be fabricated and then placed on site and shortly thereafter would probably i was a january-february is looking i wonder having this project commends at least be operational if you will because the treasure island bar and grill is looking at been slated for closure sometime in december. >> semantical few months without a restaurant out there? >> yes that's what were trying to work through. were trying to hopefully have a seamless transition but we have not ironed out all those details just yet. >> okay kid on the container stuff, does the modular units come out. you said you have to build up the kitchen. you do that to build out on-site words that already done? be was is already done at another location brought over essentially freed prefabricated if you will.

>> same with the bathroom? >> after might be a little different. when not sure about the bathroom yet. the bathroom we may rent that from a local vendor review. but we have not ironed out that sort of detail just yet. >> it is limited construction everything up it just hooked up, think >> it. just overcooked think it would look at having dpw and puc both would be responsible for linda connections and the plumbing electrical work needed. >> i just need to voice my opinion like i have the password was of these types of things. bringing in prefabricated modular units does the city no good. it doesn't just overbilling wage paid. it's been done cheaper somewhere else by somebody else. there's no local higher. all those wolves and regulations everybody else follows goes out the window. so,

i would appreciate it if everybody would kind of listen to that change their views on prefabricated modular things coming on the island in the future could be a prevailing wage laws out there now that should be followed and like i said, this card those laws by doing this. this could be electrical and plumbing codes and everything else by doing it elsewhere and bringing it in. it makes it less safe for people that are out there. things are not up to code. so, i disagree with the way they're doing it. >> ms. richardson >> i think one of the strongest points for me considering this is the partnership the treasure island homeless initiative and includes to me, now, you are going to the next stage i've actually been involved in job training and so this is very wonderful. i do understand that we do sometimes given the reality of treasure island that

we do need to seek temporary containers or wherever because this facilities and that can be allowed to of climbing structures. so, to do a transition that three audi we have to go by. in order to do what we want to do if we want to keep folks out there and so we can work that out. later on, we will see with the agreement is. i like to see the agreement between what spells out what tight i is going to be getting but i think it's very wonderful and i really support this and again doing outreach to the mainland and some of these other disadvantaged kids. you can take advantage of this program and graduate from them they can work at the hotel. nothings cannot stop them so i would definitely make a motion to approve this resolution. >> is just informational.

>> it just informational only. sorry. you will bring this back. >> i was just want to ask this is a temporary use of the site. it's not a home >> exactly temporary >> it's really going to just to utilize because the spaces the other work that were doing on the structure on the island. so, for me, that is the reason why these container facilities to make sense because by the very temporary ttemporary nature and yet it provides a service to the island and provides job training for kids as well. >> if i may to, and to that, i realize it's temporary but you have people from tie-dyed, pugh from jaco are out there that deserve to be on the sites learning plumbing, electrical carpentry stuff like that. it's skirting that. really, if it's

temporary for a few months, bernie bent i get it but it's three years and we made when due at for three more were six more. who knows? dependent construction jobs i've seen of you thinking zero happen under certain timeline and it never happens. so, temporary is it maybe it's being done somewhere else by people who may or may not be qualified to do the work and the city residents are losing out doing the jobs especially job corps should be learning their trade they want to go into. it's a good opportunity for them that they're missing out on. >> mr. beck you have comments? >> no. i just want to with the bar and grill closing the oasis will be reopening. avenue operator that we coming into the oasis, but one of the things we really appreciate from the operator is stepping in in this kind of uncertain.

period over in transition on the island to provide a service to the community and i fully appreciate director mazzola's concerns about prevailing wage in the contracting issues and one of the opportunities the modular zoo also provided though as we move forward in the construction that this is a facility we may pick up and move again to get a different location. when the current location is impacted by construction. so, it does come in this instance, perhaps offer some mitigating advantages, but i do hear you and appreciate that and will keep your concerns in mind >> insane that, if i may, i've seen module is come out there and then there piped up

electrical spike in after they can still be moved at that point. so what would stop us from having it built here under prevailing wage laws and local higher laws is on zane? >> thank you for those comments. other members of the public i would like to comment? >> director mazzola we want to respect that and so be open to considering it. part of the limitation was because of the temporary nature as we hope should be fortunate to move or go to permanent location we definitely want to respect those rules. >> i appreciate that >> a quick question. when are you bringing this list of back to the treasure island? >> the following commission meeting in october. it's the 12th or- >> thank you, sir >> this item is not an action item item nearly information.

so, that concludes this item. next he was item number 10 discussion of future agenda items by directors >> to the directors have any? none? we will adjourn. thank you very much for coming today. thank you, all. good afternoon

- - proceedings. and when speaking before the commission, if you care to, do state your name for the record. i'd like to call roll at this time. commissioner president fong commissioner hillis commissioner moore and newly scorn in supervisor coppel thank you. we expect commissioner johnson to arrive shortly and commissioner vice president richards to be absent today commissioners, the first item on your agenda is consideration of items proposed for continuance item one filbert discretionary review is proposed for continuance until september 2016 item 2 inclusionary housing program planning code is proposed until december 15,

2016, item 3 for case 18th street conditional use authorization is proposed july december 16th and further under our regular calendar item 14 for 854 cap street the address shown incorrectly on the agenda therefore needs to be continued the proposed date is september 29th that's. case 2017 cu a i have no other items proposed for continuance i had one speaking for item one >> opening up for public comment on items on the continuance calendar richard.

>> - 62 filbert street the other applicant is stephanie and paul we're requesting that the commission reschedule the hearing on the agenda from september 29th to a new date that works for us as well as the sponsor i'd like to briefly provide the context for this review the matter was originally scheduled for hearing on january 21st the 21st hearing was taken off the calendered but the project sponsor when we learned the day before the hearing that the project plans submitted to the planning department misrepresented that a roof deck was existing when it was not the new notice date schedule for a continued hearing was today september 15th the sponsors didn't comply with the signed

notification requirements to the health commission's was again postponeed because of the importance of the issue it was cancelled to attend a parent college weekend out of town and be able to attend did hearing the reason they're not here they rescheduled the college drip and are again out of town the 34r579 proposed new hearing date even if september 29th on today's agenda he is chair the california state bar ucl on september 29th there was a meeting scheduled months ago in san diego agriculture of the chairs of all of the sections for the state bar as chair of the anti trust section the gentleman is general obligation bond to attend the state bar

meeting no san diego who immediately identified the planning department of the closet but the proposed new date of september 29th had been placed on today's agenda he is acting as our counsel in the project sponsor can have a counsel so too the doctor applicant the planning department staff recommended we contact the sponsors attorney and negotiate a date we folded the recommendation and offered the sponsors attorney 6 different meeting dates we were able to attend october 27th november 17th and december one and 8 and december 15th we understand from the staff that december one is available we we request that date other openings

