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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, July 29, 2021, beginning at 1:00 p.m. or later. Please be advised that due to the COVID-19 emergency, the Planning 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.

2019-020818AHB: 5012 3rd Street – west side of Third Street between Quesada Avenue and Revere Avenue, Lot 053 of Assessor’s Block 5338  (District 10) – Request for HOME-SF Project Authorization,  pursuant to Planning Code Sections 206.3, 328, and 737, to allow construction of a six-story, 59-foot tall residential building (measuring 21,780 gross square feet) with 29 dwelling units and a ground floor commercial space (measuring 616 square feet). The Project also includes a total of 32 Class 1 and 4 Class 2 bicycle parking spaces with no off-street automobile parking. The Project Site is located within the Bayview NCD (Bayview Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and the 40-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 Xinyu Liang at (628)652-7316, or via email at Xinyu.Liang@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2019-020818AHB.

2016-013505DRP: 35 Ventura Avenue – between Castenada and Linares Avenues; Lot 008 in Assessor’s Block 2816 (District 7) - Discretionary Review of Building Permit No. 2016.0805.4402 to construct a second floor addition of 15 feet in height. The proposed property would consist of an approximately 30 ft tall, 3,000-square-foot, single-family home within the RH-1(D) (Residential-House, Single Family-Detached) 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 3.04(h).). For further information, call David Winslow at (628) 652-7335 or email at david.winslow@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2016-013505DRP

2019-012676DNX: 159 Fell Street – south side of Fell Street between Franklin Street and Van Ness Avenue, Lot 015 of Assessor’s Block 0834 (District 5) – Request for Downtown Project Authorization,  pursuant to Planning Code Sections 148, 210.2, 249.33(b)(5), and 309 to allow exceptions to the requirements for lot coverage and reduction of ground-level wind currents, for a project to demolish the existing two-story building and construct a new seven-story building reaching a height of 85 feet, containing approximately 24 dwelling units 2,000 square feet of ground-floor retail uses. The Project Site is located within the C-3-G  (Downtown-General) Zoning District, the Van Ness and Market Residential Special Use District, and the 85-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 Kevin Guy at (628)652-7325, or via email at kevin.guyg@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2019-012676DNX.

2019-023466DRM: 3150 18th Street – northwest corner of 18th Street and Treat Avenue, Lot 106 of Assessor’s Block 3573 (District 10) – Request for Mandatory Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2019.1206.8904, for legitimization of a change in use of approximately 2,516 square feet of office use at 3150 18th Street (dba. ActivSpace). 3150 18th Street is a five-story mixed-use building with small commercial and PDR (Production, Distribution and Repair) suites. Per Planning Code Section 192, Mandatory Discretionary Review by the Planning Commission is required to legitimize any office use at 3150 18th Street. The Project Site is located within the PDR-1-G (Production, Distribution and Repair-General) Zoning District and a 58-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 Richard Sucré at (628) 652-7384, or via email at Richard.Sucre@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2019-023466DRM.

2016-010671CUA: 809 Sacramento Street – south side of Sacramento Street between Grant Avenue and Stockton Street; Lot 029 in Assessor’s Block 0242 (District 3) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 254 and 303 to permit a structure over 35 feet in height. The proposed project (“Project”) would construct a two-story vertical addition on top of the existing two-story commercial building containing a museum (Institutional Use) at the ground and second floors. The approximately 2,400-square-foot addition, would contain one (1) 3-bedroom dwelling unit.  The height of the existing building is approximately 28 feet tall, while the height of the building with the vertical addition would be 50 feet to the finished roof. The Project includes one (1) Class 1 bicycle parking space, with no accessory off-street parking provided. The Project Site is located within the Chinatown Visitor Retail (CVR) Neighborhood Commercial District, 50-N Height and Bulk District, and the Chinatown Planning Area. 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 Nicholas Foster at (628) 652-7330 or email at nicholas.foster@sfgov.org  and ask about Case No. 2016-010671CUA.

2020-008347CUA:  811 Clay Street – south side of Clay Street; Lot 031 in Assessor’s Block 0225 (District 3) - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 811 to allow a change of use from a Foot/Chair Massage Establishment to a Massage Establishment (d.b.a. Top Therapy Academy) on the ground floor (1,023 square feet) of an existing four-story commercial building. The project is located in the CVR (Chinatown Visitor Retail) Zoning District and a 50-N 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 email at linda.ajellohoagland@sfgov.org  and ask about Case No. 2020-008347CUA.

2016-002728CUA-02:  2525 Van Ness Avenue – west side of Van Ness Avenue; Lot 004 in Assessor’s Block 0527 (District 2) - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 151.1, 209.3, and 303 to increase the residential parking ratio from 0.5 or 14 spaces as previously approved by the Planning Commission (Motion No. 20176) to 0.75 or 21 residential parking spaces within the RC-3 (Residential-Commercial, Medium Density) Zoning District and a 65-A 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 Christopher May at (628) 652-7359 or email at christopher.may@sfgov.org  and ask about Case No. 2016-002728CUA-02.

2020-011615CUA: 2022 Mission Street – west side of Mission Street between 16th Street and 17th Street, Lot 086 of Assessor’s Block 3569 (District 9) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 754, to establish a Restaurant and Place of Entertainment use (dba. El Capricho Restaurant) within an existing double-height one-story commercial building. No front-facing façade changes.  The Project Site is located within the Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit Zoning District, Mission Alcoholic Beverage Special Use District and an 85-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 Elton Wu at (628) 652-7415, or via email at elton.wu@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2020-011615CUA.

2019-013528CUA: 36-38 Gough Street – southeast corner of the intersection with Colton Street, Lot 028 of Assessor’s Block 3504  (District 6) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 317, to demolish an existing three-story, two-family residence (collectively measuring approximately 1,875 square feet) and construct a new five-story residential building containing eight dwelling units (collectively measuring approximately 5,652 square feet). The Project Site is located within the NCT-3 (Moderate Scale Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning District and the 50-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 Ella Samonsky at (628) 652-7417, or via email at ella.samonsky@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2019-013528CUA.

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 Planning 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 Planning 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

07/07/2021