Historic Preservation Commission - May 17, 2017 - 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, May 17, 2017
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:
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Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, Suite 400
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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. 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.
6. 2015-005890DES (S. FERGUSON: (415) 575-9074)
546-554 FILLMORE STREET – east side of Fillmore Street, north side of Oak Street, south side of Fell Street, Assessor's Blocks/Lots 0828/021, 0828/022, 0828/022A and 0828/012, (District 5). Consideration to Recommend to the Board of Supervisors designation of the former Sacred Heart Church Complex which includes the former rectory, church, school and convent buildings pursuant to Article 10, Section 1004(c) of the Planning Code. Sacred Heart Parish Complex is significant for its association with the growth and development of the Western Addition and Catholic religious institutions in San Francisco in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; with prominent and influential civil rights activist Father Eugene Boyle, pastor of the church from 1968 to 1972; as a distinctive and well‐executed example of a Romanesque Revival‐style Catholic parish grouping and for its association with master architect Thomas J. Welsh. 546-548 Fillmore Street is located in a RM-3 Residential-Mixed, Medium Density zoning district and 40-X Height and Bulk district; 554 Fillmore Street is located in a RM-1 Residential-Mixed, Low Density zoning district and 40-X Height and Bulk District; 735 Fell Street is located in a RM-3 Residential-Mixed, Medium Density zoning district and 40-X Height and Bulk District; and 660 Oak Street is located in a RM-1 Residential-Mixed, Low Density zoning district and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt a Recommendation for Approval
(Proposed Continuance to Regular hearing on July 19, 2017)
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.
7. 2017-000054COA (J. VIMR: (415) 575-9109)
601 WALLER STREET – southwest corner of Waller Street and Pierce Street, Assessor's Block/Lots 0864/026, 0864/027, and 0864/028 (District 6). Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to complete exterior alterations to a Contributory building within the Duboce Park Landmark District. The project proposes to demolish the existing irregular, pitched roof at the rear addition and replace it with a new roof deck; replace two existing windows and install one new window along the Pierce Street façade; and replace an existing window at the rear elevation with an enlarged door to provide access to the new deck. The project site is within a RTO (Residential Transit Oriented) Zoning District, 40-X Height and Bulk District, and the Duboce Park Landmark District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve
F. REGULAR CALENDAR
8. 2015-000644ENV (T. JOHNSTON: (415) 575-9035)
BIOSOLIDS DIGESTER FACILITY PROJECT (BDFP) – located at 750 Phelps Street, 1700 Jerrold Avenue, 1800 Jerrold Avenue, and 1801 Jerrold Avenue, Assessor's Block 5262 Lot 009 and Block 5281 Lot 001. Commission Review and Comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Report. The proposed project would construct new solids treatment, odor control, energy recovery, and associated facilities as part of improvements to the wastewater treatment facilities at the existing Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant (SEP) in San Francisco. Nine structures totaling about 136,000 square feet of building area, all of which are less than 65 feet tall, would be demolished at the project site and construction staging areas. The structures to be demolished were built between 1952 and 2009. The project would construct 22 above- and below-ground facilities on about 206,000 square feet of the project site. The tallest new buildings would be 65 feet tall; the tallest new structure, an exhaust stack, would be 75 feet tall. The project site is located within the P (Public Facilities), M-1 (Light Industrial), and M-2 (Industrial) Zoning Districts with a 65-J Height and Bulk Limit. The Draft EIR concluded that the proposed project would result in a significant and unavoidable impact in the area of cultural resources that would remain significant and unavoidable even with implementation of feasible mitigation measures. Specifically, the project would impact an identified individual historic architectural resource due to the demolition of Central Shops Buildings A and B; and would result in a cumulative impact on an identified, eligible historic district, the Southeast Plant Streamline Moderne Industrial Historic District, because implementation of the project would replace the function of the existing digesters and would allow for future demolition of the digesters and other contributors to the historic district.
Note: The Architectural Review Committee (ARC) of the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) reviewed the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) at their July 20, 2016 meeting. The ARC letter to the HPC and supporting documentation is linked here.
This public hearing is intended to assist the Commission in its preparation of comments on the DEIR. Comments made by members of the public at this hearing will not be considered comments on the DEIR and may not be responded to in the Final EIR (FEIR). The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the DEIR on June 1, 2017. Written comments on the DEIR will be accepted at the Planning Department until 5:00 p.m., June 19, 2017.