other than the other dates that's fine with us too. >> calling another speaker tom thank you, commissioners tom reuben, junius & rose on behalf of the property owner and, yes to summarize we would like to keep the september 29th and go through some the background and clarify we were scheduled for january 21st there was not a misrepresentation there was a missed date made by both the property owner and staff about whether the deck was legal or not we discovered it was not to sought of on abundance of caution we applied again to legalize the deck and added more caution issued a new 311 notice to make sure the neighbors were you aware that resulted in a

declaration until june the 311 notice ended and enable unable to get another hearing because of the doctor schedule and summary vacationed we acknowledge this requirement of at least two more weeks is our own doing we posted the poster it was due on labor day the fifth and posted it the next day out of caution we agreed to a two week continuance until september 29th to make sure there was absolutely no questions about whether the public and the neighborhood had notice and now we're faced with potentially 6 weeks or more of delay and we couldn't agree to that with the dr requesters and ask that the commission maintain the date of the 29 i would note

that mr. o'reilly has stated he's come for his wife they're both at the household the dr requesters we've been told ms. reilly that she can attend and equally represent their interests on the 29 so inform obesity or impartially there we have our own support 20 letters of support from the neighborhood that would like this hearing to go forward on the 29 and this is an abbreviated discretionary review under the planning commission promoted forums this wouldn't be coming to the commission for consideration we think that it can be ably discussed on the 29 thank you for your time. >> thank you

is there any additional public comment on the items proposed for continuance okay not seeing any, public comment is closed. and commissioner moore. >> move to continue items 2, 3, and item 14 as noted by secretary owen and he would ask the rest of the commission to comment on the presentation on filbert i'm prepared toe move it off december 1st like to see comments from other commissioner and commissioners i'll only add since the advice of the planner december 1st is closed to additional drs there are the next hearing date the 8 and also the possibility of skooekz it on the 17 only two drs scheduled

for november 17th. >> commissioner hillis. >> i mean on item one i'm open to continuance when we get to into that back and forth about calendar that would be great in october back in january it has been kicking around not prepolluted the dr requesters getting together and work this out any time earlier secretary owen. >> if you like. >> i i know the october day or night that was proposed. >> we could add it to october 6th as well. >> i propose that as well. >> that's you made a motion already anymore and i'm prepared to support october 6th assuming that date is workable i'll agree with commissioner hillis that we shouldn't be dragged into what really is a negotiation between

people appearing in front of the the commission not we have to look at it obviously with no bias in anyone in the drs so october 6th and second. >> that's property on the calendars very good shag. >> yes. please. to continue items 2, 3 and 14 and commissioner hillis supervisor coppel commissioner moore. >> and commissioner president fong. >> you snauchl 4 to zero and places us under our consent calendar calendar, are considered to be routine and may be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the commission. there will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the commission, the

public, or staff so requests removed from the consent calendar and considered as a separate item at this or a future hearing. item 4 for case no. 2016 cu a at polk street conditional use authorization. >> any public comment on the item proposed open is consent calendar not seeing any, public comment is closed. >> exposure. >> move to approve second. >> thank you, commissioners on that motion to approve item 4 under consent commissioner hillis supervisor coppel commissioner moore and commissioner president fong snauchl passes unanimously 4 to zero and places us under commissioner matters commissioners questions or comments. >> commissioner moore. >> if i may jump ahead of the wanting welcome our new

supervisor coppel none has acknowledged he sits here welcome to the game. >> thank you. >> i'll extend that welcome and this procedure as well as us been many times on that side and glad to have our expertise and thoughts as umgs interesting mixed of eclectic mix i think you'll add a great benefit. >> is supervisor coppel. >> thank you all for the the good welcome i'd like to first start off by giving some respect to commissioner wu and commissioner antonini so for their years of services. >> thank you for mayor ed lee for the nomination and the board of supervisors for their support and supervisor president breed for the direction also really honored and privileged to be up here not taking this lightly and thrilled to be part

of conversation thanks. >> fantastic welcome again. >> commissioners, if there's nothing further, we'll move on to move on to department matter director's announcements. >> other than to also gratefully welcome supervisor coppel to the commission no director's announcements. >> item 7 review of past events board of appeals in historic preservation commission hearing yesterday. >> good afternoon, commissioners aaron starr, manager, legislative affairs. at mondays land use a proposed extension of the emergency room prohibition on the quatro special use district that proposes extending the existing prohibition on storefront and mergers of grandchildren seven hundred and 99 gross square feet in the inspection for an additional 8 months the quatro generates the properties on 22 to the north and cure to the east and cesar chavez to the

south and cap street to the west the land use hearing no public comment and no discussion the committee voted to remedy the item to the full board also at the land use committee the preservation staff took part on the status even if lgbtq cultural heritage proposed no 2011 as part of western soma planning effort the department staff conveyed the strategy rather than one tied to a particular geometry like the castro or the tenderloin staff discussed the need for the audience to be in the forest and some progress on the front and staff testified the budgeted will be sought in the 2016-2017 budget members of the public representing the lgbt night life urged the community to

accelerate the cultural heritage district on tuesday supervisor wiener introduced a resolution urging the establishment of the lgbtq night life working group and the office of economic workforce development and the tragically to convene with the goal codify preserving the lgbtq night life including drafting and enacting a strategy at the full board hearing this tuesday the board heard the appeal of the conditional use authorization and the environmental determination for bryant street on june 2nd it was approved that consists of door-to-door 6 building with 3 dwelling units and the communication of a 6 story mixed use building with market-rate dwelling units and 3 below grade approximately 12 thousand square feet and 84 parking spaces it

provides roof deck and two necrcoast guard and meets that by dedicating the land but has to be 89 dwelling units and the project was modified by reducing the number of market-rate from one 96 to the 1 and increasing the being able from 2 to 5 subsidizing the grants first year 4 thousand of pdr and an agreement to pay for the privilege related to the 12 thousand square feet of pdr use the boards meeting lasted 5 hours the ceqa review was faulty the exemption relied on the eir and the eir was up to date the plan doesn't establish the caps or limits again use the information of the impact analysis the actual growth didn't render an eir and staff

police department that ceqa mandates the cpes to yield unnecessary paperwork by the adopted community plan the appellants argued the; p didn't identify the gentrification the city attorney and staff explained the social impacts doesn't effect the environment the appellants claim the appropriate issue for the - the land dedication didn't meet the code requirement it only has the loss of 3 dwelling units the remainder is part of a large project authorization which is subject to an appeal considered on once night by the board of appeals it was consistent with the mixed use meeting the open space and the inclusion requirement by land dedication

the mohcd has certified not only meet but exceeds the code requirement and the supervisor campos said the project was greatly improved for him the question of the heart of the appeal does this project do enough for the communities the community will be better off if this project was approved rather than denied the board uphold the cpe and the conditional use authorization also at the full board the approval of the proposed quatro special use district interim controls and, of course, the configuration of mri and joel the new introductions were not online but supervisor wiener has introduced a resolution urging the night life lgbtq community that concludes my report. >> thank you, commissioners. >> commissioners one more item

