Historic Preservation Commission - March 16, 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, March 16, 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
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
6a. 2015-000308COA (R. SUCRE: (415) 575-9108)
38 LIBERTY STREET – located on the north side of Liberty Street between Valencia and Guerrero Streets, Assessor’s 3608, Lot 044A (District 8). Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for restoration of the street façade along Liberty Street, the construction of a new single-car garage, and construction of a three-story rear horizontal addition. The project would increase the size of the existing single-family residence from 2,203 square feet to 3,968 square feet. The subject lot is located within the Liberty-Hill Landmark District, RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-Family) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk Limit.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions6b. 2015-000308VAR (R. SUCRE: (415) 575-9108)
38 LIBERTY STREET – located on the north side of Liberty Street between Valencia and Guerrero Streets, Assessor’s 3608, Lot 044A (District 8) – Request for a Variance from the Zoning Administrator to address the requirements for rear yard (Planning Code Section 134). The proposed project includes construction of a three-story rear horizontal addition within a portion of the required rear yard. The subject lot is located within the Liberty-Hill Landmark District, RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-Family) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk Limit.7. 2015-008685DES (S. FERGUSON: (415) 575-9074)
WOODWARD STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT – Consideration of a Community-Sponsored Article 10 Landmark District Application for the Woodward Street Landmark District, located between 14th Street and Duboce Avenue (District 9). The district was previously identified by the Inner Mission North Historic Resources Survey as the California Register-eligible Woodward Street Romeo Flats Reconstruction Historic District. The subject properties are located within an RM-1 (Residential – Mixed, Low Density), PDR-1-G (Production, Distribution & Repair – 1 – General) and UMU (Urban Mixed Use) Zoning Districts and 40-X and 68-X Height and Bulk Districts.
Preliminary Recommendation: The Commission will review the findings of the application in consideration to initiate local Article 10 landmark designation.8. 2015-003877DES (S. FERGUSON: (415) 575-9074)
34-45 ONONDOGA AVENUE – Consideration of a Community-Sponsored Article 10 Landmark Application and Consideration to Recommend to the Board of Supervisors designation of the former Alemany Emergency Hospital and Health Center, south side of Onondaga Avenue, Assessor's Block 6956, Lots 016 and 017 (District 11), as an individual Article 10 Landmark pursuant to Section 1004.1 of the Planning Code. The subject property was constructed in 1933 as an extension of the City’s emergency hospital and healthcare system. Designed by master City Architect Charles H. Sawyer, the subject property is architecturally significant as examples of a type and period and conveys high artistic values and the interior contains frescoes painted by noted muralist, Bernard Zakheim. The subject property was added to the Landmark Designation Work Program on May 20, 2015. The property at 35 Onondaga is located within the NCD (Excelsior Outer Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District, while 45 Onondaga Avenue is located within a P (Public) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve9. 2011.1356E (S. PARKS: (415) 575-9101)
CENTRAL SOMA HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT AND HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY – The historic context statement and historic resource survey were conducted as part of the Central SoMa Plan, which is comprised of approximately 28 blocks bound by Market Street to the north, Townsend Street to the south, Second Street to the east, and Sixth Street to the west (District 6). The Central SoMa Historic Context Statement builds upon the research of other adjacent area plans, including the South of Market and Transbay. The Central SoMa Historic Resource Survey examined a total of 134 parcels within the area plan that had not been previously surveyed, or for which prior survey information was incomplete. Consideration to adopt, modify or disapprove a Motion to adopt the Central SoMa Historic Context Statement and Historic Resources Survey.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt a motion to approve the Historic Context Statement and Historic Resource Survey
(Continued from Regular hearing February 17, 2016)10. 2015-007219DES (S. PARKS: (415) 575-9101)
INGLESIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND THE GREAT CLOUD OF WITNESSES – Consideration to Initiate Landmark Designation 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, Assessor’s Block 6942, Lot 050 (District 7), as an individual Article 10 Landmark pursuant to Section 1004.1 of the Planning Code. 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 has 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.
ADJOURNMENT