>> the planning commission regular hearing for march 13, 2013. i'd like to remind the audience the planning commission does not tolerate outbursts or disruption of any kind. please turnoff mobile devices that may sound off during the proceeding. we left off on item 12. we will be taking items 13 a and b out of order for case numbers 2012.1307cv for 1270

sanchez street (bethany united methodist church), request for conditional use authorization and off-street parking variance. >> good afternoon, president fong, members of the commission. tom wang planning staff presenting conditional use and variance application for 12 70 sanchez street. project sponsor seeks conditional use authorization pursuant to planning code sections 209.3f and 303 to establish a child care facility. the [speaker not understood] academy providing less than 24-hour care for 15 or more and up to a maximum of 45 children at the bethany united methodist church, 12 70 sanchez street. and based upon the project sponsor's statement, the proposed child care facility will be allowed to accommodate up to a maximum 45 children. according to the total square

feet of outdoor activity areas and the rest room capacity, the child care center general license and requirements of the state of california. the proposed child care facility would occupy the fellowship hall and the nursery within the church. these two spaces are not used during the weekdays by the church congregation. the proposed child care facility operating hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. mondays through fridays serving children from 2-1/2 years to 6 years old. five members will be staffed at the facility. and the children's dropping off and pick up hours are staggered . issues and considerations, the project will be a vital

development that is both desirable and necessary for children not yet reaching school age in the noe valley neighborhood. there are no other child care facility currently existing on the subject lot or adjacent blocks. and according to the project sponsor, that approximately 80 families in the noe valley community had already registered their interest with the operator of the proposed facility. the other issue is that the proposed child care facility would accommodate up to a maximum of 45 children. therefore, pursuant to planning code section 151 and 153, the project would need to provide a minimum of two off-street parking spaces. the project does not include any off-street parking spaces and therefore is subject to a

variance off-street parking variance. the zoning administrator will hear the variance while the commission considers the conditional use application. basically the department would recommend approval of the project and it is based upon the following. one, it is not a formula retail use, but rather an independently owned business. it will be a compatible use with the surroundings residential neighborhood. it is designed to mainly serve children not yet reaching school age in the noe valley community. it is well served by public transit, the location, and should have negligible impact upon the current traffic pattern on the surrounding streets. in addition, the project sponsor has applied for a passenger loading and unloading zone along on sanchez street in front of the facility's entrance.

and the number 5 [speaker not understood] at least five jobs for city residents. and finally comprised with the maximum number of children permitted under the child care center general licensing requirements of the state of california. by today, the department received in total about 15 e-mails and letters from the neighborhood residents all in support of the facility. the department received only one e-mail this morning from a neighbor residing on clifford street. the neighbor had an issue mainly involved traffic safety for children's loading and unloading and delivery issues. as well as the number of -- the maximum number of children, which will be 45 children. this would conclude our presentation. if you have any questions, i will be happy to answer.

thank you. >> thank you. project sponsor? hi, i'm christin [speaker not understood]. i am the pastor at bethany united methodist church, sometimes secretary. that's how my name got on. i am so happy this day finally came. and then waiting for this hour and now it's come and my thank you to the people of item 12. thank you, thank you, thank you. [laughter] we moved back into our building in july of last year. after being gone for three years in the mission, while we remodeled our 1907 building. and the coming home was wonderful. the community has welcomed us. and in the backs of our minds the whole time we were planning, what are we going to do with this building during the week?

because the membership isn't there, but there's some great space. and, so, we did a lot of talking, a lot of thinking about what is the best use for this community and for us to be involved in. and we had a couple of different ideas, but the one that spoke to us the most was some kind of preschool, and we were very fortunate to get connected with the director of her academy in sonoma, and we went and we visited and we talked and we measured and we started the process of saying, let's see if we can do this. her preschool is not a child care. it is an academy. and the parents who have been responding to the possibility of it opening there had been very persistent and very eager

to know that something additional that can be quality and be for their children is coming to noe valley. we have a lot of little spaces in noe valley. on 24th there is a little tiny music place, a little tiny play place. but what we have is some bigger space and some room for doing actual education. so, we have made it this far and we have more to do after this and we just are hopeful that you will also see that this is a good use of a public building for many people. thank you. >> thank you. questions? >> there may be questions for you later. thank you. opening up for public comment,

timothy thin, steve griffin, john goldman, kathleen mull duffin, and kathrin nemeth. hello, thank you for letting me speak. my name is tim thin. i've lived down the street from the church for 25 years. they've been an excellent neighbor and did a good job of reaching out to the neighborhood on their previous project. i have consulted with a number of neighbors who could not be here tonight. their main concern is actually the traffic situation. the change of child care facility from 15 to 45 kids is tripling the capacity of that facy. there is no parking, there is no loading zone. and, you know, it's changing the church from a church to a day care center to a school. and as i understand there is no staff to manage the drop-offs and pick ups. the neighbors have concerns.