Historic Preservation Commission - June 1, 2016 - Agenda

Meeting Date: 
June 1, 2016 - 12:30pm
Location: 

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, June 1, 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

Hearing Materials are available at:
Website: http://www.sfplanning.org
Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, Suite 400
Planning Information Center, 1660 Mission Street, 1st Floor
Voice recorded Agenda, only: (415) 558-6320

Commission Hearing Broadcasts:
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Ordinances and Accessibility
Hearing Procedures

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

1. Director’s Announcements

2. Review of Past Events at the Planning Commission, Staff Report and Announcements

C. COMMISSION MATTERS

3. President’s Report and Announcements

4. 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.

5. 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.

D. REGULAR CALENDAR 

6. 2015-007219DES                                                              (S. PARKS: (415) 575-9101)
1345 OCEAN AVENUE – Assessor’s Block 6942, Lot 050 (District 13) - Consideration to Recommend to the Board of Supervisors individual Article 10 Landmark designation pursuant to Section 1004.1 of the Planning Code of the Ingleside Presbyterian Church & Community Center and The Great Cloud of Witnesses. Located on the south east corner of Ocean Avenue and Granada Avenue, the building is architecturally significant as the work of San Francisco master architect, Joseph Leonard, who designed the Neoclassical building in 1923. The church is also significant for its interior “collage-mural,” and folk artist’s environment, entitled The Great Cloud of Witnesses. Begun in 1980, the mural is a 35-year work-in-progress, created by church pastor Reverend Roland Gordon, to inspire the community and to highlight the accomplishments of African Americans.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve

7. 2015-007181OTH                                                          (S. FERGUSON: (415) 575-9074)
140 MAIDEN LANE – north side of Maiden Lane, Assessor’s Block 0309, Lot 019 (District 4). Consideration to Recommend to the Board of Supervisors amendment of the landmark designation for the former V.C. Morris Gift Shop, San Francisco City Landmark No. 72. Amend the landmark designation to include both the interior and exterior character defining features pursuant to Article 10, Section 1004(c) of the Planning Code. The V. C. Morris Gift Shop, both the exterior and interior, is significant for its architecture and as the work of master architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It is located in a C-3-R Downtown Retail zoning district and 80-130-F Height and Bulk district.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve

8. 2014-001711PCA                                                               (O. MASRY: (415) 575-9116)
WIRELESS (WTS) FACILITY PLANNING CODE – Adopting a resolution recommending approval of amendments to the planning code text changes to: 1) Define wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facilities; 2) Create distinct WTS facility land use controls; 3) Require a conditional use authorization (cu) for macro WTS facilities in most Article 2, 7 and 8 districts; 4) Regulate micro WTS facilities in all districts; 5) Require that a WTS facility's cu shall expire after ten years; 6) Regulate WTS facilities in certain Mission Bay Districts and P districts; 7) Exempt certain telecommunications equipment accessory uses from height limitations; 8) Allow screening elements for WTS facilities to exceed height limits, consistent with existing height limit exemptions for antennas; 9) Define and regulate temporary WTS facilities; 10) Allow the Historic Preservation Commission to delegate determinations on applications for administrative Certificates of Appropriateness and Minor Permits to Alter to Planning Department staff; 11) Affirming the Planning Department's determination under the California Environmental Quality Act, and making findings of consistency with the general plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1; and 12) Make findings under Planning Code Section 302.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve to Board of Supervisors

ADJOURNMENT