Preliminary Recommendation: Review and Comment9a. 2017-004872LBR (S. CISNEROS: (415) 575-9186)
1051 OCEAN AVENUE – south side of Ocean Avenue at the corner of Lee Avenue. Assessor's Block 6945, Lot 043 (District 7). Consideration of adoption of a resolution recommending Small Business Commission approval of a Legacy Business application. Beep's Burgers is a classic neighborhood drive-in restaurant founded in 1962 in the Ocean View/Ingleside neighborhood. The Legacy Business Registry recognizes longstanding, community-serving businesses that are valuable cultural assets to the City. In addition, the City intends that the Registry be a tool for providing educational and promotional assistance to Legacy Businesses to encourage their continued viability and success. The subject business is within a NCT (Ocean Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning District and 45-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt a Recommendation for Approval9b. 2017-004873LBR (S. CISNEROS: (415) 575-9186)
708 MONTGOMERY – east side of Montgomery Street. Assessor's Block 0196, Lot 010 (District 3). Consideration of adoption of a resolution recommending Small Business Commission approval of a Legacy Business application. Founded in 1966, Canessa Gallery is a non-profit art gallery showcasing the work of artists who are dedicated lifetime artists located in the Financial District/North Beach neighborhood. The Legacy Business Registry recognizes longstanding, community-serving businesses that are valuable cultural assets to the City. In addition, the City intends that the Registry be a tool for providing educational and promotional assistance to Legacy Businesses to encourage their continued viability and success. The subject business is within a C-2 (Community Business) Zoning District and 65-A Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt a Recommendation for Approval
ADJOURNMENT
Historic Preservation Officer
Timothy Frye
tim.frye@sfgov.org
(415) 575-6822
Hearing Procedures
The Historic Preservation Commission holds public hearings on the first and third Wednesday, of most months. The full hearing schedule for the calendar year and the Commission Rules & Regulations may be found online at: www.sfplanning.org.
Public Comments: Persons attending a hearing may comment on any scheduled item.
- When speaking before the Commission in City Hall, Room 400, please note the timer indicating how much time remains. Speakers will hear two alarms. The first soft sound indicates the speaker has 30 seconds remaining. The second louder sound indicates that the speaker's opportunity to address the Commission has ended.
Sound-Producing Devices Prohibited: The ringing of and use of mobile phones and other sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a mobile phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices (67A.1 Sunshine Ordinance: Prohibiting the use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices at and during public meetings).
For most cases that are considered by the Historic Preservation Commission, after being introduced by the Commission Secretary, shall be considered by the Commission in the following order:
- Presentation by Staff;
- Presentation by the Project Sponsor's Team (which includes: the sponsor, representative, legal counsel, architect, engineer, expeditor and/or any other advisor) for a period not to exceed ten (10) minutes, at the discretion of the Chair;
- Public testimony from supporters of the Project not to exceed three (3) minutes, at the discretion of the Chair;
- Presentation by Organized Opposition recognized by the Commission President through written request prior to the hearing for a period not to exceed ten (10) minutes, at the discretion of the Chair;
- Public testimony from opponents of the Project not to exceed three (3) minutes, at the discretion of the Chair;
- Staff follow-up and/or conclusions;
- Public comment portion of the hearing shall be closed and deliberation amongst the Commissioners shall be opened by the Chair;
- A motion to approve; approve with conditions; approve with amendments and/or modifications; disapprove; or continue to another hearing date, if seconded, shall be voted on by the Commission.
Every Official Act taken by the Commission must be adopted by a majority vote of all members of the Commission, a minimum of four (4) votes. A failed motion results in the disapproval of the requested action, unless a subsequent motion is adopted. Any Procedural Matter, such as a continuance, may be adopted by a majority vote of members present, as long as the members present constitute a quorum (four (4) members of the Commission).
Hearing Materials
Each item on the Agenda may include the following documents:
- Planning Department Case Executive Summary
- Planning Department Case Report
- Draft Motion or Resolution with Findings and/or Conditions
- Public Correspondence
Materials submitted to the Historic Preservation Commission prior to a scheduled hearing will become part of the public record only when the materials are also provided to the Commission Secretary and/or Project Planner. Correspondence may be emailed directly to the Commission Secretary at: commissions.secretary@sfgov.org.
Persons unable to attend a hearing may submit written comments regarding a scheduled item to: Historic Preservation Commission, 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103-2414. Written comments received by the close of the business day prior to the hearing will be brought to the attention of the Historic Preservation Commission and made part of the official record.
Advance Submissions: To allow Commissioners the opportunity to review material in advance of a hearing, materials must be received by the Planning Department reception eight (8) days prior to the scheduled public hearing. All submission packages must be delivered to1650 Mission Street, Suite 400, by 5:00 p.m. and should include fifteen (15) copies.
Day-of Submissions: Material related to a calendared item may be distributed at the hearing. Please provide ten (10) copies for distribution.
Appeals
The following is a summary of appeal rights associated with the various actions that may be taken at a Historic Preservation Commission hearing.
|
Case Type |
Case Suffix |
Appeal Period* |
Appeal Body |
|
Certificate of Appropriateness |
A |
30 calendar days |
Board of Appeals** |
|
CEQA Determination - EIR |
E |
30 calendar days |
Board of Supervisors |
|
Permit to Alter/Demolish |
H |
30 calendar days |
Board of Appeals** |
**An appeal of a Certificate of Appropriateness or Permit to Alter/Demolish may be made to the Board of Supervisors if the project requires Board of Supervisors approval or if the project is associated with a Conditional Use Authorization appeal. An appeal of an Office Allocation may be made to the Board of Supervisors if the project requires a Conditional Use Authorization.
For more information regarding the Board of Appeals process, please contact the Board of Appeals at (415) 575-6880. For more information regarding the Board of Supervisors process, please contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at (415) 554-5184 or board.of.supervisors@sfgov.org.
Challenges
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of (1) a Certificate of Appropriateness, (2) a Permit to Alter, (3) a 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 Historic Preservation Commission, at, or prior to, the public hearing.