i want to bring up should have been in commissioners questions or comments i wanted to share a conversation take place over a number of weeks and most and commissioner moore brought up the occasion we have those meetings they go to midnight and supervisor coppel is off easy with a lights load part of you're welcome but to level those out and not have mega part of that attempt and see when we look at the forwards calendar it is difficult wanted to share a couple of ideas and thoughts commissioner johnson and commissioner vice president richards as well as commissioner moore have is shared victimized that we that may or may not want to try out to do look at of a pilot one of them staring the reasons meeting started at 10:00 a.m. that maybe a professional conflict for some but in those super days get us

out earlier when we predict a super day we can't start earlier and the other thought to actually come pile the decreasing to one day a month to focus on that detail and bringing up others experts related to the drs and residential building and the third one potentially especially high impact calendars to reduce the minutes and the public comment that is generally not a well received but the dr comments can be reduced to one minute and the public comment to two minutes dropping to one minute and all of those are part of a special heavy calendars days so jonas and staff did research on other commission it is typical that two or three it used in some occasions one

minute we're not changing but adopting that at the discretion of whoever is sitting in the seat and the standard rule of default applied i want to i want to put that out there and obviously down a few commissioners but want to share that conversation with you. >> okay coming back to item 7 the zoning administrator requested that i report to you regarding the board of appeals action yesterday as alluded to by mr. starr there was one item on appeal that you had heard at 2000 bryant street with the large project authorization the boards denied the appeal and upheld the commissions moving on commissioners to general public comment not to exceed 15 minutes at this time, members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction

of the commission except agenda items. with respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the commission will be afforded when reached in the meeting. each member of the public may address the commission up to three minutes. i do have what speaking and georgia swedish. >> good afternoon. welcome good luck and have fun i think you need more ability to monitor alterations by requiring the project sponsors to send photos of deem 0 work to make sure it is not tantamount to a demolition our dealing next week with the 317 and should be considered as you deal with that the new demo caps are very good possible in the packet not on the 317 plan i had a grant -

when you didn't consider it i understand that that is a problem but glad you added a unit that was a positive thing and enforcement people often say oh, ms. swedish file a complaint bombardment octavia after the fact is hard determining the existing number of units in a project that is going under an alteration or closing a loophole in 317 i think that if you talk with the staff i'm concerned seen it is really hard they work very hard and a complaint is an arrest warrant with us task to deal with i on the ultimate goal to preserve as much existing housing as possible that's the whole 317 is about and in that

same vein we and the can have public we need to proceed with the residential design guidelines there critical and necessary for the r zone district all the neighborhoods that are comprised and most part of our bulk of the city is residential neighborhoods and updated and pubically aired per my general public comments that i made in the minutes on june 23, 2016, i think that it is according to that memo the staff is a working or plans to work with the a i a they need to be brought up now, it's been two years i think i had the paper it started two years ago i think that is good important things particularly in you talk about drss and combining the dr hearings that's

my comments and here's for the minutes any public comment? >> general public comment okay general public comment is closed. >> commissioners that whether place you under our regular calendar for case no. 2016 are better roofs planning code amendment. >> good afternoon commissioner president fong and my brother's keeper. >> ann planning department staff the item before you is a proposed ordinance amending the planning code for standards for new building construction for the detriment on the other hand, development of living roofs supervisor wiener office has been a great leader in pursuing the sustainability of the city

i'd like to invite andrea powers to talk about that. >> engage commissioner president fong and commissioners and welcome supervisor coppel andreas with supervisor wiener's office today before you i hope you think this exciting legislation to support of greening of rooftops in san francisco that is an ordinance the supervisor offered requiring that most new buildings here in the city have solar power or solar heating installed on 15 percent of their rooftops that position has not been pass and signed by the mayor that legislation made us the first large city in the country to require the solar rooftops that's been a strong origin

across the country and hoping spur others to follow suit and this legislation will be a step forward in making our city cleaner and more sustainable in the era of climatic change this is the second piece i mentioned as is rooftop ordinance we call and staff call the better roofs ordinance and will expand it to include the green roof lines roofs in the accelerator law firms that green roofs can be an alternate 15 percent rooftop area that specifically any that will succumb to a 2 to one ratio of whatever valor you don't have to install have 2 solar - as long as the cost can say the same so the project sponsor a

fair trade off they're both priorities to advance so with this amendment today most in any r5069s will have you know will have 15 percent of their rooftops solar ass or thirty percent of the rooftop being green if they only choose green roof a likely scenario is a combination of the two given the shadowing and other constraints as briefly and the staff report said the green roof has a documented health and environmental benefits including reducing the quantity of run off and the combining sewer system and the quality given the filtration of the rooftop memory and reduces the heat island and

to the sharing of a lesser extent and helps air quality and after the noise provides habitat and places for increases by diversity in the city and extends the lives of roofs in closing for us a greener city is a more sustainable city as rooftops are one of the last tapped resources in this buy out environment and focuses on making sure our rooftops are more for pipes and vents and such mailsz i want to thank the staff for the great work on the proposal and gary from the investment & infrastructure and dbi and the puc have been key in helping us develop this proposal

thank you. >> i'd like to acknowledge others from the departments we are working hard especially with barry and the department of the environment and back up for the greener roof they'll all interchanged we use the rooftops san francisco doesn't see as much rain plants are not green year ran but on the exterior membrane of the roof the overall goals to work with our colleagues at department of the environment and public utilities commission to promote the

collaboration as well as fascist the best use of space and the very much for the developer and owner as andrea mentioned the roof the california state back in the day has required 15 percent of roof to be solar ready free and clear of abduction and shading in april of this year, the board of supervisors amazing passed a vote that got 15 percent of the roof area that actually has to have solar insulated and the new before you is an alternative it allows the similar to be replaced at a 2 to one radio between the 15 and thirty percent will have solar living roof or a combination of both. >> our team at the planning department has been at this in 2013 we co-hosted the city's

alive with our colleagues at the puc in preparation for the conventi convention, sir organized the task force as to the colleagues and outside designers came the better recommendation for including a mandate and also a living roof mantel. >> after the convention our team got a lot of momentum and why san francisco falls behind in green roofs we found it spring city has a grant and chicago for example, had a requirement that required all new municipal buildings to have this we looked at our plans and policies that noticed a lot of the projects bring up green roof but no specific project knows what that means for the city of san francisco in the environment. >> after the convention we start to get a lot of calls from

the public and people asked how to get a green roof what do you mean and so we decided to put the information on the website and looked around when living roofs were out there we have a map that has a proposal the data out there it tested in the future we have a box on the permanent site to check in the future and linked that with the department and city sf plant finding type in our address and bring up any plants in our specific area we flifrnltd out roofs their windy and might have a shallow roof. >> we got a lot of the information from going out on the field and vooifrt a lot of

the existing green roofs we know that cal can be is a great example of a living roof in the city and we went to talk with the designer and learned this one project has a huge research and education components one south van ness a green water catch they use the water from the building on the upper left and drain it into a sister tenor for the roof and sam kitchen and garden in mission bay they actually use all of that in the roof in their restaurants. >> all this fox we've put into a roof manual on the website with a large help from olsen our past interim the manual has the benefits what are the concerns as well as the residential

