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, January 9, 2020, beginning at 1:00 p.m. or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400.

2019-014257CUA: 401 Potrero Avenue – southeast corner of the intersection with 17th Street; Lot 024 in Assessor’s Block 3974 (District 10) - Request for pursuant to Planning Code Section 303, 303.1 and 843.46 to establish a Formula Retail use (dba "Circle K", a convenience store) in a 1,483 square foot building on the subject property within the Urban Mixed Use (UMU) Zoning District and 58-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 Ella Samonsky at (415) 575-9112 or email at ella.samonsky@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-014257CUA.

2019-012131CUA: 1099 Dolores Street – between 23rd and 24th Streets; Lot 019 in Assessor’s Block 3648 (District 8) - Request for a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 317 and 303 to demolish a two-story single-family dwelling and construct a new four-story three-family dwelling. The project includes the addition of one vehicle parking space within the existing single car garage and the relocation of the curb cut from 24th Street to Quane Street, within an RH-3 (Residential House, Three-Family) Zoning District, a 40-X Height and Bulk District. The Conditional Use Authorization 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 Cathleen Campbell at (415) 575-8732 or email at Cathleen.campbell@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-012131CUA.

2019-020070CUA: 2100 Market Street – southwest corner of the intersection with Church Street and 14th Street; Lot 041 in Assessor’s Block 3542 (District 8) - Request for pursuant to Planning Code Section 303, 303.1, 703.4 and 764 to establish a Formula Retail (dba "Sterling Bank") Financial Service in a vacant 2,999 square foot commercial space in the subject property within the Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial Transit (UM-NCT) Zoning District and 60/65-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 at jeffrey.horn@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-020070CUA.

2016-013312DNX/CUA/OFA/VAR/SHD/GPA: 542-550 Howard Street (Transbay Parcel F) Mixed-Use Project – located on the north side of Howard Street between 1st and 2nd Streets; Assessor’s Block 3721, Lots 016,135, 136, and 138 (District 6) – Approval of a Downtown Project Authorization, Conditional Use Authorization; Office Allocation; Variance; Adoption of Shadow Findings; and Adoption of a General Plan Amendment. The Project would construct a 750-foot-tall (800 feet inclusive of rooftop mechanical features), 61-story, mixed-use tower with a total of approximately 957,000 gross square feet of floor area. The Project would include 165 dwelling units, 189 hotel rooms, approximately 276,000 square feet of office use floor area, approximately 9,000 square feet of retail space, four below-grade levels that would accommodate up to 183 vehicle parking spaces, and 177 Class 1 and 39 Class 2 bicycle parking spaces. The Project also would construct a pedestrian bridge providing public access to Salesforce Park located on the roof of the Salesforce Transit Center. The General Plan Amendment was initiated by the Planning Commission on December 5, 2019. For further information, please call Nicholas Foster at (415) 575-9167 or email at nicholas.foster@sfgov.org and ask about the Case Nos. 2016-013312DNX/CUA/OFA/VAR/SHD/GPA.

2016-013312PCA/MAP: 542-550 Howard Street (Transbay Parcel F) Mixed-Use Project [Board File No. 191259] – located on the north side of Howard Street between 1st and 2nd Streets; Assessor’s Block 3721, Lots 016,135, 136, and 138 (District 6) – Request for Planning Code and Zoning Map Amendments. Ordinance introduced by Supervisor Matt Haney amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to rezone a portion of the project site from the P (Public) District to the C-3-O (SD) Downtown Office Special Development District and to reclassify the height and bulk district designations for a portion of the project site from 750-S-2 to 450-S, and from 450-S to 750-S-2; waiving certain provisions of the Planning Code to allow the project’s required inclusionary affordable housing units to be provided off-site within the Transbay Redevelopment Project Area, subject to certain conditions, and to permit the footprint of the portion of the project site dedicated to dwellings to exceed 15,000 square feet. The proposed amendments will be before the Commission so that it may recommend adoption, rejection, or adoption with modifications to the Board of Supervisors. For further information, please call Nicholas Foster at (415) 575-9167 or email at nicholas.foster@sfgov.org and ask about the Case Nos. 2016-013312PCA/MAP.

2019-022569PCA/MAP: Establishing Twelve Named Neighborhood Commercial Districts [Board File No. 191260] – Ordinance amending the Planning Code to establish 1) the Inner Balboa Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD) generally including the properties along Balboa Street between 2nd and 8th Avenues, 2) the Outer Balboa Street NCD generally including the properties along Balboa Street between 32nd and 39th Avenues, 3) the Bayview NCD generally including the properties along 3rd Street from Yosemite to Jerrold Avenues, 4) the Cortland Avenue NCD generally including the properties along Cortland Avenue between Bonview and Folsom Streets, 5) the Geary Boulevard NCD generally including the properties along Geary Boulevard between Masonic and 28th Avenues, 6) the Mission Bernal NCD generally including the properties along Mission Street between Cesar Chavez and Randall Streets, 7) the San Bruno Avenue NCD generally including the properties along San Bruno Avenue between Hale and Olmstead Streets, 8) the Cole Valley NCD generally including the properties along Cole Street from Frederick to Grattan Streets and some parcels north of Carl Street and south of Parnassus, 9) the Lakeside Village NCD generally including the properties along Ocean Avenue between Junipero Serra Boulevard to 19th Avenue, 10) the Lower Haight Street NCD generally including the properties along Haight Street between Webster and Steiner Streets, 11) the Lower Polk Street NCD generally including non-contiguous properties along Polk Street from Geary Boulevard to Golden Gate Avenue with frontage on Geary Boulevard, Golden Gate Avenue, and other side streets, and 12) the Inner Taraval NCD generally including the properties along Taraval Street from 19th to Forest Side Avenues; amending the Zoning Map to include the new Neighborhood Commercial Districts; 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 Audrey Merlone at (415) 575-9129 or email audrey.merlone@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-022569PCA/MAP.

2017-014666DRP: 743 Vermont Street – between 19th and 20th Streets; Lot 21 in Assessor’s Block 4074 (District 10) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2017.1027.2504 for partial demolition of the rear of the building and construction of a new rear addition, new dormers at the third floor and news rear decks to an existing 2-story, one family house 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. 2017-014666DRP.

2018-003023DRP-02: 2727 Vallejo Street – between Divisadero and Broderick Streets; Lot 022 in Assessor’s Block 0959 (District 2) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2018.0214.1303 for construction of a rear horizontal expansion on all levels, excavate the basement and garage level to add habitable space, and other interior renovations to an existing 3-story, one family dwelling within the RH-1(D) (Residential-House, One 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 at david.winslow@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-003023DRP-02.

2018-003023VAR: 2727 Vallejo Street – between Divisadero and Broderick Streets; Lot 022 in Assessor’s Block 0959 (District 2) - Request for a Variance from the side yard requirements under Planning Code Section 133. The proposed project is for the construction of a rear horizontal expansion on all levels, excavate the basement and garage level to add habitable space, and other interior renovations to an existing 3-story, one family dwelling within the RH-1(D) (Residential-House, One Family - Detached) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, call David Winslow at (415) 575-9159 or email at david.winslow@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-003023VAR.

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

12/18/2019