Notice of preparation of a draft environmental impact report : [1234 Howard Street]

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by  San Francisco (Calif.). Planning Dept

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DATE: June 21,2003
TO: Responsible Agencies, TrusteeAgencies, andInterestedParties
FROM: SanFranciscoPlanningDepartment
RE: <^NoticeofPreparationofaDraftEnvironmentalImpactReport
The City and County of San Francisco Planning Department is the Lead Agency and will prepare an
Environmental ImpactReportforthefollowingproject:
The proposed project would involve the demolition of three vacant
eet (gs^ and construction of a five-story residential building. One of the
demolished,thebuilding fronting onHowardStreet, israted as a Category
le 11 ofthe San Francisco Planning Code. The proposed project would
le proposedbuilding would be 33,604 gsfin building floor areaand would
project wouldprovide 18 off-streetparking spaces forthe residential units,
itial use and off-street parking would be from both Natoma and Howard
ird Street (Assessor's Block 3728, Lot 14) is approximately 8,250 square
San Francisco PublicLibrary •lock on the northem side of Howard Street in the South of Market
y Howard, Eighth, Natoma, and Ninth Streets. The project site is zoned
Government Intormalion Center ial) and withina50-Xheight/bulkdistrict.
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lOOLarkin Street. 5th Floor ivironmental ImpactReport (EIR) andNoticethat an EIR is Determined to
SanFrancisco.CA 94102 iroject are being sent to you because you have expressed an interest in the
e been identified by the Planning Department as potentially having an
REFERENCE BOOK >lication of these documents will be printed in a newspaper of general
/ thatthesenotices were mailedtoyou. As stated in the enclosed Notices,
Not to be taken from the Library 3d that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CTEQA) an
decision regardingthe project.
:ency as to the scope and content ofthe environmental information that is
;ponsibilities in connection with the proposed project. Your agency may
permit orotherapproval forthis project.
Written comments on the scope ofthe EIR will be accepted until the close ofbusiness on July 21, 2003. Written
comments should be sent to: Paul Maltzer, Environmental Review Officer, San Francisco Planning Department,
1660 Mission Street, FifthRoor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Please include the name ofa contact person in your
agency. Thankyou.
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DATE: June 21, 2003
TO: ResponsibleAgencies, TrusteeAgencies, andInterestedParties
FROM: SanFranciscoPlanningDepartment
RE: NoticeofPreparation ofaDraftEnvironmentalImpactReport
The City and County of San Francisco Planning Department is the Lead Agency and will prepare an
Environmental ImpactReportforthefollowingproject:
2002.0954E: 1234 Howard Street: The proposed project would involve the demoHtion of three vacant
buildings totaling 8,250 gross square feet (gsf) and construction of a five-story residential building. One ofthe
threeexisting buildingsproposedtobe demolished,thebuilding fronting onHoward Street, israted as aCategory
in (Contributory) building under Article 11 of the San Francisco Planning Code. The proposed project would
preserve the fa9adeofthisbuilding. The proposedbuilding would be 33,604 gsfin building floor area and would
have 18 dwelling units. The proposed project wouldprovide 18 off-streetparking spaces forthe residential units.
The entrance and access to the residential use and off-street parking would be from both Natoma and Howard
Sfreets. The project site at 1234 Howard Street (Assessor's Block 3728, Lot 14) is approximately 8,250 square
feet in size and located about mid-block on the northern side of Howard Street in the South of Market
Neighborhood in the block bounded by Howard, Eighth, Natoma, and Ninth Streets. The project site is zoned
SLR (Service/LightIndustrial/Residential) and withina50-X height/bulkdistrict.
The NoticeofPreparation ofaDraftEnvironmentalImpactReport (EIR) andNotice that an EIR is Determined to
be Required for the above-referenced project are being sent to you because you have expressed an interest in the
proposed project, or because you have been identified by the Planning Department as potentially having an
interest in the project. Notice of publication of these documents will be printed in a newspaper of general
circulation on the day following the day that thesenotices were mailedtoyou. As stated in the enclosed Notices,
the Planning Department has determined that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) an
EIRmustbepreparedpriorto anyfinal decisionregardingtheproject.
We need to know the views ofyour agency as to the scope and content ofthe environmental information that is
germane to your agency's statutory responsibilities in connection with the proposed project. Your agency may
needtousetheEIRwhenconsidering apermit orotherapproval forthis project.
Written comments on the scope ofthe EIR will be accepted until the close ofbusiness on July 21, 2003. Written
comments should be sent to: Paul Maltzer, Environmental Review Officer, San Francisco Planning Department,
1660 Mission Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Please include the name ofa contact person in your
agency. Thankyou.
