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, January 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

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: Live stream: http://www.sfgovtv.org 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:

• Draft Minutes for ARC December 2, 2015
• Draft Minutes for HPC December 16, 2015

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.

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.

F. REGULAR CALENDAR 

 6. 2015-015229COA                                                       (E. TUFFY: (415) 575-9191)
200 LARKIN STREET – east side of Larkin Street between McAllister Street and Fulton Street; Assessor’s Block 0353, Lot 001. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install a temporary art piece – for a period of 3-5 years – in a designated significant interior space at the Asian Art Museum. The artwork is proposed to be hung in the northwest corner of the building’s open loggia, which surrounds the monumental grand staircase. The subject property is located within the Civic Center Landmark District, a P (Public) Zoning District, and 80-X Height and Bulk District. Designed by architect George Kelham and first opened in 1917, the subject property served as the city’s main public library for nearly 80 years, until it was converted to its current use as the Asian Art Museum. 
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions

7. 2015-004086PTA                                                            (L. YEGAZU: (415) 575-9076)
69 MAIDEN LANE – south side of Maiden Lane between Grant Avenue and Kearny Street, Assessor’s Block 0310, Lots 013A. Request for a Major Permit to Alter to replace the non-historic Maiden Lane façade and install new cladding, fenestration, and a projecting sign. Constructed in 1920, the subject building is a Category IV (Contributory) Building within the Kearny-Market-Mason Conservation District, the C-3-R (Downtown Retail) Zoning District, and 80-130-F Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions       

ADJOURNMENT