City and County of San Francisco

October 29, 2008

City and County of San Francisco


Land Use and Economic Development Committee

City Hall, Room 263

seal of the city and county of sf

Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
1:00 PM
Special Meeting


Members: Sophie Maxwell, Gerardo Sandoval, Aaron Peskin

Clerk: Linda Laws (415) 554-4441


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. 081152 [Approving General Plan Amendments Related to the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans - the Mission, East SoMa, Showplace Square/Potrero Hill and Central Waterfront Area Plans]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco General Plan by adding four new area plans, entitled the Mission Area Plan, the East South of Market (East SoMa) Area Plan, the Showplace Square/Potrero Hill Area Plan and the Central Waterfront Area Plan and approving General Plan amendments to implement the four aforementioned Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans by amending the Commerce and Industry and Recreation and Open Space Elements, the Land Use Index, and the South of Market, Northeastern Waterfront, and Central Waterfront Area Plans; making environmental findings and findings that the proposed amendments are consistent with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of the Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Department)

8/22/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
9/19/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission for comment and recommendation.
9/29/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Rich, Larry Badiner, Steve Wertheim, Andres Powers; Pilar Lavaley, Sarah Bennett, Planning Department; John Malamut, Deputy City Attorney; Aaron Goodman, Parkmerced Residents Organization; David Maltz, Friends of Franklin Square; Ariel Braunstein, NEMRA; Sam Ruiz, Mission Neigborhood Centers; Erick Arguello; Steve Vettel, Farella, Braun, Martel; Janet Carpinelli, Dogpatch Neighborhood Association; Hiroshi Fukoda; Andrew Junius and Tuija Catalano, Reuben & Junius; Toby Morris, Kerman Morris Architects; Gus Murod; Jazzie Collins, Angelica Cabande, Chris Durazo, SOMCAN; Tom Gilberti; Sandra Hernandez; Steven Koch; Kepa Askenasy; Oz Erickson, Potrero Center; Lydia Tan, Bridge Housing; Jeffrey Liebowitz; Debra Walker; Sue Hestor; Joe Boss. Continued to October 1, 2008.
10/1/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: John Rahaim and Ken Rich, Planning Department; Amit Ghosh, Peter Albert, Julie Kirschbaum, Municipal Transportation Agency; Dawn Kamalanathan, Recreation and Park Department; Sarah Dennis, Planning Department; Marisa Craven, Association of Bay Area Governments; Doug Johnson, Metropolitan Transportation Commission; Claudia Tucker, Municipal Transportation Agency; Brett Gladstone; Annie Chandler, Mark Ross Foundation; Joan Libman, Jewish Home; Camille Johnson; Coleen