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, December 19, 2019, beginning at 1:00 p.m. or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400.

2018-002124CUA: 54 4th Street- west side of 4th Street and between Market and Mission Streets; Lot 034 in Assessor’s Block 3705 (District 13) - Request for a Conditional Use Authorization for hotel use pursuant to Planning Code Sections 210.2 and 303. The Project proposes a conversion of the 68 vacant residential hotel rooms (SROs) to tourist use. The subject property (Mosser Hotel) currently contains 81 residential hotel rooms and 87 tourist hotel rooms for a total of 168 rooms within the C-3-R (Downtown-Retail) Zoning District and 160-S Height and Bulk District. 13 tenants currently reside in the 81 residential hotel rooms, with 68 of them vacant. None of the existing tenants are proposed to be evicted. The Project Sponsor proposes to satisfy the one-for-one residential room replacement required by Administrative Code Section 41.13(a)(4) and (a)(5) by paying an in-lieu fee “to a public entity or nonprofit organization, which will use the funds to construct comparable units, an amount at least equal to 80% of the cost of construction of an equal number of comparable units plus site acquisition costs.” 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 Christy Alexander at (415) 575-8724 or email at christy.alexander@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-002124CUA.

2017-005154CUA: 1300 Columbus Avenue – northside of Columbus Ave and North Point Streets and between Leavenworth and Jones Streets – Request for a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 210.1, 303, and 304 to expand an existing hotel use and allow a Planned Unit Development with minor deviations from the provisions for height measurement. The project would construct an 87,620 square-foot, 174 room addition with 8,100 square feet of ground floor retail within the C-2 (Community Business) 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 Carolyn Fahey at (415) 575-9139 or email at Carolyn.Fahey@sfgov.org, and ask about Case No.  2017-005154CUA.

2019-001995CUA: 1 Front Street – at the northwest corner of the intersection of Front and Market Streets; Lot 009 in Assessor’s Block 0266 (District 3) – Request for a Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, 210.2, and 145.4 to establish and legalize 5,200 square feet of Non-Retail Sales and Service use (dba First Republic Bank) located at the ground floor of the existing building. The space would function as First Republic’s employee café. An approximately 610 square foot area that fronts onto Market Street would remain Retail Sales and Service, accessible to the general public. The project is located within the Downtown-Office (C-3-O) Zoning District and 275-E 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 Carolyn Fahey at (415) 575-9139 or email at Carolyn.Fahey@sfgov.org, and ask about Case No.  2019-001995CUA.

2019-013953CUA: 196 States Street – between Castro & Levant Streets; Lot 012 in Assessor’s Block 2620 (District 8) - Request for a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 249.77 and 303 to construct a New 2-Unit 4-Story Residential Structure, of approximately 5,579 square feet, fronting Museum Way on an existing vacant thru-lot, within an RH-2 (Residential House, Two-Family) Zoning District, a 40-X Height and Bulk District, and the Corona Heights Large Residence Special Use 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. 2019-013953CUA.

2019-006086CUA: 40 12th Street – at the southwest corner of the intersection of 12th and Stevenson Streets; Lot 004 in Assessor’s Block 3505 (District  6) – Request for a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 202.2 and 752 to establish a Cannabis Dispensary, of approximately 6,197 square feet, on the first floor of the existing two-story building within the NCT-3 (Moderate Scale Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning District, and a 85-X Height and Bulk District. The Project includes a request for authorization of on-site cannabis consumption, including the smoking and vaporizing of cannabis. 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 Alex Westhoff at (415) 575-9120 or email at alex.westhoff@sfgov.org, and ask about Case No.  2019-006086CUA. 

2019-016568CUA: 2255 Judah Street – southwest of the intersection with 28th Avenue and Judah Street; Lot 036 in Assessor’s Block 1826 (District 4) - Request for pursuant to Planning Code Section 710, 303, and 303.1 to establish a Formula Retail use (dba "Mathnasium", a tutoring service) at the ground floor of the subject property within the NC-1 (Neighborhood Commercial Cluster District) 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 at Jeffrey.Horn@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-016568CUA.

2018-010941DRPVAR:  2028-2030 Leavenworth Street – east side of Leavenworth Street between Filbert and Union Streets, Lot 010 of Assessor’s Block 0098 (District 2) - Request for a Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2019.06.27.4546 which proposes to legalize the construction of 2nd and 3rd floor horizontal additions (approx. 60 sq. ft. total) at the rear of the building located within an RM-1 (Residential-Mixed, Low Density) Zoning District and a 40-X Height & Bulk District. The project includes removing an interior stair that connected/merged the two units on site (under active enforcement). The project also requests a Variance from the Zoning Administrator for the additions which are located within the required rear yard. Section 134 requires a rear yard of 25% of the total lot depth (18 feet – 3 inches). The project proposes to legalize the additions on the noncomplying building, which already encroaches into the required rear yard. 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 David Winslow at (415) 575-9159, or via email at david.winslow@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-010941DRPVAR.

2018-011578DRPVAR: 2898 Vallejo Street - northeast comer at Baker Street, Lot 017 of Assessor’s Block 0955 (District 2) - Request for a Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2019.0213.2822.  The proposal is to infill the existing side setback at the 4th story and a portion of the 5th story within the required five-foot side (east) yard to accommodate a new interior stair, closet space, ADA bathroom, and internal elevator. Additional interior work is also proposed within an RH-1(D) (Residential- House, One Family-Detached) Zoning District and a 40-X Height & Bulk District. The Zoning Administrator held a public hearing on Variance Application No. 2018-011578VAR on February 27, 2018. 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 via email at david.winslow@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-011578DRPVAR.

2018-01655DRP-03: 2169 26th Ave. – between Quintara and Rivera Streets; Lot 008B in Assessor’s Block 2191 (District 15) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2018.0703.3738 for the construction of a horizontal and vertical addition to an existing 3-story single family home and also includes the subdivision of the existing 50’ x 120’ lot into two equally sized 25’ x 120’ lots that result in two single-family homes. 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. 2018-01655DRP-03.

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
11/13/2019