Historic Preservation Commission
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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 posted agenda.
Notice is hereby given to the general public that the Historic Preservation Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on the matter below on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 beginning at 12:30 p.m. or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400.
2017-001073COA: 1701 Franklin Street – west side of Franklin Street at its intersection with California Street; Lot 014 in Assessor’s Block 0641 (District 2) – Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a one-story, two-car garage addition at the northwest corner of the existing building. A deck would be installed atop the garage. Work also includes enclosure of an existing rear porch, three new window wells and south facing basement windows, replacement of the existing driveway (including a new gate along Franklin Street), and associated excavation. The subject property is Landmark No. 54 and is within the RH-2 (Residential-House, Two Family) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, call Jonathan Vimr at (415) 575-9109 or email at jonathan.vimr@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-007049COA.
2019-022126COA: 55 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive – located between John F. Kennedy Drive, Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, and Music Concourse Drive, Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 1700 (District 1). Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install a temporary observation wheel to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Golden Gate Park. The proposed observation wheel will be located at the northeastern end of the Music Concourse and will be approximately one hundred fifty feet in height. It will be supported by below-grade steel piles under a base measuring approximately seventy-two feet by fifty-seven feet. The project site will include perimeter fencing, ticket booth, generator (screened), and a retail photo booth. Construction and installation of the observation wheel will begin March of 2020, with a scheduled opening date of April 4, 2020. At the close of the one-year celebration, the wheel and support structures will be removed and the site restored. The subject property is Landmark No. 249, Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park. The subject property is located in a P (Public) Zoning District and an OS Height and Bulk District. For further information, call Michelle Taylor at (415) 575-9197 or email at michelle.taylor@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-022126COA
2019-007049COA: 600 Stockton Street – east side of Stockton Street between California and Pine Streets; Lot 012 in Assessor’s Block 0257 (District 3) – Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace existing pavers and finishes and construct an approximately 3,093-square-foot pavilion structure within the non-visible courtyard space. The subject property is Landmark No. 167 and is within the C-3-G (Downtown-General) Zoning District and 80-130-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, call Jonathan Vimr at (415) 575-9109 or email at jonathan.vimr@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-007049COA.
2018-010825COA & 2018-010825VAR: 694 Tennessee Street – Located on the west side of Tennessee Street between 18th and Mariposa Streets, Assessor’s Block 3996, Lot 007 (District 10). Request for Certificate of Appropriateness and Variance for façade alterations, new windows, and construction of decks and a spiral stair with associated fire wall at the rear façade. The wood-frame, Italianate Style corner building was constructed c. 1884 by an unknown architect. The subject property is a contributor to the Dogpatch Landmark District and is located within an RH-2 (Residential-House, Two-Family) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. The Certificate of Appropriateness 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, call Monica Giacomucci at (415) 575-9017 or email at Monica.Giacomucci@sfgov.org and ask about Record Numbers 2018-010825COA or 2018-010825VAR
Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled 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 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 Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Corey A. Teague
Zoning Administrator
Planning Department
1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
12/23/2019