Planning Commission

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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, August 27, 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.

2020-006126PCA [Board File No. 200673] – Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow certain Limited Restaurants in the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District to convert to Restaurants that may apply for liquor licenses; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. For further information, call Audrey Merlone at (415) 575-9129 or email at audrey.merlone@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2020-006126PCA.

2020-004023CUA: 2512 Mission Street – west side of Mission Street between 21st and 22nd Streets; Lot 003 in Assessor’s Block 3616 (District 9)– Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 754, to establish Restaurant and Nighttime Entertainment uses (dba. Arcana) within an existing double-height one-story commercial building in the Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District (Mission NCT), the Mission Alcohol Restrict District, and a 65-B 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 Xinyu Liang at (415) 575-9182 or email at xinyu.liang@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2020-004023CUA.

2019-017421CUA: 227 Church Street – east side of Church Street near the intersection of Market Street; Lot 062 in Assessor’s Block 3544 (District 8) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 121.2, to establish a new yoga use in excess of 3,000 square feet (approximately 5,135 square feet) at the subject property. The project includes façade restoration and interior tenant improvements to the existing one-story commercial building located within an NCT (Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning 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 Stephanie Cisneros at (415) 575-9186 or email at stephanie.cisneros@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-017421CUA.

2019-022450DRP-02: 326 Winding Way – between Drake and Prague Streets; Lot 003 in Assessor’s Block 6459 (District 11)– Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2019.1121.7915 to construct a horizontal addition, interior remodel and the conversion of the basement crawl space to habitable floor area and exterior façade changes to an existing single-family home resulting in a three-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom single family home within the RH-1(D) (Residential House, One-Family-Detached) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. The project also includes a one-bedroom Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) which is under a separate building permit. 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. 2019-022450DRP-02.

2016-014777DRP-02: 356 Cumberland Street – between Sanchez and Noe Streets; Lot 037 in Assessor’s Block 3601 (District 8)– Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application Nos. . 2020.0311.6722 & 2020.0311.6723 to demolish an existing 3,469 gross square-foot three-story-over-garage single-family home and construct a new 5,026 gross-square-foot three-story-over-garage 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. 2016-014777DRP-02.

2018-014795ENX: 1560 Folsom Street – irregular lot fronting Folsom, 11th, Burns, and Kissling Streets; Lots 009, 066, 067, and 068 in Assessor’s Block 3516 (District 6) – Request for Large Project Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 329, 813, 823, and 844 for a Project which proposes to demolish all existing Industrial buildings at the project site, merge four existing lots into two new lots, vacate a portion of Burns Place (a public alleyway), and construct two new buildings at the site. The first building, fronting Kissling Street, is proposed as a 7-story, 83.5’ tall, 65,575 sq ft residential building containing 56 dwelling units and 36 off-street auto parking spaces. The second building, fronting Folsom and 11th Streets, is proposed as an 8-story, 85’ tall, 200,049 sq ft mixed use building containing 188 dwelling units and 47 off-street auto parking spaces. The subject property is within the WMUG (Western SoMa Mixed Use General) and RED (Residential Enclave) Zoning Districts, the Western SoMa Special Use District, and 40-X and 55-X Height and Bulk Districts. The proposed Project would utilize the State Density Bonus Law (California Government Code Sections 65915-65918) and proposes waivers for: the Height Limit (PC 260), Rear Yard (PC 134), Dwelling Unit Exposure (PC 140), Narrow Streets Height Limit (PC 261.1), and Horizontal Mass Reduction (PC 270.1) requirements of the Planning Code. 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 Michael Christensen at (415) 575-8742 or email at michael.christensen@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-014795ENX.

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, 49 South Van Ness Avenue, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94103. Comments received by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made as 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

08/05/2020