Planning Commission
Thursday, April 4, 2019
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, April 4, 2019, beginning at 1:00 p.m. or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400.
NOTICE OF HEARING ON DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE FOLLOWING
2014-0012E: Better Market Street – The project sponsor, San Francisco Public Works (Public Works), in coordination with project partners, the Citywide Planning Division of the San Francisco Planning Department (planning department) and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), proposes to implement the Better Market Street Project. The proposed project would redesign and provide a program of transportation and streetscape improvements to a 2.2-mile-long corridor along Market Street through downtown San Francisco. The project corridor primarily encompasses Market Street between Steuart Street and Octavia Boulevard and includes portions of streets that intersect Market Street, four off-corridor intersections, the entirety of Charles J. Brenham Place, and the portion of Valencia Street between Market Street and McCoppin Street.
The project would introduce changes to the roadway configuration and private vehicle access, traffic signals, surface transit (including Muni-only lanes, stop spacing and service, stop locations, stop characteristics, and infrastructure), bicycle facilities, pedestrian facilities, streetscapes, commercial and passenger loading, vehicular parking, and utilities. The proposed project would implement a new bi- directional F Market & Wharves historic streetcar (F-Line) track loop on Charles J. Brenham Place and McAllister Street. The project would also change traffic configurations on adjacent streets intersecting Market Street to both the north and south. The proposed project includes one variant, the Western Variant, that would be located within portions of the same corridor as the proposed project but would vary in terms of proposed improvements and regulations. [THOMAS]
Case No. 2018-000532CUA: 468 Valley Street – north side of Valley Street between Castro and Noe Streets; Lot 020 in Assessor’s Block 6612 (District 8) - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 317 to allow the demolition of an existing single-family home and the new construction of a two-dwelling unit building within the RH-2 (Residential–House, Two- Family) 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 Linda Ajello Hoagland at (415) 575-6823 or email at linda.ajellohoagland@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-000532CUA.
Case No. 2018-017008CUA: 3512 16th Street – north side of 16th Street between Sanchez Street and Market Street, Lot 009 of Assessor’s Block 3559 (District 8) - Request for a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 764 to allow a change of use to a retail professional service (dba The Agency). The subject property is located within the NCT (Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit) 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 Bridget Hicks at (415) 575-9054, or via email at bridget.hicks@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-017008CUA.
Case No. 2018-015071CUA: 2166 Market Street – north side of Market Street between Sanchez Street and Church Street, Lot 016 of Assessor’s Block 3542 (District 8) - Request for a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 764 to legalize the change of use to a General Entertainment Use (dba The Academy) and to legalize the construction of an Outdoor Activity Area. The subject property is located within the NCT (Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning District and a 40-X and 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 Bridget Hicks at (415) 575-9054, or via email at bridget.hicks@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-015071CUA.
Case No. 2019-000325CUA: 3600 Taraval Street - north side of Taraval Street and between 47th and 46th Avenues; Lot 018 in Assessor’s Block 2375 (District 15) - Request for a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 710 to extend the hours of operation of an existing restaurant use (d.b.a. “Underdogs Too”) from 11 P.M. to 2 A.M. at an existing one-story commercial building within the Neighborhood Commercial Cluster (NC-1) 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 Gabriela Pantoja at (415) 575-8741 or email at gabriela.pantoja@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-000325CUA.
Case No. 2018-013230CUA: 2215 Quesada Avenue – south side of Quesada Avenue between Industrial Street and Interstate 280; Lot 033 in Assessor’s Block 5333 (District 10) - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 210.3 and 303, to establish a 5,364 square foot Industrial Agriculture use in an existing one-story Industrial building to allow the cultivation of cannabis. The project is in a PDR-2 (Production, Distribution & Repair 2) Zoning District and a 65-J 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 (415) 575-8742 or email at michael.christensen@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-013230CUA.
Case No. 2018-003066CUA: 1233 Connecticut Street – east side of Connecticut Street between 26th Street and Cesar Chavez Street; Lot 072 in Assessor’s Block 4287 (District 10) - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 210.3 and 303, to establish a 4,660 square foot Industrial Agriculture use in an existing one-story Industrial building to allow the cultivation of cannabis. The project is in a PDR-2 (Production, Distribution & Repair 2) Zoning District and a 65-J 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 (415) 575-8742 or email at michael.christensen@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-013230CUA.
Case No. 2017-013801CUAVAR: 250 Randolph St – north side of Randolph Street, between Victoria and Head Streets; Lot 024 in Assessor’s Block 7089 (District 13) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 317, for a project proposing to demolish an existing o dwelling unit & laundromat and construct a four-story two-family dwelling with ground floor commercial within the NC-1 (Neighborhood Commercial Cluster District) Zoning District with a 40-X Height and Bulk designation. Request for a rear yard modification Variance for the rear yard requirement pursuant to Planning Code Section 134. These actions constitute the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Cathleen Campbell at (415) 575-8732, or email at Cathleen.campbell@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2017-013801CUAVAR.
