Planning Commission

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.

SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARINGS

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 will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, January 31, 2019, beginning at 1:00 p.m. or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400.

Case No. 2018-016494PCA: Urging Developers Within the Central SoMa Plan to Include a “Community Good Jobs Employment Plan” With Planning Application – Resolution urging: 1) that developers within the Central South of Market Area Plan (“Central SOMA Plan”) submit a “Community Good Jobs Employment Plan” prior to project approval by the Planning Commission; 2) that within 60 days after the development receives its first Certificate of Occupancy, the developer or project employer(s) should provide a report to the Office of the District 6 Supervisor and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development ("OEWD") detailing the steps that the developer or project employer(s) took to implement the Plan; and 3) that OEWD to produce an analysis of the report compared to the initial plan, and submit to the District 6 Supervisor within 60 days of receiving the report from the developer or project employer(s); further, 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 convenience, necessity, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Lisa Chen at (415) 575-9124 or email Lisa.Chen@sfgov.org, and ask about Case No. 2018-016494PCA.

Case No. 2016-011101CTZ: SFPW Great Highway Reroute – between Sloat Boulevard and Skyline Boulevard; Lot 006, 007, 008, and 010 in Assessor’s Block 7281 (District 13). – The proposal is for a Coastal Zone Permit pursuant to Planning Code Section 330 to preserve the roadway’s function while converting the existing Great Highway northbound land segment into a single northbound and a single southbound travel lane within the P, Public, Zoning District. This project is located in a joint jurisdiction area in the City and County of San Francisco’s Coastal Zone and the area appealable to the California Coastal Commission. 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 Bridget Hicks at (415) 575-9054 or email Bridget.Hicks@sfgov.org , and ask about Case No. 2016-011101CTZ.

Case No. 2018-016562PCA: Planning Code – Inclusionary Housing Fee for State Density Bonus Projects. [Board File No. 181154]. Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require all projects using the State Density Bonus law, regardless of environmental evaluation application date, to pay the inclusionary fee on any additional units or square footage allowed by the state law; and 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 convenience, necessity, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Jacob Bintliff at (415) 575-9170 or email at jacob.bintliff@sfgov.org and ask about Case Number 2018-016562PCA.

Case No. 2018-016401PCA: Planning Code – Accessory Dwelling Units in New Construction. [Board File No. 181156]. Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Business and Tax Regulations Code to authorize the addition of an Accessory Dwelling Unit in the construction of a new single-family home or multi-family building; clarifying the ministerial approval process and creating an expedited Board of Appeals process for certain Accessory Dwelling Units in single-family homes meeting specific requirements; 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 convenience, necessity, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Veronica Flores at (415) 575-9173 or email at veronica.flores@sfgov.org and ask about Case Number 2018-016401PCA.

Case No. 2018-009587CUA:  3535 California Street – south side of California Street between Spruce and Locust Streets; Lot 004 in Assessor’s Block 1035 (District 2) - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, 303.1, and 713 to establish a Formula Retail Use within the NC-S (Neighborhood Commercial Shopping Center) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. The proposal is to convert a vacant ground floor commercial space with approximately 2,358 square feet of floor area (occupied by “Peninsula Beauty”, a Formula Retail Use) to another Formula Retail Use (d.b.a. Bluemercury, retail store specializing in cosmetic sales with personal services) within the Laurel Village Shopping Center. 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 Laura Ajello at (415) 575-9142 or email at laura.ajello@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-009587CUA.

Case No. 2016-010079CUAVAR:  3620 Buchanan Street – southeast corner of North Point and Buchanan Streets, Lot 003 in Assessor’s Block 0459 (District 2) - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 121.1, 303, and 711 for development of lot larger than 10,000 square feet, demolition of a non-contributing one-story garden house and construction of a new, four-story, eight-unit residential building within the NC-2 (Neighborhood Commercial, Small Scale) Zoning District and 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 Laura Ajello at (415) 575-9142 or email at laura.ajello@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2016-010079CUAVAR.

Case No. 2015-008813DRP:  2337 Taraval Street – south side of Taraval Street between 33rd and 34th Avenues; Lot 037 in Assessor’s Block 2392 (District 4) - The Request is for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2015.0828.5547, a proposal to construct a 33 foot-3 inch tall, 3,147 square foot, three-story mixed-use building providing two residential units over a 593 square foot ground floor commercial unit at the front of the property. A 2,170 square foot, three-story single-family residence located at the rear of the property will remain. 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 Jeff Horn at (415) 575-6925 or email at jeffrey.horn@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2015-008813DRP.

Case No. 2018-002409DRP: 1973 Broadway – between Laguna and Octavia Streets; Lot 015 in Assessor’s Block 0578 (District 2) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2018.0606.1104 to properly document the scope of work already underway that exceeds Building Permit Application 2015.0415.3728 in a 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 31.04(h). For further information, call David Winslow at (415) 575-9159 or email David.Winslow@sfgov.org

Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled Planning 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 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.