commissioner sugaya: both. there is also a comment that outdoor barbecue extension -- i thought there was no cooking on the upper floor. >> we did not find anything in the code that prohibited cooking in the outdoor activity area. specifically, the code definition of outdoor activity area says food related activities, not limited to eating, drinking, dancing, etc.. commissioner sugaya: but it has been presented to us that all food preparation is in the restaurant. >> predominantly, food corporation will be in the main restaurant area, using the outdoor barbecue area to reheat or refresh. is that right? >> it is for keeping warm only. commissioner sugaya: but there is nothing in our conditions to prohibit cooking on the back. is that correct? and we are also allowing a bar to be out there. >> we are allowing an outdoor activity area which offers a beverage service at a bar that is service only, so it is not a walk up pay at the bar. it is for the tables in the outdoor activity area. commissioner sugaya: when ent

commissioner sugaya: thank you. commissioner moore: i would ask the director to give us an update about redevelopment and bayview/hunters point, because an article i read seemed to imply that although all the projects were important to us, this will be, because of the change in the development, the last one to be realized. i am very disturbed about hearing as to whether or not what i am seeing and quoting is rumor or whether or not there's factual basis to it. i very much appreciate all of us giving -- getting a thorough update, including how it attaches to commissioner sugaya 's comment about the cleanup. i understand correctly, it has to be completed prior to any activity on that portion of bayview-hunters point. i think there is a much larger issue including eastern neighborhood, etc., so i think we would all be well informed getting an update from you if you can. commissioner antonini: of in keeping with commissioner sugaya's remarks, it tweaked my memory that i also read the article on hunters point and i talke

commissioner sugaya: excuse me. i am reluctant to impose what we think are our own concepts of square footage is and things on populations that think quite differently than us. i do not think we have any idea what the young people that work at twitter and other places like that are seeking, or can even put up with. in my own office, we have leased space to a dotcom company. it is completely populated with people that are, i would say, under 25. they are perfectly content. they wear jeans. but i cannot figure out what they do on their computers. but it would seem to me that given certain articles i have seen in the paper, the mind set are not the same as ours. i am willing to maybe take a chance. i don't know. if people want to continue it and have a better conversation about it, that is ok with me. but i think square footage -- there have been at least two or 3 youtube videos, one by an architect in hong kong uses movable walls in a space less than 200 square feet, another by a young guy in york who lives in 67 squa

president olague: commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: i guess as long as we have some time -- >> now, now, now. commissioner sugaya: it is an ad that shows the clarity of the glass by showing it landscaping, which does wonders for birds. [laughter] i will pass this off to the bird people, whoever they are. i do not remember the website, but this does show the outline of an owl fwn into a window. it apparently flew away, because they could not find the al. but the outline is clear because the owl had some kind of powder on its others or something. anyway, i will e-mail this to you guys. president olague: thank you for that. can you keep us posted on when this will be at the board? i think some of us may want to go and give support to the department recommendations. commissioner sugaya: ok. >> commissioners, we can move on to the director's report. the directors announcements. >> thank you, linda. good afternoon, everyone. i want to give you a short updates on staff working with wholefoods on the situation at -- did yo

commissioner sugaya: aye. vice president miguel: aye. president olague: aye. >> will continue the variance to october 20 as well. >> you are now going to item nine, 2962 24th street. president olague: go ahead. >> good afternoon, commissioners. you have before you an application for a conditional use authorization to establish a full-service restaurant doing business as pig and pie within the 24th street mission neighborhood commercial transit district, a 45-x height and bulk district. the restaurant is approximately 2460 square feet, and will serve handmaid sausages prepared on -- homemade sausages prepared on site, as well as pie and ice cream. the previous business was a record store which vacated in january. there were comments indicating the desire for the community to retain at the disco will sign. the project sponsor has agreed to keep the existing design. we recommend approval with conditions on the basis that the project promote small-business ownership, establishes a neighborhood-serving use on the block with vacant storefronts

commissioner sugaya: i will support the motion. i just did not want to compromise -- anyway, never mind. >> you have a motion on the floor to approve this recommendation. you have some modifications, a slimmer basis. i'm not sure of this. i think it's muted screen colors. president olague: that's what i'm hearing. >> you wanted the placement and visibility of the science, you watched the staff to continue working. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner fong: aye. commissioner moore: aye. commissioner sugaya: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. president olague: aye. >> that motion passes unanimously. president

commissioner sugaya: i will support the motion. i just did not want to compromise -- anyway, never mind. >> you have a motion on the floor to approve this recommendation. you have some modifications, a slimmer basis. i'm not sure of this. i think it's muted screen colors. president olague: that's what i'm hearing. >> you wanted the placement and visibility of the science, you watched the staff to continue working. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner fong: aye. commissioner moore: aye. commissioner sugaya: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. president olague: aye. >> that motion passes unanimously. president olague: we will take a president olague: we will take a 15 minute recess. >> the planning commission is back in session. you are on item number six. the san francisco museum of modern art expansion, a fire station and location housing project. i will just remind everyone to turn off yourself loans, pagers, and electronic devices. the front row is generally reserved for staff, so we will ask you to find a seat behind you. thank y

