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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 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 intends to hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, December 3, 2020, beginning at 1:00 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 Planning Commission may be required to conduct this hearing remotely. Additional information may be found on the Department's website.

2020-009008PCA [Board File No. 201060] – Light Manufacturing and Wholesale Storage Uses in the 24th Street-Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District: Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow Light Manufacturing and Wholesale Storage uses in the 24th Street-Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District, in specific circumstances; 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, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Veronica Flores at (628) 652-7525 or email at veronica.flores@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2020-009008PCA.

2020-009054PCA [Board File No. 201218] – Temporary Use of Hotels and Motels for Permanent Supportive Housing: Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Administrative Code to allow certain hotels and motels to be used for Permanent Supportive Housing purposes without thereby abandoning or discontinuing the hotel use; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Veronica Flores at (628) 652-7525 or email at veronica.flores@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2020-009054PCA.

2018-008259CUASHD: 2030 Polk Street – northeast corner at the intersection of Polk Street and Pacific Avenue; Lot 011 in Assessor's Block 0573 (District 3) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 121.1, 121.2, and 303 to allow development of a lot greater than 2,500 square feet, and to allow for the construction of individual non-residential use sizes greater than 2,000 square feet within the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD). The Project is using the Individually-Requested State Density Bonus Program to achieve a density bonus and requests waivers from Rear Yard (Section 134) and Bulk (Section 270). Lastly, the Project requests a Shadow Determination that shadows from the project would not adversely affect use of Helen Wills Park under the jurisdiction of the Recreation and Park Commission (Section 295). The Project proposes to demolish the existing commercial building and parking lot on the project site and construct a six-story, 65-foot-tall mixed-use building with 53 dwelling units (approximately 60,000 square feet), approximately 7,264 square feet of ground floor retail, approximately 4,000 square feet of usable open space for the residential use, 32 off-street vehicle parking spaces (27 for residential use, 4 for commercial and 1 car-share), and 54 Class 1 and 6 Class 2 bicycle parking spaces. The Project will have a dwelling unit mix of 1 studio unit, 27 one-bedroom units, 21 two-bedrooms units, and 4 three-bedroom units. 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, call Andrew Perry at (628) 652-7430, or via email at Andrew.Perry@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-008259CUASHD.

2020-006575CUA: 560 Valencia Street – west side of Valencia Street between 16th and 17th Streets; Lot 009 in Assessor's Block 3568 (District 9) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 202.2, 303, and 762, for a Project proposing to establish a Cannabis Retail establishment measuring 4,984 square feet in size, including an on-site smoking and/or vaporizing lounge, within an existing one-story commercial building last used as a furniture store. The site is located within the Valencia Street NCT Zoning District and a 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, call Michael Christensen at (628) 652-7567, or via email at Michael.Christensen@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2020-006575CUA.

2012.0640OFA-2: 598 Brannan Street – northeast intersection of 5th and Brannan Streets, Lots 045, 050, 051, & 052 on Assessor’s Block 3777 (District 6) – request for an Office Development Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 321, 322, and 848, for Phase 2 or approximately 211,601 gross square feet of office use of the approved project at 598 Brannan Street, which was authorized by the Planning Commission on June 6, 2019 (See Planning Commission Motion Nos. 20459 and 20460). Phase 2 includes new construction of a mixed-use office building reaching a height of 150 feet (170 ft. to top of rooftop mechanical screening), located mid-block on Bryant Street, with 211,601 square feet of office use, 11,054 square feet of combined retail and PDR and 5,546 square feet of child care facility. Overall, the approved project included demolition of the existing four buildings and new construction of three new mixed-use/office buildings and one new residential building with a total of 922,737 square feet of office use, approximately 65,322 square feet of PDR/retail use, 5,546 square feet of child care use, 63,824 square feet of residential use, approximately 200 off-street below-grade parking spaces, and approximately 19,336 square feet of privately-owned public open space (POPOS). The project site is located within the Central SoMa Mixed-Use Office Zoning District, Central SoMa Special Use District, Western SoMa Eastern Neighborhoods and a 40-X, 50-X, 130-X and 160-CS 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, call Linda Ajello Hoagland at (628) 652-7320 or e-mail at linda.ajellohoagland@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2012.0640OFA-2.

2018-009883DRP: 573 Diamond Street – between Alvarado and 23rd Streets; Lot 021 in Assessor’s Block 2803 (District 8) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2019.0829.0257 for the proposed 445-square-foot 4th-story vertical addition and a horizontal rear addition to the 2nd and 3rd stories. The project would include approximately 8 feet of excavation below ground surface, resulting in 146 cubic yards of soil disturbance within the RH-2 (Residential House, Two-Family) 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 San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). For further information, call David Winslow at (628) 652-7335 or email at david.winslow@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-009883DRP.

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

11/12/2020

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