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, June 13, 2019, beginning at 1:00 p.m. or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400.

Case No. 2018-009861CUA: 1633 Fillmore Street – west side of Fillmore Street between Post Street and Geary Boulevard; Lot 004 in Assessor’s Block 0702 (District 5) – Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, 303.1, 703.4, and 760 to establish a Formula Retail Use within the Fillmore Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District and a 65-A Height and Bulk District. The proposal is to establish a Formula Retail Use (d.b.a. Orangetheory Fitness) in an approximately 10,155 square foot vacant commercial retail space on the 1st (ground), mezzanine (partial 2nd), and basement floors of the commercial building facing Fillmore Street. The 1st floor will be utilized primarily for the fitness studio, the mezzanine floor for office space, and the basement floor will remain as storage space. The proposal will involve interior tenant improvements to the 1st and mezzanine floors. There will be no expansion of the existing building envelope or storefront modifications proposed. 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 Sharon M. Young at (415) 558-6346 or email at sharon.m.young@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-009861CUA.

Case No. 2019-001048CUA: 1398 California Street – north side of California Street between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets; Lot 014 in Assessor’s Block 0248 (District 3) - Request for a Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 723, to establish a 970 square foot Cannabis Retail use (d.b.a. “California Street Cannabis Company”) within an existing commercial retail space located on the ground floor of the existing four-story mixed-use building. The subject property is located within the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District and a 65-A 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 Nicholas Foster at (415) 575-9167 or email at nicholas.foster@sfgov.org  and ask about Case No. 2019-001048CUA.

Case No. 2019-004216CUA:  3989 17th Street – south side of 17th Street between Castro Street and Hartford Street, Lot 073 of Assessor’s Block 3582 (District 8) - Request for a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Section 303 and 715 to establish a 940 square foot cannabis retail use (d.b.a. Eureka Sky) at the ground floor of an existing two-story mixed-use building. The Project will occupy the entire ground floor of an existing commercial and residential building within the Castro Street NCD (Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and 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 Bridget Hicks at (415) 575-9054, or via email at bridget.hicks@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-004216CUA.

Case No. 2016-003994CUA: 55 BELCHER STREET – East side of Belcher Street between 14th Street and Duboce Avenue; Lots 098, 099, 100 in Assessor’s Block 3537- Request for a Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Section 121.7, 207(a), 209.4, 303, and 303(r) to merge three lots into one (10,603 square foot) for the construction of an approximately 27,406 square foot, four-story building with 25 residential units, 12 vehicular parking spaces, and 25 bicycle parking spaces, up to 40-feet tall.  Per Planning Code Section 121.7 and 209.4, merger of a lot greater than 5,000 square feet shall require a Conditional Use Authorization. Per Planning Code Section 303(r), a Large Project Review subject to a Conditional Use Authorization is required for a new building on a lot greater than 10,000 square feet. Per Planning Code Section 207(a) and 209.4, a Conditional Use Authorization is required for residential dwelling unit density greater than one dwelling unit per 600 square feet of lot area.  The subject property is located within the RTO (Residential Transit Oriented) 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 Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. For further information, call Chris Townes at (415) 575-9195, or e-mail at chris.townes@sfgov.org and ask about Case Number 2016-003994CUA.

Case No. 2018-013861MAP PCA: Oceanview Large Residence Special Use District [Board File No. 180939].  Ordinance introduced by Supervisor Safai amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to create the Oceanview Large Residence Special Use District (the area within a perimeter established by Interstate 280, Orizaba Avenue, Brotherhood Way, Junipero Serra Boulevard, Holloway Avenue, Ashton Avenue, Ocean Avenue, Geneva Avenue and Interstate 280), to promote and enhance neighborhood character and affordability by requiring Conditional Use authorization for large residential developments in the district; 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 welfare under Planning Code Section 302. For further information, call Diego R Sánchez at (415) 575-9082 or email at diego.sanchez@sfgov.org and ask about Case Number 2018-013861MAP PCA

Case No. 2019-006418PCA [Board File No. 190458] – North of Market Affordable Housing Fees and Citywide Affordable Housing Fund: Ordinance amending the Planning Code and the Administrative Code to abolish the North of Market Affordable Housing Fund and have certain fees collected in conjunction with North of Market affordable housing deposited in the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund; and 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 welfare 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. 2019-006418PCA.

Case No. 2019-000297DRP: 1608-1610 Vallejo Street – between Franklin Street and Van Ness Avenue; Lot 007 in Assessor’s Block 0551 (District 2) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2019.0208.2501 for the addition of one Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) in the garage of an existing 5-unit property within the RH-3 (Residential House, Three-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 Weissglass at (415) 575-9177 or email at david.weissglass@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2019-000297DRP

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 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

5/22/2019