Forbes; Dave Snyder, SPUR; Al Steins, Carpenters, Local 22; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Ann, SFPUC; Mike Tario; Tim Colen, SF Housing Action Coalition; Kate Leibovitz; Skot Kuiper; Eric Quesada, People's Plan; Mai Doan, Chris Durazo, Jazzie Colllins, SOMCAN; Marilyn Duran and Teresa Almagoran, PODER; Angelica Cabande, SOMCAN; Cinthya Munoz, St. Peter's Housing; Oscar Grande, PODER; Marti Dulalas, SOMCAN; Jamie Spector; Nick Pagoulatos, MAC; Eric Tao; Female Speaker; Angus McCarthy, Residential Builders Association; Mana Jose Lopez, St. Peters Housing Committee; Kieran Buckley; Mike Cassidy; Fergus O'Sullivan; Noreen Bryne; Jeff Rocca; Louis Ravano; Grace Shanahan; Richie Hart; John Kerley; Redmond Lyons; Leo Cassidy; Jerry Agosta; Sean Keighran.
10/6/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Rich and Steve Wertheim, Planning Department; Michael Yarne, Office of Economic and Workforce Development; John Schlinger, American Institute of Architects; Debra Walker; Nick Pagoulatos, Mission Anti-Displacement Coalition; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Kepa Askenasy; Calvin Welch; Tom Gilberti; Tim Colen, SF Housing Action Coalition; Brett Gladstone, Gladstone & Associates; Fred Schneider; Sue Hestor; Philip Lessner; Continued to October 8, 2008.
10/8/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: John Rahaim and Ken Rich, Planning Department; Ted Eagan, Office of Economic Analysis; Bernie Choden; Marilyn Amini; Tim Colen, Barry Shotts, Hadley Hall, SFHAC; Sue Hestor, San Franciscans for Reasonable Growth; Dan Deibel, Matt Regan, Brendan Dunnigan, Ken Tray, Kate Leftkowitz, SFHAC; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Dan Murphy; Menka Sethi, Hauser Architects; Sarah Karlinsky, SPUR; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Henry Karnilowicz, Western SoMa Citizens' Planning Task Force; Kepa Askenasy; Marc Slutzkin, John Stewart Company; Tom Gilberti; Bob Meyers; Sarah Zahn, AF Evans; Fred Snyder; Hiroshi Fukuda; Sean Keighran, Residential Builders Association; Brett Gladstone. Continued to October 15, 2008.
10/15/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Rich and John Rahaim, Planning Department; John Malamut, Deputy City Attorney; Steve Wertheim, Planning Department; Doug Shoemaker, Mayor's Office of Housing; Sarah Dennis, Planning Department; Michael Yarne, Office of Economic and Workforce Development; Francisco Da Costa; Bill Lightner, Lightner Group; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Judy West, Project Artaud; Hiroshi Fukuda; Calvin Welch; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Jim Abrams, Gibson Dunn; Alex Lantsburg, Carpenters Local 22; Sue Hestor; Tom Gilberti; Eric Tao, AGI Capital; Male Speaker, TTMI; April Veneracion, SOMCAN; Nick Pagoulatos, Mission Anti-Displacement Coalition; Debra Walker; Philip Lessner. Continued to October 27, 2008.

