Historic Preservation Commission

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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, November 18, 2020, beginning at 12:30 p.m. or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400.  Please be advised that due to the COVID-19 emergency, the Commission may be required to conduct this hearing remotely. Additional information may be found on the Department's website.

2018-000505COA: 370 Lexington Street – located on the west side of Lexington Street, between 20th and 21st Streets; Lot 059 in Assessor’s Block 3609 (District 9) - Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for legalization of façade and window alterations completed without Planning Department approval, in connection with Planning Department Case No. 2017-015608ENF, and new wood windows at the front façade and modifications to the side gate to correct work done without Planning Department approval. The subject property is located within the Article 10 Liberty-Hill Landmark District, and is located within an RTO-M (Residential Transit Oriented-Mission) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk Limit. For further information, call Rebecca Salgado at (628) 652-7332 or email at rebecca.salgado@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-000505COA.

2020-008490DES:  1830 Sutter Street - Assessor’s Parcel No. 0676, Lot 035 (District 5). Consideration to Recommend to the Board of Supervisors designation of the Japanese YWCA/Issei Women’s Building as an individual Article 10 Landmark pursuant to Section 1004.2 of the Planning Code. The Japanese YWCA/Issei Women’s Building was initiated for designation by the Historic Preservation Commission on October 21, 2020. The subject property is significant for its association with Japanese American women and the founding of the first independent Japanese YWCA in the United States; the African American civil rights movement as the building served as the San Francisco chapter on the Committee on Racial Equality (CORE) and numerous gatherings, meetings and events to advance African American civil rights;  LGBTQ history as the property was the center of Bayard Rustin’s organizing activities early in his career and was location of the first convention of the Mattachine Society in 1954; and as an excellent example of the work of master architect, Julia Morgan. It is located in a Residential-Mixed, Medium Density Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, call Frances McMillen at 628-652-7376 or email at frances.mcmillen@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2020-008490DES.

It is strongly recommended that persons submit their comments in writing in advance of the hearing. Written comments may be submitted via email directly to the case planner.

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 via email or at the Planning Department, 49 South Van Ness Avenue, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made as 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

010/28/2020