Planning Commission Hearing March 2nd 2023 !
Proposed construction project at 1458 San Bruno Ave San Francisco CA 94110 2019-022404PRJ :
Project is proposing NO (54) parking spaces for construction of 232+ new apartments in 7 story buildings.
54 parking spaces were added after community opposition to 0 parking spot design, still less than 1 spot for every 4 units. Not a practical design for 232 units new units in a single family home neighborhood.
Property owner is not against parking for environmental reasons, just to maximize profits. He is happy to illegally request W residential parking permits for his commercial tenants in 1499 Potrero since he is removing their driveway and parking for this project. Complain to MTABoard@SFMTA.com
Project is proposing conversion of existing San Bruno Ave public street parking from perpendicular to parallel, Removing 20+ Residential (W-permit)/public street parking spaces from the neighborhood for a loading zone.
Resident parking is already at maximum daily usage.
Public parking in this neighborhood already does not meet the demand of Potrero del Sol Park, Bryant Elementary School, Meadows Livingstone School, and Zuckerberg General Hospital. No new parking is is being added for the creation of the UCSF research building which will further strain street parking.
A 7-Story building will tower above adjacent Potrero del Sol Park, all other buildings in the neighborhood are maximum 2 story homes.
Building will cause 4 times the Prop K allowed increase in shadow on Potrero del Sol community garden, rendering most current crops unplantable.
Cause the death/removal of 9+ significant trees on the southern border of Potrero del Sol park and cast shadow on the park for most of the day. Link to Shadow information
Project has evicted local artists and is removing artist studios and workspaces. Survival Research, Tiny Telephone, Go-For-A-Loop, the Farm, and Subterranean Records among others were forced to move, the project is proposing the removal of all artist workspaces on this site. Proposed 7 Story building will surround 1462 San Bruno cutting off light and air access preventing current legalization process 2020-009141PRJ of artist space on that property - forcing the displacement of more artists and loss of more artist studio space.
The project site is extremely contaminated from past usage. Environmental reports (link) show soil, water, and air hazards which require extensive mitigation efforts for safe human habitation - the ground water is contaminated beyond recovery mandating a deed restriction to be placed on this parcel banning the use of ground water. The park and community garden will have to be closed for an extended period of time during the cleanup due to airborne hazards.
This parcel was the location of Community Crossroads, aka The Farm, from 1974 to 1987, a unique part of San Francisco's history that warrants preservation. The Farm was evicted after a lengthy legal battle just as recent residents were. The historical significance of this site disqualifies this parcel from CEQA exemption based on the 2008 Eastern Neighborhoods Plan EIR, however the planning department is ignoring that.
Take Action. The community meetings by the developer mean little, they are simply a check box on the planning application.
Planning department will approve this project, if you do not want your neighborhood to be a parking nightmare and your community garden ruined here is how to fight:
Register as a Neighborhood Group with the Planning office. No cost and this provides reduced fees and additional benefits when protesting misguided city projects.
File a Block Book Notice (BBN) with the planning office for 1458 San Bruno Ave. Pay $44 and an easy form, your identity is not disclosed. The Developer is then required to mail you a notice for permits or planning department changes on the property. You then have an additional 10 days to file an appeal on that permit/change. This will slow down every step of the project. The more BBNs the better.
Contact the owners and voice your displeasure with the project and how it should change if they wish it to move forward.
As of April 2022 this parcel and the park are now part of District 9. Contact Supervisor Hillary.Ronen@sfgov.org RonenStaff@sfgov.org to voice your objections. Most of us neighbors are still in District 10 - Supervisor Shamann.Walton@sfgov.org WaltonStaff@sfgov.org should also be involved.
August 3rd the Parks Capital Committee scheduled a Parks Commission hearing reviewing this project for August 18th. At the Aug 18th hearing, Commission voted 4-1 recommending the project does NOT have a significant negative impact on Potrero del Sol Park. Commissioner Jupiter-Jones was the only commissioner who stood up to protect the park.
