Good afternoon. My name is Kathy Bloodworth and i have a letter here from allison, a tenant on the street that cannot be here today. Dear San FranciscoPlanning Commission, as a colleague and sacramento street neighbor of Kendall Wilkinson i am writing to support her application for content notional use permit. As a Retail Store Owner i have known kennel for the last eight years and can say firsthand that she is a stellar figure in our Sacramento Community whom we all love. She has always proven to be a leader with a vision for our street. She, her staff and her client support our local shops and restaurants. It is worth considering the synergistic relationship on sacramento street. Designers, architects and builders bring in the highend clients who then support the retail businesses. It is a clear business pattern we all see and very much appreciate. I would like to add as an interior designer, the sales tax revenue per design firm generates far exceeds any retail store. This will hopefully be of interest to the city. In conclusion, i kindly urge the city to strongly consider candles request for a conditional use permit. She brings nothing but positive business to our community and it would be a tremendous loss for us if she many thanks for your consideration. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Hello, i am diane blackner. Im speaking on behalf of kate mason, the owner of the restaurant on the corner of sacramento and presidio. Kendall wilkinson design is a great neighbor to sacramento street for all businesses in the area and we strongly wish for their continued presence in our district. She has always been a vital supporter and advocate for neighborhood. Kendall encourages all of her employees and clients to explore, shop and financially invest in the neighborhood. Contributing to the pedestrian experience a boutique, Retail Shopping among sacramento street. Kendall, her team, and her clients frequently shop, dine at local businesses. They come in several times per week to garibaldis for lunch and dinner bringing friends to enjoy the neighborhood. Kendall wilkinson design is an asset helping add to the unique mixtures of retail experiences which distinguishes this portion of sacramento street. K. W. D. Has my support and it is my hope to see k. W. D. s continue presence and patronage on our street. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. I am Amanda Edwards i am reading, i am writing this is the owner located on 3452 sacramento street in support of wilkinson design. She is an integral part of the sacramento street neighborhood. We have worked hard to reestablish this area as a design destination for architects and designers. I feel it is important to maintain the community we have built. She contributes to our community as a frequent customer at frequent gatherings. K. W. D. Has my support and i hope to see their continued presence on sacramento street. Thank you. Any other Public Comment on this item . Good afternoon commissioners, when reading through the staff report there was one big item that i felt was missing actually seven items. [laughter] 3277 sacramento street. 3307 sacramento street. 3333 3369, 3461 3527 and 3676. Seven vacant storefronts in four blocks. The item before us today is how do we make sure there is not going to be an eighth. I have reviewed the sales tax payments for the first and Second Quarter from k. W. D. They are strong. They are unsustainable without the Design Professional use in the back. Judging from the testimony we heard today, not only will her numbers drop, but the other retail numbers will suffer as well. Kendall wilkinson design has been a part of the fabric of this community for over 20 years new businesses will not come until they see the existing businesses thriving and prospering. The four blocks in question currently make up the design center. Not only do i urge you to approve this conditional use before you today but perhaps we can take this a step further and put a committee together and explore the unique needs that are going on in this 45 blocks. I know retailers are suffering everywhere. This is a unique stretch. Thank you. Thank you. Any other Public Comment on this item . With that, Public Comment is closed. Commissioner fung . Question for staff. If this was a Design Office use that was designated as accessory to the retail, would it have required a see you . C. U. . In other words, the retail is in the front on the ground floor. Basically it was flipped the other way around, the retail use will be a principal use and that. The retail use currently allowed . Im asking, if you had designated, or they had designated the Design Office use as accessory to the commercial interiors retail use would it still have required c. U. . Um. Elizabeth, northwest team leader. That has to do with the Square Footage, the percentage size. Yes if it had been an accessory use, it would principally permitted, it would be considered an accessory use. Sharon can correct me if i am wrong, that is not the way the configuration of the space is currently. What would have been the Square Footage of an accessory use to have been allowed. I think its typically 30 . The accessories cannot be more than 30 of the size of the total use. In this instance when part of the secondstory and part of the rear i assume exceeds . From my understanding, you know the portion of the commercial state space is the total, right. From my understanding there is like Design Professional office use, and then upstairs is more for the portion of it for the office use. The majority of the space is actually the design . So it exceeds 30 . Thats right. I am very in favor of keeping this multi decade local