Notice of Hearings Archive - 2014
This webpage is maintained by the Planning Department as a courtesy to the public to provide online access to copies of newspaper notices that are required for certain calendar items. However, this webpage is not intended to satisfy the legal requirements of such cases. Please be advised that the notices provided below may not represent a complete list of items scheduled to be considered at a public hearing. For a complete list of items scheduled to be considered at a particular public hearing, please refer to the relevant Agendas for the Planning Commission and/or Historic Preservation Commission.
Prior Notices
SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF HEARINGS
Notice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, January 15, 2015 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400.
2011.0919C: 1010 BUSH STREET– located at the northwest corner of Bush and Jones Streets; Lot 007 in Assessor’s Block 0276 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 209.6(b) and 303, to establish a wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would feature nine (9) panel antennas on the roof of the existing four-story tall, mixed-use building. Three (3) of the antennas would be mounted behind two (2) new screening enclosures attached to the east facing wall of an existing rooftop penthouse. The remaining six (6) antennas would be mounted on the roof of the existing rooftop penthouse. Related electronic equipment would be located on the roof and in a basement room. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 5 Site (Preferred Location; Mixed-Use Buildings in High Density Districts) within an RC-4 (Residential-Commercial, High Density) Zoning District, and a 65-A Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code.
For further information, call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116, or via e-mail at Omar.Masry@sfgov.org and ask about Case No 2014.0703C.
2014.0703C: 400 ALABAMA STREET– located at the southwest corner of Alabama and 17th Streets; Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 3968 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 218, 249.60 and 303 for a change of use to establish a 9,945 square foot general grocery store and accessory restaurant (d.b.a. Gus’s Community Market) with twenty accessory parking spaces within a portion of an existing industrial building located in the PDR-1-G (Production, Distribution, and Repair - General) District and 68-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h).
For further information, call Doug Vu at (415) 575-9120, or via e-mail at doug.vu@sfgov.org and ask about Case No 2014.0703C.
2012.1172C: 1 NEWHALL STREET – located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Newhall and Jennings Streets, Lot 030 in Assessor’s Block 4570 - Request for Conditional Use authorization under Planning Code Sections 227(d) and 303 to establish a public use (d.b.a. the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner) of up to 44,030 gross square feet within a PDR-2 (Core Production, Distribution and Repair) Zoning District and a 65-J Height and Bulk District. The proposal includes façade alterations and a vertical addition of approximately 11 feet. The project does not increase the existing building footprint. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h).
For further information, call Brittany Bendix at (415) 575-9114 and ask about Case Number 2012.1172C.
SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING DEPARTMENT
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given to the general public that an application involving the property/and or issues described below has been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the Planning Code.
50 CALIFORNIA STREET – Located at the northeast corner of California and Davis Streets; Lot 022 in Assessor’s Block 0235 – Notice of Downtown Project Authorization. Notice is hereby given to the general public that an application involving the property at 50 California Street, Lot 022 in Assessor's Block 0235, has been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the Planning Code, including Planning Code Section 309. The proposed work would affect the ground-floor area along the Davis Street frontage of the existing building. The proposal is to expand the lobby to infill a portion of the existing arcade along the Davis Street frontage. The proposal would also add approximately 800 square feet of retail space near the corner of Davis and Sacramento Streets. No alterations are proposed above the ground-floor of the building.
If you determine that the impact on you from this proposed development is significant, and you believe that circumstances exist that merit a public hearing regarding the project, you have the option to request that the Planning Commission exercise its discretionary powers to review the project. This procedure is called a Downtown Project Authorization. If you believe the project warrants a Downtown Project Authorization by the Planning Commission, you must make such request within 10 days of this notice by submitting a written request to the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, or to the Planning Information Center, 1660 Mission Street, 1st Floor, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
If no request for Planning Commission review has been filed within 10 days of this notice, the Planning Department will approve the application and forward it to the Department of Building Inspection for its review.
For further information, call Kevin Guy at (415) 558-6163, or email at kevin.guy@sfgov.org, and ask about Building Permit No. 2014.1105.0746----
Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission.
Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Scott Sanchez
Zoning Administrator
Planning Department
1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
12/24/2014
Prior Notices
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, January 8, 2015 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400.2014.1393C: 1135 Evans Avenue, at the southwest corner of Evans Avenue and Middle Point Road, Lot 014 in Assessor’s Block 4602A – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 711.83 and 303 to modify an existing wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by Sprint. The modified macro WTS facility would allow three (3) additional panel antennas adjacent to three (3) existing panel antennas mounted to Pacific Gas & Electric transmission towers. Related electronic equipment would be located on the transmission towers, and an existing ground-mounted equipment area. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 1 Site (Preferred Location; Co-Location with Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile) within an NC-2 (Neighborhood Commercial, Small-Scale) Zoning District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). For further information, please call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116 and ask about Case No. 2014.1393C. 2014.0560C: 4377 Mission Street, at the southeast corner of Mission Street and Avalon Avenue, Lots 033-041 in Assessor’s Block 6013 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 745.83 and 303 to modify an existing wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by Sprint. The modified macro WTS facility would replace three (3) panel antennas which are mounted within a single rooftop-mounted radome; with six (6) panel antennas within a faux rooftop-mounted stairwell penthouse. Related electronic equipment would be located on the roof, and an existing first floor equipment area. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 6 Site (Limited Preference, Individual Neighborhood Commercial District) within the Excelsior Outer Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial District, Excelsior Alcohol Restricted Use District, Fringe Financial Services Restricted Use District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). For further information, please call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116 and ask about Case No. 2014.0560C. 2014-001033PCA: Administrative and Planning Code Amendment – Amending Regulation of Short-Term Residential Rentals and Establishing Fee [Board File 141036]. Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide an exception for permanent residents to the prohibition on short-term residential rentals under certain conditions; to create procedures, including a registry administered by the Planning Department, for tracking short-term residential rentals and compliance; to establish an application fee for the registry; amending the Planning Code to clarify that short-term residential rentals shall not change a unit's type as residential; affirming the Planning Department's determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. For further information, please call Aaron Starr at (415) 558-6362 and ask about Case No. 2014-001033PCA. 2013.1600B: 340 Bryant Street, at Rincon Aly, Lot 061 in Assessor’s Block 3764: Request for Office Development Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 321, 803.9(h) and 842.66 to convert the second, third and fourth floors to 47,536 gross square feet of office use. The subject property is located within the Mixed Use Office (MUO) Zoning District and a 65-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Erika Jackson at (415) 558-6363 and ask about Case Number 2013.1600B. 2014.1547C: 3481 18TH STREET- south side between Valencia and Lexington; Lot 145 of Assessor’s Block 3589 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 178(c), 186 and 303, to extend the hours of operation of an existing Limited Commercial Use authorized as a full-service restaurant (d.b.a. Regalito) within the RTO-Mission (Residential, Transit Oriented-Mission Neighborhood) Zoning District, Mission Alcoholic Beverage Special Use Sub-District and 55-X Height and Bulk District. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). For further information, please call Kimberly Durandet at (415) 575-6816 and ask about Case No. 2014.1547C---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez 12/17/2014 SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING DEPARTMENT |
12/10/2014 | No Posting for Planning Commission |
12/03/2014 | No Posting for Planning Commission |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION |
11/19/2014 | [ Display ]
SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, December 11, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2014.0454C: 4089 24th STREET at the southeast corner of Castro and 24th Streets, Lot 017 in Assessor’s Block 6507 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 728.83 and 303 to allow a macro wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would feature twelve (12) screened panel antennas; with (9) nine panel antennas placed within a faux rooftop mechanical penthouse; and the remaining (3) three panel antennas placed within individual roof-mounted faux vent pipes. Related electronic equipment would be place on the roof and a portion of the first floor. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 6 Site (Individual Neighborhood Commercial District) within the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116 and ask about Case No. 2014.0454C. 2011.0919C: 1010 BUSH STREET – at the northwest corner of Bush and Jones Streets, Lot 007 in Assessor’s Block 0276 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.6(b) and 303 to allow a wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would feature nine (9) panel antennas on the roof of the existing four-story tall, mixed-use building. Three (3) of the antennas would be mounted behind two (2) new screening enclosures attached to the east facing wall of an existing rooftop penthouse. The remaining six (6) antennas would be mounted on the roof of the existing rooftop penthouse. Related electronic equipment would be located on the roof and in a basement room. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 5 Site (Preferred Location; Mixed-Use Buildings in High Density Districts) within an RC-4 (Residential-Commercial, High Density) Zoning District, and a 65-A Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116 and ask about Case No. 2011.0919C. 2014.0966T: Ordinance amending the Planning Code to adopt the San Francisco Citywide Nexus Analysis supporting existing development fees, including fees in the Downtown and other Area Plans, to cover impacts of residential and commercial development in the areas of recreation and open space; pedestrian and streetscape improvements; childcare; and bicycle infrastructure; making findings related to all of the fees in Article IV generally and certain development fees supported by the Nexus Analysis specifically; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. Preliminary Recommendation: Adoption For further information, please call Kearstin Dischinger at (415) 558-6284 and ask about Case No. 2014.0966T. 2014.0610C: 260 PAGE STREET at the north side of Page Street east of Laguna Street, Lot 012 in Assessor’s Block 0839 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.1(i) and 303 to permit a dwelling unit density not exceeding one unit for each 200 square feet of lot area. The proposal includes the addition of two studio units within the existing three-story over basement, 9-unit building, resulting in 11 total units. Two doors and four windows would be added to the rear façade of the property. No additional alterations are proposed. The subject property is located in the Residential Transit-Oriented (RTO) District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Carly Grob at (415) 575-9138, or e-mail at carly.grob@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.0610C. 2013.0124X: 1450 15th Street at the corner of Shotwell Street, Lot 064 in Assessor’s Block 3549 – Request for Large Project Authorization (LPA), pursuant to Planning Code Section 329, for the new construction of a five-story, 50-foot tall, residential building (approximately 27,620 gsf) with up to 23 dwelling units, 16 off-street parking spaces, and common open space. Under the LPA, the project is seeking a modification of the requirements for: 1) rear yard (Planning Code Section 134); 2) permitted obstructions (Planning Code Section 136) and; 3) dwelling unit exposure (Planning Code Section 140). The subject property is located in the Urban Mixed Use (UMU) Zoning District, and a 50-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Erika S. Jackson at (415) 558-6363, or e-mail at erika.jackson@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2013.0124X. 2010.0401C: 625 MONTEREY BOULEVARD – cross streets Gennessee and Foerster Streets; Lots 043 & 054 in Assessor’s Block 3115 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization to expand an existing Safeway grocery store from 19,079gsf to 44,919gsf, to include request for Planned Unit Development, seeking modifications to the Planning Code for rear yard requirements, street frontage and parking, per Planning Code Sections 304, 134, 145, and 204.5 respectively; request for Conditional Use Authorization to merge two lots into one lot measuring approximately 36,187sf, pursuant to Planning Code Section 710.11; request for Conditional Use Authorization for commercial use size of approximately 44,900gsf, pursuant to Planning Code Section 710.21; request for Conditional Use Authorization for extended hours of operation between 11pm – 2am, pursuant to Planning Code Section 710.27; and request for Conditional Use Authorization to allow establishment of a formula retail grocery store (dba Safeway) and a formula retail coffee kiosk (dba Starbucks) inside the store, pursuant to Planning Code Section 703.4. The project site is within the NC-1 (Neighborhood Commercial, Cluster) Zoning District, and 32-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Marcelle Boudreaux at (415) 575-9140, and ask about Case No. 2010.0401C. 2012.1187CBX: 501-505 Brannan Street, south side, between 4th and 5th Streets, Lot 038 in Assessor’s Block 3786: Request for a Conditional Use Authorization, Large Project Authorization and Office Development Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 157.1, 303, 321, 329, 842.41 and 842.66 for the new construction of a six story office building with an additional two floors of below grade parking. Under the Conditional Use Authorization the project is seeking to establish a commercial parking garage of 14,939 gross square-feet (GSF) per Planning Code Sections 157.1, 303 and 842.41. Under the Large Project Authorization, the proposed project is seeking to construct a building of approximately 153,117 GSF per Planning Code Section 329. Under the Office Development Authorization, the proposed project would include up to 137,446 GSF of office space. The subject property is located within the Mixed Use-Office (MUO) Zoning District and an 85-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Brittany Bendix at (415) 575-9114, or e-mail at brittany.bendix@sfgov.org, and ask about Case Number 2012.1187CBX. ---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez 11/19/2014 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW NOTICE |
11/12/2014 | [ Display ]
SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, December 4, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2014.0985C: 400 CASTRO STREET – West side of Castro Street at Market Street; Lot 035 in Assessor’s Block 2647 –Request for Conditional Use Authorization to establish a personal service establishment (d.b.a. Soulcycle) in the 3,042 square-foot tenant space previously occupied by a clothing store. The project sponsor proposes to add a 592 square-foot mezzanine, bringing the total use size of the project to 3,634 square-feet. The project is located in the Castro Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD) and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Tina Chang at (415) 575-9197, or e-mail at tina.chang@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.0985C. 2014.1190C: 549 CASTRO STREET – East side of Castro Street; Lot 065 in Assessor’s Block 3583 –Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 703.4 to establish a formula retail, limited restaurant (d.b.a. Philz Coffee) in the 1,310 square-foot tenant space occupied by a campaign office. The project is located in the Castro Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD) and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Tina Chang at (415) 575-9197, or e-mail at tina.chang@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.1190C. 2014.1237Z: Zoning Map Amendment – 1600 Cortland Avenue. Ordinance amending the Zoning Map, to re-zone the property located at 1600 Cortland Avenue (Assessor's Block No. 5691, Lot No. 040) from C-M (Heavy Commercial) to PDR-1-G (Production, Distribution and Repair: General); and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. For further information, call Diego R Sánchez at (415) 575-9082, or e-mail at diego.sanchez@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.1237Z. 2014.0417C: 531 CASTRO STREET – between 18th & 19th Streets; Lot 093 in Assessor’s Block 3583 – Request for Conditional Use authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 703.3, 703.4, 790.38, 303(c), and 303(i) to allow the conversion of an existing vacant restaurant (d.b.a. the Patio Restaurant and Café) into a formula retail restaurant (d.b.a. Hamburger Mary’s), including an other entertainment use, within the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Tom Wang at (415) 558-6335, or e-mail at tom.wang@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.0417C.---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez 11/12/2014 Notice of Downtown Project Authorization: 1455 Market StreetNotice is hereby given to the general public that an application involving the property at 1455 Market Street, Lot 040 in Assessor's Block 3507, has been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the Planning Code, including Planning Code Section 309. The proposed work would affect the ground-floor area along the Market Street frontage and a portion of the 11th Street frontage of the existing building. The proposal is to expand the existing retail space by approximately 1,100 square feet to infill a portion of the existing arcade at the corner of Market and 11th Streets. The proposal would also replace the existing storefronts along the remainder of the Market Street frontage in their current locations, add new awnings over the Market Street sidewalk, and demolish two existing kiosks (currently occupied by a florist and a café). No alterations are proposed above the ground-floor of the building. If you determine that the impact on you from this proposed development is significant, and you believe that circumstances exist that merit a public hearing regarding the project, you have the option to request that the Planning Commission exercise its discretionary powers to review the project. This procedure is called a Downtown Project Authorization. If you believe the project warrants a Downtown Project Authorization by the Planning Commission, you must make such request within 10 days of this notice by submitting a written request to the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, or to the Planning Information Center, 1660 Mission Street, 1st Floor, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. If no request for Planning Commission review has been filed within 10 days of this notice, the Planning Department will approve the application and forward it to the Department of Building Inspection for its review. For further information, call Kevin Guy at (415) 558-6163, or email at kevin.guy@sfgov.org, and ask about Building Permit No. 2014.0724.2073. ---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez 11/05/2014 |
