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, June 18, 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, the Planning Commission may be required to conduct this hearing remotely. Additional information may be found on the Department's website.

2020-001942CUA: 1699 Van Ness Avenue – on west side of Van Ness Avenue between Sacramento Street and California Street, Lot 001 of Assessor’s Block 0642 (District 2) – Request for a Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 209.3, to install a new AT&T Mobility Macro Wireless Telecommunications Services Facility at rooftop consisting of installation of nine (9) panel antennas, and ancillary equipment as part of the AT&T Mobility Telecommunications Network. Antennas and ancillary equipment will be screened within FRP box. The subject property is located within the RC-4  (Residential-Commercial, High Density), and the 80-D Height and Bulk Districts. For more information, call Ashley Lindsay at (415-575-9178) or email at ashley.lindsay@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2020-001942CUA.

2019-017867CUA: 1566-1568 Haight Street – north side of Haight Street between Clayton and Ashbury Streets; Lot 017 in Assessor's Block 1231 (District 5) - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 719, 303, and 178(e)(2) to legalize the merger of two ground floor commercial spaces of an existing restaurant and bar use d.b.a. Michael Collins Irish Bar & Restaurant of approximately 3,650 square feet of floor area, modify the conditions of approval from prior Conditional Use authorizations, and to legalize facade and interior modifications. There will be no expansion of the existing building envelope or storefront modifications proposed under the current proposal. The project site is located within the Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District, Haight Street Alcohol Restricted Use Subdistrict, Fringe Financial Service Restricted Use District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. For further information, call Sharon M. Young at (415) 558-6346 or email at Sharon.m.young@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-017867CUA.

2019-017309CUA: 1700-1702 Lombard Street – northwest corner of Octavia Street; Lot 002A in Assessor’s Block 0495 (District 2) - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 202.2, 303, and 712 to establish a Cannabis Retail Use on the first floor of the subject property within the NC-3 (Neighborhood Commercial, Moderate Scale) and a 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 Laura Ajello at (415) 575-9142 or email at laura.ajello@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-017309CUA.

2020-004439CUA: 764 Stanyan Street – east side of Stanyan Street, between Waller and Beulah Streets; Lot 024 in Assessor’s Block 1250 (District 5) - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 202.2, 303, and 719 to establish an approximately 1,700 sq ft Cannabis Retail Use on the first floor of the subject property, developed as a three story, two unit building, within the Haight Street NCD (Neighborhood Commercial District) and a 50-X Height and Bulk District. The Project includes a request for authorization of an on-site smoking and vaporizing room. 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 email at michael.christensen@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2020-004439CUA.

2020-001158CUA: 899 Columbus Avenue – southwest corner of Columbus Avenue and Lombard Street; Lot 055 in Assessor’s Block 0074 (District 3) - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 202.2, 303, and 722 to establish an approximately 940 sq ft Cannabis Retail Use on the first floor of the subject property within the North Beach NCD (Neighborhood Commercial District) and a 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 Michael Christensen at (415) 575-8742 or email at michael.christensen@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2020-001158CUA.

2019-022295DRP:  600 Indiana Street – west side of Indiana Street, at 18th Street bridge; Lot 010 in Assessor’s Block 4041 (District 10) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 201911207807, which proposes to establish an approximately 3,390 sq ft Cannabis Retail Use on the first floor of the subject property within the UMU (Urban Mixed Use) Zoning District and a 58-X Height and Bulk District. The Project includes a request for authorization of an on-site smoking and vaporizing room. 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 email at michael.christensen@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-022295DRP.

2019-014433DRP-03: 3640 21st Street – between Church and Sanchez Streets; Lot 017 in Assessor’s Block 3605 / (District 8) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application Nos. 201907186277, 201907186291, & 201907186292 to demolish an existing two-story over basement, 2,908 gross square foot, single-family home and detached garage and to construct a new three-story over basement, 4,903 gross square foot, single-family home 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. 2019-014433DRP-03.

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

05/27/2020