business running. Im not trying to create a vacant storefront. I think this is exactly where this type of business belongs. I really like the way shes kind of taking her business and combining in a way that will enable her to stay where she is. Just the supporting comments with the landlords and the many other merchants is very compelling. I am very supportive and i think this is necessary and desirable. Thank you. Commissioner richards . We need to look at retail different lee. I think we all understand that things are changing and we have to be symbiotic with uses that are combined. I love it sacramento street. Somebody said they could buy their whole house there. It is true. I think it is fantastic. I and i do support this business staying there. My only one comment is it doesnt quite read when i looked through the front window is a retail space. You have a table with fabrics of things. Its not as as inviting as someone could go off the street wonder in and buy a i would hope that the set up could be a little less office he and the front, and a little more retail looking so that people feel like they can come in off the street and browse. That is the only comment i have. I do support the conditional use. I would hope we can condition it on having the front part look more retail. I am also very supportive of this project. I dont want to fix something that is not broken. If this works as a retail space i dont want to put any conditions on it. Just my 2 cents worth. I think, you know, stepping back more like the 10,000 square feet we have controlled commercial corridors for a reason because we want them to thrive. We want to add to the neighborhood. Sometimes our controls, you know have unintended consequences. I think someone through you know, i guess not knowing what things were gone into the situation when i read your story in the paper and it actually made me very upset. This is the kind of thing that we should have a Better Process for. I wish folks didnt have to take, you know, the afternoon off of work and come here too you know, to support someone who is obviously contributed to the betterment of our community and is an asset to the economy of San Francisco. I am totally supportive of this project. You know, i hope that sacramento street continues to be the destination that it is and your business continues to thrive. Moved to approve. Second. Nothing further, there is a motion that has been seconded to approve this matter with conditions. On that motion [roll call] so moved. That motion passes unanimously 50. Okay, folks. Commissioner richards has asked to recuse himself for the next item. We are going to it up when we come back. Because we are down to 4, we are going to take a ten minute break and allow people to go to the bathroom. After that, we cannot get up. Then we will come back in here for the next item. We will do the recusal and then hear the next item. Thank you so much. Regular hearing for thursday, october 10, 2019. I will remind members of the public to silent your mobile devices. When speaking before the commission if you care to state your name for the record. We left off on item number 14 on your regular calendar. I believe commissioner richards is requesting a recusal. Commissioner richards, why are you . I want to recuse myself because i live within 500 feet of the site so i asked that this commission recuse me . Move to recuse commissioner richards. Second. Thank you commissioners. On that motion to recuse commissioner richards. [roll call] so moved. That motion passes unanimously 50. Item 14 for case number 2018002060cua at 258 no e street. Jeff warren, Planning Department staff presenting a request for conditional use adult cannabis use at. [reading notes] a commercial kitchen at the rear of the ground floor and existing commercial space at the front of the ground floor which is currently occupied by a nail salon. This building was constructed circa 1900. The site is located next to a s. F. Rack and park. [reading notes] to the east, across noe street is the Market Center that fronts on market and noe street. Further to the south, on the east side of the property, on the east side of noe street at the corner of market is cafe florida. The product proposes to establish an adult use Cannabis Retail use doing business as the floor store. Within a 798 square foot existing commercial space at the ground floor of the building. The proposal will involve the interior tenant improvements are no expansion of the existing tenant space or the building envelope. There will be alterations to the exterior of the building. The project proposes minimal design changes to the exterior materials. As an age available resource the sponsor worked with the departments preservation staff to design rehabilitation of the structure in compliance with the secretary of interior standards and exempt from ceqa. Another issue with the design of the building as the project sponsor is proposing to construct an offsite improvement of a 10foot tall fence along the southern properly line of the adjacent rec. Park property. Visually screen from public view the existed wall mounting equipment and provide security to the mini park. Attached to this case report is a letter from department of rec. Park preliminary accepting the design of the strengths and it is included in the last sheet of the plan set. The department had concerns on the visual quality of the existing structure due to the exposed utility box and other conduit. The sponsor is unable to build a solid wall or fence on their side of the property because the internal width of the existing trade would not meet read minimum requirements for the fire department. The department supports