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 14, 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 Planning Commission may be required to conduct this hearing remotely. Additional information may be found on the Department's website.

2020-003039PCA [Board File #200215] Arts Activities and Social Service or Philanthropic Facilities as Temporary Use – Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow Arts Activities and Social Service or Philanthropic Facilities as a temporary use in vacant ground-floor commercial space; 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 general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Audrey Merlone at (415) 575-9129, or via email at audrey.merlone@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2020-003035PCA.

2020-001318CUA: 3813 24th Street - south side of 24th Street and between Church and Vicksburg Streets, Lots 001 and 002 in Assessor’s Block 6509 (District 8) – Request for a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, 303.1, and 728 for the establishment of a Formula Retail Use (d.b.a. “Mathnasium”) at an approximately 1,455 square-foot tenant space located on the ground floor of a three-story, mixed-use building within the 24th Street - Noe Valley Neighborhood Commercial (NCD) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. Minor interior and exterior alterations are proposed to the subject tenant 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 Gabriela Pantoja at (415) 575-8741 or email at Gabriela.Pantoja@sfgov.org and ask about Record Number 2020-001318CUA.

2018-012648CUA:  2001 37th Avenue – west side of 37th Avenue at the intersection with Rivera Street, Lot 006 of Assessor’s Block 2094 (District 4) - Request for a Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 209.1 and 303, to construct a lighting system at the J.B. Murphy Field athletic stadium to allow for evening use and a Verizon macro wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility consisting of nine (9) panel antennas that will be screened. The project will construct four 90-foot tall poles and the north-west pole will include the WTS facility and ancillary equipment. The subject property is located within a RH-1 (Residential-House, One Family) 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 Jeff Horn at (415) 575-6925, or via email at jeffrey.horn@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2018-012648CUA.

2018-000528DRP-04: 440-448 Waller Street – between Steiner and Fillmore Streets; Lot 12 in Assessor’s Block 0860 (District 5): Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No.’s. 2019.0130.1610, 2019.0130.1621, and 2019.0130.1630. The proposal is to merge and re-subdivide two lots fronting on Waller Street (lots 12 & 13) and create two new lots fronting on Laussat Street within the RH-3 (Residential House, Three-Family) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. The existing noncomplying building in the rear yard that straddles the current lot line will be demolished and replaced with a new 3-story-over-basement two-family dwelling. One-story vertical additions and 4-story horizontal additions at the rear of each of the dwellings on Waller Street are proposed, plus a new garage is proposed for 440 Waller Street. This proposal requires variance for lot size and rear yard (Case No. 2015-008247VAR which was heard at a public hearing on January 22, 2020). 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, Elizabeth Gordon-Jonckheer at (415) 575-8728 or email at elizabeth.gordon-jonckheer@sfgov.org   and ask about Case No. 2018-000528DRP-04.

2018-005918DRP-02: 254 Roosevelt Way – between 15th St & Upper Terrace; Lot 029 in Assessor’s Block 2607 (District 8) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2019.0212.2711 to construct a three-story horizontal addition at the front of an existing three-story building with three dwelling units. The addition will enlarge the three existing units and create a one car garage at the basement level, resulting in a total of 5,361 square feet and include a new roof deck at the front of the building on the third floor, which will be accessed from the unit on third floor 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. 2018-005918DRP-02.

2015-002604ENX-02: 667 Folsom St, 120 Hawthorne St, 126 Hawthorne St – southwest corner of Folsom Street and Hawthorne Street; Lots 078, 081, & 082 in Assessor’s Block 3750 (District 6) – Request for a Large Project Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 329 and 841, to extend a previously-approved entitlement granted by the Planning Commission through Motion No. 19828 on January 5, 2017. The proposed project includes demolition of the existing structures and new construction of a 130-ft. tall, thirteen-story 202,454 sq. ft. mixed-use building consisting of 185,710 sq. ft. of residential use for 230 dwelling units, 8,873 sq. ft. of ground floor commercial space, and 12,798 sq. ft. of common and public open space. No automobile parking is being proposed and the project includes 133 Class 1 and 15 Class 2 bicycle parking spaces.  The project obtained exceptions from the Planning Code requirements for rear yard, dwelling unit exposure, off-street loading, and bulk, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 134, 140, 152.1, and 270, respectively. The subject properties are located within the Mixed Use Residential (MUR) Zoning District and a 130-G Height and Bulk District. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Alex Westhoff at (415) 575-9120, or e-mail at alex.westhoff@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2015-002604ENX-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

04/22/2020