11/05/2014 | No Posting for Planning Commission |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, November 20, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2014.0156T: REASONABLE MODIFICATION LEGISLATION – REASONABLE MODIFICATION TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES SEEKING FAIR ACCESS TO HOUSING - Amendments to the Planning Code to establish a process for making and acting upon requests for reasonable modifications for Persons with Disabilities to seek fair housing. The process will be established under Planning Code Section 305 under two procedures. The first procedure will be considered under an administrative variance procedure for ramps, parking without a structure, elevators, and habitable space within the permitted building envelope. All other requests will proceed under the standard variance procedure. Applicants will be required to provide grounds for the modification as well as documentation describing why the modification is necessary. For further information, please call Menaka Mohan at (415) 575-9141 and ask about Case No. 2014.0156T. 2013.0986CX: 1140 FOLSOM STREET, located at the northwest corner of Folsom and Rausch Streets, Lots 015, 075, 077, 078 and 080 in Assessor’s Block 3730 – Request for a LARGE PROJECT AUTHORIZATION (LPA), PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD), and Conditional Use Authorization (CU), pursuant to Planning Code Sections 121.1, 121.2, 121.7, 303, 304 and 329, for the new construction of a six-story mixed-use building (measuring approximately 153,675 gross square feet) with up to 112 dwelling units, 5,600 square feet of ground floor retail on Folsom Street, up to 88 off-street parking spaces, 104 Class 1 bicycle parking spaces, 8 Class 2 bicycle parking spaces, and private and common open space. The proposed building will be 65-feet tall along Folsom Street, and will step down to 40-ft along Rausch Street. Under the LPA, the project is seeking a modification to certain Planning Code requirements, including: 1) rear yard (Planning Code Section 134); 2) open space (Planning Code Section 135); 3) dwelling unit exposure (Planning Code Section 140); 4) off-street parking (Planning Code Section 151.1); 5) off-street loading (Planning Code Section 152.1); and, 6) horizontal mass reduction (Planning Code Section 270.1). Per Planning Code Section 121.1, the project is required to obtain Conditional Use Authorization from the Planning Commission for development on a lot greater than 10,000 square feet within the Folsom Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit (NCT) Zoning District. The proposed lot area is approximately 32,800 square feet. The portion of the lot within the Folsom St NCT is approximately 14,600 square feet. Per Planning Code Section 121.2, the project is required to obtain Conditional Use Authorization from the Planning Commission for development of non-residential use larger than 4,000 sq ft. The project proposes 5,600 square feet of new ground floor retail space. Per Planning Code Section 121.7, the project is required to obtain Conditional Use Authorization from the Planning Commission for the merger of lots, which would create more than 50-ft of street frontage within the RED Zoning District. The project proposes to merge Lots 075, 077, 078 and 080 on Block 3730, thus resulting in a street frontage of 175-ft in the RED Zoning District. Per Planning Code Section 304, the project will also seek a Planned Unit Development (PUD) for new construction on a site greater than half acre in size. Under the PUD, the project is seeking modification to certain Planning Code requirements, including: 1) rear yard (Planning Code Section 134); 2) open space (Planning Code Section 135); 3) dwelling unit exposure (Planning Code Section 140); 4) off-street parking (Planning Code Section 151.1); and, 5) off-street loading (Planning Code Section 152.1). These modifications are similar to the modifications sought under the LPA. For further information, please call Rich Sucre at (415) 575-9108 and ask about Case No. 2013.0986CX. 2014.1146C: 2575 - 3rd STREET – east side between 22nd and 23rd Streets; Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 4173 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 249.37, 843.45 and 303, to allow the expansion of a gymnasium (d.b.a. Dogpatch Boulders), within the PDR-1-G (General) District and 68-X Height and Bulk District, and the Innovative Industries Special Use District. Planning Code Sections 249.37 and 843.45 require a Conditional Use authorization for retail businesses including personal service establishments, such as a health club, fitness, gymnasium or exercise facility, over 4,000 SF in area. The project proposes a 5,000 SF expansion of the existing rock climbing facility/gymnasium from 17,500 SF to 22,500 SF. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). For further information, please call Esmeralda Jardines at (415) 575-9144 and ask about Case No. 2014.1146C. ---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, November 13, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2014.0165C: 1661 PINE STREET – south side of Pine Street and north side of Austin Street, between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street; Lot 030 in Assessor’s Block 0666 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 243, 253, 303 and 304 to modify the existing residential care facility (San Francisco Towers) and Planned Unit Development (PUD) including addition of habitable area, reduction of parking, change of use, resulting in the modification of the conditions of approval under Case No. 1989.037C, within the RC-4 (Residential-Commercial Combined, High Density) and NC-3 Zoning Districts, the Van Ness Special Use District, the Van Ness Automotive Special Use District and the 130-E Height and Bulk District. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Sharon Lai at (415) 575-9087, and ask about Case No. 2014.0165C. 2014.1167T: Planning Code Amendment to allow exemptions above the height limit for hospital mechanical equipment. Ordinance amending Planning Code Section 260 to allow exemptions above the height limit for hospital mechanical equipment so long as it is 1) not higher than the highest point of the existing rooftop enclosure; 2) has minimal visual impact and maximum architectural integration; 3) is necessary for the function of the building; and 4) no other feasible alternatives exist; making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 For further information, please call Kanishka Burns at (415) 575-9112 and ask about Case No. 2014.1167T. 2013.1601XV: 690 Market Street – Northeast corner of the intersection of Market Street, Geary Street and Kearny Street; Lot 016-019 in Assessor's Block 0311. Request for Downtown Project Authorization to amend the conditions of approval for a previously-approved project to construct an eight-story vertical addition and change the use from office to residential and time-share hotel units to provide 106 residential and hotel units (Case No. 2004.0584EKXCMTZLU). Pursuant to the requirements of Section 134, the minimum required rear yard depth shall be equal to 25% of the total lot depth at the lowest story containing a dwelling unit and at each succeeding level or story of the building. The Project Sponsor proposes to amend the conditions of approval for the previous Downtown Project Authorization to convert 24 vacant timeshare hotel units into dwelling units within a building with full lot coverage that is unable to provide the 25% required rear yard. The project also requires variances from Planning Code Section 140 (dwelling unit exposure) and Section 135 (Usable Open Space), which the Zoning Administrator will consider following the Planning Commission's consideration of the request for Downtown Project Authorization. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Kanishka Burns at (415) 575-9112 and ask about Case No. 2013.1601XV. ---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING DEPARTMENT |
10/15/2014 | [ Display ]
SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, November 6, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2014.0799C: 3600 GEARY BLVD – northwest corner of Palm Avenue; Lot 018 in Assessor’s Block 1061 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303(c), 303(i), 703.4 and 712.40 to establish a Formula Retail pharmacy store (d.b.a. CVS Pharmacy) within the NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and 80-A Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Laura Ajello at (415) 575-9142, and ask about Case No. 2014.0799C. For further information, call Jon Swae at (415) 575-9069, and ask about Case No. 2013.1517ME. 2014.0552CE: 3008 – 3010 GEARY BOULEVARD – north side between Blake and Cook Streets; Lot 019 in Assessor’s Block 1067 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303(c) and 303(k) to allow the conversion of a movie theatre use to a personal service use for a baseball academy (d.b.a. San Francisco Baseball Academy) with accessory office, retail and café uses within the NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Mary Woods at (415) 558-6315 and ask about Case No. 2014.0552CE. 2014.0567BC: 2101 Mission Street, southeast corner of the Mission and 17th Street intersection, Lot 091 in Assessor’s Block 3575: Request for Conditional Use Authorization and Office Development Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 121.2, 320, 321, 736.65 and 736.70, to legalize uses on the 3rd and 4th stories of the existing building, including: the establishment of administrative services and business and professional services, and the expansion of the existing trade shop. Under the Conditional Use Authorization, the project is seeking to (1) legalize the establishment of a 14,059 square-foot administrative services use (d.b.a. Crowd Flower), (2) to establish two additional administrative services uses of 5,613 square-feet and 675 square-feet each, and (3) to add an administrative services use to the existing trade shop (d.b.a. Studio 17) increasing the tenant space to 25,486 square-feet. Under the Office Development Authorization, the proposed project would result in 48,375 gross square feet of office space. The subject property is located within the Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit (Mission NCT) Zoning District and a 65-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Brittany Bendix at (415) 575-9114 and ask about Case Number 2014.0567BC. ---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING DEPARTMENT |
10/08/2014 | No Posting for Planning Commission |
10/01/2014 | [ Display ]
SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, October 23, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2013.0255C: 620 JONES STREET – East side, between Geary Street and Post Street; Lot 036 in Assessor’s Block 0305- Request for Conditional Use Authorization to amend an existing condition of approval associated with the bar and restaurant doing business as Jones, which would extend the permitted hours of operation of the existing outdoor activity area from 12:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. No exterior or interior alterations are proposed. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). For further information, please call Carly Grob at (415) 575-9138 or e-mail at carly.grob@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2013.0255C. 2013.1653C: 1814 - 1816 ANZA STREET – North side, between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue; Lot 018 in Assessor’s Block 1535- Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 209.3(j) and 303 to convert the ground floor of a three-story, two-family dwelling into meeting space with approximately 1,500 square feet of floor area to be utilized by a religious institution Canaan Lutheran Church for bible studies, fellowships, Sunday school, and other church-related activities. Canaan Lutheran Church currently holds its worship services in the church located directly east of the subject property at 479 - 495 9th Avenue, in partnership with Zion Lutheran Church. The proposal will involve tenant improvements to the existing ground-floor commercial space with approximately 1,200 square feet of floor area consisting of a residential garage with accessory utility and storage areas. The proposal will include constructing a one-story horizontal rear addition with approximately 300 square feet of floor area to expand the existing ground floor and converting the existing garage door into entry doors to the proposed church-related meeting space. In addition, two off-street parking spaces will be replaced by bicycle parking on the subject property pursuant to Planning Code Section 150(e). The existing curbcut will be removed and the curb will be restored for on-street parking. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). For further information, please call Sharon M. Young at (415) 558-6346 or e-mail at sharon.m.young@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2013.1653C. Case No. 2014.1414T: Amending the Third Street Alcohol Restricted Use District [Board File No. 140875]. Ordinance introduced by Supervisor Cohen amending the Third Street Alcohol Restricted Use District to allow Alcoholic Beverage Control Type 23, “Small Beer Manufacturer”, Licenses; and adopting findings, including environmental findings, Planning Code Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101. For further information, please call Diego Sanchez at (415) 575-9082 or e-mail at diego.sanchez@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.1414T. 2014.0362C: 536 CENTRAL AVENUE – east side between Grove and Hayes Streets; Lot 024 in Assessor’s Block 1198 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 209.2(d) and 303 to extend the hours of operation for an existing overnight youth shelter (The Diamond Youth Shelter) operated by the Larkin Street Youth Services. The hours would be changed from an overnight (8 pm to 8 am) shelter to a 24-hour shelter. This proposal would modify Planning Commission Motion No. 17463 for Case No. 2007.0219C. The existing program, providing up to 20 shelter beds for homeless youths ranging from 13 to 17 years old would not change. Neither exterior expansion nor interior renovation is proposed. The project site is located in an RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-Family) District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Mary Woods at (415) 558-6315 and ask about Case No. 2014.0362C. 2014.0977C: 2312 MARKET STREET – northwest corner 16th Street; Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 3562 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Section 303 to modify existing conditions of Motion No. 14434 (case no. 1997.366C) to remove conditions #2 and #4, to operate during the same business hours as the rest of the zoning district and to serve any cuisine type. No other work is proposed. The site is within the Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial Transit (NCT) Zoning District, and 50-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Marcelle Boudreaux at (415) 575-9140, and ask about Case No. 2014.0977C.---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, October 16, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2014.0536C : 1245 ALABAMA STREET – east side between 24th and 25th Streets; Lot 027 in Assessor’s Block 4269 – Request for Conditional Use (CU) authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.3(f) and 303 to allow the establishment of a child-care facility for up to 92 children within a RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family) District with a 40-X Height and Bulk designation. The proposed operation is a licensed preschool (Head Start) to be operated by Mission Neighborhood Centers. The preschool will be located on the property of St. Peter’s Convent. For further information please call Esmeralda Jardines at (415) 575-9144 or email Esmeralda.jardines@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.0536C. 2013.0647T: PLANNING CODE AMENDMENTS RELATED TO Consolidateing Definitions, Reorganize Article 2, and Make Other Nonsubstantive Changes to Update, Clarify, and Simplify Code Language - The Planning Commission will consider a Resolution to recommend adoption of amendments to the Planning Code. The amendments are intended to consolidate definitions into Section 102 and reorganize Article 2 to create Zoning Control Tables and make other minor changes in order to update, clarify, and simplify Code language; and affirming the Planning Department’s California Environmental Quality Act determination and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. Preliminary Recommendation: Approve a draft Resolution to adopt amendments to the Planning Code. For further information, call Aaron Starr at (415) 558-6362, and ask about Case No. 2013.0647T. 2014.1399WX: 181 FREMONT STREET, east side between Mission and Howard Streets, Lots 010-011 of Assessor’s Block 3719: Request for approval of a Development Agreement in association with a previously-approved project to demolish two existing buildings, and construct a new 52-story building, reaching a roof height of 700 feet, with a spire reaching a height of 800 feet, containing approximately 404,000 square feet of office uses, 74 dwelling units, 2,000 square feet of retail space, and 68,000 square feet of subterranean area with off-street parking, loading, and mechanical areas (Case No. 2007.0456EBKXV). Pursuant to the requirements of Section 249.28, a minimum of 15% of the dwelling units in the project would have been required to be affordable to, and occupied by, qualifying persons and families as defined by the Transbay Redevelopment Plan. The Project Sponsor proposes to enter into a Development Agreement (pursuant to Chapter 56 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) to exempt the Project from the requirements of Section 249.28 to provide the affordable dwelling units on-site, and to enable the payment of an in-lieu Affordable Housing Fee toward the development of affordable housing in the Transbay Redevelopment Project Area. Preliminary Recommendation: Approval 2014.1399WX: 181 FREMONT STREET, east side between Mission and Howard Streets, Lots 010-011 of Assessor’s Block 3719: Request for a Downtown Project Authorization to amend the conditions of approval for a previously-approved project to demolish two existing buildings, and construct a new 52-story building, reaching a roof height of 700 feet, with a spire reaching a height of 800 feet, containing approximately 404,000 square feet of office uses, 74 dwelling units, 2,000 square feet of retail space, and 68,000 square feet of subterranean area with off-street parking, loading, and mechanical areas (Case No. 2007.0456EBKXV). Pursuant to the requirements of Section 249.28, a minimum of 15% of the dwelling units in the project would have been required to be affordable to, and occupied by, qualifying persons and families as defined by the Transbay Redevelopment Plan. The Project Sponsor proposes to amend the conditions of approval for the previous Downtown Project Authorization to exempt the Project from the requirements of Section 249.28 to provide the affordable dwelling units on-site, and to enable the payment of an in-lieu Affordable Housing Fee toward the development of affordable housing in the Transbay Redevelopment Project Area. Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions For further information, call Kevin Guy at (415) 558-6163, or e-mail at kevin.guy@sfgov.org, and ask about Case No. 2014.1399WX. 2014.1095C: 577 CASTRO STREET along the east side of Castro Street between 18th and 19th Streets, Lot 059 in Assessor’s Block 3583 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 715.83 and 303 to allow a macro wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would feature nine (9) partially screened panel antennas, which would be placed on the roof of the four-story building, along the exterior of the existing elevator penthouse. Related electronic equipment would be place on the roof and in a portion of the first floor garage. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 6 Site (Individual Neighborhood Commercial District) within the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116, and ask about Case No. 2014.1095C.---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, October 9, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2013.0220X: 815-825 Tennessee Street, located at the southeast corner of 19th and Tennessee Streets, Lots 001A and 001B in Assessor’s Block 4059 – Request for a Large Project Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 329 for the new construction of a five-story residential apartment building (measuring approximately 53-feet 10-inches high) with up to 69 dwelling units, 48 off-street parking spaces, 70 Class 1 bicycle parking spaces, 5 Class 2 bicycle parking spaces and common open space. The dwelling unit mix would consist of 26 one-bedroom units, 38 two-bedroom units, and five three-bedroom units. Under the LPA, the project is seeking a modification of the requirements for: 1) rear yard (Planning Code Section 134); 2) open space (Planning Code Section 135); 3) permitted obstructions over the street, setback, yard or useable open space (Planning Code Section 136); and, 4) street frontage (Planning Code Section 145.1). The subject property is located within the UMU (Urban Mixed-Use) Zoning District and a 58-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, please call Rich Sucré at (415) 575-9108 and ask about Case No. 2013.0220X. 2014.0564C: 2527 MISSION STREET – east side of Mission Street, between 21st and 22nd Streets; Lot 026 in Assessor’s Block 3615 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization to establish a new three-story approximately 6,800 square foot medical services building and accessory retail (dba Mosaddegh Vision Institute) and an Outdoor Activity area for an approximately 340 square foot roof deck along the rear property line on the third floor pursuant to Planning Code Sections 121.2, 145.2, and 303, within the Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit (NCT) Zoning District and a 65-B Height and Bulk District. The project exceeds the use size limitation of 6,000 square feet in the Mission Street NCT Zoning District. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Erika S. Jackson at (415) 558-6363 and ask about Case No. 2014.0564C. 2014.1111C: 2240 TARAVAL STREET – north side between 32nd and 33rd Avenue; Lot 018 in Assessor’s Block 2361 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 781.1 to allow a change of use from a Limited Restaurant (d.b.a. Copper Kettle) to Restaurant (d.b.a. Copper Kettle) to seek a Type 41 on-sale ABC license, and to remove condition #6 from Motion No.10529, within the Taraval Street Restaurant Subdistrict, Taraval Street NCD (Neighborhood Commercial District) Zoning District, and 50-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Marcelle Boudreaux at (415) 575-9140, and ask about Case No 2014.1111C. ---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez |
09/10/2014 | [ Display ]
SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, October 2, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2006.00383CEKV: 1527-1545 PINE STREET – south side of Pine Street and north side of Austin Street, between Polk Street and Van Ness Avenue; Lots 016,017,018,018A and 019 in Assessor’s Block 0667 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 243, 253 and 303 to demolish the existing commercial buildings and construct a 12-story, 130-foot tall, 103-unit mixed-use building with 84 parking spaces and approximately 2,700 square feet of ground-floor commercial space within the RC-4 (Residential-Commercial Combined, High Density) District, the Van Ness Special Use District, and the 130-V Height and Bulk District (lots 016, 017, 018 and 018A) and within the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District and 65-A Height and Bulk District (lot 019). The project also requires variances from Planning Code Section 134 (rear yard modification), Section 140 (dwelling unit exposure), Section 145 (street frontage), and Section 152 (loading space), which the Zoning Administrator will consider following the Planning Commission’s consideration of the request for Conditional Use authorization. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Sharon Lai at (415) 575-9087 and ask about Case No. 2006.00383CEKV. ---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez |
09/03/2014 | No Posting for Planning Commission |
08/27/2014 | [ Display ]
SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, September 18, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2014.1295U: Health and Building Code Amendment – Amending Health Code, Article 38 [Board File No. 140806]. Ordinance amending the Health Code, Article 38 to require an enhanced ventilation system for sensitive use projects within the Air Pollutant Exposure Zone, and establishing document review fees; amending the Building Code to correspond to the Health Code changes; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. For further information, please call Wade Wietgrefe at (415) 575-9050 and ask about Case No. 2014.1295U. 2014.1296U: Administrative and Environment Code Amendment – Amending Clean Construction Ordinance [Board File No. 140805]. Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require a Construction Emissions Minimization Plan and monitoring for public projects within the Air Pollutant Exposure Zone, as mapped pursuant to Health Code, Article 38; amending the Administrative and Environment Codes to reflect these requirements; and making environmental findings. For further information, please call Wade Wietgrefe at (415) 575-9050 and ask about Case No. 2014.1296U. 2014.1193T: Arcades in the Haight Street NCD [Board File 140804]. Ordinance amending the Planning Code to permit arcades in the Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial District and update references in the Planning Code to Arcade regulations in the Police Code, affirm the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act, and make Planning Code Section 302 findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. For further information, please call Diego R Sánchez at (415) 575-9082 and ask about Case No. 2014.1193T. 2014.1240T: Amendments to the Planning Code’s definition of Residential Unit and Residential Conversion Requirements [Board File No. 140775]. Ordinance amending the Planning Code to amend the definition of Residential Unit and clarify the requirements for a Residential Conversion of a Residential Hotel Unit regulated under Administrative Code, Chapter 41; making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. For further information, please call Aaron Starr at (415) 558-6362 and ask about Case No. 2014.1240T. 2014.0487C: 1501 FOLSOM STREET, southwest corner of the intersection of Folsom and 11th Streets, Lot 058 in Assessor’s Block 3521. Request for Conditional Use authorization under Planning Code Sections 145.2, 303, 823, 845.13 and 845.56 to expand the existing nighttime entertainment use (d.b.a. Calle-Once) and to establish an outdoor activity area within the WMUO (Western SoMa Mixed Use-Office) Zoning District, the Western SoMa Special Use District, and a 55-X Height and Bulk District. The proposed expansion will result in a third story up to approximately 1,480 square feet and a roof deck of approximately 1,180 square feet. The resulting nighttime entertainment use will be up to approximately 8,913 gross square-feet. For further information, call Brittany Bendix at (415) 575-9114 and ask about Case No. 2014.0487C. 2014.0377C: 2861-2865 SAN BRUNO AVENUE, east side, between Wayland Street and Woolsey Street, Lot 022 in Assessor’s Block 5457. Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 711.36 and 317, to allow the residential conversion of two dwelling units at the second floor to two office spaces (Business or Personal Service). The project includes a third and fourth floor vertical addition to add two new dwelling units. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Jeff Speirs at (415) 575-9106 and ask about Case No. 2014.0377C. 2012.0059C: 431 BALBOA STREET – along the south side of Balboa Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues, Lot 047 in Assessor’s Block 1639 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 711.83 and 303 to allow a macro wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would feature nine (9) panel antennas screened by a combination of faux elements (vent pipes, rooftop mechanical screens, and a faux decorative parapet extension), on the roof of an existing three-story mixed-use building. Related electronic equipment would be located on the roof and in a ground floor room. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 5 Site (Mixed-Use Building in a High-Density District) within an NC-2 (Neighborhood Commercial, Small-Scale) Zoning District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116 and ask about Case No. 2012.0059C. 2013.0419CV: 1830-1834 SUTTER STREET, north side between Buchanan and Webster Streets, Lot 071, Assessor’s Block 0676 – Request for Little Friends School. The new building will be constructed on a parking lot and play area adjacent to the existing school on the subject lot. Conditional Use authorization is required per Planning Code Sections (PCS) 303, 249.31 for a use size in excess of 4,000 square feet in the Japantown SUD and 209.3 for expansion of a childcare center in an RM-3 (Residential, Mixed) Zoning District. Variances are required from PCS 134 as the proposed building projects into the required rear yard of the lot, and PCS 151 for off-street parking. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Sara Vellve at (415) 558-6263 and ask about Case No. 2013.0419CV. ---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Francisco Planning Commission Thursday, July 31, 2014 Regular Meeting has been cancelled. The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Thursday, August 7, 2014. SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING DEPARTMENT |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, August 14, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2014.0668C: 3463 - 16th STREET – southeast corner of 16th and Dehon Streets; Lot 079 in Assessor’s Block 3565 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 182, 186, 303 and 721.44, to convert an existing limited-restaurant to a restaurant (d.b.a. Café Sophie). The restaurant is proposed within ¼ mile of the Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial District which is located in the RM-1 (Residential, Mixed, Low Density) and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Tina Chang at (415) 575-9197, or e-mail at tina.chang@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.0668C. 2014.0704C: 2369 Mission Street – east side of Mission Street, between 19th and 20th Streets; Lot 024 in Assessor’s Block 3595 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 703.4(b) of the Planning Code to permit a formula retail use (d.b.a. T-Mobile) located within the Mission Street NCT (Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning District, and a 55-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Erika S. Jackson at (415) 558-6363, or e-mail at erika.jackson@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.0704C. 2013.0385CV: 1566 - 32nd AVENUE – east side, between Kirkham Street and Lawton Street; Lot 034 in Assessor’s Block 1877 - Request for a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Section 303 and 209.3(f) to request a change of use from a single family dwelling unit to a child care facility (per Planning Code Section 209.3(f)), d.b.a. “San Francisco Montessori Academy”. In addition, the Zoning Administrator will review the request for a Variance from Planning Code Section 150 (off-street parking requirements). The subject property is located within the RH-1 Residential-House, One Family Zoning District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Jessica Look at (415) 575-6812, and ask about Case No. 2013.0385CV. 2012.1218X: 645 Texas Street, east side between 22nd and Sierra Streets; Lot 026 in Assessor’s Block 4102 – Request for Large Project Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Section 329 to construct a five-story building, approximately 133,300 square feet in total, with up to 91 dwelling units and approximately 550 square feet of ground floor retail. The project is seeking exceptions, pursuant to Planning Code Section 329, from the Front Setback requirement (Planning Code Section 132), Rear Yard requirement (Planning Code Section 134), the Useable Open Space requirement (Planning Code Section 135), the Dwelling Unit Exposure requirement (Planning Code Section 140), the Street Frontages requirement (Planning Code Section 145.1), the Off-Street Parking requirement (Planning Code Section 151.1) the Off-Street Loading requirement (Planning Code Section 152.1) and to the measurement of height per Planning Code Section 102.12, 260. The project is within the Mixed Use Residential (MUR) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, please call Diego R. Sánchez at (415) 575-9082 and ask about Case No. 2012.1218X. 2011.0408C: 320-400 Paul Avenue, located at the north side of Paul Avenue between San Bruno Avenue and 3rd Street, Lots 014 & 015 in Assessor’s Block 5431A – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Section 209.6(c), 227(r) and 303, to establish an Internet Services Exchange (ISE). The proposal would rehabilitate the historic office building and industrial building at 320 and 350 Paul Avenue (measuring together approximately 55,760 gsf) and construct a new two- to three-story rear addition (approximately 187,246 gross square feet). The proposal also includes up to 80 off-street parking spaces, as well as public realm improvements. The subject property is located within the PDR-2 (Core Production, Distribution and Repair - Bayview) Zoning District and a 65-J Height and Bulk District. For further information, please call Rich Sucré at (415) 575-9108 and ask about Case No. 2011.0408C. 2013.0154EKRVX: 747 HOWARD STREET (aka MOSCONE CENTER EXPANSION PROJECT) – on Howard Street between Third and Fourth Streets; Lot 091 in Assessor's Block 3734, and Lot 115 in Assessor’s Block 3723 – Request for a Determination of Compliance under Planning Code Section 309, with exceptions to the requirements for Section 148 (Reduction of Ground-Level Wind Currents in C-3 Districts), and Section 155(r) (Access to Off-Street Loading); and Consideration of a motion for the General Plan Referral relating to the determination that the Moscone Center Expansion Project would be consistent with the Objectives and Policies of the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. The proposed project is to make a below grade expansion of the convention center’s exhibition halls, above grade expansions of Moscone North, South, and Esplanade Ballroom, construction of two pedestrian bridges over Howard Street, improvements to the Yerba Buena Children’s Garden Improvements, and improvements to the public realm throughout, and adjacent to, the site, including changes to the off-street loading access along Third Street. The project site is located in the C-3-S (Downtown Support) Zoning District and the 340-I Height and Bulk District. The Zoning Administrator will also consider a request for a Variance from the Planning Code in order to allow projections over Howard Street (Section 136 – Permitted Obstructions); non-active uses along the Third and Howard Street frontages of Moscone South, and to allow less fenestration transparency than required along the Third Street frontage of Moscone South (Section 145.1– Street Frontages in Commercial Districts); and to allow an off-street loading opening greater than 15-feet (Section 155(s)(5) – Width of Off-Street Loading Openings). For further information, call Elizabeth Watty at (415) 558-6620, or e-mail at Elizabeth.Watty@sfgov.org and ask about Case No 2011.0038CEKVX. 2012.0678E!KUVX: 19-25 Mason Street (aka 2-16 Turk Street) – northwest corner of Mason and Turk Streets; Lots 002, 005, 006 in Assessor’s Block 0340 – Request for Determination of Compliance pursuant to Planning Code Section 309, with exceptions to the requirements for “Rear Yard” (Section 134), "Reduction of Ground-Level Wind Currents in C-3 Districts" (Section 148), and “Residential Accessory Parking” (Section 151.1(f)). The proposed project would remove an existing surface parking lot and construct a new, 12-story, 112,600 gsf, mixed-use building, with 109 dwelling units, 52 off-street parking spaces, and approximately 2,400 sf of ground-floor retail space. The project site is located within the C-3-G (Downtown General) Zoning District and the 120-X Height and Bulk District. The Zoning Administrator will also consider a request for a Variance from the Planning Code for dwelling unit exposure for 19 of the 109 units (140 – Dwelling Unit Exposure). For further information, call Elizabeth Watty at (415) 558-6620, or e-mail at Elizabeth.Watty@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2012.0678E!KUVX. 2014.0987CV: 5421 Geary Boulevard – along the south side of Geary Boulevard, between 18th and 19th Avenues, Lot 034 in Assessor’s Block 1526 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 303 and 712.83, to modify a wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility modification would relocate screened electronic equipment cabinets from a previously approved, but not yet constructed, location at 5411 Geary Boulevard, to the 2nd floor rear yard area of the Subject Building at 5421 Geary Boulevard. The rear deck area would be enlarged to provide additional usable open space. The receiving and transmitting antennas would remain in place at 5411 Geary Boulevard. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 5 Site (Mixed-Use Building in a High-Density District) within an NC-3 (Neighborhood Commercial, Moderate-Scale) Zoning District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions 2014.0987CV: 5421 Geary Boulevard – along the south side of Geary Boulevard, between 18th and 19th Avenues, Lot 034 in Assessor’s Block 1526 – Request for Variances pursuant to Planning Code Sections 134 and 135, to modify a wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility modification would relocate screened electronic equipment cabinets from a previously approved, but not yet constructed, location at 5411 Geary Boulevard, to the 2nd floor within the required rear yard area of the Subject Building at 5421 Geary Boulevard. The rear deck area would be enlarged to provide additional usable open space. The receiving and transmitting antennas would remain in place at 5411 Geary Boulevard. