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recommendation the department recommends approval of this and believed the project is necessary or desirable for the following reasons that will approve the appearance of the subject property by creating more open and attractive storefront and two the proposed project would provide the traditional banking services necessary to serve the new resident in the neighborhood in an area underserved by the banking opens 3 it meets all planning code and moving forward it is sdoishl with the surrounding naibt neighborhood next one the project will increase the amount of formula retail to 22 percent within a 3 heed foot radius and the last one priority planning policies so on and so forth in the planning code are met
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and that concludes my presentation. and i'll be glad to answer any questions. >> project sponsor please. >> good afternoon, commissioners mark roeder's here on behalf of the project sponsor mr. kennedy highlights he went over that i'm going to briefly talk about a few the reasons why we're happy to be here seeking our second conditional use permit to open in the neighborhood of san francisco as mr. kennedy mentioned ann quo is taking over a prominent
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street corner on mission street the neighborhood commercial street where most of the residents in excelsior and outer mission are going to i'm glad it will be renovating the frontage mission street and norton street opening 3 windows on the street so people cock u walking up to mission street will be facing a street fundamental as mentioned in the materials umpqua prides itself not on outlet formula retail use banks this has banking option that invites people to come into it's stores it calls them stores not banks so get coffee and locate other neighborhood art on
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the wall and if they want to, they can check out some of the banking options one of the things that umpqua has is outreach in the community and has after hours to hold meetings this is something that frankly people take umpqua up on their branch downtown near north beach and chinatown has a number of events i hope that all the stores can serve that purpose i want to introduce drarl jordan will briefly run through the outreach that umpqua has done in community support. >> good afternoon tailoring i've worked with umpqua bank and as
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todd mentioned we met with the excelsior action group and both of the groups with supportive of the bank and gave letters of enforcement and the neighborhood didn't have an opportunity to submit a letter they've supportive lastly anecdotal that supervisor avalos office have helped us to located our location on mission street and have been very helpful ♪ process and finally the outreach to the neighborhood in general we over time collected over 3 heed support cards from the residents of excelsior and the surrounding nauseous neighborhoods if you have any questions for me, i'm available thank you very much. >> we're available for questions
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if you want to run through some of the project designed we're available as well. >> any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner richards. >> sorry i'm generally, we've heard the umpqua bank presentation for potrero hill the question from the project sponsor the outer mission many blocks long maybe mr. jordan. >> it looks like umpqua bank is locating within other blocks making it a fifth bank. >> that's right will i'll put the- >> why not locate it somewhere else and spread things out?
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you know support within the neighborhood for a bank at this location we did get support from the two most prominent neighborhood organizations in this area and while i can't talk about the business decisions why umpqua went in this location theres a general consensus this is a good spot. >> commissioner antonini. >> yeah. familiar with that area that's a hub area because ocean off flows into mission at that particular point i think this seems to be where a lot of the financial activities and other activities of the neighborhood seemed to be centered the bigger factor what's the closest umpqua bank to this location in san
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francisco. >> mark with reuben, junius & rose that's the potrero hill not opened and next on second street actually a store in hayes valley noah valley. >> that's my point they're all quite a ways away and this is really inconvenient when having you have a banknote resemble close to where you're doing business or living you have to go to their things and some things can be done offsite regarding issues that are more long lasting in scope some
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should be done in person that's a benefit for people in the neighborhood to have a bank particular one that smaller and indicators to the community it doesn't matter whether it is close to another three or four banks but acquit a ways away from other branches. >> commissioner moore. >> i'll say commissioner richards idea about the saturation the only thing that makes me lean in favor of this one as the over component of the street corner that as a stabilizing beyond banking hours i see a similar thing an or on a vacant lot no more wells fargo and starbuck's a separate distribution decision it hopes
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things flow beyond the banks hours i'm considering that favorable. >> commissioner richards. >> what's interesting for me maybe staff can help the nc d is one thousand blocks long block after block after block i know there is an application coming for the castro you can pretty much erase those names have the same names in the castro a concentration of the banks mcd is a block nearby i like umpqua bank i wish they would spread out a little bit more in dead zones. >> 31 thank you for that comment absolutely i understand this comment we're here for the excelsior outer mists store i
