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 intends to hold a PUBLIC HEARING on these items and on other matters on Thursday, May 7, 2020, beginning at 1:00 p.m. or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400. Please be advised that due to the COVID-19 emergency shelter-in-place order, the Commission may be required to conduct this hearing remotely. Additional information may be found on the Department's website.

2019-007111CUA: 1400 17th Street – north side of 17th Street between Connecticut Street and Arkansas Street; Lot 001A in Assessor’s Block 3952 (District 10) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, 303.1, 843.45, and 843.46, to establish an approximately 15,750 square-foot Formula Retail use (d.b.a. West Elm, a branch of Williams-Sonoma, Inc.) for a furniture showroom and retail store in a vacant one-story building within the UMU (Urban Mixed Use) Zoning District and 48-X Height and Bulk District. The Project includes interior and exterior improvements, including a green wall on 17th Street facade, new windows, and a gate for the off-street customer loading area. The Project will also help improve the City’s public realm by adding a large bulb out with sidewalk landscaping and street furniture at the northwest intersection of 17th and Connecticut Streets and providing new street trees and lighting on sidewalks. There will be no expansion of the existing building. 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 Xinyu Liang at (415) 575-9182 or email at xinyu.liang@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-007111CUA

2018-014766CUA: 1043-1045 Clayton Street – west side of Clayton Street at the intersection of Ashbury Street; Lots 131, 132, and 133 in Assessor’s Block 1279 (District 5) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 317 to alter and demolish portions of an existing two-unit residential building that spans across three separate parcels and construct two additional residential buildings for a total of three buildings 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 Sylvia Jimenez at (415) 575-9187 or email at sylvia.jimenez@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-014766CUA.

2019-016388CUA:  1760 Ocean Avenue – north side of Ocean Avenue at the intersection with Dorado Terrace, Lot 195 of Assessor’s Block 3283 (District 7) - Request for a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 755 to establish Out-Patient Dialysis Center (DBA Fresenius Kidney Care), a Health Services (Retail Sales and Service) use within a currently vacant 15,100 square foot tenant space most recently used as an Formula Retail Pharmacy Use. The subject property is located within the Ocean Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Transit (NCT) District, Balboa Park Area Plan and a 45-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 Jeff Horn at (415) 575-6925, or via email at jeffrey.horn@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-016388CUA.

2019-022072CUA: 855 Brannan Street - 2005 17th Street – southeast side of Brannan Street between 7th and 8th Streets, Lots 011-014 of Assessor’s Block 3783 (District 9) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, 303.1, and 843.46, to establish a formula retail-sales and service use (d.b.a. Trek Bicycle) in a vacant ground floor tenant space (measuring 2,818 square feet) in a newly-constructed six-story, mixed-use building. The project includes no expansion of the existing building envelope or storefront modifications. 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 Claire Feeney at (415) 575-9174, or via email at claire.feeney@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-022072CUA.

2018-001662DRP: 2476 Diamond St – between Moreland and Moffit Streets; Lot 032 in Assessor’s Block 6700 (District 8) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2018.01.23.9223  to construct a three-story 3,965 gross-square-foot single-family dwelling on down-sloping vacant lot. The proposed structure has a height of 33 feet at the front building wall and will provide four bedrooms and a 2-car garage 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. 2018-001662DRP.

2018-017375DRP-02: 3627 Divisadero St – between Beach and North Point; Lot 001E in Assessor’s Block 0919 (District 2) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2018.1227.9267 to construct a one-story horizontal and a 3rd and 4th story vertical addition to an existing 2-story, single-family dwelling; façade alterations and front and rear roof decks within the RH-3 (Residential House, Three-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. 2018-017375DRP-02.

It is strongly recommended that persons submit their comments in writing in advance of the hearing. Written comments may be submitted via email directly to the case planner.

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 via email or 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

04/15/2020