design guidelines with roof specific in san francisco this is a flow chart for anyone interested the owners and public on what steps to make once you want a green roof an example of code requirements after speaking with dbi and fire about their restrictions we work hard with puc to come up with how living roofs and the rainwater can combine into the system i you know the stormwater martin luther king is important we partner with them in the process. >> our consultants did a cost benefit analysis for the living roof over three year period living roofs are cost effect for the owner and tenants this is in large part due to the san francisco entertainment commission benefit their faced with. >> so interagency is part of

huge parts we worked with the different agencies to understand what our rooftop priorities are to date the department has no public comment. and the department recommendations approval of the proposed ordinance and adapt the resolution and stronger supports the living roof alternative to enhance the rooftops in the city san francisco is known as it's strong reputation for being a green healthy sustainable city in the forefront and will continue to updated the technology on rooftops and providing options the designer developer or owner is not forced into one use may not be

appropriate the roof are a valuable resource for land use opportunities and technology the proposed ordinance a great place to see how rooftops can provide benefits to the neighborhoods that concludes my report. i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> opening up for public comme comment. >> hi i think that is a really good idea i have a problem ignoring had is happening in our rear yard spaces now and that's why i think that the whole issue of rear yard have to be considered as residential design guidelines the trends i'm seeing innovating 80 is people are flating their yards and creating the w hotel not three by one and 14 lot with patios and beverages and fake grass which i can

understand the problem with the water but if you had earth is going into the earth it charges the waters table which i think some of the water we're mixing with hetch hetchy with greener or grvrt not into the storm drain this is really great but don't want to this and ignore and add units but take away units it is the same thing you have something now it is really good i really hope this passes but hope that we'll start to consider the residential residential design guidelines and what goes on in your rear yard our rear yards are part of our mid block open space to add to the environment and add to the value of the homes in the neighborhood as well and critically important it will be a shame to see them go we're not looking at people extending the square footage of their house

into the backyard rear yard and using that has they remodel or do new building a lot of them are remotely i think thaish they're all demos anyway you need to think about that as you precede with the residential design guidelines i know you can't do that with this it would be nice we have this resource it is shame to let it go and start up to date things on our rooftops. >> is there any additional public comment? >> okay not seeing any, public comment is closed. >> commissioner johnson. >> thank you georgia for finding a way to turn this issue into noah valley no, my question this is fantastic work for those who seen some of the things i love the idea of green roofs i'm

concerned excited to see this i have one question and follow-up with what ms. swedish is mentioning rear yard in the ordinance or in the planned legislation it says that the percentage you can use 15 for living roof or thirty percent for living roof or 15 percent for solar is executive of skylights and one other one hal ports i know we have a few and my question is: we often see buildings united health care workers roof spaces for open space because they need a rear yard or open space variance or you know on endorse variance any question is there any possibility or like what will be the impact of saying that the percentage could

come out of space also inclusive of open space you think of all the open space with the decks and rooftops on other elevations of unoccupied buildings if there is a building that might have basically two different roof levels if they're doing the calculations how much is that space open space meaning people can go through that i'll hate to see up to thirty percent a building roof in the style of a garden or other space that you couldn't actually have recreation and stem rations fantastic foods it is really good but not walk through their garden and another roofs that is similar my question is that considered or something we can potentially recommend for supervisors in the future. >> for this.

>> to answer our specific question you can design the living roofs they can be part of living space the living roof can be people inclusive and executive and help me get a tour of a living roof at the whole foods building on market and delores an excellent example of the roof that is combined into the one space that project provides a. >> we're concerned and let planning come up and responds as well he agree but you're putting pressure on the department and planning commission to be on the look out for that; right? when they get a large project authorization and that's where we'll be paying attention this is a lot of roof and open space poornl that the roof has to incumbent and now on the look

out for is you're living roof or green space designed northbound a way that is part of recreational space or not or just the garden over there that in reality you'll not be able to walk through so i'm trying to make everyone's life easier maybe in planning. >> yeah. no, i totally understand your concern that's part of the reason only thirty percent of the roof deck and buildings under 10 stories maybe the buildings do have a lot of things take place that rooftops space and should be able to accommodate a living they can walk on and partially they can i want to remember an alternative

compliance if they can't accommodate the roof going go back to something else and that's something the planner will work with the applicants on. >> that's fair i'm happy to see what projects take advantage of that. >> scomploer. >> i appreciate the thoughtfulness into our study you including the expertise i have a couple of questions with the size of projects one to 10 story buildings tends to be relatively small relative to the cost of technology it requires to build a functioning living roof that only occupies 20 percent of what is required for solar 10 percent when we have a project last week the academy of science and that obviously shines because or because of the

size and location partially it is an environment that mass the ability to keep plants looking green and thriving in a way aesthetically as the intent of green roofs my really serious question about the sustainability and sustainability of green roofs in the compliment like san francisco particularly rain in neighborhoods more sun than rain and relative to the sustainability position of solar panels the returning of rainwater to the system when it doesn't rain is nice but solar produces solar when that produces solar i want to know the efficiency of the student delegate report when their compared.

>> to the effectiveness of solar versus the living roof. >> you know i think their apples and oranges from any understanding of it i mean, i think that depends on the building and the site the roof provides other benefits from bio fill i can't so reality whether you're in the building your proven to be more productive and happier as well as kind of being around nature and real estate cost benefits for each project we've seen that solar being on top of living roof increases the efficiency of solar panels that lowers the turn on the roof it depends on the site i think you're making some good

qualifying 125e789s it don't think 0 on the site and question don't measure the happiness in any shape the intent is good when i need to look at how sustainable and green as much as i don't like the effects solar is the higher producers of sustainability but i want to let that sit there and hope you'll deeper dive into what ultimately is a hiring student delegate report i that is an important question to answer. >> maybe a mike. >> a thanks the other thing i'll add to also known as comments the study was designed on the back of much prior research by europe for

other institutions and municipalities are around the world and part of their - so part of their analysis that included acknowledging maintenance costs over time is embedded in that analysis thank you it would be interesting to us to catch a glimmer of that study i want to make sure as a city accounts for measurable sustainability comparison to other cities we're taking into consideration that the absence of rain this is an arrest warrant rid climate doesn't return the water to replenishing as we think it does. >> commissioner hillis. >> i appreciate this legislation and especially the fact you're giving people the time to answer questions but

giving the developer or property owner the ability to do their turn and not try to solve every problem on ever roof that would be helpful i'm supportive and move to approve or wremd approval i have one question on the comparison d.c. is a compatible size and somewhat compatible in density and built environments has so many more green roof we don't have an incentive program but what justifies that is that just green roofs or green roofs and solar. >> that one is on this green roofs we believe the incentive is a huge part as well as the stormwater fee so san francisco didn't have a stormwater fee that's where you're charged if