Planning Department issued a CEQA exemption on August 10th for this project 2019-022404ENV through a loophole for California density bonus projects. Community Plan Exemption based on 2008 Eastern Neighborhoods Environmental Impact Report.
Raise you objections with planning: ella.samonsky@sfgov.org , florentina.craciun@sfgov.org , lisa.gibson@sfgov.org .
Planning Commission will hold a hearing March 2nd to approve this project for Sec 329. Large Project Authorization - Eastern Neighborhoods Exception.
This grants the project the ability to build a giant 7-story building in a 2-story residential home neighborhood.
Appeal with the Board of Appeals within 15 days of the date of the planning decision.
Approval will also be the approval action for the CEQA exemption.
File a Board of Supervisors Appeal for the CEQA exemption, time limit of 30 days from approval action, fee WAIVED for neighborhood groups and low income.
File a law suit for CEQA violations, Time limit is 30 days from the approval action
CEQA legal action will stop or delay this project for 3 to 12 years. It is the most effective tool to convince the owners it is more financially viable to be respectful to the neighborhood rather than try to force a design that only maximizes profits.
at the same time Planning Commission hearing March 2nd Sec 303/317 Conditional Use Authorization 2019-022404CUA and Sec 295 Shadow Analysis will be presented for approval.
This grants the project the ability to demolish the existing ADU housing units at the property - These are the artist "live work" units the owners created illegally and have been receiving illegal income on for years, now they want an OK to kick out the artists.
Appeal with the Board of Supervisors within 30 days.
This can only be appealed by property owners with in 300ft - SF Parks Department/Community garden, 1435 Junk yard, 1423 San Bruno, or 1462 San Bruno. OR if (5) Board of Supervisor members sign the appeal.
Planning Department/DBI will approve and issue a building permit for 2019-022404PRJ .
Notification is only sent to property owners within 150ft = nobody. It is important to file a BBN so you will receive notification. Permit will be held for 30 days after mailing then issued.
Request Planning Department Discretionary Review of the project within the 30 day notification period.
After the permit is issued, Appeal with Board of Appeals within 15 days.
Project will require a multitude of permits - electrical, street use, construction, etc - ALL permits can be appealed to the Board of Appeals.
The property owners are already complaining the planning department is taking too long and costing them money.
If the project owners do not put their greed aside and act responsibly, this project can be delayed for years through CEQA legal action and endless permit appeals.
Anyone and everyone should file a BBN and appeals. Slow the project down. Legal Fees, Loan Interest, Delays will make acting responsibly towards the neighborhood an easy financial decision for the owners.
Dear Goode family Inc, If the project wished to continue, it will be required to:
Project must build 1 parking space for every 2 Units, 232 Units = 116 parking spaces. All parking spaces must be EV Level2 charging capable as per the San Francisco green building code - ORDINANCE NO. 92-17.
There will be no changes to San Bruno Ave Street parking, all existing street parking spaces will remain.
Building height will be adjusted to a maximum of 4 stories code compliant above parking basement to prevent any negative effect on Potrero del Sol Park and community gardens. Developers also own the connected lot 1499 Potrero Ave, development can be expanded to 1499 Potrero Ave lot to make up for removed residential units from building height reduction.
Primary entrance to building and parking will be changed to 1499 potrero Ave easement or project extension. San Bruno Ave dead end street does not support the traffic generated by this project, Potrero Ave as an arterial road does.
Ground floor units will be allocated as Artist commercial workspace units, not residential - as mandated by the San Francisco General Plan to preserve ground floor artist studios - POLICY III-2.5.
Chris Goode is incompetent. Under his management 1458 San Bruno was illegally converted from auto repair to live work with out any permits or environmental cleanup. This parcel is always covered in graffiti and blights our park. 1499 Potrero was converted from industrial barn to school with no permits, no environmental clean up and no regard for the health of the school children. Hire a project manager, Chris must go.