commissioner sugaya: aye. vice president miguel: aye. president olague: aye. we're taking a 10-minute recess. >> a request for discretionary review. >> good afternoon. this is an abbreviated discretionary review request. it is a three story proposal for a rare extension. it will be a rear addition to an existing -- can you hear? i am sorry. the proposal is to construct a three story horizontal rear extension and a one story vertical extension. it will be an extension to an existing first floor and basement level, creating a new basement under the extension. the rear extension will be set back 5 feet from the east property line. the vertical extension will create a new third story that will be set back 15 feet from the front building wall and 9 feet from the rear building wall. the will be a steep down slope and a lateral up slope from the west to east. it contains a two-story over basement single-family building. the property is in the nunnelee valley -- noe valley area. the majority of parcels measure 114 feet by 25 feet and buildings range

. >> commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: just to say it once instead of five times is the other consideration is san francisco highly dense and an urbanized area together with the topograp topography, we are seeing a lot more requests for cell phone antenna locations than out in the suburban areas. and the other thing to understand is that the coverage is not as broad as you might think. and it's the as small as four square blocks and n some instances and those are the kind of things that are a concern obviously to us, too, but we're getting a lot more requests and santa clara or other places outside the urban area, the immediately dense urban area. >> commissioner miguel? commissioner miguel: the other thing to add to this although we are using the term cell phone antennas is these are data transmission antennas and if getting that massive data transmission is actually starting to surplant the cell phone transmission themselves and it is the movement of that electronic data that is involved and not just

commissioner sugaya, aye. commissioners, you are on item 13. reconstruction of buildings damaged or destroyed by fire or acts of god. >> good iafternoon. this is sponsored by supervisor cohen. i would like to convey her regrets that she could not be here. both t her staff are automating, i guess it was a shooting in the district and a young-5 year-old child was shot -- a young 5-year-old child was shot. they did prepare a letter for you. i would like to get that letter to the commission secretary. i only have one copy. we received a letter from the previous zoning administrator from the planning commission. you might have gotten this by e- mail already. the ordinance would amend to provide process for the reconstruction of nonconforming uses our buildings damaged or describe it -- destroyed by fire or acts of god, a public enemy as well but not the rap star public enemy. public enemy as defined by the law. it would provide a retroactive date of august 1, 2009. the way it is now, the code has a way for these nonconforming uses that were destroye

commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya: i would like to echo commissioner olague's sentiments. was not a personal friend of his, but the only time i think i really saw him

president olague: commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: i think in the future this is going to be an extremely desirable place to live, with a development, i think, that will take place hopefully at peer 70, and, of course, already issued the development for the park right across the street. so the comment about illinois, i think it be seeing some great improvement here in the near future, hopefully. >> there's several new businesses moving in within two blocks of the area and several higher-end businesses, actually, that have just moved in this year. >> the motion on the floor is for approval. on that motion, commissioner ant knee flee? >> aye. >> commissioner moore? >> reigh. [[motion passes unanimously. [ >> commissioners, you are now at public comment. president olague: we do have speaker cards. mark kopka followed by kathleen johnston. >> good afternoon, commissioners, thank you for your time. i'm here to speak about 1731 15th street. and i appeared here last week for the hearing. spoke at public comments about th

commissioner sugaya: aye. vice president miguel: aye. president olague: aye. >> you are not on an 1541456 -- you are now on item 1456 for chestnut street. >> the subject property is located between franklin and gough. the proposal is to demolish an existing building and construction a three story building. there are concerns about the demolition of the building and proposed changes to open space. the department recognizes the proposed building is larger than what exists, but the scale is within character of the neighborhood and does not disrupt the mid blocked open space. further, the proposal fully utilized and underdeveloped lot and adds more units to the city housing stock. the department supports the proposal, but has concerns about whether the project fully complies with residential design guidelines. this is not the same as when a project sponsor refuses to comply with requirements. the step is bringing the case to the commission as an example of a project for which staff is seeking commission guidance. the department acknowledges

i like where sugaya was going, but i am not ready to accept the last part of it. i think a lot of the comments that we may hear, -- we made here regarding the fsaesthetics, i like the way that there is a more subdued approach to the size image -- signange. -- signage. i used to live by terra vista, that neighborhood. the issues around the parking lot can be very confusing. another thing that is confusing, it is a 1-way street. i am not sure what can be done to inform people or alert people to the fact that it is a one-way street. that is just a thought. maybe at some point, someone would think of a creative way for making sure it is a more prominent piece of information that people who drive get. there are people that end of the runway or go the wrong direction all the time. it may attract more shoppers, and we see an intensification of traffic. just in terms of safety. i know the neighbors are concerned with people going through the neighborhood. i think it is needed because of this kind of a confusing place. i think i generally agree with what people said. i am

