Findings and/or Conditions

These items will be available for review at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor Reception.