Case No. 2017-010011CUA: 840 Folsom Street – north side of Folsom Street between 4th and 5th Streets; Lot 018 in Assessor’s Block 3733 (District 6) - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 175.1, 249.40A, 303 and 844, to establish an Amusement Arcade use in the Western SoMa Mixed-Use General (WMUG) Zoning District and to establish a Restaurant and Bar use within the SoMa Youth and Family Special Use District. The Project includes a change of use of approximately 6,900 gross square foot (gsf) from retail use to an amusement arcade/restaurant/bar in an existing two-story commercial building. As part of the recently adopted 2018 Central SoMa Area Plan, the subject property was rezoned from WMUG to the Mixed Use Residential (MUR) Zoning District. Per Planning Code Section 175.1, the project elects to be exempt from the Central SoMa Zoning Controls and instead be subject to the previous controls in the WMUG Zoning District, since an application was filed before February 15, 2018. Currently, the subject property is located in the MUR Zoning District, the SoMa Youth and Family Special Use District, Central SoMa Special Use District, and a 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 Xinyu Liang at (415) 575-9182 or email at xinyu.liang@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2017-010011CUA.
Case No. 2018-013413CUA: 1001 Van Ness Avenue – northwest corner at O’Farrell Street, Lot 016 in Assessor’s Block 0714 (District 5) - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 125, 134, 145.1, 152, 243, 253, 253.2, 271, 303 and 304 , to allow a Planned Unit Development (PUD) to demolish the existing four-story TV studio/office building and construct a 13-story senior residential care facility (Institutional Use under Planning Code) containing approximately 247 assisted living units, common areas and supportive services, approximately 8,000 square feet of retail use, 46 parking spaces, and 60 bicycle spaces, totaling approximately 267,000 square feet. The proposal includes PUD modifications for floor area premium for corner lots, off-street loading space, width of parking and loading entrances; and CU for height above 50 feet, street frontage greater than 50 feet, bulk exception, ratio of residential to non-residential uses, and wind comfort level. The project site is located in an RC-4 (Residential-Commercial, High Density) District, the Van Ness Special Use District, the Van Ness Automotive Special Use District, the Van Ness Avenue Area Plan, and a 130-V 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 Mary Woods at (415) 558-6315 or email mary.woods@sfgov.org, and ask about Case No. 2018-013413CUA.
1001 Van Ness Ave Proposed Site Plan
Case No. 201.0948ENX: 344 14th Street and 1463 Stevenson Street – north side of 14th Street between Stevenson and Woodward Street on Lots: 013 and 021 in Assessor’s Block 3523 (District 9) - Request for a Large Project Authorization (LPA), pursuant to Planning Code Section (PC) 329, for the Project proposing a lot merger and new construction of a 78-foot tall, 7-story-over-basement residential building (measuring approximately 78,738 gross square feet (gsf)) with ground floor retail and a 40-foot tall 3-story-over basement SEW and PDR (Production, Distribution and Repair) building (measuring approximately 19,360 gsf). The Project would construct a total of 56 dwelling units, 5,633 square feet of ground floor commercial, and 46 below-grade off-street parking spaces. The project would construct a 22,996 gsf below-grade garage to serve both buildings. The proposed project would utilize the State Density Bonus Law (California Government Code Sections 65915‐65918), and proposes waivers for: 1) rear yard (PC 134), 2) and height (PC 260). Under the LPA, the Project is seeking an exception for vertical non-habitable architectural elements in the Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts (PC 263.21). The project site is located within the UMU (Urban Mixed-Use) and PDR-1-G (Production, Distribution, and Repair-1-General) Zoning Districts, and a 40-X and 58-X Height and Bulk Districts. 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 Esmeralda Jardines at (415) 575-9144, and ask about Case No. 2014.0948ENX.
Case No. 2017-014420DRP: 2552 Baker St. – between Green St. and Vallejo St.; Lot 021 in Assessor’s Block 0955 (District 2) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2017.1026.2312 for a horizontal and vertical addition to an existing 3-story, one family house within the RH-1 (Residential House, One-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. 2017-014420DRP
Case No. 2017-013473DRP: 115 Belgrave – between Shrader and Stanyan; Lot 050 in Assessor’s Block 2688 (District 5) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2017.1004.0424 for demolition and new construction of a 4-story, one family house within the RH-1 (Residential House, One-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. 2017-013473DRP
Case No. 2018-001541DRP: 2963 22nd Street – between Folsom and Treat; Lot 014 in Assessor’s Block 3639 (District 9) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2017.1226.7384 for a horizontal rear addition to an existing 2-story, one family house within the RH-1 (Residential House, One-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. 2018-001541DRP
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.
Corey A. Teague
Zoning Administrator
Planning Department
1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
3/13/2019