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NOTICETHATANENVIRONMENTALIMPACT REPORT (EIR)
DETERMINEDTO BE REQUIRED
IS
DateofthisNotice: June 21, 2003
Lead Agency: PlanningDepartment, Cityand CiDuntyofSanFrancisco
1660 MissionStreet, Suite500, SanFrancisco, CA 94103
Agency ContactPerson: ArtAguilar Telephone: [phone]
ProjectTitle: 2002.0954E- 1234Howard Street
ProjectSponsor/Contact: DavidLester Telephone: [phone]
ProjectAddress: 1234 Howard Street
Assessor'sBlockand Lot: Block3728, Lot014
City and County: SanFrancisco
ProjectDescription: Theproposedprojectwouldinvolvethedemolitionofthreevacantbuildingstotaling8,250gross
squarefeet(gsf)andconstructionofafive-storyresidentialbuilding. Oneofthethreeexistingbuildingsproposedtobe
demolished,thebuildingfrontingonHowardStreet,isratedasaCategoryHI(Contributory)buildingunderArticle 1
oftheSanFranciscoPlanningCode. Theproposedprojectwouldpreservethefa9adeofthisbuilding. Theproposed
building wouldbe 33,604gsfinbuildingfloorareaandwould have 18 dwellingunits. The proposedprojectwould
provide 18 off-streetparking spacesfortheresidentialunits. Theentrance andaccess to theresidential use and off-
streetparkingwould befromboth NatomaandHoward Streets. Theproject site at 1234HowardStreet(Assessor's
Block 3728, Lot 14) is approximately 8,250 squarefeet in size and located about mid-block on the northern side of
Howard Street in the South ofMarketNeighborhood in theblockbounded by Howard, Eighth, Natoma, andNinth
Streets. Theproject site is zoned SLR (Service/LightIndustrial/Residential) and within a50-Xheight/bulkdistrict.
Building PermitApplication Number(s),ifApplicable: Notapplicable
THIS PROJECT MAY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND AN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT IS REQUIRED. This determination is based upon the criteria ofthe
GuidelinesoftheStateSecretaryforResources,Section 15063(InitialStudy), 15064(DeterminingSignificantEffects),
and 15065 (Mandatory Findings ofSignificance), and the following reasons, as documented in the Environmental
Evaluation (Initial Study) forthe project, which is attached.
Deadline for Filing of an Appeal of this Determination to the Planning Commission: July 21, 2003. An appeal
requires: (1)aletterspecifyingthegroundsfortheappeal,and(2)a$209filingfee. Thepublicisinvitedtoconmient
on thescope andcontentoftheEIR. Pleaseprovide the inputon thescope and contentofthe EIRby July 21, 2003.
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INITIAL STUDY
2002.0954E - 1234 Howard Street
PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SETTING
I.
A. PRCIECTDESCRIPTION
The project site is located at 1234 Howard Street on Assessor's Block 3728, Lot 14, which is approximately 8,250
squarefeetin size (SeeFigure 1,page2). Thissiteisathrough-lotlocatedaboutmid-blockontheblockboundedby
Eighth, Howard, Ninth, andNatomaStreets in theSouthofMarketneighborhood. The site iscurrently occupiedby
threeexistingstructures. OnebuildingfrontsonHowardStreetandconsistsofatwo-levelofficewithanattachedone-
storywoodframedwarehousedirectlybehmdit. ThisbuildingisratedasaCategoryHI(Contributory)buildmgunder
Article 11 ofthe San Francisco Planning Code. The remaining two buildings, which front on Natoma Street, are
single-storywood-framedstrucmresthatwereusedaswarehousesinthepast. Allthreeexistingbuildingsarecurrently
vacant. Theprojectsite is essentially level andno excavation isproposedfor theproposedproject. The project
site iswithin aSLR (Service/LightIndustrial/Residential) zoning districtand a 50-Xheight/bulkdistrict.
TheproposedprojectwouldinvolvethedemoUtion oftheexistingstructurestotaling8,250grosssquarefeet(gsf)and
construction ofafive-storyresidential building. The fa9ade ofthe two-story building fronting on Howard Street, a
Category HI building, would be preserved. The proposed building would be 33,604 gsfin area and would have 18
dwellingunits, ten one-bedroom and eighttwo-bedroomunits, and two ofthosedwellingunits wouldbe affordable
(SeeFigures2through4,pages3through5). Theproposedprojectwouldprovide 18 off-streetparkingspacesforthe
residentialunits. Theentranceandaccesstotheresidentialuseandoff-streetparkingwouldbefrombothNatomaand
HowardSfreets. Sixoftheunits wouldhaveprivateusableopen spaceandtheother 12unitswouldhaveacommon
roofdeckforusableopen space.
Theproposedbuildingwouldbeatwo-channelbuildingwithacenttalslotleftopenasanopencourt. Theexteriorof
the proposed building would feature aluminum panels, anodized aluminum framed doors and windows, and a
translucentcurtain wall system.
B. PRQ.TECT SETTING
TheprojectsiteislocatedwithintheSouthofMarketareaoftheCity. Theareasurroundingtheprojectsiteconsistsof
a mix oflight industrial, office, retail, and residential buildings that generally range from one to five stories, with
heightsofabout15to50feet. OnHowardStreet, athree-storyresidentialandatwo-storylight-industrialbuildingare
directlyadjacenttotheprojectsitetothewestandeast,respectively. OnNatomaSfreet, athree-storyandatwo-story
A
residentialbuildingaredirectlyadjacenttotheprojectsite. five-storyresidentialbuildingislocatedonthesouthwest
comer of Natoma and Eighth Streets and another five-story residential building was recently constructed at the
northeastcomerofHoward andEighth Streets.
TheprojectsiteandthemajorityofthepropertieswithintheprojectblockarezonedSLR. Approximatelytwoblocks
tothenorthistheC-M(HeavyCommercial) zoningdistrictandfurthertothenorthistheC-3-G(DowntownGeneral
Conmiercial) zoning district. Properties to the south, east, and west are within a 50-X height and bulk district.
Propertiesfiirtherto thenorth are within a 150-S districtwith theheightlimitincreasingapproachingMarketSfreet.
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Figure 2 NottoScale Source: Natoma Architects
First and SecondLevel Plan
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South and North Elevations
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