The executive director. The enforcement of the code is not taking place in San Francisco, and developers and builders think they can get away with ignoring the code, and they do get away with it. It is harming the people of San Francisco and it is certainly not helping the homeless situation in San Francisco. Thank you, sir. Next speaker, please. People are going to make a buck and they are not going to do it straight. This effort to address the most egregious violations is necessary. This is all over town, there are different scenarios, whether you are on the mission, whether you are in north beach, whether you are in the excelsior, whether you are in oceanview, and i really, i think it would be a great idea if you passed it and supported it any other Public Comment on this item we any other Public Comment on this item . Public comment is now closed. Two questions. One is, other districts which have looked for governors, if you will, to control the size of expansions and related to context and character of the neighborhood reduce height limits, you know, from 40 down to 30. Was that discussed here . We did not discuss reducing height limits. We thought that we could control the size of buildings through sar. In San Francisco, that has been applied to nonresidential units, but this is the First Time Ever for a residential unit that is correct. Commissioner richards . I have heard a lot about this , and i was a fan until i saw a project proposed in my neighborhood on Market Street between church and sanchez for a five bedroom unit at 750 square foot per unit. I am now in favor of actual bedroom counts rather than this because the Building Code minimum is about 100 square feet and if you have five bedrooms a 500, and the other 250 divided between the kitchen, bathroom, and hallway, and voila, you have five bedroom scene 750 square feet. I do not support the Planning Departments recommendation, even though i supported that before. I think the real world example is over and over again, we have had people come before us in the name of multigenerational households to get in the system. We have seen it over and over. What is the appropriate size of unit, we have had commissioners appear that the 8,000 square feet was appropriate, we think more of the average of 1600 square feet is appropriate, which is the average dwelling size. The only way to get at this is through the legislation that the supervisor proposes. I support it as is. Thank you. Commissioner hillis . I just wanted to point out that we, specifically, told this supervisor to go with it last time he was here. I know we did i change my mind, sorry. Thank you for bringing this back to us and for the work you have done in the interim. Thank you to the staff. This is more of a question on the bedroom count. Does that include, if there was an accessory dwelling unit, does it include both or is it just for the Main Residence . The restriction the restrictions apply to the main home and encourages the a. D. U. Okay. The five bedroom count, if he went over that, would just be for the main resident . Thats right. For instance, we have someone thats why it took commissioner richards point. We like the fir, but we also like the idea. We have heard these examples. Theres one in the works right now on ralston where staff has approved and said that it is okay to have 11 bedrooms, you know, and they are all en suite. Eleven bedrooms, nine bathrooms. Again, they are arguing extended family and all these other things. If it is in the appropriate environment, i am for it. But the majority of the lots that we have in this area are 2500 square feet. To put that many people in that small amount of space, that is why we want to keep the bedroom, but we will also want to encourage the a. D. U. As a way to trade off. We also had another person come subsequent for legislation and said, i have six bedrooms and six bathrooms, and i said, why do you need six bathrooms, and the argument was about potty training in and all these other things. I didnt want to question it. I honestly didnt because i saw her again at a groundbreaking and she said, heres my daughter , she is potty trained now i said great, then you dont need all the bathrooms anymore. [laughter] is that you are all good, any more than three you have to make an argument and it cant be potty training. We get all kinds of arguments and we felt like this was the right balance and it does not count against the a. D. U. Great, thank you. I think it is the first time we have heard the potty training argument. That is a good one. I get staff issues, it is a little hard to enforce. You get it. People but dining room or family room or whatever they want and they get that, but i think both of them combined will get at the issues. I guess my point is, people probably will begin to try and hide them. Right now they are not. Right now they are proposing 11 bedrooms and nine bathrooms. That is in front of us right now i think this legislation is going to impact that because it is in the process. We will have to have a conversation with that sponsor. And even when they do start to say media room, whatever they want to say, at least we will then have it on the record when we are talking with and dealing with d. B. I. There is a point of reference. Great. Thank you. I am support of the legislation as proposed. I get the issue. Are you making a motion . I will make a motion to approve. Commissioner johnson . I want to echo that. I think, you know, i want to thank the supervisor and his office or working with the Planning Department and the planning director to really close this and create legislation that can help us in force when people violate the code, you know, i would just absolutely agree that i think there should be a balance between this and the bedrooms. While we cant enforce the