president olague: commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya: to planning staff, the current notes say it is a landromat and that doesn't mean this is owned by the city, correct? >> it is privately held. >> we are just leasing an awful space. >> sponsor tells me the department of public health is leasing the office. >> to follow up on the comment by commissioner antonini, i think there needs to be design work done, but a blank upper portion of the building just doesn't make it, i don't think, so if the staff and neighborhood could work together with at&t to craft a better look iing disgui, that would be the direction i would like to see this go. and commissioner miguel, you weren't suggesting we held this up? commissioner miguel: not at all. not at all. commissioner antonini: i'm make to approve with conditions with the added condition staff work with at&t and perhaps the neighborhood organization on the appropriate design for the parapet and the upper portion of the building. secretary avery: commissioners, the motion on th

commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: aye. >> thank you, commissioners, that motion passed unanimously. commissioners you are now on item number 19. case number 2010.0094-x, 740 illinois and 2121 third street. >> good evening, commissioners. ben foo. the project at 740 illinois and 2121 third street proposes demolition of existing commercial fueling facility and construction of a new 68-foot-tall building consistently of approximately 106 dwelling units and 80 off-street parking spaces. seeking planning code exceptions for yard exposure and ground floor active uses. the horseshoe shaped new building fronts on third street and north street with a podium overgrade over basement parking which contains resident units terraces above. they are seeking large project authorization under the neighborhood eastern neighborhood controls. the project complies with the applicable planning code, is consistent with the obblives and policies of the general plan, complies with the first source hiring program and the pr

commissioner sugaya: i am not speaking of that as a negative. president olague: that is right. it can work, and has been known to be compatible with those areas. but it is a huge issue that we have to get ahead of a little bit. we will have to discuss it here. and i have worked with ms. wilson for years. i know she is not a stereotype of a "not in my backyard" sort of person. this is an issue we have to talk about in a humane way, instead of a judgmental, pejorative way. >> commissioners, we now go to your regular calendar. i am sure that will take into account your desire to schedule a hearing on the broader subject in the future. president olague: we will have to. >> from your consent calendar, you have two items that relate to wireless facilities. president olague: we are going to hear the non-wireless first, and then we will group all the wireless together. >> we are going back to item four, a and b, 4527-529 stephenson st. -- for 527-529 stevenson street. >> this is a request to convert a four story industrial building to mixed use, with 67 residential units, eight off- st

commissioner sugaya: sorry. it was not important. is it online? president olague: it should be. 40-x the project sponsor -- commissioner sugaya: the project sponsor might want to download. it is interesting. vice president miguel: i would move to not take dr and approve the project as submitted. commissioner antonini: i will second with a friendly amendment that project sponsor work with dr requestors wherever possible to address their concerns and see if we can ameliorate some of their concerns were they do with planning issues. commissioner moore: i would also like to ask that the department continues to work with the applicant about disclosure on color, but this building falls within the general tonality of adjoining buildings and becomes a light building, because it is massive, and does something which reflects the collective feeling of the street is on. >> the motion before you is to approve the project as proposed with the project sponsor urged to continue dialogue with the dr re

commissioner sugaya: aye. president olague: aye. >> the motion passed unanimously. now you're at item 10, mta sustainable mobility strategy and presentation. >> victoria wise, planning department's staff. i know you are interested in transportation and what the city has been doing to support sustainable mobility. this presentation is intended to give you an overview of the mta sustainable mobility strategy. i am pleased to introduce the deputy, who will share the presentation with you. >> hold on. just give me a minute. there you go. >> good afternoon. i am the deputy for planning and policy. we have been asked to give an overview of the sustainable mobility strategy. i am going to run through a few topic areas and try to do a snapshot of this comprehensive program we are currently working on. it touches on every mode and every issue in this city. it is important to note that the mta has been an agency that has been under a series of mergers for the last decade. the have always referred to us as a muni, but we are more than you need. we have parking and traffic. we

president olague: commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya: i should have revealed earlier i had a meeting with several representatives of the tenant organize organized and met with them and basically tried to explain things and what the emission issues were and what commissioner miguel and others said today and if they did have concerns, they should try to work with the project sponsor and if they were to come to the commission, hopefully they would be organized and have specific points to talk to and that kind of thing. i did receive feed bab and -- i did receive feedback. i didn't take any sides one way or the other. most everyone was appreciative. just to let people know that. president olague: we were concerns about roof leakages and things like that and i believe they checked first on that and didn't find any. mr. nelson, you are here probably for this item, but it's going to be continued, though, until january. you can address that when the item comes back and hopefully you will attend some of the meetings. keep in

comissioner sugaya: i need to understand something which respect to the buildings still being under rent control. is that the case or not said no- were people evicted and the rent control went away? >> these are still under rent control, and people were evicted for non-payment of rent, including one the spoke tonight. these are still under her rent- controlled. the apartments are at least two groups of people. they are not month-to-month leases. the people who lease these apartments sublease to individuals on a per room the basis, and the law says if you live somewhere you can sublease under separate subleases to your roommates, but if you do not live there and you subleased by the room, you are violating delaunay -- violating law. david wishes to have a relationship with each occupant. >> if it is still under rent control, and you can only increase the rent by so much under certain circumstances, so now we have a situation where the floors are under rent control common -- under root control, but they can rent the room for whatever he wants to even though they are under rent control? >>