it didn't hit the ground running we've been working closely with the colleagues at the puc enhancing the stormwater. >> you know the solar pageant how we compare to the same cohort of cities or others. >> i'll invite my colleagues they're from the department of the environment. >> over and over barry hooper. >> good afternoon barry hooper with the department of the environment san francisco is in the upper ends up of installing but not - >> could you speak into the microphone. >> i don't have we've done a recently specific comparison that was requested but basically, there's a modern 65 hundred portable systems that connect in san francisco today and it will be in the upper end

the distribution that we're compared to. >> thank you. >> supervisor coppel. >> yeah. again in support of the item and glad to see that dbi and the fire department were involved and still going to be mechanical and electrical equipment on the roofs and cleaners are a necessary for the safety of potentially electrical produces like panels i think that is a good decision to be part of what we're seeing now in the necessarily needing to cover a roof with solar panels we are designing nor energy efficient building with more use of natural light and devices so it is going to be a potentially a combination of obgyn roof and solar the perfect sweet spot for

a roof but that rooftops are definitely have a potential for use a lot of times they're under utility it is good to see that moving forward. >> commissioners, i did hear a motion. >> second. >> thank you commissioner johnson. >> on that motion commissioners to adopt a recommendation for approval commissioner hillis commissioner johnson supervisor coppel commissioner moore and commissioner president fong so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 5 to zero commissioners that places us on items 9 and 10 quietly call up together for case numbers pca both signed regulations one is pertaining to general advertising. >> good afternoon diego sanchez with planning department

staff today two ordinances to modify the sign controls, however, before i begin i want to provider lee we supervisor peskin with time to present to you. >> thank you diego and welcome supervisor coppel two ordinances before you i want to provide some historical context and supervisor peskin past work in this area in 2002 supervisor peskin offered proposition g an bifurcation use for any advertising signs as billboards and there were 15 hundreds general advertising signs in the city no new signs are permitted it allows for the existing relocation of the legal billboards to new locations providing they allow for the

prop signs they pals with an overwhel overwhelmsing step we addressed the creeping imperiltion of the signs in the city and supervisor peskin supported prop k dlash the advertising signs in the public right-of-way as contributed to urban blight this passed two-thirds and want to enhance the parties for posting general advertising signs since 2007, however, new billboards have not seized to profile rat because of new technologies that allow the signs to be projected on any as much as and they've successfully moves seven hundred and 33 illegal billboards throughout the city and since the new penalties a decade ago

the city as engaged if litigation as two hundred new billboards and successfully removed those i want to address item 10 doesn't makes two fundamental changes first, it sclafrz that all non-residential are exempt from regulation a legal constitutional matter we're novelist allowed to regulate the speech and so this includes religious and non-commercial flags, art murals, those we're not regulating with this ordinance and second more critically it enhances the penalties for violation of general advertising sign requirements and shourlgz the windows from 30 days or 5 days if the notice of violation is sent by mail a responsible

party must remove the sign or correct the violation or correct the violation the responsible party has 3 opportunities to address a notice of violation within 3 or 5 day window depend on how the notice is city's served and repeat general advertising signs will be subject to daily personality from 2 to 5 times the base penalties and those enhance day to day until the violation is abated for repeat an alternative calculation based on a calculation relative to the profits that are earned off of the general advisement sign this legislation is in line with the our city's general plan that states that quote signs are another leading cause of street clusters they lose their

identification and advertise offend the viewer and unrelated to the physical quality unquote an additional revenue from the general advertising signs is 4.6 percent in the past year compared to the previous year accounting for $7.3 billion in revenue generation we know those are extremely vaufshl our consultation at the currents personalities peshts are not due to unlawful behavior but hope to change that to remove the general advisement particularly signs that go up and are relative for a horticulture duration to abate the violation is inconsequential to the entity

posting the signs i respectfully ask this commission adopt the approval of this legislation and i will defer to you on the preference jump into the other ordinance or want to discuss this item first. >> i think both would be great. >> sure turning to item 9 that is the board file this ordinance will limit the relocation for general advisement signs for billboards in the city i all right mentioned 2002 proposition g out loud for the land use controls that allow for the signs to exist prior to the passage of prospering g but amended the procedures for this location giving rise to the general advertising signs program which allowed for the - to facilitate

recognition relocation of those signs since we accepted the application the city has two requests for relocation of general advertising signs we know that location not a high priority for existing illegal billboards the most significant change among more minor technical changes that general advertising signs will no longer be allowed in pdrs districts where their currently allowed and roof signs not in m and pdrs district and window signs are permitted in the pdrs where their prohibited as long as they don't exceed one thirds of the windows or clear door on which they're related to in effect we are losing want

effects on window signs but placing new restrictions on general advertising signs a number of other minor including the improvements to the vintage signs and diego sanchez making improvements and to faster restrict the relocation of general advertising signs this is align with the general plagues we've seen to tie in the past several years and again having reviewed mr. sanchez recommendations we're in full agreement and thank you to the planning staff they only improve the ordinance and thank you, tom and others that provided great advise think these items thank you very much.

>> commissioners the department is in overall support and making the changes and with the alignment of the protection on speech and strengthening the sign controls and updating other sign controls including the planning code organization commissioners those changes as much as and ios interests in improving the aesthetics of public safety through sign regulation they can enhance the attractiveness to recreation and reside in the recommendation we recommend item 10 as well as approval with modifications of the first sign ordinance number 9 the modifications are following eliminating the reference to the candle stick point special my own in the map as mentioned in the case report the candle stick point design for design managed by ocii is a

guiding line document that makes those planning code redundancy another administration to amend the wind signs the department supports the shooinz signs would one banner of flag and this will bring those signs under existing regulations for winds signs and this will improve the aesthetics of the building environment the last notification of administration to amend the modification of the signs the department approvals those and will define the future of the property to be considered historic signs that concludes my presentation. and i'm available to answer any questions thank you. >> opening up for public comment tom one speaker. >> good afternoon, commissioners and welcome supervisor coppel i didn't

e-mail you, you were not on the states without a doubt, we said to an on behalf of livable city we like about those and wanted to commend supervisor peskin for bringing those forward and through the department staff those ordinances go to one of the purposes of sign controls why do we regulate signs in san francisco and really look at those and refresh them and make sure their current purposes and align with the things we're trying to do and trying to create a public realm street trees and urban design and our signs 14 compliment that and preserve the signs and preserve the local and small businesses and give me a decent shot at the

chances and so on those are in keeping with the values of the city today and that look is great we think you sunshine do that with other areas like your parking control are they serving and aligned with the other city values i thought i'd mention that it is important and goes into the specification of how we think those controls makes a lot of sense one thing we need to think about those commercial and neighborhood commercial and residential and so on but in reality we have people obgyn in every neighborhood of the city so somehow between 10 and 15 feet of the sidewalk that is a neighborhoods in virtually every neighborhood and by policy pushing more and more housing into the mixed use neighborhoods we think need to think about the place where people reside and views and what about air and

