Planning Commission

On April 3, 2020, the Planning Commission was authorized to resume their hearing schedule through May 3, 2020 remotely. Therefore, the Planning Commission meetings will be held via videoconferencing and allow for remote public comment. The Commission strongly encourages interested parties to submit their comments in writing, in advance of the hearing to commissions.secretary@sfgov.org.

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, April 16, 2020, beginning at 1:00 p.m. or later, in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400.

2016-004478CUA: 589 Texas Street – east side of Texas Street between 20th and 22nd Street - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 317 to demolish an existing single-family residential building and construct a new two-family residential building located within a RH-2 (Residential-House, Two Family) Zoning District and 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 Monica Giacomucci at (415) 575-8714 or email at monica.giacomucci@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2016-004478CUA

2018-011991CUA: 93-97 Leland Avenue – south side of Leland Avenue between Alpha Street and Desmond St - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 317 to demolish two dwelling units at 93-95 Leland Avenue (Lot 037), including an approximately 720 square-foot single-family residence in the rear yard and an approximately 370 square-foot rear dwelling unit on the second floor of the historic building fronting Leland Avenue, as well as an approximately 400 square-foot non-habitable shed at 97 Leland Avenue (Lot 028) in order to facilitate the construction of an approximately 6,800 square-foot three-story “L” shaped mixed-use building with ground-floor retail fronting Leland Avenue and seven new dwelling units. The Project also proposes the merger of Lots 028 and 037. The majority of the historic building fronting Leland Avenue will be preserved, including the two commercial units on the ground floor and one front dwelling unit on the second floor. In total, the Project includes eight dwelling units, three ground floor commercial units, and eight Class 1 and two Class 2 bicycle parking spaces within the NC-2 (neighborhood commercial, small scale) 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 Xinyu Liang at (415) 575-9182 or email at xinyu.liang@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2018-011991CUA.

2020-002054PCA [Board File No. 200113] – Reauthorization and Extension of Fee Waiver - Legalization of Unauthorized Dwelling Units: Ordinance amending the Planning and Building Codes to reauthorize the waiver of fees related to granting legal status to existing dwelling units constructed without required permits and extending the waiver through December 31, 2024; requiring annual reports on the fee waiver program; 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 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. 2020-002054PCA

2020-002487PCA (Board File 200143) – Urban Mixed-Use Office Uses: Ordinance introduced by Supervisor Ronen amending the Planning Code to provide that in the Urban Mixed-Use District all office uses are prohibited, except that a professional service, financial service, or medical service is allowed as a conditional use on the ground floor when primarily open to the general public on a client-oriented basis; 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 general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. For further information, call Diego Sánchez at (415) 575-9082 or email at diego.sanchez@sfgov.org and ask about Case No. 2020-002487PCA

2017-009796DRP/VAR: 1088 Howard Street – between 7th and Russ Streets; Lots 030 and 031 in Assessor’s Block 3726 (District 6) - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2018.0702.3483 to merge lots 030 and 031 and construct a six-story vertical and horizontal addition (approximately 24,000 square feet) above a one-story commercial building that will include 24 residential units within the MUG (Mixed Use- General) Zoning District and 85-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. 2017-009796DRP/VAR

2020-001318CUA: 3813 24th Street – south side of 24th Street and between Church and Vicksburg Streets, Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 6509 (District 8) - pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, 303.1, and 728 for the establishment of a Formula Retail Use (d.b.a. “Mathnasium”) at an approximately 1,455 square-foot tenant space located on the ground floor of a three-story, mixed-use building within the 24th Street- Noe Valley Neighborhood Commercial (NCD) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. Minor interior and exterior alterations are proposed to the subject tenant space. 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 (415) 575-8741 or email at gabriela.pantoja@sfgov.org and ask about Record Number 2020-001318CUA

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

03/25/2020