bedrooms, it is a great way to bring people to the table. I means support of the legislation as proposed. Commissioner moore . I am in support of the bedroom count versus the other. I am support of controlling the number of bedrooms, but i do not believe that the numbers are substantiate substantiated. Are you making an amendment . I am just saying, i am supporting it, but we focus legislation on bedroom count rather than space. I do not see any elaboration in the text in front of me that speaks to that. Commissioner hillis mac we are hoping on the motion as proposed by the supervisor, which does include it has both that and the bedroom count. As i understand it, the staff is not comfortable with that part of it. We are not comfortable with the bedroom count. The table is fine. Were we are voting on the motion as proposed, or the legislation as proposed in that his staff recommendation. Correct. There is a motion that has been seconded to approve this planning code and zoning map amendment as proposed without staff modifications on that motion. [roll call] so moved. That motion passes unanimously. Thank you, commissioners. Thank you for all your work on this reviser. That will place on item four 400 through 444 divisadero street. This is a conditional use authorization. The afternoon, nurse. My mary hartman staff. This e. U. See you before you is to allow Unit Development to demolish existing gas stations, a carwash and two residential buildings containing three units to relocate as a dental building approximately 49 see, to the east project side, and the action of a new three to six story mixeduse building 37 of which would be affordable units. 8100 square feet of commercial retail uses, 56 offstreet parking spaces, one loading space, one car space, 170 class one bicycle spaces, 16 class two bicycle spaces, totaling approximately 150,000 square feet, and 15,000 square feet of common open space. The project is located in two zoning districts, the divisive the divisadero neighborhood commercial transit district, and the residential house three family district with 65 a and 40 x. High in oak districts. The project requires conditional use authorization for a large lots Development Size exceeding 9,999 square feet, conversion of an Automotive Service station, a bulk exception and demolition, and replacement of residential units. The project also requires Unit Development modification to provisions lit related to the rear yard requirement, bay window projections over the street, and increase the dwelling units in the r. H. Three zoning district. The Department Finds that the project on balance is consistent with the planning code and the objectives and policies of the general plan. Although the project results in the demolition of three residential units, they would be replaced in the new mixeduse building. The project sponsor is working with the tenant on relocation systems and returning to the site upon completion of the project. The Entertainment Commission has reviewed the project and recommended noise conditions for adoption as part of this project since the package was last distributed to the commission, staff has received additional five letters in opposition to the project for these reasons, the site has called out for redevelopment , and that is what the sponsor team has been working on since 2015. It has not always been easy. Prior to 2015, the underlying density controls for the zoning only permitted 60 units on that frontage go think that in 2015, was sponsored legislation to change the zoning to a district, which eliminated the residential density limitations by retaining the existing 65foot height limit. Than last year, supervisor brown sponsored legislation to raise the onsite mac Affordable Housing requirement to 20 , significantly higher then the 12 requirement that was in effect when the project was first proposed. The project before you which is the board action will put together the pedestrian orientation of the neighborhood and make a significant contribution to the citys housing goals. As has been previously mentioned the project includes 194 new rental apartments, 37 of which will be on site emr. There are three rentcontrolled units to replace the three main units that are being demolished and keep in mind, these are in addition to the onsite b. M. R. There is the renovation of the historic 1060 to 1062 oak street building. It contains two additional rentcontrolled units that will remain on the broader project site. In addition, the sponsor has been working closely with the tenants of the existing rental units on the site and has offered to relocate them during the construction and to provide housing and rentcontrolled units within the project after it is completed. The new units will offer approximately double the Square Footage compared to the units that the tenants are currently in, and they will be much nicer and newly constructed units. The project sponsor is working closely with supervisor brown and attorneys on behalf of the tenants at tenderloin housing clinic to ensure this process run smoothly and collaboratively , and we would be happy to answer any further questions that you have about that later in the presentation. Now i would like to turn it over to the project sponsor who will describe the Community Outreach that they have conducted and to and to will duncan, the project architect. Madam president , commissioners, i am with genesis we have been developing housing in california since 1987. I have developed over 900 Housing Units in San Francisco. For context, six months ago, you approved the divisadero and c. T. It would be the second project. My vision is twofold. First, creating 186 rentals, not condos, rentals, and 20 affordable onsite, with supervisor brown provided tremendous leadership with for the Feasibility Study for