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Timestamp: 2013-05-23 14:26:39
Document Index: 671786489

Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2004', 'Application No. 2002', 'Application No. 2002', 'Application No. 2003', 'Application No. 2003', 'Application No. 2004']

San Francisco Planning Department : January 20, 2005
/ January 20, 2005	January 20, 2005
January 20, 2005SAN FRANCISCO
Commissioners: Michael J. Antonini; Dwight Alexander; Kevin Hughes; William L. Lee; Christina Olague
1. 2004.1239DDDD (g. cabreros: (415) 558-6169)
(Proposed for Continuance to January 27, 2005) 2. 2004.0849C (M. WOODS: (415) 558-6315)
1720-1730 FULTON STREET - north side between Central and Masonic Avenues; Lot 30 in Assessor’s Block 1175 - Request for Conditional Use authorization under Sections 303 and 352 of the Planning Code to modify a condition previously imposed in Motion No. 14807 for Case No. 1998.0318C (the approval of the Petrini Plaza), The proposal would modify Condition No. 30 of the Motion to allow the project sponsor to merge two small storefronts at the Petrini Plaza for leasing to a financial service establishment (Washington Mutual Bank), rather than to a local independent merchant. The project is within an NC-S (Neighborhood Commercial Shopping Center) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
3. 2004.0458E (J. NAVARRETE: (415) 558-5975)
(Continued from Regular Meeting of December 16, 2004)
(Proposed for Continuance to February 17, 2005)
4. 2004.0904D (r. crawford: (415) 558-6358)
364 WINDING WAY - north side between Drake and Prague Streets. Assessor's Block 6479 Lot 012. Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2004.0308.8029, to construct a three story addition to the rear of the existing two to three story dwelling, in an RH-1 (D) (Residential House, One Family, Detached) District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. Preliminary Recommendation: Take Discretionary Review and Modify the Project.
(Proposed for Continuance to February 24, 2005)
5. 2004.1169C (C. Nikitas: (415) 558‑6306)
1251 THOMAS AVENUE - west side between Ingalls and Hawes Streets, Lot 030, in Assessor's Block 4807 - Request for Conditional Use authorization to operate a fenced vehicle storage yard and towing business as defined in Sections 223(t) & (u), pursuant to Section 249.15(b)(2), located on a site in an M-1 (Light Industrial) zoning district and the Restricted Light Industrial Special Use District and a 40-X height and bulk district.
Preliminary Recommendation: Pending (Continued from Regular Meeting of December 9, 2004)
6a. 2004.0032D (J. PURVIS: (415) 558-6354)
43 HAMILTON STREET- east side south of Silver Avenue; Lot 007 in Assessor’s Block 5919 - Mandatory Discretionary Review, under Planning Commission policy requiring review of all housing demolition permits, of Demolition Permit Application No. 2002.10.17.9296, proposing the demolition of a one-story, single-family dwelling in an RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) Use District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. Preliminary Recommendation: Pending
6b. 2004.0033D (J. PURVIS: (415) 558-6354)
43 HAMILTON STREET- east side south of Silver Avenue; Lot 007 in Assessor’s Block 5919 - Mandatory Discretionary Review, under Planning Commission policy requiring review of all replacement structures following residential demolition, of Building Permit Application No. 2002.10.17.9298, proposing the construction of a two-story single-family dwelling in an RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) Use District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. Preliminary Recommendation: Pending
(Continued from Regular Meeting of December 2, 2004) (Proposed for Continuance to March 3, 2005)
7. 2004.0389D (J. PURVIS: (415) 558-6354)
684 ARKANSAS STREET - west side between 20th and 22nd streets; Lot 016 in Assessor’s Block 4098 - Neighbor-Initiated Discretionary Review on the proposed conversion of a single-family dwelling to a two-family dwelling with vertical and horizontal extensions, under Building Permit Application No. 2003.05.22.5290. The site is in an RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family) Use District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
8. 2003.1110T (C. NIKITAS: (415) 558-6306)
9. 2004.0607D (D. DIBARTOLO: (415) 558-6291)
215-217 COLE STREET - west side between Hayes and Fell Streets: Lot 003 in Assessor's Block 1212 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2003.09.29.5983S, proposing to construct a vertical and rear horizontal addition and to renovate the existing three-story over garage two-unit structure. The project proposes to (1) add one residential dwelling unit at the top floor level, achieved by raising the roof level approximately 2.5 feet at the middle portion of the structure; (2) construct a horizontal addition by extending the rear building wall by approximately 7.5 feet at the first three floor levels; and, (3) renovate and retain the existing design components of the front facade of the structure. The property is located in an RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-Family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of October 28, 2004)
11. ELECTION OF OFFICERS: In accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the San Francisco Planning Commission, the President and Vice President of the Commission shall be elected at the first Regular Meeting of the Commission held on or after the 15th day of January of each year, or at a subsequent meeting, the date which shall be fixed by the commission at the first Regular Meeting on or after the 15th day of January each year.