blinking and all the intrusions into the residential space how can the ground zero thrive be able to communicate with their customers at eye level and create that better environment we on the looking again at these billboards controls that don't nothing for the city they're a net negative and their some of the standards for the business signs as well makes a lot of sense so we support both ordinances and love to continue to look at the controls when we look at the c district controls last times they were updated in the 1960s time to look at them thank you. >> is there any additional public comment? >> yeah my name is ronald some

of you guys know me i'm concerned seen the kiosk and night clubs they've wrapped so many concert posters where there is a night club around the polls poles you can tear them off and find outlined posters the motorists are a fire hazard someone could set a match those huge amounts of posters you have to tear down now using scotch tape is one thing but were sarandon wrap is hard to pull down it is plastic i know that is hard to control rock and roll posters you have to get it seems to me kind of control i'm concerned seen where night clubs have you know they want to interest their ban but get control not only is it a fire

hazard but posters are posters when they accumulate on light poles that's another thing you shouldn't be able to put them on a light fixer at all and have a designated posters area that you can put it on that's the only commissioner kim i have to make i know that sounds like weird have a good day. >> is there any additional public comment? >> okay not seeing any, public comment is closed. and commissioner johnson. >> thank you, very much. for this ordinance or couple of ordinances i think those are good news i agree with the gentleman on a number of them and the commenter talked the night club that's innovates weird it is more of an enforcement issue you run around and chase people

taping those things up i have a couple of things one positive benefit if i'm interpreting getting rid of of the belonging and flashing will the on some of the signs that will help to decrease our light illusion i applaud that i don't know if it is one of the main purposes of those ordnances the first one a widow sign provision that is allowed in pdrs districts as long as not exceeding 1/3rd of the area i think we have rules i don't know figure in our residential design guidelines or actually in the planning code about the fire transparency and i'm wondering is that duplicative of that or our

requirements are not in the planning code >> i don't think this duplicated this would be be saying on top of that glaring on so much can house a window sign and i meant transparency in rules how much of the window on the ground floor like retail if you see through that; right? it is come up a lot with medical cannabis dispensary and other uses i'm trying to think of whether or not that requirement is just our sign guidelines or is that in the planning code you know. >> your transparency requirements in the planning code but we have sort of interpretation of these transparency requirements as a separate document we issue two years ago i think the 3rd of an area of the window is also, we have that for neighborhoods

commercial districts we're users the control. >> that carol in the zoning not in the planning. >> it is in the planning but only applies to neighborhood commercial this applies to c p and industrial districts. >> i'm thinking one applies and one covers it and one doesn't. >> correct. >> okay. >> that's fine sorry. >> okay little second question i it is totally understanding the 125i9 constitution why you have to exempt signs for bludgeon boards how does it

overlap with commercial institutions that part of their model how they're in the community to provide space for community institutions some of which might be protected institutions bludgeon boards sign for protection under the regulation my question is if an organization like that wanted to have a permanent bludgeon board will necessary not be allowed. >> not whether or not allowed but commercial or public speak but on a case by case because i'm trying to think of like cold well bank think 17 street they say 50 percent of our time we give our space for nonprofits or other culture institutions the

bulletin board what do you mean if they want to is where a permanent bulletin board but other times hours for shores what happened to that bulletin board is it permanent. >> if it is 100 percent for commercial space not being allowed by under slides and projections and whatnot in the case report we'll trying to appointment that case by case basis depends upon what it is use for this is a they're interesting it may be a dilemma a situation. >> it is a dilemma yeah which is revolved i'm concerned seen examples where we have voluntary businesses saying that's our way of sdrasht and seeing the ground floor space taking uses is that

question actually ask for do i have community space are you dedicating space for members of the committee for different organizations and having signage to be able to delineate that use in the commercial property is really important so i'll actually ask the supervisors office consider that and maybe it might be if you say your bulletin board will be there if you dedicate our time to have it for nonprofits that is an incentive for more uses a dilemma but also a potential good thing to solve that problem right now that might not a recommendation for our finding maybe or representative to the office is here so - >> just briefly we are happy to take into consideration i think that it is an interesting incentivetion and issue of

balance between wanting to provide space for non-residential and again balancing that against whatever we're trying to procure. >> and then i'm sorry what a vintage sign that definition is confusing one more time. >> the vintage sign if i'm not mistaken the cola sign in bernal heights my understanding not necessary a historic, or historic sign in and of itself that lends to the character of the community that's why this new sign needs this category was developed to i don't know preserve the right answer but preserve a vintage sign and recognize it is lending character to the neighborhoods

that's where that is different than a historic sign has tobacco attached to something recognized before a historic registers it lends one of the characters in the future a little bit different the attachment not with necessarily having to be with a historic this i understand in a historic register. >> so quickly tera flats an industrial building that says jones with a factory and do a different thing with apartment and says jones with a factory that's a vintage. >> it has to go through a conditional use authorization but a way for that to kind of - >> okay. >> thank you. >> commissioner moore. >> great legislation all over due particularly moving back to

the 60s buildings are going to signage that looks dictated and talking 209 give enough reasons for this to eastbound strongly sponsored and mr. dulavich thank you. i'll not repeat but wholeheartedly support our recommendation but for my own reference picking up on what commissioner johnson said there is a glossary the use of interchallenge changeable is tricky commercial signs and identifying signs and regulatory signs and, and, and when it comes to understanding what you, scomplan about or not very good to have the glossary that includes winds signs illuminated and flashing signs and moving signs historic signs

vintage and on and on the one thing i'm knowing that zoning administrator sanchez is not here but pharmacist on films that is commercial advertising and he consider advertising rather than commissioner identification is a big issue allocate question that dimension commissioner president fong and i talked about the commercial logo that are advertising rather than million there he is commercial identification that is bringing on it and having it in a commissioner konstin place can i mention the name on the corner montgomery and sutro using 14 to 20 times in one windows that is over the top and wondering how this legislation

would help us sort that out in a way non-cottage fronttion always he move to approve as required in the second point. >> for both items. >> thank you very much. >> commissioners, if there's nothing further, there is a motion that has been seconded to adopt a recommendation for approval with modifications for items 9 and 10 on that motion commissioner hillis commissioner johnson supervisor coppel commissioner moore and commissioner president fong so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 5 to zero. >> okay. we actually have a relatively short calendars we're going to go ahead and he /* i'

the members of the audience that the commission does not tolerate disruptions of any kind. commissioners, we left off under your regular calendars under items 11 a 12 the sun dale hope sf and the masters plan initiations of general plan. >> good afternoon. i'm matthew with the department staff the item before you for the smoep cookie cutter and the sunnyvale we've been here but quickly hope sf looks to completely rehabilitate two housing authority one think potrero hill the south and east slopes and one in the visitacion valley neighborhoods the projects will offer time demolish all existing dwelling units and accountable dwelling

units and replace them and adds additional affordable housing housing and completely rebuilding the streets to better connect with the city and add parks and consul facilities for the neighborhoods currently as i mentioned you had been here several times and certified the environmental impact report for both projects and made at the actions on behalf of the keller it is between the city and the master developers we've prepared the amendments as well we expect to be initiated by the board of supervisors very quickly before you general plans it initiate the first step commissioner president fong i requested we bring those before you as required but i section 340s two