2. 081153 [Planning Code amendments for the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding and amending various sections to implement the four Eastern Neighborhood Area Plans comprised of the East SoMa, the Mission, the Showplace Square/Potrero Hill, and the Central Waterfront Area Plans; adopting in-lieu fees for on-site open space, trees, and affordable housing; adopting the Eastern Neighborhoods impact fee subject to certain restrictions; and making various findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Department)

8/22/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. 9/11/08 - Submitted fee ad for publication on 9/13 and 9/20/08.
9/19/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission for comment and recommendation.
9/29/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Rich, Larry Badiner, Steve Wertheim, Andres Powers; Pilar Lavaley, Sarah Bennett, Planning Department; John Malamut, Deputy City Attorney; Aaron Goodman, Parkmerced Residents Organization; David Maltz, Friends of Franklin Square; Ariel Braunstein, NEMRA; Sam Ruiz, Mission Neigborhood Centers; Erick Arguello; Steve Vettel, Farella, Braun, Martel; Janet Carpinelli, Dogpatch Neighborhood Association; Hiroshi Fukoda; Andrew Junius and Tuija Catalano, Reuben & Junius; Toby Morris, Kerman Morris Architects; Gus Murod; Jazzie Collins, Angelica Cabande, Chris Durazo, SOMCAN; Tom Gilberti; Sandra Hernandez; Steven Koch; Kepa Askenasy; Oz Erickson, Potrero Center; Lydia Tan, Bridge Housing; Jeffrey Liebowitz; Debra Walker; Sue Hestor; Joe Boss. Continued to October 1, 2008.
10/1/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: John Rahaim and Ken Rich, Planning Department; Amit Ghosh, Peter Albert, Julie Kirschbaum, Municipal Transportation Agency; Dawn Kamalanathan, Recreation and Park Department; Sarah Dennis, Planning Department; Marisa Craven, Association of Bay Area Governments; Doug Johnson, Metropolitan Transportation Commission; Claudia Tucker, Municipal Transportation Agency; Brett Gladstone; Annie Chandler, Mark Ross Foundation; Joan Libman, Jewish Home; Camille Johnson; Coleen Forbes; Dave Snyder, SPUR; Al Steins, Carpenters, Local 22; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Ann, SFPUC; Mike Tario; Tim Colen, SF Housing Action Coalition; Kate Leibovitz; Skot Kuiper; Eric Quesada, People's Plan; Mai Doan, Chris Durazo, Jazzie Colllins, SOMCAN; Marilyn Duran and Teresa Almagoran, PODER; Angelica Cabande, SOMCAN; Cinthya Munoz, St. Peter's Housing; Oscar Grande, PODER; Marti Dulalas, SOMCAN; Jamie Spector; Nick Pagoulatos, MAC; Eric Tao; Female Speaker; Angus McCarthy, Residential Builders Association; Mana Jose Lopez, St. Peters Housing Committee; Kieran Buckley; Mike Cassidy; Fergus O'Sullivan; Noreen Bryne; Jeff Rocca; Louis Ravano; Grace Shanahan; Richie Hart; John Kerley; Redmond Lyons; Leo Cassidy; Jerry Agosta; Sean Keighran.
10/6/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Rich and Steve Wertheim, Planning Department; Michael Yarne, Office of Economic and Workforce Development; John Schlinger, American Institute of Architects; Debra Walker; Nick Pagoulatos, Mission Anti-Displacement Coalition; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Kepa Askenasy; Calvin Welch; Tom Gilberti; Tim Colen, SF Housing Action Coalition; Brett Gladstone, Gladstone & Associates; Fred Schneider; Sue Hestor; Philip Lessner; Continued to October 8, 2008.
10/8/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: John Rahaim and Ken Rich, Planning Department; Ted Eagan, Office of Economic Analysis; Bernie Choden; Marilyn Amini; Tim Colen, Barry Shotts, Hadley Hall, SFHAC; Sue Hestor, San Franciscans for Reasonable Growth; Dan Deibel, Matt Regan, Brendan Dunnigan, Ken Tray, Kate Leftkowitz, SFHAC; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Dan Murphy; Menka Sethi, Hauser Architects; Sarah Karlinsky, SPUR; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Henry Karnilowicz, Western SoMa Citizens' Planning Task Force; Kepa Askenasy; Marc Slutzkin, John Stewart Company; Tom Gilberti; Bob Meyers; Sarah Zahn, AF Evans; Fred Snyder; Hiroshi Fukuda; Sean Keighran, Residential Builders Association; Brett Gladstone. Continued to October 15, 2008.
10/15/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Rich and John Rahaim, Planning Department; John Malamut, Deputy City Attorney; Steve Wertheim, Planning Department; Doug Shoemaker, Mayor's Office of Housing; Sarah Dennis, Planning Department; Michael Yarne, Office of Economic and Workforce Development; Francisco Da Costa; Bill Lightner, Lightner Group; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Judy West, Project Artaud; Hiroshi Fukuda; Calvin Welch; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Jim Abrams, Gibson Dunn; Alex Lantsburg, Carpenters Local 22; Sue Hestor; Tom Gilberti; Eric Tao, AGI Capital; Male Speaker, TTMI; April Veneracion, SOMCAN; Nick Pagoulatos, Mission Anti-Displacement Coalition; Debra Walker; Philip Lessner. Continued to October 27, 2008.

