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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, July 15, 2021, beginning at 1:00 p.m. or later. Please be advised that due to the COVID-19 emergency, the Planning Commission will conduct this hearing remotely using videoconferencing technology. Additional information may be found on the Department's website.

2021-002259CUA: 1001 Minnesota Street – southeast corner of 22nd and Minnesota Streets, Lot 015 of Assessor’s Block 4171 (District 10) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 121.2 and 303, to expand an existing Restaurant (dba. Piccino) from 2,421 square feet to 6,591 square feet. The business will expand to the adjacent properties at 1003 Minnesota Street and 833 22nd Street. All three buildings will be used for Restaurant and Bar Use. No exterior work is proposed. The Project Site is located within the Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial Transit (NCT-2) Zoning District, Dogpatch Landmark District 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 Elton Wu at (628) 652-7415, or via email at elton.wu@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2021-002259CUA.

2020-010109CUA: 35 Belgrave Avenue – south side between Shrader Street and Twin Peaks Boulevard; Lot 071 in Assessor's Block 2688 (District 5) - Request for a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 209.1, 303, and 317, to permit the demolition of an existing two-story over basement single family home and construct a new, approximately 6,280 square foot, three-story over basement single family home with a new accessory dwelling unit within an RH-1(D) (Residential- House, One-Family Detached) 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 Gretel Gunther at (628) 652-7607 or email at gretel.gunther@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2020-010109CUA.

2021-004740PCA [Board File #210452] Exemption from Neighborhood Notification and Review Requirements for Grandfathered Medical Cannabis Dispensaries Converting to Cannabis Retail – Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt Grandfathered Medical Cannabis Dispensaries that convert to Cannabis Retail Uses from neighborhood notification and review requirements; 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 making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Michael Christensen at (628) 652-7567, or via email at Michael.Christensen@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2021-004740PCA.

2020-010710CUA: 400 California Street – north side of California Street west of Sansome Street, Lot 029 in Assessor’s Block 0239 (District 4) – Request for a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 210.2 and 303 to establish approximately 9,330 square feet of Office use on the ground floor of an existing commercial within the C-3-O (Downtown Office) Zoning District and a 350-S 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 Charles Enchill at (628) 652-7551, or via email at charles.enchill@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2020-010710CUA.

2020-001610CUA/SHD: 3832 18th Street – north side of 18th Street between Church and Sanchez Streets, Lot 018 in Assessor’s Block 3580 (District 8) – The request is for Conditional Use Authorization and adoption of Shadow Findings pursuant to Planning Code Sections 209.2, 253, 295, 303, and 317, and for Concession/Incentive and Waiver from Development Standards, pursuant to Planning Code Section 206.6 and California Government Code Section 65915 under State Density Bonus Law, to allow the demolition of an existing one-story single-family home, and new construction of a six-story, 60-foot-tall, 19-unit Group Housing residential project, with a 390-square-foot communal space, 890 square feet of common usable open space, 314 square feet of private usable open space (for two units), and 19 Class 1 and two Class 2 bicycle parking spaces. Under the Individually-Requested State Density Bonus Program, the Project is seeking a density bonus and requests waivers from Height (Section 250), Rear Yard (Section 134), and Exposure (Section 140).  The Project Site is located within a Residential-Mixed, Low Density (RM-1) 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 Jeff Horn at (628) 652-7366, or via email at jeffrey.horn@sfgov.org and ask about Record No. 2020-001610CUA/SHD.

2017-011878PHA-04: 420 23rd Street – north side of 23rd Street west of Illinois Street; Lot 006 in Assessor’s Block 4232 (District 10) – Informational Presentation of a tower greater than 200 feet tall on Block 7 within the Potrero Power Station site, pursuant to Planning Code Section 249.87 and adopted within the Development Agreement. The proposal would construct an approximately 237-foot, 27-story mixed-use building containing 13,905 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 325 dwelling units. The property is within the PPS-MU (Potrero Power Station Mixed Use) Zoning District, the Potrero Power Station Special Use District, and a 65-PPS/240-PPS Height and Bulk District. For further information, call Monica Giacomucci at (628) 652-7414 or email at monica.giacomucci@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2017-011878PHA-04.

2020-000058DRM: 2780-2782 Diamond Street – west side of Diamond Street and between Chenery and Surrey Streets; Lot 016 in Assessor’s Block 6740 (District 8) - Request for a Mandatory Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2019.1227.0778 pursuant to Planning Commission Resolution No. 20024 for the Residential Flat Removal of two existing flats at an existing three-story, two-unit building within Residential-House, Two-Family (RH-2) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. The proposal will reconfigure the existing dwelling units to no longer occupy an entire story of the subject building and have exposure onto the subject property’s open areas at the front and rear. 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 (628) 652-7380 or email at Gabriela.Pantoja@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2020-000058DRM.

2020-010508DRP: 3201 23rd Street – at the corner of  South Van Ness Avenue; Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 3642 (District 9)- Discretionary Review of Building Permit No. 2020.0903.3416, to convert three covered parking spaces and storage rooms into four (4) accessory dwelling units per ordinance 162-16, for a building total of 28 units within the RTO-M (Residential Transit Oriented -Mission) Zoning District and 55-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 (628) 652-7335 or email at david.winslow@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2020-010508DRP.

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 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 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

06/23/2021