year two in the urban design and one the urban design element data the heights of buildings throughout san francisco and the new determination 41 to 48 designation we're not planning up to build up to the 88 and the recreation and open space permitted the existing parks and indicate those planned for the eastern neighborhoods so the resolution is before you is to initiate those amendments and set a hearing date in our resolutions we indicated october 13th that is when we hoped to be before you you initially that hearing is now schedule for november 17th so i would ask you amend the resolution to reflect that that

concludes my presentation. for those general planned amendments i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> staff members from mohcd and project sponsors from bridge housing on behalf of the potrero and sunnyvale are also here. >> okay anyone else from staff at all does that include staffs - okay opening it up for public comme comment. >> good afternoon, commissioners korea smith on the members of the housing action coalition i welcome supervisor coppel to the board and we'll had had marijuana starting next week the housing isolation is involved since the implementation we've been supportive of proposals when the city is doing so 11 and 12 he

ask you to please approve and forward thank you. >> is there any additional public comment? >> okay not seeing any, public comment is closed. >> commissioner moore. >> mr. schmidt all 3 projects are important to us where is visitation. >> i mean sunnyvale within the valencia so they're moving in tandem and plan to be here before you in november to approve all the master plan approvals including the zoning map and text amendments with the special use districts the adoption of special guidelines and the adoption of eastern plan and the approval of the development agreement. >> thank you for that explanation move to initiate the amendments including the revised date of november 17th.

>> second. >> commissioner johnson. >> always good to move own guess smoep i was confused by the map that was included in the packet the first one is to demonstrate the buildings under the urban design guidelines the shading is so for 41 to 88 over potrero and sunnyvale and hope sf but the height for these projects are to 60 feet. >> right the map the way it works the general plan have a broader scope than the zoning rule says the way that map examples a 41 to 58 designation when you get the zoning maps amendments they'll indicate a lower map a lower height range within the 88 within the 65

feet. >> thank you and at the that would be helpful and for the second map showing you the open space that is in the packet didn't highlight potrero or sunnyvale hard to see what areas with were reconfigured to show the open space can you point out. >> so potrero is on the south and east slopes of potrero hill and i know where that guess where is the - >> that's where we were going to highlight i did not realize that was highlighted in our packets. >> so, now and we will see - >> the maps the one we come before you with the actual amendments they'll show the maps and the change.

>> okay. thank you. >> commissioners, if there's nothing further, there is a motion that has been seconded to initiate both general plan amendments and set hearing dates on november 17th commissioner hillis commissioner johnson supervisor coppel commissioner moore and commissioner president fong so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 5 to zero and expirations that places us on item 13 pennsylvania avenue a large project authorization. >> good afternoon planning commission chris are planning department staff a large project authorization for the proposed nuked project on 249 pennsylvania avenue under the large project authorization the project seeking modifications from the planning code requirements for one rear yard, two dwelling unit exposure and 3

horizon map reduction located within the umu or urban mixed use as well as is the zoning with 3 parcels on pennsylvania avenue currently occupied by centrally center hardware and the studio located within the transmission neighborhood be into the mixed use neighborhood that aims to preserve industrial roots the site is in the adjacent to the 280 along the property line the expansion of two pdr building and 40 feet 6 of thousand mixed use building that will contain 59 dwelling units and 54 hundred square feet of

ground floor and did pdr space and includes parking spaces within a subterranean parking garage pr the project contains 15 thousand square feet of common usable space with the plazas think is ground floor a rear equaled and roof deck the project is a mixer of dwelling unit with 33 one bedrooms and 22 two bedrooms and 4, 4 bedroom units that has a configuration being a site setback along the south property line the building maintenance a one street wall and the building steps with the typography along pennsylvania avenue the rear yard includes approximately thirty foot tall green wall that provides an element that is with the sounds like buffer if the freeway

with regard to public comment the department has two letters of support including 1 from pennsylvania street gardens organization that maintains the public open space immediately adjacent to the property and one from the hardware ownership that is looking forward to the relocation along the third street corridor and a telephone call to have the composition if previously proposed two units the sponsor proactively decides to increase the count from two to four and conducted community outreach with the neighbors with the potrero boosters and other groups i'll hand out public comments which were received after the packet mailing and that kind of summarizes the potrero boosters comments. >> subsequent to the packet

mailing the sponsor worked with the boosters to develop language for the communities liaison provision located on page 31 and 32 i'll read into the record staff has reviewed the language and supports it at the end of the community liaison our conditional approval it will read quote in addition prior to the excavation or construction the liaison will provide notice requires it subject to planning code 311 or 12 and discussed the management plan the project sponsor should discuss a hearing with the neighbors and such notice informs the neighbors how to sign up for construction process and no less than monthly and the

community liaison shall provide just wants as the activities and fields any complaints from the community he said quote san francisco aging & adult services commission is generally supportive including with the modifications sought, however, because the project sponsor changes their selection to satisfy their inclusionary housing requirement subsequent to the packet mailing staff recommends you have an intent to approve and hear the inclusionary housing at a later date. >> staff recommendations the intent to approve based on the following the project complies with the general plan, the project located within a district with ground floor pdr are principally uses and a mixed use development comprehensive streetscape improvements with the better streets plan and

provides 59 dwelling units, approximately 34 hundreds square feet of pdr space to partially outfit the pdr that is being daptsdz as a result, the project exceeds two bedrooms and large requirements of the planning code by providing 44 percent two bedrooms or larger and 22 two bedrooms and 4 to 5, 3 gremz and compatible with the neighborhood character and provides mass and scale for the site that concludes my presentation. i'm available to answer any questions okay. thank you. >> did you have - >> yes. commissioners to clarify the affordable housing component since the project sponsor has switched their affordable housing from d to onsite the city is required to have a costa-hawkins agreement since the city if have the agreement if you are inclined

we'll recommend you adapt the motion and we will put the item on the further calendars and bring it back. >> okay opening up for public comment if there is any. >> project sponsor and i'm sorry project sponsor. >> cynthia goldstein commissioners steve betel for marcille first, let me welcome supervisor coppel and congratulate you on your appointment can i get the overhead? >> power point. >> the project sites an mariposa on pennsylvania avenue on the east slope of potrero hill and it uphill from north to

south along pen anticipate across the street from other residential development one one block of the marcos park on the upper right corner of slide only a few block from the tenth street and a short block of the key metro on third street the zoning is umu and the housing is principally permitted with a health limit the board is pennsylvania on 18th street the community garden at the left of the slide and the project slides on the right it is on caltrain lands and designated the provisions that the architect will describe and incorporated ventilation as required by the health code -

the center hard. well, will be relocating within the neighborhood to 3000 third street and another building in our brief we constituent the letter from chief sdraib their plans to relocate we know that is a good fix and close by and provides better park for the wholesale customers and contains square feet of pdr space along the level frontage on mariposa street the project proposes 59 dwelling unit 4, three bedrooms and others and as mr. towns noted inclusion rather than filling out under prop c the onsite percentage increases to 16 plus resulting in 10 bmr