3. 081154 [Zoning Map Amendments in connection with the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans]
Ordinance amending Zoning Map Sheets ZN01, ZN07, ZN08, HT01, HT07, HT08 and SU08 of the City and County of San Francisco Planning Code with revised use districts and height and bulk districts within the four Eastern Neighborhoods Planning Areas comprised of the East South of Market, Mission, Showplace Square/Potrero Hill and Central Waterfront Area Plans; and creating three special use districts for Life Science and Medical Special Use District bounded generally by Mariposa Street to the north, Ilinois Street to the West, Iowa Street to the East, and 23rd Street to the South, for Innovative Industries Incubator Special Use District bounded generally by 3rd Street to the West, Illinois Street to the east, 20th Street to the north and 23rd Street to the South, for 16th Street Retail Special Use District bounded generally by Capp Street to the East, San Bruno Avenue to the West, 15th Sreet to the North and 17th Street to the South; and making various findings, including CEQA findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Department)

8/22/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
9/19/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission for comment and recommendation.
9/29/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Rich, Larry Badiner, Steve Wertheim, Andres Powers; Pilar Lavaley, Sarah Bennett, Planning Department; John Malamut, Deputy City Attorney; Aaron Goodman, Parkmerced Residents Organization; David Maltz, Friends of Franklin Square; Ariel Braunstein, NEMRA; Sam Ruiz, Mission Neigborhood Centers; Erick Arguello; Steve Vettel, Farella, Braun, Martel; Janet Carpinelli, Dogpatch Neighborhood Association; Hiroshi Fukoda; Andrew Junius and Tuija Catalano, Reuben & Junius; Toby Morris, Kerman Morris Architects; Gus Murod; Jazzie Collins, Angelica Cabande, Chris Durazo, SOMCAN; Tom Gilberti; Sandra Hernandez; Steven Koch; Kepa Askenasy; Oz Erickson, Potrero Center; Lydia Tan, Bridge Housing; Jeffrey Liebowitz; Debra Walker; Sue Hestor; Joe Boss. Continued to October 1, 2008.
10/1/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: John Rahaim and Ken Rich, Planning Department; Amit Ghosh, Peter Albert, Julie Kirschbaum, Municipal Transportation Agency; Dawn Kamalanathan, Recreation and Park Department; Sarah Dennis, Planning Department; Marisa Craven, Association of Bay Area Governments; Doug Johnson, Metropolitan Transportation Commission; Claudia Tucker, Municipal Transportation Agency; Brett Gladstone; Annie Chandler, Mark Ross Foundation; Joan Libman, Jewish Home; Camille Johnson; Coleen Forbes; Dave Snyder, SPUR; Al Steins, Carpenters, Local 22; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Ann, SFPUC; Mike Tario; Tim Colen, SF Housing Action Coalition; Kate Leibovitz; Skot Kuiper; Eric Quesada, People's Plan; Mai Doan, Chris Durazo, Jazzie Colllins, SOMCAN; Marilyn Duran and Teresa Almagoran, PODER; Angelica Cabande, SOMCAN; Cinthya Munoz, St. Peter's Housing; Oscar Grande, PODER; Marti Dulalas, SOMCAN; Jamie Spector; Nick Pagoulatos, MAC; Eric Tao; Female Speaker; Angus McCarthy, Residential Builders Association; Mana Jose Lopez, St. Peters Housing Committee; Kieran Buckley; Mike Cassidy; Fergus O'Sullivan; Noreen Bryne; Jeff Rocca; Louis Ravano; Grace Shanahan; Richie Hart; John Kerley; Redmond Lyons; Leo Cassidy; Jerry Agosta; Sean Keighran.
10/6/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Rich and Steve Wertheim, Planning Department; Michael Yarne, Office of Economic and Workforce Development; John Schlinger, American Institute of Architects; Debra Walker; Nick Pagoulatos, Mission Anti-Displacement Coalition; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Kepa Askenasy; Calvin Welch; Tom Gilberti; Tim Colen, SF Housing Action Coalition; Brett Gladstone, Gladstone & Associates; Fred Schneider; Sue Hestor; Philip Lessner; Continued to October 8, 2008.
10/8/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: John Rahaim and Ken Rich, Planning Department; Ted Eagan, Office of Economic Analysis; Bernie Choden; Marilyn Amini; Tim Colen, Barry Shotts, Hadley Hall, SFHAC; Sue Hestor, San Franciscans for Reasonable Growth; Dan Deibel, Matt Regan, Brendan Dunnigan, Ken Tray, Kate Leftkowitz, SFHAC; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Dan Murphy; Menka Sethi, Hauser Architects; Sarah Karlinsky, SPUR; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Henry Karnilowicz, Western SoMa Citizens' Planning Task Force; Kepa Askenasy; Marc Slutzkin, John Stewart Company; Tom Gilberti; Bob Meyers; Sarah Zahn, AF Evans; Fred Snyder; Hiroshi Fukuda; Sean Keighran, Residential Builders Association; Brett Gladstone. Continued to October 15, 2008.
10/15/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Rich and John Rahaim, Planning Department; John Malamut, Deputy City Attorney; Steve Wertheim, Planning Department; Doug Shoemaker, Mayor's Office of Housing; Sarah Dennis, Planning Department; Michael Yarne, Office of Economic and Workforce Development; Francisco Da Costa; Bill Lightner, Lightner Group; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Judy West, Project Artaud; Hiroshi Fukuda; Calvin Welch; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Jim Abrams, Gibson Dunn; Alex Lantsburg, Carpenters Local 22; Sue Hestor; Tom Gilberti; Eric Tao, AGI Capital; Male Speaker, TTMI; April Veneracion, SOMCAN; Nick Pagoulatos, Mission Anti-Displacement Coalition; Debra Walker; Philip Lessner. Continued to October 27, 2008.