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understand our comment. >> thanks. >> commissioner antonini. >> move to approve. >> second. >> on that motion to approve with conditions. >> commissioner antonini. >> commissioner hillis commissioner johnson commissioner moore commissioner richards commissioner wu commissioner president fong so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 7 to zero and places you on item 6 for the next case on west portal avenue a cb 3 conditional use authorization. >> commissioner president fong and members of the commission once again todd from the planning department once again this item is another conditional use authorization on west portal avenue so located at west portal
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zoning district and this falls under the community processing program are the cb 3 p to abbreviate it to describe the project it burglary convert 13 hundred ground floor to a limited to a full restaurant that includes the sale of alcohol and it requires a restaurant to have a condominium conversion in order to operate they location within the west portal avenue district to date the department received support for the project and recommending to the recommendation the department recommends approval of this case believes the project is necessary and desirable for the following reasons number one the site as previously occupied by a limited restaurant and now a restaurant it proposed and number 2 based on the information by the
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project sponsor this proposal will be beneficial to the site surrounding the properties they have not been indications the opposition for it received by staff 3 the project sponsor has said there's expressions of support and asking for the date it will be open for business and 4 the policies so on and so forth in planning code are met that concludes my presentation. today i'm available to answer any questions. >> project sponsor please. >> good afternoon, commissioners my name is mr. district attorney's office the project designer and construction
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administrator for the west portal toast restaurant as mr. kennedy mentioned there was an existing restaurant called the vinyl grove acquit a popular location in the west portal area over the loose several months we've been working on restoring the village grove we had to gut it aside from that an incredible opportunity to restore the restaurant dining facility and let's see here sorry i didn't bring my cord it is taste full and compliments the st. francis west portal area which i work in my aunt lives in the area so i have to kind of maintain that
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whole inch of the designing something that fits in with the neighborhood we've received a tremendous tremendous amount of support from the neighbors they're pretty much banging on the door when we are going to open we show up at the restaurant to do some repairs and other additional interior finishes the neighbors are constantly coming in when are regoing to open i don't think any of the neighbors or supporter are familiar it is going from the limited to a full service restaurant they don't care because we'll probably be serving kind of like local vintage wines and beers and the reason why we're requesting a
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conditional use typed to its a small place and very nice place the family restaurant so that's my presentation for this after that i'll answer any questions you have. >> that believe. >> seeing none, public comment is closed commissioner moore. >> all to reiterate my previous point in and out consent i believe this would be helpful for the credibility of the department was the commission that we have to have a drawing or two in this package in order to support for general a good process i've been hooked on that for two years it's in support of the expediting of small business applications in the city, however, it if alternate the rodent of this commission to
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have a full disclosed presentation and what i'll request is that drawings site or whatever be attached to support it. >> hi commissioners dan with the department commissioner moore our comments and those of commissioner richards are well-taken the cb 3 like the other one before it we're growing and they'll continue to evolve in this case the two items did not include plans because that's what the policy today coolers for please do not provide plans for those applications with our direction commissioner we'll take an ad hoc basis do so unless the commission advised otherwise. >> commissioner antonini. >> i agree with commissioner
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moore you know simply because we would like to see the picture that was provided by mr. davis was helpful we could see the interior and i think also it is important to see the exterior and the signage because part of our approval process to this is only a move from limited to full restaurant which technically has to do with the service of alcohol part of whole with what kind of after appearance the facility will have i think this is wise to even on something like that we have rendering of the appearance and signage it is going date of birth role novice but i agree and am very much ♪ support village grove was and i a nice place prominently
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breakfast and lunch despite it name toast they will have many services it is nice to have a glass of wine for dinger >> commissioner richards commissioner antonini's and commissioner moore's i think completely supportive of the industrial process this is one of those i guess a couple questions i think when commissioner moore asked for the site plan what i'm looking for a separate bar for alcohol this is more things that puts meat open the bone toast noah valley we'll, looking at this thing did he require a motion number they do. >> to answer our question
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commissioner richards no bar area the front area is a full glass facade sea it is like an x press machine no clue whatsoever dinger it served we didn't want that image a lot of families and children. >> is that a beer and wine. >> yes. >> commissioner wu. >> can i ask a request to mr. commissioner president dwight sxhild /* sxhoith is there a mr. sharp it didn't make it into the packet. >> commissioner wu yes there is i will only comment in the spirit of commissioner richards comment the design is to ease
