Historic Preservation Commission

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Notice is hereby given to the general public that application involving the property and/or issue described below has been filed with the Planning Department for review as set forth in the City Planning Code. The Historic Preservation Commission intends to hold a PUBLIC HEARING on this item and on other matters on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, beginning at 12:30 p.m. or later. Please be advised that due to the COVID-19 emergency, the Historic Preservation Commission may conduct this hearing remotely using videoconferencing technology or in-person at City Hall. Additional information may be found on the Department’s website.

2019-022126COA-05: 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 Certificate of Appropriateness to extend the lighting, sound, and stage installation at the Spreckels Temple of Music an additional two years, until April 2024. On February 19, 2020, the Historic Planning Commission (HPC) approved with conditions a Certificate of Appropriateness Application (Case No. 2019-022126COA-02) for the two-year installation of a temporary wood extension of the existing stage at the Spreckels Temple of Music and an outdoor lighting and sound system (see HPC Motion No. 0415). The subject property is Landmark No. 249, Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park and is located in a P (Public) Zoning District and an OS 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, contact Monica Giacomucci via email at Monica.Giacomucci@sfgov.org or 628-652-7414 and ask about Record No. 2019-022126COA-05.

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 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 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Corey A. Teague
Zoning Administrator
Planning Department
49 South Van Ness Avenue, Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94103

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