4. 081155 [Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans - monitoring program]
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code Chapter 10E to establish the Eastern Neighborhoods Monitoring Program for purposes of reviewing the effectiveness of the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans and implementation of specified improvements; and adopting environmental findings. (Planning Department)

8/22/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
9/19/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission for comment and recommendation.
9/29/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Rich, Larry Badiner, Steve Wertheim, Andres Powers; Pilar Lavaley, Sarah Bennett, Planning Department; John Malamut, Deputy City Attorney; Aaron Goodman, Parkmerced Residents Organization; David Maltz, Friends of Franklin Square; Ariel Braunstein, NEMRA; Sam Ruiz, Mission Neigborhood Centers; Erick Arguello; Steve Vettel, Farella, Braun, Martel; Janet Carpinelli, Dogpatch Neighborhood Association; Hiroshi Fukoda; Andrew Junius and Tuija Catalano, Reuben & Junius; Toby Morris, Kerman Morris Architects; Gus Murod; Jazzie Collins, Angelica Cabande, Chris Durazo, SOMCAN; Tom Gilberti; Sandra Hernandez; Steven Koch; Kepa Askenasy; Oz Erickson, Potrero Center; Lydia Tan, Bridge Housing; Jeffrey Liebowitz; Debra Walker; Sue Hestor; Joe Boss. Continued to October 1, 2008.
10/1/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: John Rahaim and Ken Rich, Planning Department; Amit Ghosh, Peter Albert, Julie Kirschbaum, Municipal Transportation Agency; Dawn Kamalanathan, Recreation and Park Department; Sarah Dennis, Planning Department; Marisa Craven, Association of Bay Area Governments; Doug Johnson, Metropolitan Transportation Commission; Claudia Tucker, Municipal Transportation Agency; Brett Gladstone; Annie Chandler, Mark Ross Foundation; Joan Libman, Jewish Home; Camille Johnson; Coleen Forbes; Dave Snyder, SPUR; Al Steins, Carpenters, Local 22; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Ann, SFPUC; Mike Tario; Tim Colen, SF Housing Action Coalition; Kate Leibovitz; Skot Kuiper; Eric Quesada, People's Plan; Mai Doan, Chris Durazo, Jazzie Colllins, SOMCAN; Marilyn Duran and Teresa Almagoran, PODER; Angelica Cabande, SOMCAN; Cinthya Munoz, St. Peter's Housing; Oscar Grande, PODER; Marti Dulalas, SOMCAN; Jamie Spector; Nick Pagoulatos, MAC; Eric Tao; Female Speaker; Angus McCarthy, Residential Builders Association; Mana Jose Lopez, St. Peters Housing Committee; Kieran Buckley; Mike Cassidy; Fergus O'Sullivan; Noreen Bryne; Jeff Rocca; Louis Ravano; Grace Shanahan; Richie Hart; John Kerley; Redmond Lyons; Leo Cassidy; Jerry Agosta; Sean Keighran.
10/6/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Rich and Steve Wertheim, Planning Department; Michael Yarne, Office of Economic and Workforce Development; John Schlinger, American Institute of Architects; Debra Walker; Nick Pagoulatos, Mission Anti-Displacement Coalition; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Kepa Askenasy; Calvin Welch; Tom Gilberti; Tim Colen, SF Housing Action Coalition; Brett Gladstone, Gladstone & Associates; Fred Schneider; Sue Hestor; Philip Lessner; Continued to October 8, 2008.
