City and County of San Francisco

June 16, 2006

City and County of San Francisco


Land Use and Economic Development Committee

City Hall, Room 263

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Meeting Agenda
Friday, June 16, 2006
1:00 PM
Special Meeting


Members: Sophie Maxwell, Gerardo Sandoval, Jake McGoldrick

Clerk: Mary Red (415) 554-4442


Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents: 1) Legislation 2) Budget Analyst report 3) Legislative Analyst report

Each member of the public will be allotted the same maximum number of minutes to speak as set by the Chair at the beginning of each item, excluding City representatives, except that public speakers using translation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of the public testimony time limit. If simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be governed by the public testimony time limit applied to speakers not requesting translation assistance. Members of the public who want a document placed on the overhead for display should clearly state such and subsequently remove the document when they want the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting.


AGENDA CHANGES


REGULAR AGENDA

1. 060668 [Landmark Designation of 557 Ashbury Street/1500-1512 Haight Street (the Richard P. Doolan/Norman T. Larson Residence and Storefronts)] Supervisors Mirkarimi, Peskin, Elsbernd
Ordinance Designating 557 Ashbury Street/1500-1512 Haight Street, the Richard P. Doolan/Norman T. Larson Residence and Storefronts, as a Landmark under Planning Code Article 10; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and environmental findings (Planning Department)

5/23/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: Planning Commission Resolution 17241, Landmark Board Resolution 600 and Landmark Designation Report.

2. 060266 [Japantown Special Use District] Supervisor Mirkarimi
Ordinance adding Planning Code Section 249.31 to establish the Japantown Special Use District for property generally bounded by Bush Street, Geary Boulevard, Laguna Street, and Fillmore Street, as defined herein, to require conditional use authorization and additional Planning Commission findings for specified uses, and to require specified notice, including additional posted notice; amending Planning Code Section 703.3 to require conditional use authorization for the establishment of formula retail uses in this District; amending the City's Zoning Map Sectional Map 2SU to reflect the boundaries of this District; requiring a report on the status of this District; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.

2/28/06, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 3/28/2006.
3/3/06, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission for review and comments.
3/10/06, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Exempt from CEQA, non-physical exemption.
5/9/06, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Mirkarimi submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title.
5/9/06, ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
5/10/06, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Substitute legislation is exempt from CEQA.
5/17/06, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission for review and comment.
6/8/06, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Commission Resolution 17248, Executive Summary, Staff Report.

3. 060679 [150 Otis Street Homeless Housing] Supervisor Mirkarimi
Hearing to obtain a status update on the establishment of permanent homeless housing at 150 Otis Street.

5/16/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. Sponsor requests this matter be heard before the Land Use and Economic Development Committee

ADJOURNMENT

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
NOTE: Persons unable to attend the meeting may submit to the City, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding the agenda items above. These comments will be made a part of the official public record and shall be brought to the attention of the Board of Supervisors. Any written comments should be sent to: Committee Clerk of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102 by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the hearing. Comments which cannot be delivered to the committee clerk by that time may be taken directly to the hearing at the location above.

NOTE: Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, the following notice is hereby given: if you challenge, in court, the general plan amendments or planning code and zoning map amendments described above, 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 Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing.


LEGISLATION UNDER THE 30-DAY RULE


(Not to be considered at this meeting)
Rule 5.40 provides that when an ordinance or resolution is introduced which would CREATE OR REVISE MAJOR CITY POLICY, the committee to which the legislation is assigned shall not consider the legislation until at least thirty days after the date of introduction. The provisions of this rule shall not apply to the routine operations of the departments of the City or when a legal time limit controls the hearing timing. In general, the rule shall not apply to hearings to consider subject matter when no legislation has been presented, nor shall the rule apply to resolutions which simply URGE action to be taken.

4. 060627 [Zoning Map Amendment for 1327 7th Avenue]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sectional Map 6 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to change the use classification of the property located at 1327 – 7th Avenue, and identified as Assessor's Block No. 1762, Lot No. 006, from a zoning designation of RH-2 (Residential House, Two Family) to NC-2, Inner Sunset Neighborhood Commercial District; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1(b), and environmental findings. (Planning Department)

5/10/06, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 6/22/2006. (SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS - Executive Summary; CEQA Determination; and Planning Resolution 17237).

5. 060698 [Downtown Plan Monitoring] Supervisor Peskin
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Chapter 10E to delete some of the data currently required in the Planning Department's annual Downtown Plan Monitoring report that details the effects of downtown growth, to change the date for submittal of the annual report to the Board of Supervisors, and to include additional data in the required five-year report.

5/23/06, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 6/22/2006.
5/25/06, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Department for their information. Referred to the Small Business Commission.

Meeting Procedures
The Board of Supervisors is the Legislative Body of the City and County of San Francisco. The Board has several standing Committees where ordinances and resolutions are the subject of hearings at which members of the public are urged to testify. The full Board does not hold a second public hearing on measures which have been heard in committee.
Board procedures do not permit: 1) persons in the audience at a Committee meeting to vocally express support or opposition to statements by Supervisors or by other persons testifying; 2) ringing and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices; 3) signs to be brought into the meeting or displayed in the room; 4) standing in the meeting room.
Citizens are encouraged to testify at Committee meetings and to write letters to the Clerk of a Committee or to its members, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102.
USING LAPTOP COMPUTERS FOR PRESENTATIONS: Please contact City Hall Media Services at (415) 554-4933 to coordinate the use of laptop computers for presentations at the meeting. Computers to be used are required to be tested in advance. The presenter should arrive 30 minutes prior to the meeting to connect and test their computer.
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT CITY HALL, ROOM 244, RECEPTION DESK. Agendas are available on the internet at www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_index.asp?id=4383
Board meetings are cablecast on SF Cable 26. For video tape copies and scheduling call (415) 554-4188.
Requests for language interpreters at a meeting must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. Contact Madeleine Licavoli at (415) 554-7722.
AVISO EN ESPA¥OL: La solicitud para un traductor en una reunion debe recibirse antes de mediodia de el viernes anterior a la reunion. Llame a Erasmo Vazquez (415) 554-4909.

Translation: request at least 48 hours before the meeting. Please call: (415) 554-7701

Disability Access
The Legislative Chamber (Room 250) and the Committee Room (Room 263) in City Hall are wheelchair accessible.
Meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast open-captioned on SF Cable 26. Assistive listening devices for the Legislative Chamber are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244. Assistive listening devices for the Committee Room are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244 or in the Committee Room. To request sign language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations, please contact Madeleine Licavoli at (415) 554-7722 or (415) 554-5227 (TTY). Requests made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting will help to ensure availability.
The nearest accessible BART station is Civic Center (Market/Grove/Hyde Streets). Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the J, K, L, M, N, and T (Civic Center or Van Ness Stations). MUNI bus lines serving the area are the 47 Van Ness, 9 San Bruno, and the 6, 7, 71 Haight/Noriega. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.
There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex. Accessible curbside parking is available on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and Grove Street.
In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to perfumes and various other chemical-based scented products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. The Sunshine Ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Frank Darby by mail to Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102 by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by email at sotf@sfgov.org
Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by contacting Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code Sec. 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; web site www.sfgov.org/ethics
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