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 5 Site (Mixed-Use Building in a High-Density District) within an NC-3 (Neighborhood Commercial, Moderate-Scale) Zoning District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions For further information, call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116, and ask about Case No. 2014.0987CV. For further information, call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116, and ask about Case No. 2014.0987CV. ---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, July 24, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2013.1859C: 1501 SLOAT BLVD. (Lakeshore Plaza) – The project site is located at 1501 Sloat Boulevard within the Lakeshore Plaza Shopping Center, south side of the street between Everglade and Clearfield Drives – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 703.4, to establish a formula retail limited-restaurant (d.b.a. Subway) in the 810 square-foot tenant space occupied by Quizno’s formula retail limited-restaurant located within a NC-S (Neighborhood Commercial, Shopping Center) District, the Lakshore Plaza Special Use District and a 26-40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Tina Chang at (415) 575-9197, or e-mail at tina.chang@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2013.1859C. 2013.1626C: 1257 GUERRERO STREET, east side between 24th and 25th Streets; Lot 015 in Assessor’s Block 6513 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 216(c), 209.2(d) and 303, to legalize an existing hotel use (dba Noe’s Nest Bed and Breakfast) for no more than five rooms or suites of rooms per Planning Code Sections 216(c), 209.2(d) and 303 within an existing single-family dwelling. The project proposes no interior or exterior changes to the existing building. The property is located within an RH-3 (Residential-House, Three-Family) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Erika S. Jackson at (415) 558-6363, or e-mail at erika.jackson@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2013.1626C. 2013.0494CE: 233 MAPLE STREET (AKA 3839 WASHINGTON STREET) – west side between Clay and Washington Streets; Lots 002 and 034 in Assessor’s Block 0992 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 209.3(g), 303 and 317 to allow the conversion of a dwelling unit (on Lot 002) to a private elementary school (Presidio Hill School), and to modify Planning Commission Motion Nos. 15031 and 17159 for Case No. 99.385C. The proposal is to renovate the residence into classroom and administrative spaces, and includes horizontal additions at the rear (totaling approximately 990 square feet). The student enrollment would increase from 200 to up to 240 students. No exterior expansion is proposed for the existing school building at 3839 Washington Street (on Lot 034). The project site is located in an RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). For further information, please call Mary Woods at (415) 558-6315 or e-mail at mary.woods@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2013.0494CE. 2012.0793KX: 346 POTRERO AVENUE, west side between 16th and 17th Streets; Lot 008 in Assessor’s Block 3962 – Request for Large Project Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Section 329 to construct a nine-story building, approximately 88,100 square feet in total, with up to 70 dwelling units and approximately 1,600 square feet of ground floor retail. The project is seeking exceptions, pursuant to Planning Code Section 329, from the Rear Yard requirement (Planning Code Section 134), the Useable Open Space requirement (Planning Code Section 135), the Useable Open Space for Uses Other Than Dwelling Units requirement (Planning Code Section 135.3), the Dwelling Unit Exposure requirement (Planning Code Section 140) and the Street Frontages requirement (Planning Code Section 145.1). The project is within the Urban Mixed Use (UMU) Zoning District and an 85-X Height and Bulk District. The Planning Commission will also hear a request to consider the adoption of findings pursuant to Section 295 of the Planning Code regarding a Shadow Study that concluded that the shadow cast by the proposed project would not be adverse to the use of Franklin Square, land under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. For further information, please call Diego R Sánchez at (415) 575-9082 and ask about Case No. 2012.0793KX. 2014.0505C: 581 MARKET STREET (aka 88 Stevenson Street) – south side between 1st and 2nd Streets; Lot 044 in Assessor’s Block 3708 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 219(d) and 303, to allow professional and business offices that are not open to the public below the ground floor of the existing 3-story-over-basement building. The basement office space will be accessed from the rear of the building, fronting Stevenson Street, while retail space will continue to front the ground floor at Market Street. The property is located within the C-3-O(SD) (Downtown Office (Special Development)) Zoning District, and 300-S Height and Bulk District. For further information, call Pilar LaValley at (415) 575-9084, or e-mail pilar.lavalley@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.0505C. 2013.1554C: 9 WEST PORTAL AVENUE – cross streets Ulloa and Vicente; Lot 029 in Assessor’s Block 2979A– Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Section 303 and 729.43, to allow change of use from medical office use to a Limited Restaurant café (with ABC Type 20 off-sale license) within the West Portal Avenue NCD (Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District, and 26-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Marcelle Boudreaux at (415) 575-9140, and ask about Case No. 2013.1554C. 2014.0508C: 3911 ALEMANY BOULEVARD – cross streets Saint Charles and Worcester Avenues; Lot 123 in Assessor’s Block 7126A – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Section 303 and 713.61, to allow change of use from personal service use to an Auto Rental use (d.b.a. Hertz) within the NC-S (Neighborhood Commercial, Shopping Center) Zoning District, and 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Marcelle Boudreaux at (415) 575-9140, and ask about Case No. 2014.0508C. 2012.1333X: 923-931 FOLSOM STREET – south side between 5th and 6th Streets, Lots 106, 141, and 142 in Assessor’s Block 3753 – Request under Planning Code Section 329 for Large Project Authorization and exceptions including rear yard, residential off-street parking, off-street loading, and height exception for the proposed construction of a new eight-story, 85-foot tall building consisting of up to 114 dwelling units, approximately 1,800 square feet of retail space, and parking for up to 78 spaces. The subject property is located within the MUR (Mixed Use Residential) District with 45-X and 85-X Height and Bulk Designations. For further information, call Doug Vu at (415) 575-9120, or e-mail at Doug.Vu@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2012.1333X. 2014.0634C: 999 LAGUNA STREET at the southwest corner of Laguna Street and Golden Gate Avenue, Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 0771 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.6(b) and 303 to allow a wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would feature twelve (12) panel antennas mounted behind a faux mechanical penthouse expansion, on the roof of an existing four-story residential building. Related electronic equipment would be located on the roof and ground floor in an enclosed equipment shelter. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 7 Site (Disfavored Location) within an RM-2 (Residential-Mixed, Moderate Density) Zoning District, and a 50-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions For further information, call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116, and ask about Case No. 2014.0634C. ---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, July 17, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2014.0888C: 1239 TURK STREET - south side between Webster and Laguna Streets; Lot 027 of Assessor’s Block 0757 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Section 303 to modify Condition of Approval No. 19a of Motion No. 18535 from a condition that restricts income and age limits of building occupants to a condition that uses standard language for developments that are 100% affordable pursuant to Planning Code Section 415. No other aspect of the development or entitlement would change as a result of this case. The development authorized pursuant to Motion No. 18535, Rosa Parks II, is a 100% affordable senior housing development approved by the Planning Commission on February 2, 2012 within the RM-3 (Residential, Mixed, Moderate-Scale) District and 50-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, call Sara Vellve at (415) 558-6263 and ask about Case No. 2014.0888C. 2013.1375CE: 115 TELEGRAPH HILL (aka 363 Filbert Street) – south side of Filbert Street between Kearny and Montgomery Streets; Lot 065 in Assessor’s Block 0105 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 151, 151.1, 209.1(h), 249.49, and 303, to allow the construction of a new three-unit residential building with four off-street parking spaces on a lot with an existing rear cottage. The property is located within the RH-3 (Residential House, Three-Family) Zoning District, the Telegraph Hill/North Beach Residential Special Use District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, call Elizabeth Watty at (415) 558-6620, or e-mail Elizabeth.Watty@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2013.1375CE. 2011.1310C: 2350 Turk Boulevard – along the north side of Turk Boulevard, between Annapolis Terrace and Tamalpais Terrace, Lot 006 in Assessor’s Block 1107 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.6(b) and 303 to allow a wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would feature nine (9) panel antennas, and related electronic equipment, mounted to the roof of an existing four-story building. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 1 Site (Publicly-Used Structure, University of San Francisco School of Education) within an RH-2 (Residential-House, Two Family) Zoning District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions For further information, call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116 and ask about Case No. 2011.1310C. 2013.1434C: 836 IRVING STREET – north side between 9th and 10th Avenues; Lot 025 in Assessor’s Block 1741 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 730.44 to change an existing Limited-Restaurant (d.b.a. Perilla) to a Restaurant of the same name in the Inner Sunset NCD (Neighborhood Commercial District) and 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions For further information, call Alexandra Kirby at (415) 575-9133 and ask about Case No. 2013.1434C. ---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez PLANNING DEPARTMENT |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, July 10, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2014.0707T: Administrative and Planning Code Amendment – Amending Regulation of Short-Term Residential Rentals and Establishing Fee [Board File140381]. Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide an exception for permanent residents to the prohibition on short-term residential rentals under certain conditions; to create procedures, including a registry administered by the Department of Building Inspection, for tracking short-term residential rentals and compliance; to establish an application fee for the registry; amending the Planning Code to clarify that short-term residential rentals shall not change a unit’s type as residential; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Modifications. For further information, please call Aaron Starr at (415) 575-9075 and ask about Case No. 2014.0707T. 2013.0992B: 3130 20th STREET, north side, between Harrison and Alabama Streets, Lot 002 in Assessor’s Block 4083: Request for Office Development Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 179.1, 321, 803.9(h) and 843.66 to convert the entire second floor and a portion of the third floor to 31,433 gross square feet of office use. The subject property is located within the (UMU) Zoning District and a 58-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Brittany Bendix at (415) 575-9114 and ask about Case Number 2013.0992B. 2014.0762C: 3004 TARAVAL STREET – north side between 40th and 41st Avenues; Lot 010 in Assessor’s Block 2369 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Section 303, 710.43 and 781.1, to allow a change of use from a retail space to a Limited Restaurant coffee/boba shop within the NC-1 (Neighborhood Commercial, Cluster) Zoning District, Taraval Street Restaurant Subdistrict, and 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Marcelle Boudreaux at (415) 575-9140, and ask about Case No 2014.0762C. 2014.0493C: 1503 SLOAT BOULEVARD – cross streets Clearfield and Everglade Drives; Lot 004 in Assessor’s Block 7255 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Section 303 and 703.4, to allow establishment of a formula retail use (d.b.a. Sherwin Williams) within the Lakeshore Plaza NC (Special Use District), the NC-S (Neighborhood Commercial, Shopping Center) Zoning District, and 26-40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Marcelle Boudreaux at (415) 575-9140, and ask about Case No 2014.0493C. 2010.0043X: 490 SOUTH VAN NESS AVENUE, located at the northwest corner of 16th and South Van Ness Avenue, Lot 008 in Assessor’s Block 3553 – Request for a Large Project Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Section 329 for the new construction of a seven-story residential building (approximately 91,780 gsf) with 72 dwelling units, ground-floor corner retail (approx. 1,123 sq ft), 48 off-street parking spaces, 83 Class 1 bicycle parking spaces, and common open space. Under the LPA, the project is seeking a modification of the requirements for: 1) rear yard (Planning Code Section 134); 2) permitted obstructions over streets, alleys, setbacks, yards and useable open space (Planning Code Section 136); 3) dwelling unit exposure (Planning Code Section 140); and, 4) accessory use provisions for dwelling units (Planning Code Sections 329(d)(10) and 803.3(b)(1)(c)). The subject property is located within the UMU (Urban Mixed-Use) Zoning District and a 68-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Rich Sucré at (415) 575-9108 and ask about Case No. 2010.0043X. 2012.1025VX: 325 FREMONT STREET, located at the east side of Fremont Street between Folsom and Harrison Streets, Lot 012 in Assessor’s Block 3747 – Request for a Downtown Project Authorization (DPA), pursuant to Planning Code Section 309.1, for the new construction of an 25-story residential tower with 118 dwelling units, 41 off-street parking spaces, 105 Class 1 bicycle parking spaces, and common residential open space. Under the DPA, the project is seeking a modification of the requirements for dwelling unit exposure (Planning Code Section 140). In addition, the Zoning Administrator will review the request for a Variance from Planning Code Section 135 (open space), Planning Code Section 136 (permitted obstructions over streets and alleys), and Planning Code Section 827(a)(2)(B) (required individual ground floor residential units). The subject property is located within the RH-DTR (Rincon Hill-Downtown Residential) Zoning District and an 85/250-R Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Rich Sucré at (415) 575-9108 and ask about Case No. 2012.1025VX. ---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSThere is no hearing scheduled for Thursday, July 3, 2014. [ view full calendar here ] PLANNING DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW NOTICENotice is hereby given to the general public of the following actions under the Environmental Review Process. Review of the documents concerning these projects can be arranged by calling (415) 575-9025 and asking for the staff person indicated. Notice is hereby given to the general public of the following actions under the Environmental Review Process. Review of the documents concerning these projects can be arranged by calling (415) 575-9025. PRELIMINARY NEGATIVE DECLARATIONThe initial evaluation conducted by the Planning Department determined that the following projects could not have a significant effect on the environment, and that no environmental impact report is required. Accordingly, a Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared. Public recommendations for amendment of the text of the finding, or any appeal of this determination to the Planning Commission (with $534 filing fee) must be filed with the Department within 30 days following the date of this notice. In the absence of an appeal, the Negative Declaration shall be made final, subject to any necessary modifications, 30 days from the date of this notice. [KLINE] 2011.0408E: 320-400 Paul Avenue. The proposed project involves the construction of an Internet services exchange (ISE) and the installation of two underground 12kV electrical circuits extending from the facility to the PG&E Martin service center in Brisbane. On the Paul Avenue site, two existing 55,760-square-foot, 48-foot-tall buildings would be renovated and a third demolished and replaced with a new 187,000-square-foot, 55-foot tall data center building. Upon project completion, the site would include an approximately 243,000-square-foot, three-building ISE facility. The 7.34-acre project site (Block 5431A Lots 14 and 15) is on the north side of Paul Avenue midblock between Highway 101/ Bayshore Boulevard and Third Street in the Bayview neighborhood. The site is zoned Core Production, Distribution, and Repair (PDR-2) and is in a 65-J height and bulk district. |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, June 26, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2012.0903CEK: 580 HAYES STREET - northeast corner of Hayes and Laguna Streets; Lot 010 in Assessor’s Block 0807 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 121.1 and 303 to allow development of a lot larger than 10,000 square feet in the Hayes Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District. The project includes the demolition of an existing single-story, 6,345 square-foot commercial building and a 1,160 square-foot parking lot with four spaces. The project includes the construction of a new 5-story mixed-use building with 29 residential units, 8,000 square feet ground floor retail space including up to three Restaurant uses, and a basement-level parking garage for 20 parking spaces. The project site is located within the Hayes NCT (Hayes Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit) District Zoning District and 55-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Kate Conner at (415) 575-6914 and ask about Case No. 2012.0903CEK. 2011.0477CV: 1900 19th AVENUE– east side of 19th Avenue at Ortega Street; Lot 028 in Assessor’s Block 2116, and north side of Ortega Street between 18th and 19th Avenues; Lot 019A in Assessor’s Block 2055 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 157, 303, 703.4, 710.21, and 710.56 to establish a Formula Retail pharmacy store (d.b.a. CVS Pharmacy) by expanding the existing vacant building from 16,682 gross square feet to 17,920 gross square feet, and to convert the existing vacant lot directly across Ortega Street to an automobile parking lot, all within an NC-1 (Neighborhood Commercial, Cluster) District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, call Doug Vu at (415) 575-9120, or via e-mail at doug.vu@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2011.0477CV. 2012.0435CE: 2322 LOMBARD STREET – north side between Pierce and Scott Streets; Lot 010 in Assessor’s Block 0489 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 121.2, 303(c), 303(g), 307(i), 712.21 and 712.55 to allow the conversion of use from a motel to a tourist hotel (d.b.a. America’s Best Value Inn), and a use size exceeding 6,000 square feet. The proposal includes horizontal and vertical additions to the existing three-story building. The gross floor area would increase from approximately 17,800 square feet to 26,800 square feet. The number of guest rooms would increase from 36 to 60 rooms. The project would provide up to 42 parking spaces while a total of 48 spaces are required; thus, the project is seeking to reduce the off-street parking requirement within the NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District, and 40-X Height and Bulk District. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). For further information, please call Mary Woods at (415) 558-6315 or e-mail at mary.woods@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2012.0435CE. 2013.1668T: Amendments to the Planning Code’s definition of a Bona Fide Eating Place [Board File No. 131064]. Ordinance amending the Planning Code to expand the definition of “bona fide eating place” to include a definition based on food sales per occupant; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Preliminary Recommendation: Approval. For further information, please call Aaron Starr at (415) 558-6362 and ask about Case No. 2013.1668T. ---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez SAN FRANCISCO HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, June 19, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2014.0675C: 2275 MARKET STREET at 16h Street, Lot 013 in Assessor's Block 3559 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 733.44 of the Planning Code to change an existing limited-restaurant (d.b.a. Dinosaurs) to a restaurant of the same name in the Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District (NCT) zoning district and a 50-X height and bulk district. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Tina Chang at (415) 575-9197, or e-mail at tina.chang@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.0675C. 2012.0673X: 119 – 7TH STREET, located at the northeast corner of 7th and Minna Streets, Lot 103 in Assessor’s Block 3726 – Request for a Large Project Authorization (LPA), pursuant to Planning Code Section 329, for the new construction of an eight-story (approximately 85-ft tall) residential apartment building with 39 dwelling units, ground-floor retail (approx. 2,423 sq ft), 27 off-street parking spaces, 40 Class 1 bicycle parking spaces, 6 Class 2 bicycle parking spaces, and common open space. Under the LPA, the project is seeking a modification of the requirements for: 1) rear yard (Planning Code Section 134); 2) permitted obstructions (Planning Code Section 136); 3) dwelling unit exposure (Planning Code Section 140); and, 4) off-street parking (Planning Code Section 151.1). The subject property is located within the MUG (Mixed Use-General) Zoning District and a 85-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, please call Rich Sucré at (415) 575-9108 and ask about Case No. 2012.0673X. ---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez SAN FRANCISCO HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, June 12, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2014.0225C: 1998 Polk St., located between Pacific and Jackson, Assessor’s Block 0596, Lot 024. The proposal is for Conditional Use authorization to allow a change of use from a Limited Restaurant to a Restaurant (d.b.a. Belcampo), which will operate as a Bona Fide Eating Place, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, 723.44, and 790.91 The property is located in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District, and a 65-A Height and Bulk District. For further information, please call Carly Grob at (415) 558-6372 and ask about Case No. 2014.0225C. 2014.0647Z: Zoning Map Amendment – McCoppin Plaza [Board File14-0283]. Ordinance amending the Zoning Map, to re-zone the McCoppin Plaza property, located on McCoppin Street from Valencia Street to its terminus on Market Street, from NCT-3/85-X, 40-X (Moderate Scale Neighborhood Commercial Transit) to P/OS (Public Use); and making environmental findings, Planning Code Section 302 findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. For further information, please call Diego R Sánchez at (415) 575-9082 and ask about Case No. 2014.0647Z. 2014.0348TE: amend the Planning Code to exclude Affordable Housing Units from density calculations under certain conditions (File No. 140036)]. Ordinance introduced by Supervisor Weiner amending Planning Code Section 207 to revise some of the existing rules for calculating dwelling unit densities, and exclude affordable housing units from density calculations under certain conditions; and adopting findings, including environmental findings, Planning Code Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101. For further information, please call Kearstin Dischhinger at (415) 558-6284 and ask about Case No. 2014.0348TE. 2013.1656C – 722 SOUTH VAN NESS AVENUE, westside between 18th and 19th Streets; Lot 003 in Assessor’s Block 3590 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 209.3(f), 303, and 317 to convert a single-family dwelling that served as the former parish house of the adjacent Korean Presbyterian Church into an approximately 4,000 square foot child-care facility use for a maximum of 50 children within a RTO-M (Residential, Transit-Oriented - Mission Neighborhood) Zoning District, the Mission Alcoholic Beverage Special Use Subdistrict, Fringe Financial Service Restricted Use District, and a 50-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, please call Danielle J. Harris at (415) 575-9102 and ask about Case No. 2013.1656C. ---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez PLANNING DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW NOTICENotice is hereby given to the general public of the following actions under the Environmental Review Process. Review of the documents concerning these projects can be arranged by calling (415) 575-9025 and asking for the staff person indicated. PRELIMINARY MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATIONThe initial evaluation conducted by the Planning Department determined that the following projects could not have a significant effect on the environment, and that no environmental impact report is required. Accordingly, a Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared. Public recommendations for amendment of the text of the finding, or any appeal of this determination to the Planning Commission (with $534 filing fee) must be filed with the Department within 20 days following the date of this notice. In the absence of an appeal, the Negative Declaration shall be made final, subject to any necessary modifications, 20 days from the date of this notice. 2013.0522E: PG&E Line 101 Upgrade and Lomita Park Regulator Station Rebuild – San Mateo County. The proposed project is composed of the following two primary components: 1) Line 101 Pipeline Replacement involves installing approximately 3,200 linear feet of 24-inch-diameter steel fusion-bonded epoxy-covered pipe via horizontal directional drilling, and retiring approximately 3,700 linear feet of the existing 20-inch-diameter A.O. Smith pipe carrying natural gas; and 2) Lomita Park Regulator Station Rebuild involves the expansion of the existing Lomita Park Regulator Station from its current footprint of approximately 4,810 square feet to approximately 8,300 square feet. PG&E will also replace existing regulators, monitors, and associated piping, and install an in-line inspection receiver at the station. The project is located in northern San Mateo County, west of San Francisco International Airport and U.S. Highway 101, within relatively undeveloped parcels (collectively known as the West-of-Bayshore property) that are owned by the City and County of San Francisco. [BECKER] NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF EIRThe initial evaluation conducted by the Planning Department determined that the following project(s) may have significant effects on the environment and that an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) must be prepared. 2011.1374E: 800 Indiana Street - The proposed project is a multi-family residential project that would develop up to 338 residential units on a 2.49-acre project site on Assessor’s Block 4105/Lot 009 which occupies most of the block surrounded by 20th Street to the north, 22nd Street to the south, the elevated Interstate 280 to the west, and Indiana Street to the east, in the Central Waterfront/Potrero Hill neighborhood. The project would involve demolition of one 78,240-gross-square-foot (gsf) warehouse building and construction of three separate five-story multi-family residential buildings totaling 273,743 gsf of residential use with ground-floor amenities. Up to 230 parking spaces would be provided within a one-level subterranean parking garage, accessible from Indiana Street. The proposed project also includes two streetscape improvement variants, and a third variant would include a dog park. The project site is located in an Urban Mixed Use (UMU) District and a 58‐X Height and Bulk District. [SCHUETT] Notice is hereby given to the general public as follows:
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, June 5, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2014.0202C: 1525 SLOAT BOULEVARD – cross streets Clearfield and Everglade Drives; Lot 002 in Assessor’s Block 7255 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 703.4 to allow a change of use from a childcare facility use to a formula retail beauty supply store (d.b.a. Sally Beauty Supply) within the Lakeshore Plaza NC (Special Use District) and the NC-S (Neighborhood Commercial, Shopping Center) Zoning District, and 26-40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Marcelle Boudreaux at (415) 575-9140, and ask about Case No. 2014.0202C. 2013.1626C: 1257 GUERRERO STREET – east side of Guerrero Street between 24th and 25th Streets; Lot 015 in Assessor’s Block 6513 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 216(c), 209.2(d) and 303, to legalize an existing hotel use (dba Noe’s Nest Bed and Breakfast) for no more than five rooms or suites of rooms within an existing single-family dwelling. The project proposes no interior or exterior changes to the existing building and is located within an RH-3 (Residential, House – Three-Family) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Erika S. Jackson at (415) 558-6363, and ask about Case No. 2013.1626C. 2014.0489C: 1011 GARFIELD STREET – south side of Garfield Street at Beverly Street; Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 7000 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 204.2, 209.3 and 302, to legalize an existing childcare facility providing less than 24-hour care for 15 or more children within an RH-1 (Residential, House – One-Family) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Tina Chang at (415) 575-9197, or e-mail at tina.chang@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.0489C. 2013.0227C: 2101-2155 WEBSTER STREET – between Clay and Sacramento Streets; Lots 016, 017, 018, 021C, 034, 037, 038, 039 and 040 in Assessor’s Block 0629 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 304, to authorize a Planned Unit Development (PUD) on a lot containing approximately 48,000 square feet, proposing 77 dwelling units by converting the existing 8-story, medical office building to a 10-story residential building and the new construction of 10 new townhouse units at the adjacent surface parking lot fronting onto Clay and Sacramento Streets. The project site is located within the RM-1 (Residential, Mixed, Low Density) Zoning District and 160-F Height and Bulk District. For further information, call Glenn Cabreros at (415) 558-6169, or e-mail at glenn.cabreros@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2013.0227C. Formula Retail and Large-Scale Retail Controls. Case No. 2013.0936UT. The Planning Commission will consider a draft Ordinance amending the Planning Code to amend the definition of formula retail to include businesses that have 20 or more outlets worldwide; expand the applicability of formula retail controls to other types of uses; require Conditional Use Authorization for formula retail establishments in the C-3-G district with facades facing Market Street, between 6th Street and Van Ness Avenue; expand the applicability of formula retail controls to create a new administrative review process for the authorization of a new formula retail operator at a parcel that had previously received a Conditional Use Authorization for the same formula retail use type and size, which will include new notification procedures, performance standards, and a process for requiring Conditional Use Authorization when the performance standards are not met or upon request; remove the requirement for Conditional Use authorization when a formula retail establishment changes operator but remains the same size and use category and instead; require the new administrative review; amend the Conditional Use criteria for Large-Scale Retail Uses to require an economic impact study and establish new fees for said study; and adopting findings, including environmental findings, Section 302 findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1. For further information, call Kanishka Burns at (415) 575-9112 and ask about Case No. 2013.0936UT. 2006.1308EMTZ: VISITACION VALLEY/SCHLAGE LOCK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, generally bounded by the San Francisco / San Mateo County Line and the City of Brisbane in San Mateo County to the south, Bayshore Boulevard, Cora Street and Alpha Street to the west, Tunnel Avenue to the west, and Arleta Avenue and Tunnel Avenue to the north; Assessor’s Block/Lot No.’s AB 5066B / 003, 004, 004a, 005, 006, 007, 008, 009; AB 5087/003, 003a, 004, 005; AB 5099/014; AB 5100/ 002, 003,007,010 AB 5101/006, 007; AB 5102 / 009, 010; AB 5107/001, 003, 004, 005; AB 6233/048, 055; AB 6248/002, 045; AB 6249/001, 002, 002A, 016, 017, 018, 019, 020, 021, 022, 023, 024, 025, 026, 027, 028, 029, 030, 031, 032, 033, 034, 035, 036; AB 6308/001, 001a, 001d, 002, 002b, 003; 6309B/001, 002, 018 – Request for Planning Code Text Amendments to: (1) amend Planning Code Section 249.45, the “Visitacion Valley/Schlage Lock Special Use District”, which would allow for the development of 1,679 housing units and up to 46,700 square feet of new retail; establish key controls that supersede the underlying zoning such as parking, and prohibiting and allowing certain uses; establish that development in the SUD is regulated by the Visitacion Valley/Schlage Lock Design for Development document and the Open Space and Streetscape Master Plan as adopted and periodically amended by the Planning Commission, except for those controls specifically enumerated in the SUD; establish a process for phase and project design review, approval and the consideration of modifications to the controls of the SUD and the Design for Development Controls and Guidelines, including public notification and hearings; and sunset the Redevelopment Plan; Request for Planning Code Map Amendments: to (1) amend Zoning Map Z10 to designate the new Mixed Use General (MUG) zoning for certain Zone 2 (the Schlage Lock site) parcels (those owned by Universal Paragon Corporation) of the project site; and Amend Zoning Map HT10 to reclassify the height limits certain Zone 2 parcels within the project site according to the proposed project; Request for General Plan Amendment to amend the Urban Design Element (Maps 4 & 5), Commerce and Industry Element (Maps 1, 2, 4 & 5), Transportation Element (Map 6) to replace references to the 2009 Redevelopment Area Plan and instead reference the Visitacion Valley/Schlage Lock Special Use District; and Request that the Board of Supervisors approve a Development Agreement for the Schlage Lock Development Project, pursuant to Chapter 56 of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Claudia Flores at (415) 558-6473 and ask about Case Number 2006.1308EMTZ. ---- Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning Commission hearing may submit written comments regarding these cases to the individuals listed for each case above at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a conditional use, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Scott Sanchez PLANNING DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW NOTICENotice is hereby given to the general public of the following actions under the Environmental Review Process. Review of the documents concerning these projects can be arranged by calling (415) 575-9025 and asking for the staff person indicated. Notice is hereby given to the general public of the following actions under the Environmental Review Process. Review of the documents concerning these projects can be arranged by calling (415) 575-9025. NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF EIR AND PUBLIC SCOPING MEETINGThe initial evaluation conducted by the Planning Department determined that the following project(s) may have significant effects on the environment and that an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) must be prepared. 2012.1398E: 1601 Mariposa Street - The proposed 1601 Mariposa Street Project (project) is a mixed-use project that would develop residential and ground-floor commercial uses on a 3.36-acre project site on portions of two blocks (Assessor’s Block 4005 and 4006) located in the Showplace Square/Potrero Hill neighborhood. The project would involve demolition of three existing one- and two-story commercial, office, and warehouse buildings and surface parking lots and construction of two four-story, residential buildings with ground-floor retail. Approximately 320 residential units and 10,000 square feet of ground floor commercial space would be developed. A two-level below-grade parking garage would contain up to 275 parking spaces and would be accessible from Arkansas Street and 18th Street. The proposed buildings would have heights up to 40 feet. Approximately 39,195 gsf of publicly accessible and private open space would be developed. The project site is located in an Urban Mixed Use (UMU) District and a 40‐X Height and Bulk District. [FORDHAM] Notice is hereby given to the general public as follows:
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
2006.0383E: 1527-1545 Pine Street Mixed Use Project – The proposed project entails demolition of five extant structures and construction of a 137,712 gross-square-foot, residential building with 2,800 square feet of ground-floor retail and gallery space at 1527-1545 Pine Street (Assessor Parcel 667/16, 17, 18, 18A and 19). The building would vary in height between 65 and 120 feet and would accommodate up to 107 residential units on its upper levels (two through 12). The project would include 82 off-street parking spaces and secured bicycle parking in two basement levels accessible from a driveway on Austin Street at the rear of the site. The project site is in an RC-4 (Residential-Combined, High-Density) zoning district, the Van Ness Avenue Special Use District, a 130-V Height-and Bulk District, the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District, and a 65-A Height and Bulk District. The project would require Conditional Use authorization and exceptions, modifications and/or various Planning Code provisions related to wind, off-street parking, rear yard depth and dwelling unit exposure. [JACINTO] Notice is hereby given to the general public as follows:
