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 18, 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 May 4, 2016

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. 2015-01400PTA                                                           (P. LAVALLEY: (415) 575-9084)
1 STOCKTON STREET – northwest corner of Stockton and Ellis Streets; Assessor's Block 0327, Lots 025 (District 3). Request for Major Permit to Alter for replacement of the non-historic façades at Stockton and Ellis Streets.  The façade will be re-clad in smooth and dimensional terra cotta rain screen, masonry clad piers, and will have new fenestration with aluminum windows and storefront. The proposal also includes installation of internally illuminated wall signs. Constructed in 1973, with substantial alterations to the façade in the early 2000s, the two-story building is a Category V (Unrated) Building within the Kearny-Market-Mason Conservation District, a C-3-R (Downtown Retail) Zoning District, and 80-130-F Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions
(Continued from Regular hearing April 20, 2016)
(Proposed Continuance to June 15, 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.

7. 2016-003416COA                                                             (E. TUFFY: (415) 575-9191)
274 BRANNAN STREET - north side of Brannan Street; Assessor's Block 3774, Lot 073 (District 6). Request for Certificate of Appropriateness for infill and alteration of property line windows on the east elevation of the building. In response to adjacent new construction, fire-rated interior partition walls are to be constructed to meet Building Code requirements. One window will be retrofit to receive fire-rated glazing. The historic Hawley Terminal Building at 274 Brannan Street is a six-story reinforced concrete former warehouse. Completed in 1924, the building was originally designed by the engineering firm of Ellison & Russell for M.J. Hawley who owned several public warehouses in the area. The subject property is a contributing building within the South End Landmark District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions

F. REGULAR CALENDAR 

8. 2015-015828COA                                                               (P. LAVALLEY: (415) 575-9084)
1135 O'FARRELL STREET – south side of block between Starr King Way and Gough Street; Assessor's Block 0720, Lot 028 (District 5).  Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for construction of a three-story addition at the north end of the west façade. The addition will house an elevator to provide universal access to all three floors of the church. The addition will be clad to match existing finishes and will be fenestrated with narrow arched window openings. St. Mark's Lutheran Church, designed by architect Henry Geilfuss and dedicated in 1895, is designated as Landmark No. 41 and is located within a RM-4 (Residential, Mixed, High-Density) District and 240-E Height and Bulk District.
Recommendation: Approve with Conditions

9. 2008.0586E                                                                      (S. CALTAGIRONE: (415) 558-6625)
ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY – Review and Comment regarding the Draft Existing Sites Technical Memorandum (ESTM), published by the Planning Department on May 4, 2016. The ESTM examines the environmental impacts of past non-permitted work at 34 Academy of Art (AAU) properties and recommends conditions of approval to remedy those impacts. The Historic Resource Appendix of the Draft ESTM specifically addresses impacts of past work to historic resources. The 30-day public comment period for the Draft ESTM document begins May 4, 2016 and extends through June 3, 2016. After the close of the public review period on the ESTM the Planning Department will consider all comments received on the ESTM, incorporate changes as necessary, and finalize the ESTM. The Final ESTM will be used by the Commission for information in all AAU approvals in regards to understanding the environmental impacts of the past unauthorized changes and AAU's ongoing operations. The Draft ESTM, including a detailed project description, is available for public review and comment on the Planning Department's website at http://www.sf-planning.org/sfceqadocs.
Preliminary Recommendation: Review and Comment

ADJOURNMENT