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.

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, March 7, 2019, beginning at 1:00 p.m. or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400.

Case No. 2017-007582CUA: 225 Vasquez Avenue – east side between Kensington Way and Garcia Avenue, Lot 030 in Assessor’s Block 2923 (District 7) – Request for a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 317 to demolish an existing single-family home and construct a new single-family home within the RH-1(D) (Residential-House, One Family-Detached) Zoning and a 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 Jeff Horn at (415) 575-6925 or email jeffrey.horn@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2017-007582CUA.

Case No. 2018-000547CUA: 42 Ord Court – Through lot site bounded by Ord Court to the south and States Street, Lot 060 in Assessor’s Block 2619 (District 8) – Request for a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Section 303, 317, and 249.77 for a vertical and horizontal addition to an existing single-family home to provide one new residential unit and a new garage within the Corona Heights Large Residence Special Use District (SUD), a 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 Jeff Horn at (415) 575-6925 or email jeffrey.horn@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-000547CUA.

Case No. 2017-008875CUA: 920 North Point Street – North side of North Point Street between Polk Street and Larkin Street; Lot 002 in Assessor’s Block 0452 (District 2) - Request for a Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 608.14, to authorize the existing illuminated Ghirardelli sign spanning the roofs of the Mustard and Cocoa Buildings within Ghirardelli Square as a Vintage Sign. The subject property is San Francisco Landmark No. 30 (Ghirardelli Square), and is located within a C-2 (Community Business) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk Limit. The proposed project includes replacing the sign with a new sign matching the dimensions, appearance, and illumination of the existing sign. The Historic Preservation Commission previously issued a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at the January 16, 2019 HPC hearing. 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 Rebecca Salgado at (415) 575-9101 or email at rebecca.salgado@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-008875CUA.

Case No. 2018-007253CUA:  3356-3360 Market Street – southwest side of Market Street between Glendale and Clayton Streets; Lot 006 in Assessor’s Block 2717 (District 8) - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 207, 209.1 and 303 to construct a horizontal and vertical addition to an existing two-story over basement, three-unit building to enlarge the three existing units and to allow a dwelling unit density at a ratio of one unit per 1,500 square feet of lot area in order to create a fourth dwelling unit within in RH-2 (Residential-House, Two-Family) District and a 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 Linda Ajello Hoagland at (415) 575-6823 or email at linda.ajellohoagland@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-007253CUA.

Case No. 2018-000813CUA/VAR: 939 ELLIS STREET – south side of Ellis Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street; Lot 019 in Assessor’s Block 0738 (District 5) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code sections 209.3 and 303 to establish a Health Service Use, under Retail and Sales Services, within a currently vacant 96,908 square foot  tenant space most recently used as an Office Use within the RC-4 (Residential – Commercial, High Density) Zoning District, Van Ness Special Use District and a 130-V Height and Bulk District. No exterior modifications are proposed under this application. The project also requests a Variance from the Planning Code for off-street loading requirements, pursuant to Planning Code Section 152. A Planning Commission approval at the public hearing would constitute Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). For further information, call Sylvia Jimenez at (415) 575-9187, or via e-mail at sylvia.jimenez@sfgov.org and ask about Case No 2018-000813CUA/VAR.

Case No. 2016-005805CUA: 430 Broadway- between Kearny and Montgomery Streets, Lot 009 in Assessor’s Block 0144 (District 3) - Request a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 714 and 303, to authorize a Restaurant Use (d.b.a. Fondue Chinoise) at an existing 1,850 square-foot tenant space at the ground floor of an existing four-story mixed-use building within the Broadway Neighborhood Commercial (NCD) Zoning District and 65-A Height and Bulk District. This project was reviewed under the Community Business Priority Processing Program (CB3P). 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 Gabriela Pantoja at (415) 575-8741 or email at Gabriela.Pantoja@sfgov.org and ask about Record Number 2016-005805CUA.

Case No. 2018-010552PCA: Conditional Use Authorization Required for Employee Cafeterias within Office Space [Board File No. 180777]. Ordinance introduced by Supervisors Safai and Peskin and amended in committee, amending the Planning Code to require a Conditional Use authorization for Employee Cafeterias, as defined, within Office Space, except for existing Employee Cafeterias; 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code Section 302. For further information, call Diego R Sánchez at (415) 575-9082 or email at diego.sanchez@sfgov.org and ask about Case Number 2018-010552PCA

Case No. 2018-012727CUA: 3372 19TH STREET – between Mission and Cap Streets, Lot 020A in Assessor’s Block 3590 (District 9) - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 754, and 781.8, to legally establish a Restaurant use (d.b.a Bissap Baob) within an existing one-story commercial building within the Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District, Mission Area Plan, and 55-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 Veronica Flores at (415) 575-9173 or email at Veronica.Flores@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-012727CUA.

Case No. 2015-015129DRP: 1523 Franklin Street – corner of Austin St.; Lot 005 in Assessor’s Block 0665 (District 2) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2018.0524.0061 for a six-story vertical addition to an existing 2-storycommercial building within the NC-3 (Neighborhood Commercial, Moderate Scale) Zoning District and 130-E 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 at david.winslow@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2015-015129DRP

Case No. 2018-001681DRP: 120 Varennes Street – between Filbert St. and Union St.; Lot 048 in Assessor’s Block 0104 (District 3) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2018.0130.9824 for a vertical addition to an existing 3-story, two family house within the RH-3 (Residential House, Three-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 (415) 575-9159 or email at david.winslow@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-001681DRP

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.
 

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