10/8/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: John Rahaim and Ken Rich, Planning Department; Ted Eagan, Office of Economic Analysis; Bernie Choden; Marilyn Amini; Tim Colen, Barry Shotts, Hadley Hall, SFHAC; Sue Hestor, San Franciscans for Reasonable Growth; Dan Deibel, Matt Regan, Brendan Dunnigan, Ken Tray, Kate Leftkowitz, SFHAC; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Dan Murphy; Menka Sethi, Hauser Architects; Sarah Karlinsky, SPUR; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Henry Karnilowicz, Western SoMa Citizens' Planning Task Force; Kepa Askenasy; Marc Slutzkin, John Stewart Company; Tom Gilberti; Bob Meyers; Sarah Zahn, AF Evans; Fred Snyder; Hiroshi Fukuda; Sean Keighran, Residential Builders Association; Brett Gladstone. Continued to October 15, 2008.
10/15/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Rich and John Rahaim, Planning Department; John Malamut, Deputy City Attorney; Steve Wertheim, Planning Department; Doug Shoemaker, Mayor's Office of Housing; Sarah Dennis, Planning Department; Michael Yarne, Office of Economic and Workforce Development; Francisco Da Costa; Bill Lightner, Lightner Group; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Judy West, Project Artaud; Hiroshi Fukuda; Calvin Welch; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Jim Abrams, Gibson Dunn; Alex Lantsburg, Carpenters Local 22; Sue Hestor; Tom Gilberti; Eric Tao, AGI Capital; Male Speaker, TTMI; April Veneracion, SOMCAN; Nick Pagoulatos, Mission Anti-Displacement Coalition; Debra Walker; Philip Lessner. Continued to October 27, 2008.

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 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.

081272 [Building Code - Bernal Heights South Slope Protection Area] Supervisor Ammiano
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Building Code by adding Section 106A.4.1.3 to create a Bernal South Slope Protection Area and require the Structural Advisory Committee to review and make recommendations on specified permit applications within that area, which is generally bounded by the western side of Roscoe Street and the eastern side of Moultrie Street in Bernal Heights, including the undeveloped extensions of Roscoe Street, Porter Street, Bache Street, Andover Street, and Moultrie Street, and to require mandatory denial of the permit by the Director of Building Inspection under specified circumstances; amending Section 105A.6.2 to specify the composition of the Structural Advisory Committee for permit applications located within the Bernal South Slope Protection Area; amending Building Code Section 106A.3.2 to require that the applicant for certain permit applications located within the Bernal South Slope Protection Area provide substantial documentation that there exists sufficient infrastructure to support the proposed residential development and that the proposed emergency access routes meet standards in effect at the time of the application; and amending Building Code Section 1704.18 to require special inspections throughout the construction process for sites located within the Bernal South Slope Protection Area.

10/7/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 11/6/2008.
10/16/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Building Inspection Commission for review and comment.

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