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, December 6, 2017
12:30 p.m.
Regular Hearing

Commissioners
Andrew Wolfram, President
Aaron Hyland, Vice President
Ellen Johnck, Richard S.E. Johns, Diane Matsuda, Jonathan Pearlman

Commission Secretary
Jonas P. Ionin

ROLL CALL

President: Andrew Wolfram
Vice-President: Aaron Hyland
Commissioners: 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 November 1, 2017
• Draft Minutes for HPC November 1, 2017
• Draft Minutes for HPC November 15, 2017
• Draft Minutes for CHA November 15, 2017

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. 2013.0384U                                                              (D. SMITH: (415) 575-9093)
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT – Consideration to adopt, modify, or disapprove the African American Citywide Historic Context Statement. Partially funded by the Historic Preservation Fund Committee, the context statement documents the history of African Americans in San Francisco from the City's earliest development to the present day. It outlines significance, integrity considerations, registration requirements, and further recommendations.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt the Historic Context Statement
(Continued from Regular hearing February 17, 2016, April 6, 2016, May 4, 2016, October 5, 2016 and February 15, 2017, December 6, 2017)
(Proposed for Indefinite Continuance)

E. REGULAR CALENDAR 

7. 2016-010340ENV                                                  (J. CLEEMAN: (415) 575-8763)
500 TURK STREET – northwest corner of Turk Street and Larkin Street, (Assessor's block/lot 0741/002) – Commission Review and Comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). The proposed project would demolish an existing one- to two-story, 20- to 30-foot-tall, 7,315-square-foot concrete tire and automobile service building and construct an eight-story, 79-foot-tall, 106,000-square-foot building that would contain 107 affordable residential units and one manager's unit. Constructed in 1935, the building is individually eligible for listing on the California Register.
Note: This public hearing is intended to assist the Commission on 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. The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the DEIR on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Written comments on the DEIR will be accepted at the Planning Department until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 16, 2018.
Preliminary Recommendation: Review and Comment

8. 2014.1050L                                                                (D. SMITH: (415) 575-9093)
1610 GEARY BOULEVARD – between Post Street and Geary Boulevard, Assessor's Block 0700, Lots 022, 023 (District 5). Consideration to adopt a Resolution to recommend to the Board of Supervisors Landmark Designation of 1601 Geary Boulevard, historically known as Peace Pagoda and Peace Plaza, as an individual Article 10 Landmark pursuant to Section 1004.1 of the Planning Code. Constructed in 1968, the Peace Pagoda and Peace Plaza were designed by master architect, Yoshiro Taniguchi and are significantly associated with the history and identity of the Japantown community. The HPC initiated landmark designation of the subject property on June 21, 2017. It is located in a Neighborhood Commercial, Moderate Scale (NC-3) zoning district and a 50-X Height and Bulk district.
Preliminary Recommendation: At the request of the Japantown Task Force, Adopt a revised Recommendation for Approval to include only Peace Pagoda in the Article 10 designation.
(Continued from regular hearing of August 16, 2017 and September 20, 2017)

9. 2017-013035DES                                                     (S. FERGUSON: (415) 575-9074)
236-246 1ST STREET – Consideration to Initiate Landmark Designation of the Phillips Building, Assessor's Block 3736, Lot 006 (District 6), as an Article 10 Landmark pursuant to Section 1004.1 of the Planning Code. The subject property is architecturally significant as a distinctive example of the Art Deco style, specifically the Mayan Deco substyle, and is the largest Art Deco style loft building in San Francisco; and is significant for its association with master architects Henry H. Meyers and George R. Klinkhardt. The property at 234‐246 First Street is located within the C-3-O(SD) – Downtown Office (Special Development) Zoning District and 200-S Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Initiate

10a. 2017-000965DES                                                  (S. FERGUSON: (415) 575-9074)
460 ARGUELLO BOULEVARD – east side of Arguello Blvd. between Euclid Avenue and Geary Blvd., Assessor's Block 1061, Lot 049 (District 1). Consideration to Recommend to the Board of Supervisors Landmark Designation of the Theodore Roosevelt Middle School as an individual Article 10 Landmark pursuant to Section 1004.1 of the Planning Code. 460 Arguello Blvd was added to the Landmark Designation Work program on June 15, 2011. Theodore Roosevelt Middle School is architecturally significant as San Francisco's only Dutch/German Expressionist style building designed by master architect Timothy Pflueger and exhibits high artistic values in its three New Deal murals. It is located in a P - Public Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt a Recommendation for Approval