13. Review of Past Week’s Events at the Board of Supervisors and Board of Appeals
E. REGULAR CALENDAR 14. 2004.1167DD (r. crawford: (415) 558-6358)
15. 2004.1170D (M. Snyder: (415) 575-6891)
3635 20th Street - south side between Guerrero Street and Valencia Street, Lot 069 in Assessor’s Block 3608 - Mandatory Discretionary Review, under the Planning Commission’s policy requiring review of dwelling unit mergers, of Building Permit Application No. 2004.09.15.4246, proposing to merge the existing two units back to a single-family dwelling in an RH-3 (House, Three-family) District, the Liberty Hill Historic District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
16. 2002.1305C (M. Snyder: (415) 575-6891)
1096 SOUTH VAN NESS AVENUE -previously Driscoll’s Mortuary Chapel, northwest corner of South Van Ness Avenue and 22nd Street, Lot 10 in Assessor’s Block 3615 - Request for Conditional Use authorization to establish a full service restaurant and a place of entertainment that would be open until 2:00 am within a building that was previously used as a mortuary. Conditional Use authorization is required for (1) hours of operation between 11:00 pm and 2:00 am pursuant to Planning Code Sections 710.27 and 790.48; (2) the establishment of other entertainment pursuant to Planning Code Sections 710.48 and 790.38; (3) the establishment of a full service restaurant on a lot within ¼ mile of the 24th Street – Mission Neighborhood Commercial District Pursuant to Planning Code Sections 710.42 and 727.42; (4) the establishment of a restaurant use on the second floor of a building designed for a single tenant pursuant to Planning Code Section 186.1(b) and 186.2(a); and (5) a full liquor license in association with a restaurant use (defined a "bar" use by Planning Code Section 790.22); the bar use would be required under Planning Code Section 186.1(e) to be transferred from an existing non-conforming bar at another location. No exterior alteration is proposed. The project is within an NC-1 (Neighborhood Commercial, Cluster) District, a 50-X Height and Bulk District, and the Mission Alcoholic Restricted Special Use District.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 29, 2004)
17. 2004.0574C (M. Snyder: (415) 575-6891)
1656 Shafter Avenue - north side between 3rd Street and Lane Street, Lot 005A in Assessor’s Block 5342 - Request for Conditional Use authorization to subdivide the existing 50-feet wide by 100-foot deep lot, which contains two single-family dwellings, into two lots with one resulting lot having a width of only 23-feet. Conditional Use authorization is required to establish a lot less than 25-feet wide under Planning Code Section 121(f). The subject property is within an RH-2 (House, Two-family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
18. 2004.0906EC (M. LI: (415) 558-6396)
981 WASHINGTON STREET - south side between Powell and Stockton Streets, Lot 024 in Assessor’s Block 0211 - Request for Conditional Use authorization to expand the Chinese Independent Baptist Church. The project would add a four-story, 4,600-square-foot addition at the rear of the existing church, which is currently 7,120 square feet in area and four stories high. The site is within an RC-4 (Residential-Commercial Combined, High Density) District and a 65-A Height and Bulk District.
19. 2004.0940C (S. VELLVE: (415) 558-6263)
1726 HAIGHT STREET - north side between Cole and Shrader Streets; Lot 035 in Assessor’s Block 1229 - Request for Conditional Use authorization pursuant to Sections 303 and 790.130 of the Planning Code to locate an approximately 4,600 square foot Financial Service (a branch of Well Fargo Bank) within the ground floor of a recently constructed mixed-use building. Conditional Use is required as the proposed size of the bank exceeds the principally permitted use size of 2,499 square feet. The site is within the Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
20. 2004.0560E (J. NAVARRETE: (415) 558-5975)
787 Brannan Street (aka 785 BRANNAN STREET; aka 100 GILBERT STREET) - Appeal of Preliminary Negative Declaration - The proposed project is the construction of a five-story, approximately 50-foot tall, 29,653 gross-square-foot (gsf) residential building with 56 single room occupancy (SRO) units. The ground floor would contain a lobby, a manager’s office, a community room for the residents and 8 SROs. The second through fifth floors would include 12 SRO units on each. No off-street parking or off-street loading would be provided. A 900-square-foot roof deck would be provided as common usable open space meeting the requirements of the Planning Code. The project site is 6,124 square feet in size and currently used as a 20-space surface parking lot, located on the northeast corner of Brannan Street and Gilbert Street in the South of Market District. Pedestrian access to the building lobby and the community room would be through one door mid-lot on Brannan Street. All of the units would be rental units designated as permanently affordable to households with income not exceeding 50% of the City’s median income. The project site is zoned SLI (Service Light Industrial) and is within a 50-X height and bulk district. Conditional Use authorization is required for SRO units in the SLI district, and parking, rear yard, and permitted obstruction variances would be required for the proposed project. Preliminary Recommendation: Uphold Mitigated Negative Declaration
21a. 2004.0560EKCVD (D. SIDER: (415) 558-6697)
787 BRANNAN STREET (aka 785 BRANNAN STREET; aka 100 GILBERT STREET), southwest corner of Gilbert Street; Lot 018 in Assessor's Block 3784 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization to allow the construction of Single Room Occupancy (SRO) units in a Service/Light Industrial (SLI) Zoning District pursuant to Planning Code Section 817.16. The proposal would construct a new five-story building containing fifty-six SRO dwelling units, each of approximately 400 gross square feet, on a vacant parcel currently used for parking. The property is within an Service/Light Industrial (SLI) Zoning District, an Industrial Protection Zone (IPZ) as set forth in Planning Commission Resolution 16202, and a 50-X Height and Bulk District.
