Historic Preservation Commission - April 6, 2016 - Agenda
SAN FRANCISCO
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Notice of Hearing
&
Agenda
Commission Chambers Room 400,
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
12:30 p.m.
Regular Hearing
Commissioners
Andrew Wolfram, President
Aaron Hyland, Vice President
Karl Hasz, Ellen Johnck, Richard S.E. Johns, Diane Matsuda, Jonathan Pearlman
Commission Secretary
Jonas P. Ionin
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ROLL CALL
President: Andrew Wolfram
Vice-President: Aaron Hyland
Commissioners: Karl Hasz, Ellen Johnck, Richard S.E. Johns, Diane Matsuda, Jonathan Pearlman
A. GENERAL 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. 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))
B. DEPARTMENT MATTERS
2. Review of Past Events at the Planning Commission, Staff Report and Announcements
3. CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CLG) 2014-2015 ANNUAL REPORT - Review of the 2014-2015 CLG Annual Report prepared by Planning Department Staff. The Commission may direct staff to include additional information or make revisions to the report prior to forwarding to the California Office of Historic Preservation.
C. COMMISSION MATTERS
4. President’s Report and Announcements
5. Consideration of Adoption:
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.
6. Commission Comments & Questions
- Disclosures.
- 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 Historic Preservation Commission.
7. New Mission Theater Rehabilitation Project and Compliance
D. 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.
8. 2013.0384U (S. PARKS: (415) 575-9101)
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT – Consideration to adopt, modify, or disapprove the African American Citywide Historic Context Statement. Partially funded by the Historic Preservation Fund Committee, the context statement documents the history of African Americans in San Francisco from the City’s earliest development to the present day. It outlines significance, integrity considerations, registration requirements, and further recommendations.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt the Historic Context Statement
(Continued from Regular hearing February 17, 2016)
(Continue to Regular hearing May 4, 2016)
E. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Historic Preservation 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. 2016-001903COA (E. TUFFY: (415) 575-9191)
950 MASON STREET – located on the east side of Mason Street between Sacramento and California Streets, Assessor’s Block 0244, Lot 001 (District 3). Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of a freestanding figurative bronze statue on the southwest corner of the Mason Street lawn. The round, granite-clad base will measure 3’-7” in diameter, will occupy 10 square feet of lawn, and will be secured on a concrete footing. The overall height of the statue is proposed to be 8’-9” above the immediately adjacent grade. The subject property, the Fairmont Hotel, is designated City Landmark No. 185 within Article 10 of the Planning Code. Initially designed in 1902 by architects Reid & Reid and Stanford White, the 1907 post-earthquake and fire reconstruction was overseen by architect Julia Morgan. The proposed area of work is located within the RM-4 (Residential - Mixed, High Density) Zoning District, Nob Hill Special Use District, and a 320-E Height and Bulk Limit. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve
F. REGULAR CALENDAR
10. 2014.0462CWP (P. CHASAN: (415) 575-9065)
UN PLAZA LIVING INNOVATION ZONE – located on Assessor’s Block 0351 in the public right of way, bounded by Market, Hyde and McAllister Streets (District 6). Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of a temporary (2-year) Living Innovation Zone (LIZ) in the four raised planter beds that line the pedestrian thoroughfare in the plaza. Work is to include self-supporting wooden pathways and interactive ‘acoustic phenomena’ in the raised planter beds. The subject property is a contributing site within the Civic Center Landmark District, and is located within a P (Public) Zoning District and OS (Open Space) Height and Bulk Limit.
Recommendation: Approve11. 2015-004228DES (S. FERGUSON: (415) 575-9074)
235 VALENCIA STREET – Consideration of a Community-Sponsored Article 10 Landmark Application for the former Hap Jones Motorcycle Dealership, Assessor's Block 3532, Lot 019B (District 8). The subject property is associated with Loren “Hap” Jones, a pioneer in motorcycling who played a significant role in the development of motorcycle culture in the Bay Area and nationally, and created the first Motorcycle Blue Book, a pricing guideline for new and used motorcycles. The subject property is located within a NCT-3 (Moderate Scale Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning District and a 50-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Not to Initiate
(Continued from Regular hearing March 2, 2016)12. 2013.0225U (R. SUCRE: (415) 575-9108)
UCSF RESEARCH BUILDING AND CITY PARKING GARAGE EXPANSION – located on the northwest corner of Vermont and 23rd Streets, Assessor’s Block 4154, Lot 001 and Assessor’s Block 4213/001 (District 10). Request for Review and Comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Research Building and City Parking Garage Expansion at the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center Campus. The proposed project includes new construction of a five-story (up to 80-ft tall) research facility with approximately 175,000 gross square feet within the San Francisco General Hospital Historic District, which has been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The project site is located within the P (Public) Zoning District and a 105-E Height/Bulk Limit.
Recommendation: Review and Comment13. (J. GREVING: (415) 575-9169)
FAÇADE RETENTION POLICY DISCUSSION – On December 8, 2015 The Historic Preservation Commission discussed the issue of façade retention and explored a range of projects that featured some form of façade retention. This is a follow up on the topic. Planning Staff will provide a brief presentation on various examples of façade retention projects in San Francisco.
Preliminary Recommendation: Review and Comment
ADJOURNMENT