we should probably spend the most time discussing the proposed changes to the geary boulevard fast foodt which is likely what the public comment will focus on later today. this proposal for the geary subdistrict is two-fold. first, it would remove the prohibition on large fast food restaurants and second, it would create a new prohibition on formula retail pet supply stores and restaurants. the department supports removing the prohibition on large fast food restaurants. the commission has recently opined, controlling large chain fast food restaurants was difficult and inconsistent prior to the formula retail controls instituted initially in 2004. now that we have formula retail commission has the opportunity to consider each formula retail establishments, including restaurants, at a public hearing. this more accurately captures the community concerns than the existing definition of large fast food restaurants which currently captures and therefore prohibits many local and independent restaurants. the department considered the prohibition on formula retail pet supply stores and believes

ceiling heights in the 40 and 50x height and bulk districts and the n.c.3 zoning district from geary boulevardcott street avenue because we need to study this much more and increasing the heights is an important feature in the legislation so we will be exploring future legislation but not at this time and removing it at the urging also of planning staff and we're going to be studying that further so with the modifications that we're making on this ordinance, this is really important legislation for me and the richmond district and the many residents and small business leaders that are here today. many of them had to go because it's been several hours from when we thought we might be presenting. but it's really important to the diversity and the diverse fabric of our district and the richmond on geary and clement. it will help preserve our unique character as a neighborhood and support our small and locally owned businesses and establish a new standard for how to support neighborhood serving commercial districts so i hope i can have your support and if you have any questions, i'm really happy t

at 4141 geary boulevard, request for conditional use authorization. >> president olague: you can began. >> good evening. i will be presenting this case today. case -- this is a request for a conditional use from verizon wireless to allow the installation of nine antennas and two -- this is located on geary boulevard. they will be flush mounted on an existing penthouse at the height of 85 feet. the associated mechanical equipment cabinets would be installed on the roof to the north of the penthouse from sixth avenue from 30 feet. the property is a location preference one preferred location. it is operated by kaiser permanente. verizon is undertaking a project to improve wireless coverage in an area that is receiving marginal coverage. the proposed in tennis would measure approximately 4 feet high by -- antennas would measure 4 feet high. there will be screened from view by synthetic material that is radiofrequency transparent. verizon conducted the community average meeting on this proposal on april 28, 2011 in the nearby branch library. 35 people attended the meeting. five attendees in

the van was found on geary boulevard near 17th avenue. the ban had been parked there for about a week -- the van had been parked there for about a week but the initial investigation does not point to homicide. >>> a 62-year-old windsurfer is a home right now after spending the entire night in the bay. our cameras were rolling. and sal castaneda spoke to the woman's husband late this afternoon. >> reporter: steve hammond says his wife is doing just fine the mac i feel very, very relieved. it was really an ordeal. >> she wanted to insert even after enduring chemotherapy treatment -- to windsurf even after enduring chemotherapy treatments could when -- and when she did not return, he called for help. >> she was not back. >> reporter: she was out on the water for almost 13 hours. ktvu show the rescue as it happened just north of the san mateo bridge. some this video shows the rescue. >> she was a really good spirits. >> reporter: even though she was wearing a wet suit she suffered from mild hypothermia and accession. she says that she does pl

our legislation is focused primarily on revitalizing the geary boulevard corridor and the richmond district in an outer and zoning controls to fill vacant spaces more easily as the economy is hurting everyone right now. i strongly urge your support and i know supervisor wiener said he would be support allowing this to go forward with our recommendation but i strongly urge moving this forward with a recommendation today and thank you, everyone for coming to speak and appreciate the process we have gone through to bring this for today. are there other comments or questions? supervisor wiener: i would like to thank everyone for coming out today and have an opportunity -- i have had an opportunity to sit down with folks on friday and i will repeat what i said last week. not only do i shoped at best in show for my animal, but i don't just talk about supporting small businesses and neighborhoods against over encroachment by chains. when i was president of my neighborhood association before taking this current job, i helped lead the charge to keep chased from opening a second bank in the castro an

prohibit formula retell eating establishments and pet supplies stores along a specific stretch of geary boulevard. retell controls applied to mixed use districts also, mixed use in general district, residential transit oriented districts, the chinatown visitor retail district, residential commercial districts, and the japan and western selma's special use district. conditional use is required, even if the establishment already occupies the space. since november 2007, the commission answered at approximately 25 conditional use requests for formula retell. three have been disapproved and 22 approved. there are currently six pending formula retell -- retails cu 's a department of the 25 that you have heard since 2007, three have been appealed to the board of supervisors. two of the more effectively upheld and one was overturned. the rest of the information is in the report. i am happy to answer any questions if you have it. president olague: thank you. i would like to recognize jillion from supervisor wiener's office. >> commissioners, to appear to use the one that supervisor scott wiener's legislat

-- rest home is the best way to put it on geary boulevard near 27th avenue. to make it short, 22 meetings later, four of which the police had to be called because of the raucousness of the meetings, opposition by all of the immediate residents and all of the relators in the area -- it passed. it started. it was for family homeless one-year minimum residency, which basically was women and children, with services. and i was on the advisory group for about a year, and we actually disbanded. there was no need for us anymore. it's still out there. no one even knows it exists. it blends with the neighborhood. and the neighborhood has done what it should. it put this type of thing in a good san francisco middle-class neighborhood. i've had the pleasure of raising kids and grandkids, and they live up to your expectations. and i hope that the people in the marina and the cal hollow areas will have expectations of the highest kind for the youth that will inhabit it, if we pass it -- and i hope to, i'm definitely for it -- who will inhabit the edward ii. if you have tho