August 9, 2006

City and County of San Francisco

Land Use and Economic Development Committee

City Hall, Room 263

Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, August 9, 2006
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting

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Members: Sophie Maxwell, Gerardo Sandoval, Jake McGoldrick

Clerk: Mary Red (415) 554-4442

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		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.	060905	[Issuance and Sale of Revenue Bonds - All Hallows Apartments]	Supervisor Maxwell
		Resolution approving the issuance and sale of tax-exempt bonds by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $23,000,000 for the financing of the acquisition and rehabilitation of All Hallows Apartments.
		6/20/06, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		6/27/06, REFERRED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

2.	060906	[Issuance and Sale of Revenue Bonds - Bayview Apartments]	Supervisor Maxwell
		Resolution approving the issuance and sale of tax-exempt bonds by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $21,000,000 for the financing of the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Bayview Apartments.
		6/20/06, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		6/27/06, REFERRED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

3.	060907	[Issuance and Sale of Revenue Bonds - La Salle Apartments]	Supervisor Maxwell
		Resolution approving the issuance and sale of tax-exempt bonds by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $20,000,000 for the financing of the acquisition and rehabilitation of the La Salle Apartments.
		6/20/06, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		6/27/06, REFERRED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

4.	060908	[Issuance and Sale of Revenue Bonds - Shoreview Apartments]	Supervisor Maxwell
		Resolution approving the issuance and sale of tax-exempt bonds by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $21,000,000 for the financing of the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Shoreview Apartments.
		6/20/06, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		6/27/06, REFERRED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

5.	060533	[Chinatown Visitor Retail Zoning District: Other Entertainment]	Supervisor Peskin
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 811.47b of the Retail Sales and Services section of Table 811 to allow other entertainment as a principal use on the first and second stories in the Chinatown Visitor Retail Zoning District and by adding Section 811.47b to the Specific Provisions for Chinatown Visitor Retail District of Table 811 noting that the other entertainment use must be in conjunction with an existing full-service restaurant; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b).
		4/25/06, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 5/25/2006.
		5/1/06, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission and Small Business Commission.
		5/17/06, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Exempt from CEQA, non-physcial exemption.
		7/31/06, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Commission Executive Summary; Resolution 17284 recommending pass.

6.	051844	[Planning Code-General Advertising Signs Enforcement Provisions]	Supervisor Peskin
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 610 regarding the enforcement provisions for general advertising sign violations, by, among other things, deeming violations of this section a public nuisance, defining  Responsible Party , amending the penalty accrual, amount and collection provisions, requiring building permits for compliance work, providing for reconsideration hearings before an administrative law judge, and establishing a hearing fee; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.
		11/8/05, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use Committee, expires on 12/8/2005.
		11/16/05, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission for review and comments.
		12/1/05, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Exempt from CEQA, Non-physical exemption CEQA guidelines & 15060(c)(2).
		2/7/06, TRANSFERRED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
		2/16/06, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Commission Resolution 17183, recommend approval with certain amendments; Executive Summary.
		7/12/06, CONTINUED. Continued to August 9, 2006.

	SPECIAL ORDER - 3:00 P.M.

7.	060701	[Adopting disability access standards for the Sunday closure of JFK Drive]	Supervisor McGoldrick
		Ordinance amending the Park Code by adding Section 6.12 to adopt disability access standards and authorized vehicular traffic use for the Sunday closure of John F. Kennedy Drive and related roads in Golden Gate Park and making environmental findings.
		5/23/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.
		6/1/06, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Department for environmental review.
		6/9/06, TRANSFERRED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
		6/22/06, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Categorically exempt from environmental review.
		7/19/06, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in committee. Speakers: Jim Meyers; Howard Strausner, Sierra Club; Andy Thornley, S. F. Bicycle Coalition; Ellen Lever; Francisco da Costa.

	ADJOURNMENT

	IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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		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.

8.	061069	[Planning Code--Use of Public Sidewalk Space by Nonconforming Uses]	Supervisors Mirkarimi, Maxwell, Alioto-Pier
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 186 and 186.1 to allow certain nonconforming uses to occupy public sidewalk space with tables and chairs, when otherwise permitted; and making findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.
		7/18/06, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 8/17/2006.
		7/21/06, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission and Small Business Commission.
		8/7/06, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Commission Executive Summary; Resolution 17289 and Planning Department CEQA determination.

9.	061108	[Zoning-Creating the Fringe Financial Service Restricted Use District and Related Zoning Map Amendments]	Supervisor Ammiano
		Ordinance amending Section 249.5 and adding Section 785 to the San Francisco Planning Code to create a noncontiguous Fringe Financial Service Restricted Use District prohibiting new fringe financial services, as defined, with certain exceptions; adding Section 790.111 to the San Francisco Planning Code to define a Fringe Financial Service Use; amending San Francisco Planning Code Section 312(c) to require certain notice in Neighborhood Commercial Districts; amending San Francisco Planning Code Sections 710 through 730 to add Fringe Financial Service Use to the Neighborhood Commercial District Zoning Control Tables; amending Sectional Maps Numbers 1SU, 2SU, 6SU, 7SU, 8SU, and 10SU of Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to indicate the boundaries of the Fringe Financial Service Restricted Use District, and making findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan. (Treasurer-Tax Collector)
		7/25/06, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 8/24/2006.
		7/28/06, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission for review and recommendation.
		8/1/06, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission for review and comment.

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