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, February 27, 2020, beginning at 1:00 p.m. or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400.

2017-012887VAR:  265 Oak Street – west side of Polk Street between Washington Street and Clay Street, Lot 002 of Assessor’s Block 0619 (District 3) - Request for Variance from Planning Code Sections 134, 135, and 140 to demolish a one-story garage structure and construct a 4-story two-family home at the rear of a through-lot within the Hayes-NCT (Hayes-Neighborhood Commercial Transit) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. The project also includes tenant improvements to the existing 5-unit apartment building and reconfiguration of the existing ground floor unit. The proposed building will be entirely within the rear yard, will not provide sufficient useable open space, and will eliminate Code-complying exposure from at least one dwelling unit. Therefore, a variance from the rear yard, residential open space, and dwelling unit exposure requirements is required. For further information, call Carolyn Fahey at (415) 575-9139, or via email at Carolyn.Fahey@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2017-012887VAR.

2017-003559CUA: 3700 California Street – area generally bounded by California Street to the south, Sacramento Street to the north, the west side of Cherry Street to the west, and the east side of Maple Street to the east; Lots 001, 052 & 053 of Assessor’s Block 1015, Lots 001-009 of Assessor’s Block 1016, and Lots 027 & 028 of Assessor’s Block 1017 (District 2) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 209, 253, 303 and 304 for a Planned Unit Development ("PUD") to permit the demolition of all but two existing hospital buildings (the building at 3698 California Street will be converted to residential use and the 9-unit residential building at 401 Cherry Street will be renovated), and the construction of 31 new buildings with 3-7 stories and heights of approximately 35'-80', and 421 below-grade parking spaces within the RH-2 (Residential-House, Two- Family) and RM-2 (Residential-Mixed, Moderate-Density) Zoning Districts and 40-X and 80-E Height and Bulk Districts. The project will result in a total of 273 residential units, including 12 single-family homes on fee separate lots and 261 multi-family units. Fourteen existing parcels across the three blocks are proposed to be merged and subdivided. The project is seeking modifications for the rear yard, dwelling unit exposure, and moderation of building fronts requirements of Planning Code Sections 134, 140 and 144 as well as exceptions from the provisions of Sections 260 and 261 for minor deviations in the measurement of building height. 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). This notice also covers the notification requirements pursuant to Planning Code Section 311 for building permit numbers 2019.1224.0616-0646, 2019.1224.0649 and 2019.1224.0653.  For further information, call Christopher May at (415) 575-9087 or via email at christopher.may@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2017-003559CUA.

2017-002964CUA: 1714 Grant Avenue – east side of Grant Avenue between Lombard and Greenwich Streets, Lot 024 of Assessor’s Block 0078 (District 3) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant Planning Code Section 249.49 and 303 to allow the addition of a one-car garage and front addition to align the façade with the neighboring building within the RH-3 (Residential-House, Three-Family) Zoning District, Telegraph Hill – North Beach Residential Special Use District, and 40-X Height and Bulk District.  For further information, call Samantha Updegrave at (415) 558-6612 or via email at Samantha.updegrave@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2017-002964CUA.

2019-014842CUA: 1905 Union Street – south side of Union Street at corner of Laguna Street, Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 0542 (District 2) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 317, to legalize a Residential Conversion. The subject property is a three-story building with two residential flats and a commercial use on the ground floor. The project proposes to legalize the conversion of the second floor dwelling unit to up to six commercial units. 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 Matt Dito at (415) 575-9164 or via email at matthew.dito@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-014842CUA.

2019-023636CUA: 888 Post Street – northeast corner of Post and Hyde Streets, between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets, Lot 009 of Assessor’s Block 0300 (District 3) – Request for a Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Section 209.3 and 303 within the RC-4 (Residential Commercial, High Density) Zoning District and 130-E Height and Bulk District, to change the use from Retail to an Institutional Use operated by Goodwill of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin on the ground floor. The Project includes a change of use from Retail and Parking Garage to a Navigation Center operated by the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing on a new mezzanine level, and the second and third floors. The existing building on the subject property is currently vacant. For further information, call Samantha Updegrave at (415) 558-6612 or via email at Samantha.updegrave@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-023636CUA.

2020-000052PCA [Board File No. TBD] – Standard Environmental Conditions of Approval: Ordinance amending the Administrative and Planning Codes to authorize the Planning Commission to standardize policies and conditions that avoid or lessen common environmental impacts of development projects, and create a program to apply those policies and conditions to development projects, as applicable, as standard environmental conditions of approval, in order to protect public health, safety, welfare and the environment while expediting environmental review for housing and other development projects; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1, and findings of public necessity, convenience and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Veronica Flores at (415) 575-9173 or email at veronica.flores@sfgov.org  and ask about Case No. 2020-000052PCA.

2017-010670DRP: 421 Walnut Street – between Sacramento and California Streets; Lot 002 in Assessor’s Block 1020 (District 2) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2017.0802.3659 for the construction a one-story front and south side horizontal additions, as well as a second-floor vertical addition, to the existing one-story single-family house within the RM-1 (Residential Mixed, Low-Density) 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. 2017-010670DRP.

2018-014949DRP: 4428 23rd Street – between Grandview and Hoffman Avenues; Lot 011 in Assessor’s Block 2801 (District 8) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2018.1212.8116 for the construction of a rear horizontal addition and 4th-story vertical addition, resulting in a height increase of 2’-6”, to an existing three-story single-family house within the RH-2 (Residential House, Two-Family- Detached) 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. 2018-014949DRP

Persons who are unable to attend the scheduled 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 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

02/05/2020