including one three bedrooms and 4 bedroom units prior it would have been only 8 units it is compliant with the potrero hill the umu district controls and the 40 feet height limits only two limits for the configuration of the rear yard and on second the unit ask exception the rear yard is 25 feet wide but not increased in sight at the upper floors to be strictly compliant no others exceptions are sought the planning department is aware of modifications and the final design we'll note the project was continues from june hearing date to this date so the planning department staff can work with the architect on the design community benefits. >> the project will provide a

significant package of community benefits in addition to the bmr units and the relocation of central hardware will provide $335,000 in funding the building is setback 15 feet from the southern a gardens for the access to the garden our brief includes a letter from the gardens support for the project we believe this contribution to an vacant open space make sense rather than this project deputy city attorney those funds to the jackson park it is 6 blocks away if the northwest of the site not nearby the project will pay over whereon moiltz in the construction fees and childcare and sustainability fees and high school we're not seeking any reduction in the fees finally acted to update our immediate neighbors prior to construction and discussed the dust control and update our neighbors monthly

the cpe proposed the construction noise and mitigation measures to minimize the construction tasks the percentage to the we presented to the boosters in june i have additional support letters that were not in our package i'll introduce one architect to walk you through the project design thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners welcome supervisor coppel we look forward to working with you my name is juan next to me is my

colleague with the studio architects and it's your pleasure to present the project on pennsylvania avenue we all have very busy schedules and moving back and forth doing one thing or another we do this almost everyday we do it sitting down and walking and running or biking now imagine driving down the road of the freeway we're constantly focused on the view in front of us as this happens our peripheral view is just outside our central gaze is constantly in motion we preserve this motion as blurred indistinction images they're more and more abstract as things pass by the same

happens when our standing still we perceive obtains as blurred with objects emperor acceptable our building is the same motion lines we like to call them abstract that appear behind the motion object and making that appear to be in motion. >> this is our design sdmecht o concept 2 recognizes how it relates to the adjacent freeway in the movement of cars we have incorporated randomly place motion lines and enhanced the building facade exterior by organizing them in the same horizontal patterns

in order to mitigate the noise from the freeway we're proposing a green wall that runnings along the rear property line and parallel to the freeway the green wall is designed to the building with the horizontal pattern in planter boxed in the disagreed system in addition that is with a mix of trance elegant glass or acrylic patterns and the colors serve mainly as a sound barrier but acts as a gene a filter for the residents looking out towards the east the proposed building is general 40 feet in height it steps down along the pennsylvania avenue in keeping with the general typography with the immediate neighborhood it includes a

sidewalk bulb out and 19 street trees that adopts the streets plan the ground floor at the corner of mariposa street and pennsylvania avenue offers two pdr spaces of 34 hundred total square feet it has a combined 92 active use on the street frontals that enhances the connection continue the public and private areas we propose 4 residential units are private slupz along pennsylvania avenue if encourages positive sidewalk appeal it will add 59 united to the hovrts and 49 parking spaces two spaces for pdr and two car share spaces and 80 bikes spaces and offers 15 thousand square feet of the front coast guard side yard and rear yard the envelope

creates the maximum exposure to all the units that provides open space to the yards over the course of the will lake few months we've worked with the staff to make sure the fine concept is addressed and anted the concerns and a building before you we present this project today for your kind consideration and approval i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> okay opening up for public comment. >> good afternoon and speaking for myself responsibly first issue i'd like to address is the issue of parking the - the current project has

at the maximum allowable sfovps with the street to the om ramp and off-ramp it appeals for people to the south bay since the current aim of the current aim of planning in san francisco to reduce private car traffic and since this particular corner happens to be the most invested area of potrero hill and the neighborhoods i strongly ask that we number of parking spaces urban design reduced as a condition for approving of the project i do, however, think that providing parking spaces for the

pdr for pdr business is a good idea i like to mention that since hardware has moved which was one of the few retail spaces of its available sites for the neighborhood more because of that there will be more private car traffic generated now by people probation officer need to go further away for basic hardware needs and second issue affordable housing. >> i'm glad to hear that the project sponsors opted our onsite building, however, the property has been held by the same owners for decades and has been last time it was assessed at $700,000 for the entire property

in building on it which is means it is practically getting the lands for free he suggest that with this fortune this new developer carries more than the normal burden more affordable housing rather than people who have to pay market-rate for land be that nor financial flexibility to do that and the city is suffering much shortage of affordable units than units in general thank you. >> okay is there any additional public comment? >> good afternoon commissioners moe president of the middle polk neighborhood

welcome supervisor coppel i wanted to make a brief comment on this project a couple of months ago i want to write up a line to point out an example of when you have a soft site with an important neighborhood community business where a sponsor worked with the neighborhood, worked with the business he worked with the community and do the hard work before coming to the commission i think that is important because i know in our side of the city if we have something else come up trying to move around businesses the law is not helpful so it really writers a lot of negotiation and hard work i want to commend the sponsor because that would be terrible to have a fight about what is better a neighborhood business or housing project someone will

get upset if that debate so i want to make that comment here today parking i agree 100 percent probably can reduce some of the parking here and have a great project with that, i'll say the boosters are in support of project they do a lot of hard work and the sponsors i'll ask the commission to take notice of future projects and hold the project sponsors to the same level of standard thank you. >> is there any additional public comment? >> okay not seeing any, public comment is closed. commissioner moore. >> delighted to hear in the presentation that one thing that concerns this commission has been amendment indeed providing onsite affordable which i think the commission has consistently supported for the last two or three years

germany think ca a challenging site and good approaches that aggregates the lots and the stepping of the project on pennsylvania avenue is a very, very positive one and rather than excluding it as one massive i think this is a good silhouette from pennsylvania the question i want to ask goes beyond looking at this site but goes to a discussion we had probably a year ago on 56 indiana which is a freeway site 3 arithmetic took a project of similar size and created a composition of that buildings but what this project do i'm questioning this project the public side of the project for the residents is pennsylvania, however, for the rest of citizens a 280 east facing

facade i personally don't see a disclose or not disclosing dloir on the success of that being indeed opening up to the community and basically making the building an interval part of community rather than for trees building i'm concerned the green wall combination structure which you mean lasts a republic indication of the building on the freeway way edge is too mass of a statement he question that a free standing green wall can be successful and as to whether or not it is indeed the public side of the project their comfortable with the wall is only shown to us not 3 dimensional but back and forth drawing in an elevation that faces the knowledge facade with the wall that is forthcoming in

the presentation i saw a brief glimpses but not enough to be comfortable those types of walls if you travel abroad start only looking like generated walls starting to shut off the community from the freeway and the freeway becomes only a movement corridor not allowing to be on it i'm questioning as to whether or not he would ask the department i'm in full support of project on all the unit design the bedrooms we normally look at critically how well it is resolved but the wall didn't do it for me i'll ask mr. the planning department staff