21b. 2004.0560EKCVD (D. SIDER: (415) 558-6697)
787 BRANNAN STREET (aka 785 BRANNAN STREET; aka 100 GILBERT STREET), southwest corner of Gilbert Street; Lot 018 in Assessor's Block 3784 - Request for (1) a Modification of rear yard requirements pursuant to Code Section 134(e)(1) and 307(g), and (2) Variances from [a] permitted obstruction limits for bay windows set forth in Code Section 136(c)(2)(B) and 136(c)(2)(D) and [b] off-street parking requirements set forth in Code Section 151. A Variance from parking requirements is required because no off-street parking spaces are proposed while the Code would require three spaces. A Variance from permitted obstruction limits is required because bay windows of a maximum depth of three feet and maximum width of sixteen feet are proposed while the Code would limit maximum depth of some bay windows to two feet and maximum width to between nine and fifteen feet. A Modification of rear yard requirements is required because intermittent yard spaces of no more than five feet in depth are proposed while the Code would require a rear yard of at least fifteen feet. The proposal would construct a new five-story building containing fifty-six SRO dwelling units, each of approximately 400 gross square feet, on a vacant parcel currently used for parking. The property is within an Service/Light Industrial (SLI) Zoning District, an Industrial Protection Zone (IPZ) as set forth in Planning Commission Resolution 16202, and a 50-X Height and Bulk District.
21c. 2004.0560EKCVD (D. SIDER: (415) 558-6697)
787 BRANNAN STREET (aka 785 BRANNAN STREET; aka 100 GILBERT STREET), southwest corner of Gilbert Street; Lot 018 in Assessor's Block 3784 - Mandatory Discretionary Review of a project which would create housing within an Industrial Protection Zone (IPZ), as required under Commission Resolution 16202 for all such projects. The proposal would construct a new five-story building containing fifty-six SRO dwelling units, each of approximately 400 gross square feet, on a vacant parcel currently used for parking. The property is within an Service/Light Industrial (SLI) Zoning District, an Industrial Protection Zone (IPZ) as set forth in Planning Commission Resolution 16202, and a 50-X Height and Bulk District.
22. 2004.0915C (D. SIDER: (415) 558-6697)
1598 DOLORES STREET - northwest corner of 29th Street; Lots 40 through 52, inclusive, in Assessor's Block 6618 - Request for Conditional Use authorization to modify conditions of approval set forth in Planning Commission Motion Number 16445 as modified by Board of Supervisors Motion Number M02-163 and relating to Planning Department Case Number 2000.1058C to allow payment of an in-lieu affordable housing fee rather than provide on-site affordable housing, pursuant to inclusionary housing policies set forth in Planning Commission Resolution Number 16350. In September of 2002, the City authorized construction of two 4-story buildings on the subject property containing a total of 13 units and up to 26 independently accessible off-street parking spaces; both buildings are now complete. Conditions of approval require one of the proposed units to be provided as a Below Market Rate (BMR) unit. This proposal would modify previous conditions of approval to allow the payment of an in-lieu fee to the Mayor’s Office of Housing rather than provide the required BMR unit on-site. No physical work is proposed. The property is within an NC-1 (Neighborhood Commercial Cluster) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
23. (M. FOSTER: (415) 558-6362)
OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED MID-MARKET REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND SPECIAL USE DISTRICT - Informational presentation on the proposed Mid-Market Redevelopment Plan and SUD. Staff will provide an overview of the Plan's key goals and proposals, outline the key issues related to the proposed Special Use District, and describe the schedule for further Planning Commission review.
Preliminary Recommendation: No Action Required by Commission
It is the intent of the Planning commission to hold a public hearing to discuss their rules and regulations on Thursday, February