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the burden on the applicant we're working with the applicant who is making a physical change not yet before you it is a burden as a small business to retain an architect for the floor plans when no physical work involved the policy right now didn't require that type of project prepare a plan if you want us to do that we will. >> personally i'm not centered in no physical evidence at all but if the - i think we're looking for help also after a couple what your recommendation for when we do or do not require drawings. >> commissioner moore. >> i move we continue this i
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like the idea about this project but as i stated in the absence of physical information i personally can't support that i would like to but can't. >> second. >> commissioner wu. >> roll call commissioner moore i'd like to approve that project today i'll make a motion to do so i think we created this program to help small businesses move forward and i appreciate the project sponsor coming here and feel comfortable with the information. >> commissioners commissioner antonini seconded by commissioner hillis have already moved to approved, however, the motion to continue is a procedural matter if we could hear a date potentially. >> can we have the drawers that's basically information and
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information which snoith and that would, in the paage. >> we'll continue it to nooeksz e next week those plans will not make it both our packet we'll forward them electronically if that's satisfactory. >> so the motion to continue to may 7th is that. >> clarify what the commission wants to see that on the cds with the plans. >> commissioner moore did you have a question. >> i would be comfortable to see this particular project on the consent calendar with the supplementy information. >> very good. >> commissioner hillis just to clarify i mean i'm
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supportive of getting the plans just is a context but if i'm understanding this we're approving the use as a limited restaurant use and so it is not as if they can't come back and go to the building inspection and remodel their restaurant so you know, i like the plans i like the context but i don't think if we are going to change the policy but your policy this is voting on the use i am not i don't think we should hold those folks up i'm prepared to move forward that we get a set of plans. >> we have the set of plans we can put them on the overhead and perhaps a vote on the matter. >> so staff can go and show you the floor plans on the overhead. >> commissioners staff once
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again todd kennedy i'll go ahead and do a run through of the plans we have on file. >> commissioners what you have a site plan no changes internally i'll go ahead and show you a copy of the floor plan we have once again the floor plan being proposed here and the existing and the existing going to do propose propose. >> we can't see anything that is completely out of focus. >> once again you have the
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proposed floor plan and - also you want to come up and yeah - >> so the lower portion where it says proposed floor plan it shows the barrette the coffee shop area the proposed stools near the window and another bar with the x press machine and so on and so forth in the front area and the column is c and f and few seats and bank cad area and eat up counter with ad approved accessibility and full restroom and with the cook line and rear kitchen prep area with
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freezer in the lower portion the screen it is sort of redesigned that way that's it as far as the existing and proposed floor plan so that's existing to where everything was up frunt in the village grove and they know that front area the chiefs were cooking and frying we wanted to remove that heat element of preparation and so on and so forth wanted to push it towards the back so the front area the proposed area could be more utilized for the public we also have - this is the front area here this is the front where it says
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pure bar or bar a i don't know how to pronounce that bar a or pat lots dance. >> evaluate experience oh, you've been under (laughter) >> the front entrance of toast it is all storefront glass and like i said, it was all grilt and friers and you mention the cooks and eat up counter now, when you look at the storefront you have marble x press machine a vintage hunch with dishes it is a cool front facade that stays that way with the signage vinyl grove will be replaced that toast
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so you've sign the existing floor plan, proposed floor plan and this is the exterior because of the triage this is what we're getting on the exterior and the tree will remain that's all i have have. >> i'll over a comment i think those are the kinds of for me a visual learner the simple kinds of drawings the message you've asked staff even an abbreviated process to include the pictures north-south is helpful i think this is heard for me i'm not going to support a continuance i don't want this held up one more week. >> yeah. i'll agree with
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commissioner hillis this is extremely helpful in the future all our reports should contain this fox that gives us a public comment is closed. idea loyalty utility is going to look like and i'll like to get through the approval not much more than seen with the possible rendering on the outside we pretty much saw that from one picture that mr. davis shouted us looking through the window i know we've seen about all we need to seen. >> commissioner richards question for project sponsor one week delay what would that do to our timeline. >> pardon me. >> do you have a contractor starting monday i mean what one week t
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