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSThere is no hearing scheduled for Thursday, May 29, 2014. [ view full calendar here ] PLANNING DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW NOTICENotice is hereby given to the general public of the following actions under the Environmental Review Process. Review of the documents concerning these projects can be arranged by calling (415) 575-9025 and asking for the staff person indicated. Notice is hereby given to the general public of the following actions under the Environmental Review Process. Review of the documents concerning these projects can be arranged by calling (415) 575-9025. PRELIMINARY NEGATIVE DECLARATIONThe initial evaluation conducted by the Planning Department determined that the following project could not have a significant effect on the environment, and that no environmental impact report is required. Accordingly, a Preliminary Negative Declaration has been prepared. Public recommendations for amendment of the text of the finding, or any appeal of this determination to the Planning Commission (with $534 filing fee) must be filed with the Department within 20 days following the date of this notice. In the absence of an appeal, the Negative Declaration shall be made final, subject to any necessary modifications, 20 days from the date of this notice. File No. 2009.0065E: 3433 Third Street / Local 22 Carpenter's Union Hall The proposed project would construct a 65,981 square foot, five-story, 65-foot-tall mixed-use commercial building with surface parking. It would include approximately 4,000 square feet (sf) of union assembly/meeting hall, 2,000 sf of retail, 30,717 sf of office, 4,094 sf of decks and 10,189 sf of parking (34 off-street vehicle parking spaces). The project site (Assessor's Block 5203, Lot 083) is located on Third Street at Cargo Way in the India Basin Industrial Park neighborhood. (PEREIRA) |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, May 22, 2014 beginning at 12:00 noon or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2009.1074C: 1433 Bush Street– south side of Bush Street between Van Ness Avenue and Polk Street; Lot 024 in Assessor’s Block 0670 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 209.8, 253, 271 and 303 to allow an automotive rental use, the new construction of a building over 50 feet in height in an RC District and exceptions from the bulk limits prescribed by the V Bulk District. The project proposes demolition of an existing one-story commercial building containing an automotive rental use and new construction of a 115-foot tall, 10-story mixed-use building containing 32 dwelling units, 26 residential parking spaces and a ground floor commercial space to contain an automotive rental use within the RC-4 (Residential, Commercial Combined, High Density) Zoning District, the Van Ness Avenue Special Use District, the Van Ness Automotive Special Use District, and 130-V Height and Bulk District. Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions For further information, please call Glenn Cabreros at (415) 558-6169 and ask about Case No. 2009.1074C. 2014.0509T: Mission Alcoholic Beverage Special Use District [Board File 14-0236]. Ordinance amending the Mission Alcoholic Beverage Special Use District to allow mini-golf course functionally and/or physically integrated with a restaurant use to obtain liquor licenses and adopting findings, including environmental findings, Planning Code Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101. For further information, please call Diego R Sánchez at (415) 575-9082 and ask about Case No. 2014.0509T. 2014.0129C: 1800 Union Street – at the northwest corner of Union and Octavia Streets, Lot 039 in Assessor’s Block 0530 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 725.83 and 303 to allow a wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would feature six (6) partially screened panel antennas on the roof of the existing three-story tall, mixed-use building. Two (2) of the antennas would be mounted within individual faux vent pipes, atop a faux chimney box, near the northern edge of the roof. The four (4) remaining partially screened antennas would be mounted atop an approximately 2.5-foot tall vertical expansion of the existing rooftop stairwell penthouse. Related electronic equipment would be located on the roof and in a basement room. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 6 Site (Limited Preference, Individual Neighborhood Commercial District) within the Union Street Neighborhood Commercial District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions For further information, please call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116 and ask about Case No. 2014.0129C. 2014.0305C: 2001 Sacramento Street – at the southwest corner of Sacramento and Gough Streets, Lot 019 in Assessor’s Block 0640 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.6(b) and 303 to allow a wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would feature six (6) panel antennas on the roof of the existing five-story tall, residential building. Three (3) of the antennas would be flush-mounted to the northern face of an existing rooftop elevator penthouse. The three (3) remaining antennas would be mounted in a freestanding location at the southeastern corner of the roof. Related electronic equipment would be located within an existing rooftop mechanical room. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 7 Site (Disfavored Site) within an RM-3 (Residential-Mixed, Medium Density) Zoning District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions For further information, please call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116 and ask about Case No. 2014.0305C.--- Scott Sanchez PLANNING DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW NOTICENotice is hereby given to the general public of the following actions under the Environmental Review Process. Review of the documents concerning these projects can be arranged by calling (415) 575-9025 and asking for the staff person indicated. PLANNING COMMISSION |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGS2013.1166T: Amendments to the Planning Code regarding City-wide Formula Retail Controls [Board File No. 130788]. Ordinance amending the Planning Code to expand the definition of formula retail to include businesses that have eleven or more outlets worldwide, and to include businesses 50% or more owned by formula retail businesses; to expand the applicability of formula retail controls to other types of retail uses; to expand the notification procedures for formula retail applications; to require an economic impact report as part of the formula retail conditional use application; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 For further information, please call Kanishka Burns at (415) 575-9112 and ask about Case No. 2013.1166T. For further information, please call Diego R Sánchez at (415) 575-9082 and ask about Case No. 2014.0434T. 2013.1555C: 2048 TARAVAL STREET – northeast corner of 31st Avenue; Lot 014 in Assessor’s Block 2359 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 781.1 to allow a change of use from a retail grocery to a Limited Restaurant (d.b.a. King of Dumpling) within the Taraval Street Restaurant Subdistrict, Taraval Street NCD (Neighborhood Commercial District) Zoning District, and 45-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Marcelle Boudreaux at (415) 575-9140, and ask about Case No. 2013.1555C. 2013.1656C: 722 SOUTH VAN NESS AVENUE, westside between 18th and 19th Streets; Lot 003 in Assessor’s Block 3590 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 209.3(f), 303, and 317 to convert a single-family dwelling that served as the former parish house of the adjacent Korean Presbyterian Church into an approximately 3,800 square foot child-care facility use for 15 or more children within a RTO-M (Residential, Transit-Oriented - Mission Neighborhood) Zoning District, the Mission Alcoholic Beverage Special Use Subdistrict, Fringe Financial Service Restricted Use District, and a 50-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, please call Danielle J. Harris at (415) 575-9102 and ask about Case No. 2013.1656C. 2011.1306C: 1634-1690 PINE STREET – between Franklin Street and Van Ness Avenue; Lots 007, 008, 009, 010, 011 and 011A in Assessor’s Block 0647 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 304, to authorize a Planned Unit Development (PUD) on an approximately 35,500 square-foot development lot, including the demolition of five existing commercial buildings, to allow construction of a 13-story, 261 unit mixed-use building with ground floor commercial spaces and 200 parking spaces within the NC-3 (Neighborhood-Commercial, Moderate Scale) Zoning District and 130-E Height and Bulk District. For further information, please call Glenn Cabreros at (415) 558-6169 and ask about Case No. 2011.1306C. --- Scott Sanchez |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, May 8, 2014 beginning at 12:00 noon or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2013.1655C: 840 IRVING STREET – northeast corner of Irving Street and 10th Avenue; Lot 026 of Assessor’s Block 1741 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 730.51 and 303 to convert an approximately 2,565 square-foot vacant ground floor commercial tenant space (previously occupied by Park’s Farmers Market) into a medical service use (d.b.a. One Medical Group, a member-supported primary care medical practice) located in a mixed-use building within the Inner Sunset Neighborhood Commercial District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. The proposal will involve interior tenant improvements to the ground floor commercial tenant space, with no expansion of the existing building envelope. [Exterior tenant improvements to the storefront for the subject commercial tenant space and renovations to the residential portion of the building are filed under a separate permit.] This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Sharon M. Young at (415) 558-6346 and ask about Case No. 2013.1655C. 2014.0125C: 1118 POLK STREET – east side of Polk Street, between Hemlock and Post Streets; Lot 012 of Assessor’s Block 0692 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 703.4 and 303 to convert an approximately 1,100 square-foot vacant ground floor commercial tenant space (previously occupied by Super One Tobacco and Groceries Center) into a formula retail sales and service establishment (d.b.a. NutriShop) located in a mixed-use building within the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District and a 130-E Height and Bulk District. The proposal will involve interior tenant improvements to the ground floor commercial tenant space, with no expansion of the existing building envelope. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Kanishka Burns at (415) 575-9112 and ask about Case No. 2014.0125C. 2014.0204C: 4150 17TH STREET – north side of 17th Street at Eureka Street; Lot 168 in Assessor’s Block 2623 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 209.7, 303 and 304, to modify conditions of approval filed under motion 10755 and Case Number 1986.153C and to change the use of up to 23 parking spaces from private to community garage conditionally permitted under 209.7, associated with the Planned Unit Development within an RH-3 (Residential, House – Three-Family) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Tina Chang at (415) 575-9197, or e-mail at tina.chang@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.0204C. 2014.0160C: 2055 UNION STREET - south side between Webster and Buchanan Streets; Lot 018 in Assessor’s Block 0541 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 725.43 to allow a Limited-Restaurant (d.b.a. Espressamente Illy) within the Union Street NCD (Neighborhood Commercial District) and 40-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, call Christine Lamorena at (415) 575-9085, or e-mail at christine.lamorena@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.0160C. 2014.0043C: 2055 UNION STREET - south side between Webster and Buchanan Streets; Lot 018 in Assessor’s Block 0541 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303(c), 303(i), and 725.43 to allow a Formula Retail Use that is also a Limited-Restaurant (d.b.a. Earthbar) within the Union Street NCD (Neighborhood Commercial District) and 40-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, call Christine Lamorena at (415) 575-9085, or e-mail at christine.lamorena@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.0043C. 2011.1311C: 2495 Golden Gate Avenue – along the south side of Golden Gate Avenue (also addressed as 2130 Fulton Street), between Chabot Terrace and Parker Avenue, Lot 003 in Assessor’s Block 1145 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.6(b) and 303 to allow a wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would feature nine (9) panel antennas screened by an expansion to an existing, 81-foot tall, tower adjacent to a library. Related electronic equipment would be located in a mechanical penthouse on the roof of the library. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 1 Site (Publicly-Used Structure, University of San Francisco Gleeson Library) within an RH-2 (Residential-House, Two Family) Zoning District, and an 80-D Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116 and ask about Case No. 2011.1311C. 2011.1310C: 2350 Turk Boulevard – along the north side of Turk Boulevard, between Annapolis Terrace and Tamalpais Terrace, Lot 006 in Assessor’s Block 1107 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.6(b) and 303 to allow a wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would feature nine (9) panel antennas, and related electronic equipment, mounted to the roof of an existing four-story building. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 1 Site (Publicly-Used Structure, University of San Francisco School of Education) within an RH-2 (Residential-House, Two Family) Zoning District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116 and ask about Case No. 2011.1310C. 2011.0919C: 1010 Bush Street – at the northwest corner of Bush and Jones Streets, Lot 007 in Assessor’s Block 0276 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.6(b) and 303 to allow a wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would feature nine (9) panel antennas on the roof of the existing four-story tall, mixed-use building. Three (3) of the antennas would be mounted behind two (2) new screening enclosures attached to the east facing wall of an existing rooftop penthouse. The remaining six (6) antennas would be mounted on the roof of the existing rooftop penthouse. Related electronic equipment would be located on the roof and in a basement room. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 5 Site (Preferred Location; Mixed-Use Buildings in High Density Districts) within an RC-4 (Residential-Commercial, High Density) Zoning District, and a 65-A Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116 and ask about Case No. 2011.0919C. 2013.0381C: 540 San Juan Avenue – at the northeast corner of San Juan and San Jose Avenues, Lot 037 in Assessor’s Block 3152 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.6(b), and 303, to allow a wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would feature ten (10) panel antennas screened by faux rooftop mechanical penthouses. Related electronic equipment would be located on the roof and a portion of the existing parking lot. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 1 Site (Preferred Location; Publicly-Used Structure, Korean Evangelical Church of San Francisco) within an RH-1 (Residential-House, One Family) Zoning District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116 and ask about Case No. 2013.0381C. --- Scott Sanchez |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, May 1, 2014 beginning at 12:00 noon or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2012.0493X: 1201-1225 Tennessee Street, located at the northeast corner of 3rd and 23rd Streets, Lot 022 in Assessor’s Block 4172 – Request for a Large Project Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 329 for the new construction of a six-story residential apartment building with up to 259 dwelling units, ground-floor corner retail (approx. 2,260 sq ft), 147 off-street parking spaces, 259 Class 1 bicycle parking spaces, and common open space. Under the LPA, the project is seeking a modification of the requirements for: 1) rear yard (Planning Code Section 134); 2) dwelling unit exposure (Planning Code Section 140); 3) off-street loading (Planning Code Section 152.1); 4) horizontal mass reduction (Planning Code Section 270.1(d)); and, 5) accessory use provisions for dwelling units (Planning Code Sections 329(d)(10) and 803.3(b)(1)(c)). The subject property is located within the UMU (Urban Mixed-Use) Zoning District and a 68-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, please call Rich Sucré at (415) 575-9108 and ask about Case No. 2012.0493X. 2012.1574KX: 650 Indiana Street, west side between 18th and 19th Streets; Lot 009 in Assessor’s Block 4041 – Request for Large Project Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections329 to construct two five-story buildings, approximately 122,185 square feet in total, with up to 111 dwelling units. The project is seeking exceptions, pursuant to Planning Code Section 329, from the Rear Yard requirement (Planning Code Section 134), the Dwelling Unit Exposure requirement (Planning Code Section 140) and the Horizontal Mass Reduction requirement (Planning Code Section 270.1). The project is within the Urban Mixed Use (UMU) Zoning District and a 58-X Height and Bulk District. The Planning Commission will also hear a request to consider the adoption of findings pursuant to Section 295 of the Planning Code regarding a Shadow Study that concluded that the shadow cast by the proposed project would not be adverse to the use of Esprit Park, land under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. For further information, please call Diego R Sánchez at (415) 575-9082 and ask about Case No. 2012.1574KX. 2014.0103XVC: 1036 MISSION STREET - north side between 6th and 7th Streets; Lots 079 and 080 in Assessor’s Block 3703 - Request for Determination of Compliance pursuant to Planning Code Section 309, with exceptions to the requirements for Rear Yard pursuant to Planning Code Section 134 and Reduction of Ground-Level Wind Currents in C-3 Districts pursuant to Planning Code Section 148. The proposed project is to construct a nine-story 83-unit 100% affordable housing project with approximately 963 square feet of ground floor retail on two lots currently used as surface parking lots. A similar project larger in scope (Case No. 2007.1464EKXCV) was approved by the Planning Commission in 2009 through Motion Numbers 17875 and 17876. The Final Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared as part of Case No. 2007.1464E will serve as the environmental document for this proposal. The project site is located within the C-3-G (Downtown General) Zoning District and 120-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, please call Kate Conner at (415) 575-6914 and ask about Case No. 2014.0103XVC. 2014.0103XVC: 1036 MISSION STREET - north side between 6th and 7th Streets; Lots 079 and 080 in Assessor’s Block 3703 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 124(f) to allow additional square footage above the base floor area ratio for dwelling units that will be affordable for a minimum of 20 years to households whose incomes are within 150 percent of the median income. The proposed project is to construct a nine-story 83-unit 100% affordable housing project with approximately 963 square feet of ground floor retail on two lots currently used as surface parking lots. A similar project larger in scope (Case No. 2007.1464EKXCV) was approved by the Planning Commission in 2009 through Motion Numbers 17875 and 17876. The Final Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared as part of Case No. 2007.1464E will serve as the environmental document for this proposal. The project site is located within the C-3-G (Downtown General) Zoning District and 120-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, please call Kate Conner at (415) 575-6914 and ask about Case No. 2014.0103XVC. 2014.0187C: 2675 GEARY BOULEVARD - south side in its entirety between Masonic Avenue and Lyon Street; Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 1094 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 703.4 to allow a formula retail use at the City Center Shopping Plaza for a Starbucks branded Target Café inside the City Target store (approximately 900 square feet) within the NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and 40-X/80-D Height and Bulk Districts. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). For further information, please call Mary Woods at (415) 558-6315 and ask about Case No. 2014.0187C. 2014.0192C: 2675 GEARY BOULEVARD - south side in its entirety between Masonic Avenue and Lyon Street; Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 1094 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 703.4 to allow a formula retail use at the City Center Shopping Plaza for a GNC health and nutrition related products store (approximately 1,200 square feet) within the NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and 40-X/80-D Height and Bulk Districts. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). For further information, please call Mary Woods at (415) 558-6315 and ask about Case No. 2014.0192C. 2014.0196C: 2675 GEARY BOULEVARD - south side in its entirety between Masonic Avenue and Lyon Street; Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 1094 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 703.4 to allow a formula retail use at the City Center Shopping Plaza for a Sleep Number specialty mattress store (approximately 3,400 square feet) within the NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and 40-X/80-D Height and Bulk Districts. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). For further information, please call Mary Woods at (415) 558-6315 and ask about Case No. 2014.0196C. 2014.0233C: 2675 GEARY BOULEVARD - south side in its entirety between Masonic Avenue and Lyon Street; Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 1094 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 703.4 to allow a formula retail use at the City Center Shopping Plaza for a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant (approximately 2,200 square feet) within the NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and 40-X/80-D Height and Bulk Districts. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). For further information, please call Mary Woods at (415) 558-6315 and ask about Case No. 2014.0233C. 2014.0234C: 2675 GEARY BOULEVARD - south side in its entirety between Masonic Avenue and Lyon Street; Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 1094 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 703.4 to allow a formula retail use at the City Center Shopping Plaza for a Ulta Beauty store (approximately 10,000 square feet; formerly occupied by Office Depot) within the NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and 40-X/80-D Height and Bulk Districts. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). For further information, please call Mary Woods at (415) 558-6315 and ask about Case No. 2014.0234C. 2014.0236C: 2675 GEARY BOULEVARD - south side in its entirety between Masonic Avenue and Lyon Street; Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 1094 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 703.4 to allow a formula retail use at the City Center Shopping Plaza for a Panera Bread restaurant (approximately 4,000 square feet) within the NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and 40-X/80-D Height and Bulk Districts. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). For further information, please call Mary Woods at (415) 558-6315 and ask about Case No. 2014.0236C. 2011.1395C: 1763 STOCKTON STREET – at the southwest corner of Stockton and Greenwich Streets, Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 0089 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 722.83 and 303 to allow a wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would feature three (3) panel antennas, housed within individual faux vent pipe enclosures mounted to the roof of an existing three-story mixed-use building. Related electronic equipment would be located on the roof and in the basement. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 5 Site (Limited Preference, Individual Neighborhood Commercial District) within the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District, North Beach Limited Financial Special Use District (SUD), North Beach SUD, Telegraph Hill – North Beach Residential SUD and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, please call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116 and ask about Case No. 2011.1395C. --- Scott Sanchez |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, April 24, 2014 beginning at 12:00 noon or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2007.1275EM: 2009 HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE - Consideration of Adopting a Resolution Amending to the General Plan - Pursuant to Planning Code Section 340 (c), the Commission will consider adopting amendments to the General Plan, including repealing the existing Housing Element of the General Plan, adopting the 2009 Housing Element update, and related actions, making Planning Code Section 101.1 findings, and recommending that the Board of Supervisors adopt an Ordinance approving the amendments. The 2009 Housing Element Update is required by State Law, and includes Part 1: Data and Needs Analysis, which contains a description and analysis of San Francisco’s population, household and employment trends, existing housing characteristics, and housing needs; Part 2: Objectives, Policies; and a series of Appendices including Implementing Programs, which sets forth actions to help address the City’s needs. Preliminary recommendation: Approval For further information, please call Menaka Mohan at (415) 575-9141 and ask about Case No. 2007.1275EM. 2012.1362CEV: 2198 MARKET STREET - northeast corner at Sanchez Street; Lot 039 in Assessor’s Block 3542 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections: 303, 155 (new curb cut along an official City bike route), 733.11 (to develop a lot exceeding 9,999 square-feet), 733.44 (to establish a restaurant), and 145.4 (d) (for an individual ground floor nonresidential use that occupies more than 75 contiguous linear feet along a street façade) for a project proposing to construct a new 4- to 6-story (40’ to 65’ in height), approximately 107,409-gross square-foot mixed used building on a 18,626 square-foot vacant lot. The proposed building would have 87 dwelling units, 34 off-street parking spaces and 89 “class 1” bicycle parking spaces within a basement level garage, and 5,130 sq. ft. of ground floor commercial space along Market St., a portion of which would be occupied by a yet to be determined restaurant use as defined in Section 790.91 of the Code. The proposed building would provide approximately 7,165 square feet of common usable open space. The project also requires variances from the Planning Code for rear yard, dwelling unit exposure, bay window width, and ground floor ceiling height. The project site is located within the Upper Market Street NCT (Neighborhood Commercial Transit) District and a 65-X/40-X Height and Bulk District and within the Market and Octavia Area Plan. CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Findings will also be adopted as part of the project approvals. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions 2012.1362CEV: 2198 MARKET STREET - northeast corner at Sanchez Street; Lot 039 in Assessor’s Block 3542 - Request for Variances from Planning Code Sections: 134, for rear yard; 145.1, for a ground floor non-residential ceiling height that is less than 14-feet in height; 136, bay window width; and 140, for dwelling unit exposure for a project proposing to construct a new 4- to 6-story, (40’ to 65’ in height) approximately 107,409-gross square-foot mixed used building on a 18,626 square-foot vacant lot. The proposed building would have 87 dwelling units, 34 off-street parking spaces and 89 “class 1” bicycle parking spaces within a basement level garage, and 5,130 sq. ft. of ground floor commercial space along Market St., a portion of which would be occupied by a yet to be determined restaurant use as defined in Section 790.91 of the Code. The proposed building would provide approximately 7,165 square feet of common usable open space. The project site is located within the Upper Market Street NCT (Neighborhood Commercial Transit) District and a 65-X/40-X Height and Bulk District and within the Market and Octavia Area Plan. For further information, please call Michael Smith at (415) 558-6322 and ask about Case No. 2012.1362CEV. 2013.1610C: 2175 MARKET STREET - southeast corner of Market and 15th Streets; Lot 011 in Assessor’s Block 3543 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections: 303, 733.21 (restaurant use), and 733.44 (use size), to amend motion No. 18715 to establish an approximately 6,286 square-foot Restaurant use within the ground floor retail space of a mixed-use building that is currently under construction. The Restaurant Use would be a “marketplace” concept comprised of several small specialty restaurant and food vendors within a single space. The project site is located within the Upper Market Street NCT (Neighborhood Commercial Transit) District and a 65-X/40-X Height and Bulk District and within the Market and Octavia Area Plan. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Michael Smith at (415) 558-6322 and ask about Case No. 2013.1610C. 2013.1654C: 3201 CALIFORNIA STREET – southwest corner of California Street and Presidio Avenue; Lot 002 of Assessor’s Block 1032 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, 711.11, 711.21, and 711.49 to infill an interior atrium at the second floor of the existing financial service (SF Fire Credit Union) by approximately 2,300 square feet and to allow a use size in excess of 4,000 square feet on a lot in excess of 10,000 square feet within the NC-2 (Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial District) and 40-X Height and Bulk District. A physical expansion of the existing building is not proposed. Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with conditions For further information, please call Sara Vellve at (415) 558-6263 and ask about Case No. 2013.1654C. 2013.1693C: 1701 OCTAVIA STREET – northwest corner of Octavia and Bush Streets; Lot 005 in Assessor’s Block 0663 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Section 303 to amend the Conditions of Approval (Condition #7) of Motion No. 14889 to eliminate valet parking service for the existing Restaurant (d.b.a. Baker and Banker) within the RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family) and 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions For further information, please call Christine Lamorena at (415) 575-9085 and ask about Case No. 2013.1693C. --- |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, April 3, 2014 beginning at 12:00 noon or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2014.0252C: 3571 SACRAMENTO STREET - south side between Locust and Laurel Streets; Lot 023 of Assessor’s Block 1019 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 724.52, to convert vacant commercial space previously occupied by a retail store (d.b.a. Philanthropist) into a hair salon (personal service use d.b.a. Cherry Blow Dry Bar) on the ground floor of a two-story commercial building within the Sacramento Street Neighborhood Commercial District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with conditions. For further information, please call Laura Ajello at (415) 575-9142 and ask about Case No. 2014.0252C. 2014.0066C: 3985 – 17th STREET – The project site is located at the south side of 17th Street between Castro and Hartford Streets, Lot 074 in Assessor's Block 3582 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 715.1, 715.44 and 303 of the Planning Code to establish a restaurant (d.b.a. “Hearth Coffee Roasters”) in the 1,494 square-foot tenant space occupied by a tanning salon in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD), a 65-B height and bulk district. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Tina Chang at (415) 575-9197, or e-mail at tina.chang@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.0066C. --- Scott Sanchez |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, March 27, 2014 beginning at 12:00 noon or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2014.0290T: Small Business Month May 2014 – Fee Waiver Program [Board File 14-0122]. For further information, please call Diego Sanchez at (415) 575-9082 and ask about Case No. 2014.0290T. 2014.0306T: Amendments to the Planning Code regarding Medical Cannabis Dispensaries in the Ocean Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Transit District [Board File No. 140097]. Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require that, in the Ocean Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Transit District, a Medical Cannabis Dispensary (MCD) may be allowed within 500 feet of another MCD as a conditional use, provided that no other Citywide regulation governing the proximity of MCDs to each other becomes law; affirming the Planning Department’s California Environmental Quality Act determination; and making Planning Code, Section 302, findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Preliminary Recommendation: Approval. 2010.0641M: CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN RELATED TO THE UPDATE OF THE RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT - Pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 4.105, Planning Code § 340(d) and § 306.3, adopt amendments to the General Plan, related to the Recreation and Open Space Element (ROSE). The Planning Commission will consider adoption of a Negative Declaration prepared under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the ROSE; adoption of amendments to the General Plan to update the ROSE; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. On January 9, 2014 the Planning Commission passed Resolution 19055 to initiate amendments to the General Plan. For further information, please call Susan Exline at (415) 558-6332 and ask about Case No. 2010.0641M. 2013.0627BC: 660 3rd STREET, located between Brannan and Townsend Streets, Lot 008 in Assessor’s Block 3787 – Request for a Conditional Use Authorization and Office Development Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, 321, 803.9(a), and 817.48 for a change in use from PDR (Production, Distribution and Repair) to office use, and to authorize up to 80,000 sq ft of office use from the Office Development Annual Limit. The subject property is located within the South End Landmark District, SLI (Service / Light Industrial) Zoning District, and a 65-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, please call Rich Sucré at (415) 575-9108 and ask about Case No. 2013.0627BC. 2013.0880C: 2288 BROADWAY – at the northeast corner of Broadway and Fillmore Streets, Lot 025 in Assessor’s Block 0564C – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.6(b) and 303 to allow a wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would feature five (5) panel antennas, facade-mounted to the rooftop penthouse. Related electronic equipment would be located on the roof and at the first floor. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 2 Site (Co-Location with Verizon Wireless and Sprint [Nextel]) within a RM-1 (Residential – Mixed, Low Density) Zoning District, and 40-X Height and Bulk District. Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions For further information, please call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116 and ask about Case No. 2013.0880C. --- Scott Sanchez |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW NOTICENotice is hereby given to the general public of the following actions under the Environmental Review Process. Review of the documents concerning these projects can be arranged by calling (415) 575-9025. PRELIMINARY NEGATIVE DECLARATIONThe initial evaluation conducted by the Planning Department determined that the following project could not have a significant effect on the environment, and that no environmental impact report is required. Accordingly, a Preliminary Negative Declaration has been prepared. Public recommendations for amendment of the text of the finding, or any appeal of this determination to the Planning Commission (with $534 filing fee) must be filed with the Department within 30 days following the date of this notice. In the absence of an appeal, the Negative Declaration shall be made final, subject to any necessary modifications, 30 days from the date of this notice. File No. 2010.0641E: General Plan Recreation and Open Space Element (ROSE) Update – The proposed project consists of an update (amendment) of the existing, 1986 Recreation and Open Space Element (ROSE) of the San Francisco General Plan. The ROSE is a policy document that consists of general objectives and policies to guide comprehensive long-term planning, conservation and use of open space land and recreational facilities. The draft 2013 ROSE Update contains six objectives, with policies under each of the objectives. The objectives and policies in the existing, 1986 ROSE are proposed to be revised as follows: 1) the entire document is reorganized to eliminate distinctions between different types of open spaces (e.g., City-serving, District-serving, Neighborhood-serving, etc.); 2) some objectives and policies are re-worded to reflect the concepts of the Open Space Framework; and 3) new policies are added based on community input. [ZUSHI] |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, March 13, 2014 beginning at 12:00 noon or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2013.1177C: 2601 VAN NESS AVENUE – northwest corner of Van Ness Avenue and Filbert Street; Lot 002A in Assessor’s Block 0522 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 209.8, 253, 271 and 303 to establish a Business/Professional Service Use above the ground floor, to construct a building over 50 feet in a RC District and to exceed the bulk limits of the ‘A’ Bulk District. The project proposes a six-story, 27-unit mixed-use building with a 990 square foot Business/Professional Service Use at the second floor, 7,200 square feet of ground floor commercial space and 35 off-street parking spaces within two basement levels. The project is located within the RC-3 (Residential, Commercial Combined, Medium-Density) Zoning District and the 65-A Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Glenn Cabreros at (415) 558-6169 and ask about Case No. 2013.1177C. 2012.0355I: Multiple properties owned or leased by the University of San Francisco located in the City and County of San Francisco – Notification by the Zoning Administrator of the filing of an Institutional Master Plan (IMP) for the University of San Francisco. Pursuant to Planning Code Section 304.5, the Planning Commission must hold a public hearing upon receiving a current IMP. This public hearing is for receipt of public testimony only. Receipt of this IMP does not constitute approval or disapproval of any proposed projects contained in the IMP by the Planning Commission. The IMP contains information on the nature and history of the institution, the location and use of affiliated buildings, and institutions’ development plans. The IMP is available for viewing on the Planning Department’s website at: http://www.sfplanning.org (click on “Resource Center”, then “Department Publications A-Z”, then scroll to “I” for Institutional Master Plans). The IMP is also available for public viewing at the Planning Department’s Public Information Center located at 1660 Mission Street, 1st Floor, and at the Department’s reception area located at 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor. For further information, please contact Mary Woods at (415) 558-6315 or by electronic mail at Mary.Woods@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2012.0355I. 2014.0230T: Amendments to the Planning and Building Codes to provide a process for granting legal status to existing dwelling units constructed without the required permits [BF NO. 131148] Ordinance proposed by Supervisor Chiu which would legalize dwelling units constructed without permits, temporarily suspending the code enforcement process for units in the process of receiving legal status, and prohibiting units from being legalized under the provisions of this ordinance if there have been no-fault evictions; amending the Administrative Code to prohibit the costs of legalization from being passed through to the tenant; affirming the Planning Department’s California Environmental Act determination, making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to submit this Ordinance to the California Department of Housing and Community Development in accordance with State law. For further information, please call Kimia Haddadan at (415) 575-9068 and ask about Case No. 2014.0230T. --- Scott Sanchez |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, March 6, 2014 beginning at 12:00 noon or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2010.0726X: 2051 3rd Street, east side between Mariposa and 18th Streets, Lots 001B, 001C, and 006 in Assessor's Block 3994 – Request under Planning Code Section 329 for Large Project Authorization and exceptions including rear yard, open space, and street frontage for the proposed construction of a new six-story, 68-foot building consisting of up to 94 dwelling units, approximately 800 square feet of retail space, and parking for up to 77 spaces. The subject property is located within the UMU (Urban Mixed Use) District with a 68-X Height and Bulk Designation. For further information, call Ben Fu at (415) 558-6613, or e-mail at ben.fu@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2010.0726X. 2013.1859C: 1501 Sloat Blvd. (Lakeshore Plaza) – The project site is located at 1501 Sloat Boulevard within the Lakeshore Plaza Shopping Center, south side of the street between Everglade and Clearfield Drives – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 703.4, to establish a formula retail limited-restaurant (d.b.a. Subway) in the 810 square-foot tenant space occupied by Quizno's formula retail limited-restaurant located within a NC-S (Neighborhood Commercial, Shopping Center) District, the Lakeshore Plaza Special Use District and a 26-40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Tina Chang at (415) 575-9197, or e-mail at tina.chang@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2013.1859C. 2013.1137C: 4054 24th Street – north side between Castro and Noe Streets, Lot 017 in Assessor's Block 3656 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Section 303, to enlarge an existing bar use (d.b.a Valley Tavern) by creating outdoor seating within the rear yard of the property. The outdoor area would measure approximately 1,112.5 square-feet. Including the proposed outdoor space, the overall bar use would measure 2,837.5 square-feet of occupied floor area. Seating within the rear yard would include but is not limited to eight bench seats and four tables to accommodate 24 patrons. The project requires conditional use authorization for the expansion of an existing bar use (Section 