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, June 6, 2019, beginning at 1:00 p.m. or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400.

Case No. 2019-000183CUA: 435-441 Jackson Street – south side of Jackson Street between Montgomery and Sansome Streets; Lot 027 in Assessor’s Block 0196 (District 3) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 249.25, to merge the existing Design Professional Service (office use) with the adjacent storefront within the Jackson Square Special Use District, C-2 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 Seema Adina at (415) 575-8722 or email at Seema.Adina@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-000183CUA.

Case No. 2018-009534CUAVAR: 45 Culebra Street – west side of Culebra Street; Lot 025 in Assessor’s Block 0500 (District 2) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization and a Rear Yard Variance Request, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 134, 303 and 317, to demolish an existing single-family home and construct a new four-story two-dwelling unit within the RH-2 Zoning 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 Seema Adina at (415) 575-8722 or email at Seema.Adina@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-009534CUAVAR.

Case No. 2015-015203DNX-02: 135 Hyde Street – west side of Hyde Street between Turk Street and Golden Gate Avenue; Lot 002 in Assessor’s Block 0346 (District 6) – Request for an amended Downtown Project Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 309 and 415, to amend Condition of Approval No. 24 of Planning Commission Motion No. 20150 adopted on March 29, 2018, to change the project’s means of compliance with the Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program from the On-Site Affordable Housing Alternative to payment of the Affordable Housing Fee. No other changes are proposed to the approved project under Motion No. 20150. The Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h), occurred on March 29, 2018 by the Planning Commission’s approval of the project under Motion No. 20150. For further information, call Andrew Perry at (415) 575-9017 or email at Andrew.Perry@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2015-015203DNX-02.

Case No. 2018-016625DNX: 50 Post Street – a through-lot on the north side of Post Street and the south side of Sutter Street between Kearny and Montgomery Streets; Lots 015 and 016 in Assessor’s Block 0292 (District 3) – Request for a Downtown Project Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 309 and 137, to modify the existing Privately-Owned Public Open Space (POPOS) and renovate the existing structure located within the C-3-O District and a 250-S Height and Bulk District. The project proposes a minor relocation and design modification of the rooftop open space but does not propose any reduction in usable area. Additionally, the project proposes interior and exterior alterations to the Crocker Galleria that would reduce the amount of retail space from 45,833 sf to 24,544 sf, add 12,780 sf of office space at the third floor, and create a new two-level stair and interior public seating area that helps enhance the connection to the modified rooftop open space.  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 (415) 575-9017 or email at Andrew.Perry@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-016625DNX.

Case No. 201.0948ENX: 344 14th Street and 1463 Stevenson Street – north side of 14th Street between Stevenson and Woodward Street on Lot: 013 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 mixed-use building (measuring approximately 84,650 gross square feet (gsf)) with ground floor retail and residential on the second through seventh floors. The Project would construct a total of 62 dwelling units, 5,775 square feet of ground floor commercial, and provide 63 bicycle parking spaces. 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) usable open space (PC 135), and 3) height (PC 260). The project site is located within the UMU (Urban Mixed-Use) 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 Esmeralda Jardines at (415) 575-9144, and ask about Case No. 2014.0948ENX.

Case No. 2012.0640ENXOFA: 598 Brannan Street - located on the northeast intersection of 5th and Brannan Streets, Lots 045, 050, 051 & 052 on Assessor’s Block 3777 (District 6) – Request for Large Project Authorization & Office Development Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 263.32, 321, 322, 329, 406, and 848, for new construction over 85-ft in height and measuring more than 50,000 gross square feet in size and to authorize up to 922,737 square feet from the Office Development Annual Limit for the proposed project at 598 Brannan Street. The project proposes to demolish the existing four buildings and construct 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 identified as a “key site” in the Central SoMa Area Plan and is anticipated to provide qualified amenities, including a new public park and a land dedication (measuring approximately 12,800 square feet) to the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development. The project would request a special height exception to allow for an additional 25-ft of height above the height limit and waiver/reduction from certain development impact fees for the provision of land associated with the public park. Under the Large Project Authorization, the project is requesting exceptions from the following Planning Code (PC) requirements: PC 132.4 [Building Setback and Streetwall Articulation]; PC 138(d) [POPOS Design]; PC 140 & 249.78(d)(11) [Dwelling Unit Exposure]; PC 145.1 [Street Frontage Controls-Garage Entry Width]; PC 152.1 [Off-Street Loading]; PC 154 [Dimensions for Off-Street Parking and Loading]; PC 155(r) [Protected Pedestrian-, Cycling-, and Transit-Oriented Street Frontages]; PC 249.78(d)(6) [Lot Coverage]; PC 249.78(d)(9) [Wind]; PC 261.1 [Narrow and Mid-Block Alley Controls]; PC 270(h) [Central SoMa Bulk Controls]; and, PC 270.1 [Horizontal Mass Reduction]. 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, and ask about Case No. 2012.0640.

Case No. 2017-006245DRP-03:  50 Seward – between 19th & Douglass Streets; Lot 024A in Assessor’s Block 2701 (District 8) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2017.0419.4301 for construction of a 4th-story vertical addition (3 stories at the street) to a two-family house on a down sloping lot 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 (415) 575-9159 or email at david.winslow@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2017-006245DRP

Case No. 2018-013309DRP-04: 1 Winter – near Mason Street; Lot 032 in Assessor’s Block 0118 (District 3) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2018.1004.2256 for construction of a 4th-story vertical addition to a two-family house within the RM-2 (Residential-Mixed, Moderate Density) 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. 2017-006245DRP

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

5/15/2019