a solution of providing visual screenings of the utility box with a solid fence being constructed on the adjacent property. This project sponsor has verified been verified by the citys office of cannabis that they meet the Cannabis Equity Program requirements. The subject parcel is not located within 600 feet radius of a parcel contain an existing public or private school or within 600 feet of an existing or proposed cannabis or medicinal Cannabis Retailer. With Cannabis Retail uses, there is a potential for onsite consumption. Cannabis may be consumed or smoked onsite pursuant to authorization from the department of public health. The project site is currently not proposing consumption lounge on site as part of the project authorization. However a consumption lounge with accessory use limits may be added under filled future Building Permit are prohibited by condition of approval for this project. Added by the commission on the sponsors in support as the staff of the commission being added to this project. The Planning Department has received 27 letters in support of the application from neighbors a local businesses. Three letters in opposition have also been received with concerns about compatibility of the use adjacent to residences and the eviction of the existing tenant. Additionally letters of support will received by the Castro Community benefits district, the San FranciscoFilipino Chamber of commerce, and the Neighborhood Association. These letters were included in the case report provided to the Neighborhood Association letter contains conditions of approval that have been requested of the project sponsor. Many of these conditions are outside the curfew of the Planning Department or the Planning Commission. To address a few though i stated prior, the sponsor has reached an agreement to construct a 10foot tall fence on the property, on their shared Property Line for the sponsor is also in support of a condition to have onsite consumption pivoted by the commission. The letter requests that there are several yearly look backs attached to this project or condition. For the publication of the case report, one letter in opposition when letter in support have been received and im submitting those into the record today. The Department Finds that the project is on balance inconsistent with the objective and policy of the general plan and the project activates an existing retail space and supports the citys equity program. Administered by the city of cannabis. The Department Finds the project to be necessary and desirable and compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and not to be detrimental to persons or adjacent properties. Therefore, staff recommends approval with conditions including the addition of a prohibition of onsite consumption. This concludes my presentation. Im happy to answer any questions. Thank you. We will now hear from the project sponsor. Thank you very much for that mr. Horn. You are very complete presentation covered most of what i needed to say to you today. I want to thank him for all of the work that he put into this right from the time of our application. Hes been very engaged in working with us and the community, helping us affords the best application possible which i think is what you have before you today brett i want to thank mr. Washington as well also to the trial Neighborhood Association, mr. Bush mr. Trooper mr. White who put a lot of their own time into working with us. Since our first first Neighborhood Outreach meeting in the First Quarter of 2018 they have put countless hours into working closely with us. It has not always been easy but it has arrived at a situation that will lead to a Better Business at this location. Im going to run you through a few pictures if we can go to the overhead, please . This is the existing project site. It is a disaster. Weve got vinyl siding, which should have been considered an act of vandalism in any decent community. The exterior mechanical and electrical was done in the most haphazard way possible. This is what we want to do with it. This faces a closed Community Garden that provides visual enhancement to the neighborhood. I think that this new fence and a new mural there were really go along way to showing the way we really feel about this neighborhood. The improved exterior, we would have liked to have gone a little bit more extravagant but the Planning DepartmentPreservation Team felt that this was the most appropriate window design for the period. Just to point out the location this is looking down at market and noe street. The cafe floor is at the actual corner the point of that corner that is where this business grows from. Across the street, you see the mark for 258 noe street. Years ago, a Commissary Kitchen was created there to support cafe floor. We are going to be using the commercial space in front of the Commissary Kitchen. There will be no activity related to this in the Commissary Kitchen at all. Again, a shot of the location this shot of the overall space. The space at the rear on the floor plan is where the kitchen is, you see there is a hard separation. It is not going to communicate in any way. Through the process of meeting and working with the neighbors, and coming up with changes from where we originally started. We agreed to not make any changes to parking or to request a green zone or a white zone. Weve eliminated of using the upstairs dwelling unit as a hotel, of sorts, that would support visiting chefs for the restaurant. It is going to be maintained status as a residential unit for longterm tenants only. There will be no consumption onsite. There will never be any consumption onsite. We have designed the interior o