728.41), to create an outdoor seating area within the rear yard (Section 728.24), and to create a use that is more than 2,499 square-feet (Section 728.21). The subject property is located within the 24th Street/ Noe Valley Neighborhood Commercial District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Michael Smith at (415) 558.6322, or e-mail at michael.e.smith@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2013.1137C. 2014.0107C: 1735 Noriega Street – south side between 24th and 25th Avenues, Lot 047 in Assessor's Block 2061 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Section 303, to allow the change of use from a Retail Grocery to a Restaurant (d.b.a Sunset Reservoir Brewing Company). The proposed use is a family-style brewpub. The project requires conditional use authorization for the change of use from a Retail Grocery to a Restaurant (Section 303(m)) and to create a use that is more than 3,999 square-feet (Section 739.21). The subject property is located within the Noriega Street Neighborhood Commercial District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Casey Noel at (415) 575.9125, or e-mail at casey.noel@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.0107C. --- Scott Sanchez HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, February 27, 2014 beginning at 12:00 noon or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2013.0638C: 4871 - 4873 Mission Street – east side between Onondaga Ave. and France Ave. ; Lot 6272 in Assessor's Block 015 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 186.1(e) and 303, to legalize the relocation of a nonconforming Fringe Financial Service use (d.b.a. Lucky Money Check Cashing) within the NC-3 (Neighborhood Commercial, Moderate-Scale District), Fringe Financial Service Restricted Use District, Excelsior Alcohol Restricted Special Use District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. The previous use of the subject property was an office space (d.b.a. Optimum Realty). For further information, call Jessica Look at (415) 575-6812, and ask about Case No. 2012.0638C. 2012.0990CEUV: 3032 - 3038 CLEMENT STREET, north side between 31st and 32nd Avenues, Lots 022 and 023 in Assessor's Block 1402 – Request for Conditional Use authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 121.1, 303 and 710.11 to allow the demolition of an existing one-story retail grocery store and the construction of a four-story, mixed use building on a development lot containing 5,000 square feet. The new building will contain six dwelling units in the upper floors and commercial space on the ground floor as well as six residential parking spaces, in an NC-1 (Neighborhood Commercial Cluster) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Mary Woods at (415) 558-6315 and ask about Case No. 2012.0990CEUV. 2014.0180T: Amendments to the Planning Code, Provision for Public Use Zoning Districts [Board File No. 140062]. Ordinance amending the Planning Code by amending Sections 234, 234.1, and 234.2, in order to modify and make technical amendments to the provisions of Public Use Zoning Districts, affirming the Planning Department's determination under the California Environmental Quality Act, and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Modifications For further information, call Aaron Starr at (415) 558-6362, and ask about Case No. 2014.0180T. 2007.0392CV: 832 Sutter Street, north side between Jones and Leavenworth Streets, Lot 003 of Assessor's Block 0281: Request for Conditional Use Authorization to allow construction exceeding 50 feet in height within an RC District, pursuant to Planning Code Section ("Section") 253. The project proposes to demolish an existing surface parking lot, and construct a six-story building containing 20 dwelling units and 400 square feet of ground-floor retail space, within the RC-4 District, and the 80-A Height and Bulk District. Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions 2007.0392CV: 832 Sutter Street, north side between Jones and Leavenworth Streets, Lot 003 of Assessor's Block 0281: Request for a Parking Reduction to require no off-street parking spaces where five are required, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 161(j) and 307(i). The project proposes to demolish an existing surface parking lot, and construct a six-story building containing 20 dwelling units and 400 square feet of ground-floor retail space, within the RC-4 District, and the 80-A Height and Bulk District. For further information, call Kevin Guy at (415) 558-6163, or e-mail at kevin.guy@sfgov.org, and ask about Case No. 2007.0392CV. --- Scott Sanchez |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, February 20, 2014 beginning at 12:00 noon or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2013.1432C: 2060 FILLMORE STREET – southeast corner of California and Fillmore Streets; Lot 023 in Assessor’s Block 0653 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, 703.3 and 703.4, to replace two vacant tenant spaces with a new formula retail apparel establishment (d.b.a. Rag and Bone), within the upper Fillmore Street NCD (Neighborhood Commercial District), and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. --- Scott Sanchez PLANNING DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW NOTICENotice is hereby given to the general public of the following actions under the Environmental Review Process. Review of the documents concerning these projects can be arranged by calling (415) 575-9028 and asking for the staff person indicated. NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT ON PARTIALLY REVISED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE FOLLOWING 2007.1275E: San Francisco 2004 and 2009 Housing Element - The Planning Department has prepared a revised Chapter VII Alternatives of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the 2004 and 2009 Housing Element, previously certified on March 24, 2011. The Housing Element is a public policy document that addresses issues relating to housing needs for San Francisco residents. The Housing Element is prepared in response to Government Code section 65580 et seq., California housing element law, which requires local jurisdictions to plan for and address the housing needs of its population to meet state housing goals. [SMITH] Notice is hereby given to the general public as follows: 1. A partially revised EIR (alternatives analysis) has been prepared by the Planning Department in connection with this project. A copy of the report is available for public review and comment online at: http://tinyurl.com/sfceqadocs. CDs and paper copies are also available at the Planning Information Center (PIC) at 1660 Mission Street, 1st Floor, San Francisco. Referenced materials are available for review at the Planning Department's office at 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, as part of Case File No. 2007.1275E. |
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, February 13, 2014 beginning at 12:00 noon or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2013.1791T: Amendments to the Planning Code, creating a new Broadway Alcohol Use District, adding new Section 249.66 to establish the Art and Design Special Use District at 1111 Eighth Street [Board File No. 13-1120]. Ordinance introduced by Supervisor Chiu amending the Planning Code, by adding a new Section 789, to establish the Broadway Alcohol Restricted Use District on parcels with street frontage on Broadway, between Columbus Avenue and Montgomery Street; amending the Zoning Map, Sheet SU-02, to designate the Broadway Alcohol Restricted Use District; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Preliminary Recommendation: Approval. For further information, please call AnMarie Rodgers at (415) 558-6395 and ask about Case No. 2013.1791T. 2013.1817C: 1410 OCEAN AVENUE – north side between Miramar and Granada Avenues; Lot 007 in Assessor's Block 3197 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Section 303 and 737.62, to allow a change of use from a vacant retail space to district-serving canine day care facility, regulated as animal hospital, (d.b.a. iPlayBow) within the Ocean Avenue NCT (Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning District and 45-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Marcelle Boudreaux at (415) 575-9140, and ask about Case No. 2013.1817C. 2013.1648C: 1945 HYDE STREET – north side between Russell and Union Streets; Lot 002 in Assessor's Block 0123 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, 710.44 and 790.91 to establish a Restaurant (d.b.a. Union Larder) which will operate as a Bona Fide Eating Place in a vacant commercial space. The property is located within the Neighborhood Commercial Cluster District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Kanishka Burns at (415) 575-9112, and ask about Case No. 2013.1648C. 2013.0518C: 2775 Van Ness Avenue – at the southwest corner of Lombard Street and Van Ness Avenue, Lot 030 in Assessor's Block 0503 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 209.6(b) and 303 to modify an existing wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would replace (6) panel antennas, with (9) panel antennas; with (3) of the antennas mounted on the uppermost portion of the east facing building facade. Related electronic equipment would be located on the roof and in the parking garage. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 2 Site (Co-Location) within an RC-3 (Residential – Commercial, Medium Density) District, and 65-A Height and Bulk District. Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions For further information, call Omar Masry at (415) 575-9116, and ask about Case No. 2013.0518C. --- Scott Sanchez PLANNING DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW NOTICENotice is hereby given to the general public of the following actions under the Environmental Review Process. Review of the documents concerning these projects can be arranged by calling (415) 575-9028 and asking for the staff person indicated. NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF EIR (NOP) 2013.0154E: Moscone Center Expansion Project – The project site (Assessor's Block [AB] 3723, Lot 115 and AB 3734, Lot 091) is located on Howard Street between Third and Fourth Streets in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco, in an area referred to as Yerba Buena Gardens. The proposed Moscone Center Expansion Project would increase the gross square footage of the Moscone Center convention facility by about 20 percent, from approximately 1.2 million square feet to 1.5 million square feet. The proposed project would include demolition of a portion of the existing Moscone Center south of Howard Street. New construction would be primarily above grade both north and south of Howard Street in buildings up to approximately 95 feet tall. Additional space would be created by excavating in two locations under Howard Street and expanding the existing below-grade exhibition halls that connect the Moscone North and South buildings. The proposed project would also reconfigure the existing below-grade loading facilities and at-grade bus pick-up and drop off facilities on Howard Street and create two pedestrian bridges spanning Howard Street, connecting Moscone North and South at the second level above grade. The existing convention uses would continue following project completion. Both parcels on which the Moscone Center is located within the C-3-5 Downtown Commercial Support District and a 340-I height and bulk district. [PURL] 1. The Planning Department has determined that an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is required in connection with this project. A Notice of Preparation (NOP) of an EIR was published on January 22, 2014 by the Planning Department. This document may be obtained for public review and comment at the Planning Department offices at 1660 Mission Street, 1st Floor Planning Information Center. The NOP is also available for review online at: http://tinyurl.com/sfceqadocs 2. Public comments concerning the scope of the EIR will be accepted through February 21, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. Mail written comments to the San Francisco Planning Department, Attn: Sarah B. Jones, Environmental Review Officer, 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, California 94103. |
01/15/2014 | [ Display ]
SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, February 6, 2014 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2013.1896T: PLANNING CODE AMENDMENTS RELATED TO PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND REPAIR USES – Pursuant to Planning Code Section 302, the Planning Commission will consider amendments to the Planning Code. The amendments are intended to support the development of new space for Production, Distribution, and Repair (PDR) uses, Small Enterprise Workspace Uses, and Integrated PDR uses, as well as make it easier to operate PDR businesses in the city's PDR Districts. The Planning Code is proposed to be amended by deleting Sections 175.8, 249.35B, 249.39, 413.7, 428A, revising Sections 181, 204.3, 226, 227, and 890.49, and adding Section 219.1. The proposed Ordinance is before the Commission so that it may recommend adoption, rejection, or adoption with modifications to the Board of Supervisors, and adopt findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. For further information, call Steve Wertheim at (415) 558-6612 and ask about Case No. 2013.1896T. 2013.1515C: 2283 Palou Avenue, south side, between Barneveld Avenue and Dorman Avenue, Lot 001 in Assessor's Block 5585 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 226(w) and 303, to allow a change of use from wholesale merchandise use to non-automated distillery wholesaler use (dba Top Hat Distillery). The subject property is within a PDR-2 (Core Production, Distribution and Repair) District with a 65-J Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, please call Jeff Speirs at (415) 575-9106 and ask about Case No. 2013.1515C. Scott Sanchez |
12/26/2013 | [ Display ]
SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, January 16, 2014 beginning at 12:00 noon or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2011.1146C: 1633 Taraval Street – along the south side of Taraval Street between 26th and 27th Avenues, Lot 041 in Assessor's Block 2399 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 741.83 and 303 to modify an existing wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by Sprint. The proposed macro WTS facility would replace (2) panel antennas, with (3) panel antennas; with a single antenna mounted behind a faux parapet extension, and (2) roof-mounted panel antennas within individual faux vent pipes. Related electronic equipment would be located on the roof and in the parking garage. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 6 Site (Limited Preference, Individual Neighborhood Commercial District) within the Taraval Street Neighborhood Commercial District, Taraval Street Restaurant Subdistrict, and 65-A Height and Bulk District. [O. MASRY: (415) 575-9116] 2013.1201C: 1701 Haight Street – at the southwest corner of Haight and Cole Streets, Lot 001 in Assessor's Block 1248 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 719.83 and 303 to develop a Wireless Telecommunication Services (WTS) Facility for AT&T Mobility. The proposed macro WTS facility would feature (12) roof-mounted panel antennas housed within individual faux vent pipes. Related electronic equipment would be located on the roof and in the basement. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 6 Site (Limited Preference, Individual Neighborhood Commercial District) within the Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial District, and 40-X Height and Bulk District. [O. MASRY: (415) 575-9116] This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. Per Section 145.1 of the Planning Code, the Zoning Administrator will also consider a request for a Variance from the Planning Code in order to waive the provision of the Planning Code that requires 60% of ground floor active uses to be transparent. The proposed design does not provide 60% transparency along the Stockton Street frontage. For further information, call Elizabeth Watty at (415) 558-6620, or e-mail at Elizabeth.Watty@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2013.0628EHUVX 2013.0205CEKV: 395 26th AVENUE, located on the northwest corner of Clement Street and 26th Avenue; Lot 017 in Assessor's Block 1407 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 717.39 to allow the demolition of an existing two-story mixed-use building containing two dwelling units with ground floor commercial space, subdivide the lot into two lots, and construct a 45-foot tall, four-story mixed-use building fronting on Clement Street, containing three dwelling units, three residential parking spaces with ground floor commercial space and a 40-foot tall, four-story mixed-use building fronting on 26th Avenue, containing three dwelling units, three residential parking spaces with ground floor commercial space within the Outer Clement Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, please call Christine Lamorena at (415) 575-9085 and ask about Case No. 2013.0205CEKV. 2013.1329C: 1320 SUTTER STREET, north side, between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street, Lot 002 in Assessor's Block 0671 – Request for Conditional Use authorization under Planning Code Sections 303 and 703.3, and 703.4, to establish a new existing formula retail business (d.b.a. CORT) in a vacant commercial space, within the RC-4 (Residential-Commercial Combined, Medium Density) district, a 130-V Height and Bulk District and the Van Ness SUD (Special Use District). For further information, call Sharon W. Lai at 415.575.9087 or email Sharon.W.Lai@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2013.1329C. --- Corey Teague |
12/19/2013 | [ Display ]
SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGSNotice is hereby given to the general public that applications involving the properties/and or issues described below have been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, January 9, 2014 beginning at 12:00 noon or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (formerly Polk Street), Room 400. 2013.1663Z: Amendments to the Zoning Map, for 133-135 Golden Gate Avenue (APN 0349/12 & 13) [Board File No. 130999]. Ordinance amending Zoning Map ZN01, to provide for eligibility to sell transferable development rights for property at 133-135 Golden Gate Avenue (St. Boniface Church and Rectory); and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Preliminary Recommendation: Approval. For further information, please call Aaron Starr at (415) 558-6362 and ask about Case No. 2013.1663Z. 2013.1464C: 2071 UNION STREET, located on the south side of Union Street between Webster and Buchanan Streets; Lot 016 in Assessor’s Block 0541 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 703.4, 703.3, 303(c), and 303(i) to establish a Formula Retail Use within the Union Street Neighborhood Commercial District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. The proposal is to convert a vacant ground floor commercial space with approximately 3,500 gross square feet of floor area (previously occupied by “Rugby”, a Formula Retail apparel store concept of Ralph Lauren) into another Formula Retail Use (d.b.a. Nike) and continuing as a retail apparel store use. The proposal will involve interior tenant improvements to the ground floor commercial tenant space. There will be no expansion of the existing building envelope. For further information, please call Sharon M. Young at (415) 558-6346 and ask about Case No. 2013.1464C. 2013.1420C: 2168-2174 MARKET STREET, located on the north side of Market Street between Sanchez and Church Streets; Lot 017 in Assessor’s Block 3542 – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 186.2, 733.21, and 303 to allow the expansion of the existing Restaurant use (d.b.a. Café du Nord) to all four floors of the existing multi-story building. The Conditional Use authorization would also allow a use size above 2,999 square feet. Café du Nord currently occupies the basement level as a Restaurant and will become the single tenant leasing all the above floors as a single tenant. The proposal will involve interior tenant improvements. There will be no expansion of the existing building envelope. For further information, please call Casey Noel at (415) 575-9125 and ask about Case No. 2013.1420C. --- Corey Teague 12/19/13 PLANNING COMMISSION |