the Community Meetings, and for the legislation, which got us to this milestone we are at today. Second, is designing the site as the nexus connecting divisadero and the lower hate with neighborhood serving local retail, pedestrianfriendly streetscapes, a sixstory mural on the north side, and a design that conveys a sense of place. I think we went to the wrong presentation. [laughter] that is okay. I am not doing the central soma open space. [laughter] my Community Engagement began in 2015 with neighborhood walks, beer with a developer, smart go smart go dinner salons, and design meetings. Then i produced the faces of divisadero videos promoting the merchants, a retail workshop, it Community Yoga program and art trail, and 18 yearolds working with local artists and supervisor Browns Office. I also organized the stem program with drones for youth with the Human Rights Commission , the museum of future sports and seven c. B. O. , and all i had, over 1,000 meetings. I tried to meet everybody, and unfortunately, all but a few refused. It was a great experience. We have been endorsed by the associations of divisive darrow of divisadero merchants, lower haight neighbors, the improvement association, and over 120 neighbors and merchants , which i guess with marys update, it is now up to 140. The reason this matters is emily lund, who manages the San Francisco prostatic shop that has been on divisadero since 1953, she shared with me her commute here from sacramento, leaving home at 4 00 a. M. , returning at 9 00 p. M. , which took her five years until she could find an apartment here in the city, and if you remember, just one thing about my remarks, it is this. We just need housing. I am going to have will duncan share share our proposed design, and ill be happy to take questions afterwards. Thank you very much. Good afternoon, commissioners my name is will duncan. The project before you is the results of many meetings and feedback from stakeholders, community leaders, analysis of the area, as well as info from planning staff. All of this dialogue was critical to crafting a project that we are proud of, and we think will serve the neighborhood well. The tran to transform the site from this to this, we have widened the sidewalks for the use of extended bulb outs, we have eliminated five of the six curb cuts currently on the project, maintaining only one to access our parking, trash, and loading, which is completely enclosed within the building. That driveway is flush with the sidewalk, which will offer an unimpeded experience to pedestrians. You will see outside of the residential lobby on oak street, a passenger loading zone. The uses have been ordered based on their compatibility. Were we are putting all the commercial uses, flexible format retail, on divisadero street, and concentrating the residential uses on oak street, which include the lobby, amenities, a couple of ground floor at grade units. In addition to the oak street being the primary access point for residents, we are providing a secondary access point on the Northern BoundaryProperty Line for residents who that will take them and provide them with good access to their bike storage, including family bikes, and and it is courted coordinated with the building elevator. On the rear poppy tee line, were providing access. There is additional open space provided on the second floor. The mapping for the project has been designed to maintain light and air for the midblock open space. You come into the site at three stories and ultimately down to one story. We are maintaining rooftop terrace at the far corner of divisadero and oak. There will be a 65foot art wall as you will see as you approach the project, walking south on divisadero, as well as retail which will stitch together the blocks to the north and south of the site. The architecture of the side addresses three things. The divisadero, the oak condition, and the nexus for these conditions where they emerge. The architecture is while modern , is referential to 1920s architecture with a clear base, middle top, vertical base structures, punch windows. As we transition around to the oak street architecture, the project stepped down to a lower residential scale, with threestory bays that reflect materiality and scale of the residential neighborhood. Both of these things come together to create a diana dynamic corner with opening bays , would you like me to go on or stop . Can you finish in a minute or less . Sure. Thanks. These create undulating bays on the corner, creating contrast and interest, and bringing a new expression to the neighborhood. That concludes our presentation. We are open for comments. Thank you very much. Thank you. With that, we will take Public Comment on this item. I have quite a few speaker cards please come on up when i call your name. We will have two minutes for Public Comment for each person because we have so many folks here. [calling names] come on up please. Dont be shy. Thank you. I wasnt called, but i have to go back for a meeting. My name is gisele, i am a Small Business owner on divisadero street. Im also the president of the Divisadero Merchants Association i am in favor of this project because i believe that San Francisco needs housing. I also like that these units are not condos. And i appreciate theres 20 Affordable Housing available. The developer, david, has been talking to the community for years. He has been seeking our input and feedback and incorporating our wishes into the plan. He has also been contributing directly to the community, with art trail San Francisco, which has put a lot more public art in the neighborhood, and we really appreciate that. The Divisadero Merchants Association also likes that the retail spaces are geared toward Small Businesses, and also, we think that this project will connect the divisader