10b. 2016-013562DES                                                (S. FERGUSON: (415) 575-9074)
600 32ND AVENUE – east side of 32nd Avenue between Geary Blvd. and Balboa Street, Assessor's Block 1574, Lot 001 (District 1). Consideration to Recommend to the Board of Supervisors Landmark Designation of the George Washington High School as an individual Article 10 Landmark pursuant to Section 1004.1 of the Planning Code. 600 32nd Avenue was added to the Landmark Designation Work program on August 17, 2016. George Washington High School is associated with significant events, as it was built largely using Public Works Administration funds. It is also architecturally significant as it embodies the characteristics of the Streamline Moderne style, represents the work of master architect Timothy Pflueger, and exhibits high artistic values in its four New Deal murals and one outdoor frieze that were all sponsored by the Federal Art Project. It is located in a P - Public Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt a Recommendation for Approval

10c. 2006.1465L                                                                 (S. FERGUSON: (415) 575-9074)
2728 BRYANT STREET – west side of Bryant Street between 25th and 26th streets, Assessor's Block 4273, Lot 008 (District 8). Consideration to Recommend to the Board of Supervisors Landmark Designation of the Sunshine School as an individual Article 10 Landmark pursuant to Section 1004.1 of the Planning Code. 2728 Bryant Street was added to the Landmark Designation Work program on June 15, 2011. The Sunshine School is significant for its association with events as the first public school specifically designed for children with disabilities built west of the Rockies and for its association with the Public Works Administration. It is also architecturally significant as it embodies the distinctive characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival style with Art Deco and Moorish accents; represents the work of four master architects - Albert A. Schroepfer, Charles F. Strothoff, Martin J. Rist, and Smith O'Brien; and exhibits high artistic values in its ingenious floorplan devised to combine two specialized schools into one campus and in its quality of materials and workmanship. It is located in a P - Public Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt a Recommendation for Approval

11. 2017-011911COA                                                              (J. VIMR: (415) 575-9109)
99 GROVE STREET – south side, between Polk Street and Larkin Street; Assessor's Block 0812, Lot 001 (District 6) – Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the proposed installation of a neon-lit artwork spanning the brick portion of the western façade and a small portion of the southern façade of the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Components include transformers, conduit, and neon tubing. The subject property is a contributory building within the Article 10 Civic Center Landmark District, and is located within a P (Public) Zoning District and 80-X Height and Bulk District. Historically known as the Exposition Auditorium, the subject building was originally designed by architecture firm Howard, Meyer, Reid in the Beaux-Arts style as part of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions

12a. 2017-014616LBR                                                    (S. CISNEROS: (415) 575-9186)
2222 MARKET STREET – on the north side of Market Street between Sanchez Street and Noe Street. Assessor's Block 3560, Lot 031 (District 8). Consideration of adoption of a resolution recommending Small Business Commission approval of a Legacy Business application. Beck's Motor Lodge is family-owned and –operated motel that has been serving the Castro neighborhood for 59 years. 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 (Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning District and 40-X/50-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt a Recommendation for Approval

12b. 2017-014618LBR                                                        (S. CISNEROS: (415) 575-9186)
800 DIVISADERO STREET – on the east side of Divisadero Street at the corner of Fulton Street. Assessor's Block 1180, Lot 013 (District 5). Consideration of adoption of a resolution recommending Small Business Commission approval of a Legacy Business application. For 43 years, Eddie's Café has been serving comfort food to the residents and visitors of the Western Addition in its diner-influenced atmosphere. 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 the NCT (Divisadero Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning District and 65-A Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt a Recommendation for Approval

12c. 2017-014645LBR                                                      (S. CISNEROS: (415) 575-9186)
5006 MISSION STREET – on the west side of Mission Street between Seneca Avenue and Italy Avenue. Assessor's Block 6968, Lot 009 (District 11). Consideration of adoption of a resolution recommending Small Business Commission approval of a Legacy Business application. Little Joe's Pizzeria is a 59-year-old Excelsior/Outer Mission establishment that has been serving up an array of Italian and Mexican dishes in a vintage Italian-restaurant setting. 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 the NCD (Excelsior Outer Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt a Recommendation for Approval

12d. 2017-014705LBR                                                     (S. CISNEROS: (415) 575-9186)
155 MAIN STREET – on the east side of Main Street between Howard Street and Mission Street. Assessor's Block 3717, Lot 011 (District 6). Consideration of adoption of a resolution recommending Small Business Commission approval of a Legacy Business application. For 32 years, One Twenty for Hair has been providing affordable, high quality salon services and products to the Downtown/Financial District 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 the C-3-O (SD) (Downtown-Office (Special Development)) Zoning District and 300-S Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt a Recommendation for Approval

ADJOURNMENT