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, July 25, 2019, beginning at 1:00 p.m. or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400.

Case No. 2019-004451CUA: 2075 Mission Street – on a through lot fronting Mission and Capp Streets between 16th and 17th Streets, Lot 048 of Assessor’s Block 3570 (District 9) - Request for a Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 202.2, 303 and 754, to establish a 3,590 square foot Cannabis Retail establishment in the ground and mezzanine levels of the existing three-story building. The proposal includes a request for authorization of an on-site consumption lounge. The subject property is located with the NCT (Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit), and 40-X and 80-B 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 Michael Christensen at (415) 575-8742, or via email at Michael.Christensen@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. Case No. 2019-004451CUA.

Case 2019-011975PCA: Jobs Housing Linkage Fee (Board File No. 190548).  Ordinance introduced by Supervisors Haney, Fewer, Ronen, Mar, Peskin, Walton amending the Planning Code to update the Jobs Housing Linkage Fee; 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 necessity, convenience, and general 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 2019-011975PCA

Case No. 2018-013387CUA: 88 Perry Street – at the northwest corner of the intersection at Perry and 3rd Street, Lot 116 of Assessor’s Block 3763 (District 9) - Request for a Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 848, to install a new AT&T Mobility macro wireless telecommunications facility consisting of sixteen (16) panel antennas screened behind FRP enclosures; installation of thirty-two (32) remote radio heads, one (1) GPS antenna; and ancillary equipment. The subject property is located with the CMUO (Central Soma-Mixed Use Office), and 130-CS 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 Ashley Lindsay at (415) 575-9178, or via email at Ashley.Lindsay@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. Case No. 2018-013387CUA.

Case No. 2018-010465CUA: 349 3rd Avenue – west side of 3rd Avenue between Clement Street and Geary Boulevard; Lot 007 in Assessor’s Block 1435 (District 1) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 317, to demolish a two-story over basement single-family dwelling and construct a four-story four-family dwelling. The subject property is located within an RM-1 (Residential, Mixed – Low Density) Zoning District and a 40-X Height & 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 Matt Dito at (415) 575-9164 or email at matthew.dito@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-010465CUA.

Case No. 2014.1573CUAVAR: 2050 Van Ness Avenue / 1675 Pacific Avenue – southeast corner of Van Ness and Pacific Avenues; Lot 008 in Assessor’s Block 0595 (District 3) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 243, 253 (building height over 50 feet) and 303 for the construction of a seven-story, 70-ft tall, 49,268 square-foot building containing 63 dwelling units above 776 square feet of commercial uses, 24 below-grade off-street parking spaces and 64 bicycle spaces within an RC-4 (Residential-Commercial, High-Density) Zoning District, an 80-D Height and Bulk District and the Van Ness Special Use District.  The project is also seeking variances pursuant to Planning Code Sections 135 (usable open space), 136 (obstructions over streets), 140 (dwelling unit exposure) and 145 (active street frontage). 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 (415) 575-9087 or email at christopher.may@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2014.1573CUAVAR.

Case No. 2019-001013CUA: 375 32nd Avenue/3132 Clement Street – northwest corner of Clement Street and 32nd Avenue; Lot 002 in Assessor’s Block 1401 (District 1) – The proposal is for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections  121.2, 303, 303.1, 703.4, and 713 to allow the establishment of a new Formula Retail Grocery Store (Safeway d.b.a. “Andronico’s Community Market”), and a non‐residential use size that exceeds 6,000 square feet, within an existing vacant retail space (formerly occupied by the Fresh & Easy grocery store) within the NC-S (Neighborhood Commercial, Shopping Center District) and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.   No exterior modifications to the existing building are proposed except for replacement of existing signage; no building expansion is proposed. Additionally, the project would not alter the existing 135 off-street parking spaces or the 912-square-foot loading dock.  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 Elizabeth Gordon Jonckheer at (415) 575-8728 or email at elizabeth.gordon-jonckheer@sfgov.org ask about Case No. 2019-001013CUA.

Case No. 2018-013122CUA: 2966 24th Street – north side of 24th Street between Harrison Street and Alabama Street; Lot 017 in Assessor’s Block 4206 (District 9) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 317, to convert unauthorized Group Housing to a Retail Sales and Service use at a 2,600 square foot, single -story commercial building within the 24th-Mission NCT (24th- Mission Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning District, Calle 24 Special Use District, and 45-X Height and Bulk District. The proposal includes interior remodel and facade renovation of the two existing tenant spaces. 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 (415) 575-9112 or email at ella.samonsky@sfgov.org  and ask about Case No. 2018-013122CUA

Case No. 2019-012970IMP: Forty-three (43) properties owned or leased by the Academy of Art University (AAU) located in the City and County of San Francisco – Notification by the Zoning Administrator of the filing of an Institutional Master Plan (IMP) for the Academy of Art University (AAU). Pursuant to Planning Code Section 304.5, the Planning Commission is holding a public hearing on a full IMP for the AAU. Planning Code Section 304.5 requires post-secondary educational and medical institutions in the city to provide the Commission with a long-range development plan every 10 years, with updates provided every two years. The purpose of the IMP is to provide this information to the Commission and the public. This public hearing is for receipt of public testimony only. Receipt and acceptance of this IMP does not constitute an approval or disapproval of any proposed projects contained in the IMP by the Planning Commission.  The IMP and a complete list of the 43 AAU properties are available for viewing at the Planning Department’s website: https://sfplanning.org/resource/institutional-master-plans  (look under “Academy of Art University,” and click on the “7/25/19 (pending)” submittal). The IMP is also available for public viewing at the Planning Department’s Public Information Center located at 1660 Mission Street, 1st Floor, and at the Department’s reception area located at 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor. For further information, call Andrew Perry at (415) 575-9017 or email at Andrew.Perry@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-012970IMP.

Case No. 2017-000987DRP-02: 25 17th Avenue – west side of 17th Avenue; Lot 025 in Assessor’s Block 1341 (District 2) - Requests for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2017.07.07.1206 for the demolition of a three-story bay window and construction of a front and rear horizontal addition to an existing four-story, single family residence 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 Sylvia Jimenez at (415) 575-9187 or email at Sylvia.Jimenez@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2017-000987DRP-02

Case No. 2017-000987DRP-03-04: 27 17th Avenue – west side of 17th Avenue; Lot 026 in Assessor’s Block 1341 (District 2) - Requests for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2018.06.25.2842 for the construction of a four-story, single family residence 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 Sylvia Jimenez at (415) 575-9187 or email at Sylvia.Jimenez@sfgov.org  and ask about Case No. 2017-000987DRP-03-04

Case No. 2018-009355DRP: 63 Laussat Street – south side, between Webster & Buchanan Streets; Lot 069 in Assessor’s Block 0858 (District 5) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2018.0611.1543 proposing the construction of a new three-story, single-family dwelling on the recently-subdivided vacant lot fronting Laussat Street.  The dwelling would measure approximately 2,014 square feet and would contain three bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms within the RTO (Residential, Transit-Oriented) 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 Christopher May at (415) 575-9087 or email at christopher.may@sfgov.org and ask about 2018-009355DRP

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
7/03/2019