San Francisco City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 10
PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL AND AESTHETIC LANDMARKS
SEC. 1001. PURPOSES.
It is hereby found that structures, sites and areas of special character or special historical, architectural or aesthetic interest or value have been and continue to be unnecessarily destroyed or impaired, despite the feasibility of preserving them. It is further found that the prevention of such needless destruction and impairment is essential to the health, safety and general welfare of the public. The purpose of this legislation is to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public through:
(a) The protection, enhancement, perpetuation and use of structures, sites and areas that are reminders of past eras, events and persons important in local, State or national history, or which provide significant examples of architectural styles of the past or are landmarks in the history of architecture, or which are unique and irreplaceable assets to the City and its neighborhoods, or which provide for this and future generations examples of the physical surroundings in which past generations lived;
(b) The development and maintenance of appropriate settings and environment for such structures, and in such sites and areas;
(c) The enhancement of property values, the stabilization of neighborhoods and areas of the City, the increase of economic and financial benefits to the City and its inhabitants, and the promotion of tourist trade and interest;
(d) The preservation and encouragement of a City of varied architectural styles, reflecting the distinct phases of its history: cultural, social, economic, political and architectural and
(e) The enrichment of human life in its educational and cultural dimensions in order to serve spiritual as well as material needs, by fostering knowledge of the living heritage of the past.
(Added by Ord. 27-67, App. 1/26/67; reenacted by Ord. 94-12, File No. 120300, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012)
SEC. 1002. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
The Planning Department and the Historic Preservation Commission ("HPC") shall have and exercise the powers and shall perform the duties set forth in this Section and elsewhere in this Article 10 with respect to historical preservation.
(a) The HPC:
(1) Shall recommend to the Board of Supervisors, after public hearing, on the designation of landmarks and historic districts, as more fully set forth below in this Article 10;
(2) Shall review and decide on applications for construction, alteration, demolition and other applications pertaining to landmark sites and historic districts, as more fully set forth below in this Article 10;
(3) May take steps to encourage or bring about preservation of structures or other features where the HPC has decided to suspend action on an application, as more fully set forth in Section 1006.6 below;
(4) May establish and maintain a list of structures and other features deemed deserving of official recognition although not designated as landmarks or historic districts, and take appropriate measures of recognition, as more fully set forth in Section 1011 below;
(5) Shall have the authority to review and comment upon environmental documents under the California Environmental Quality Act and the National Environmental Policy Act for proposed projects that may have an impact on historic or cultural resources;
(6) Shall act as the City's local historic preservation review commission for the purposes of the Certified Local Government Program, may recommend properties for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, and may review and comment on federal undertakings where authorized under the National Historic Preservation Act;
(7) Shall review and comment upon any agreements proposed under the National Historic Preservation Act where the City is a signatory prior to any approval action on such agreement;
(8) Shall have the authority to oversee and direct the survey and inventory of historic properties;
(9) Shall review and provide written reports to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors on ordinances and resolutions concerning historic preservation issues and historic resources, redevelopment project plans, waterfront land use and project plans, and such other matters as may be prescribed by ordinance;
(10) Shall have the authority to recommend approval, disapproval, or modification of historical property contracts pursuant to the state Mills Act to the Board of Supervisors, without referral or recommendation of the Planning Commission; and
(11) Shall recommend to the Planning Commission a Preservation Element of the General Plan, shall periodically recommend to the Planning Commission proposed amendments to such Preservation Element of the General Plan, and shall comment and provide recommendations to the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors on other objectives, policies and provisions of the General Plan and special area, neighborhood, and other plans designed to carry out the General Plan, and proposed amendments thereto, that are not contained within such Preservation Element but concern historic preservation.
(b) The Department and the HPC:
(1) May carry out, assist and collaborate in studies and programs designed to identify and evaluate structures, sites and areas worthy of preservation;
(2) May consult with and consider the ideas and recommendations of civic groups, public agencies, and citizens interested in historical preservation;
(3) May inspect and investigate structures, sites and areas which they have reason to believe worthy of preservation;
(4) May disseminate information to the public concerning those structures, sites and areas deemed worthy of preservation, and may encourage and advise property owners in the protection, enhancement, perpetuation and use of landmarks, property in historic districts, and other officially recognized property of historical interest;
(5) May consider methods other than those provided for in this Article 10 for encouraging and achieving historical preservation, and make appropriate recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and to other bodies and agencies, both public and private; and
(6) May establish such policies, rules and regulations as they deem necessary to administer and enforce this Article 10 and Charter Section 4.135 establishing the HPC.
(Amended by Ord. 222-72, App. 8/9/72; Ord. 94-12, File No. 120300, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Section header amended; section amended substantially in its entirety; Ord. 94-12, Eff. 6/20/2012.
SEC. 1003. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
In November of 2008, the electorate approved Charter Section 4.135, creating the HPC to advise the City on historic preservation matters, participate in processes involving historic and cultural resources, and take such other actions concerning historic preservation as may be prescribed by this Code and other ordinances. Charter Section 4.135 sets forth the requirements for membership to the HPC, as well as applicable nomination procedures and term limits for Commissioners. Additionally, Charter Section 4.135 establishes staffing for the HPC and sets forth the HPC's role in the Planning Department's budget process and establishment of rates, fees, and similar charges. Additional requirements, including those related to the establishment of rules and regulations for the HPC's organization and procedure, are set forth in Charter Sections 4.100 through 4.104.
(Added by Ord. 27-67, App. 1/26/67; amended by Ord. 94-12, File No. 120300, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Section header amended; section amended in its entirety; Ord. 94-12, Eff. 6/20/2012.
SEC. 1005. CONFORMITY AND PERMITS.
(a) No person shall carry out or cause to be carried out on a designated landmark site or in a designated historic district any construction, alteration, removal or demolition of a structure or any work involving a sign, awning, marquee, canopy, mural or other appendage, for which a City permit is required, except in conformity with the provisions of this Article 10. In addition, no such work shall take place unless all other applicable laws and regulations have been complied with, and any required permit has been issued for said work.
(b) (1) Installation of a new general advertising sign is prohibited in any historic district or on any historic property regulated by this Article 10.
(2) The Central Permit Bureau shall not issue, and no other City department or agency shall issue, any permit for construction, alteration, removal or demolition of a structure or any permit for work involving a sign, awning, marquee, canopy, mural or other appendage on a landmark site or in an historic district, except in conformity with the provisions of this Article 10. In addition, no such permit shall be issued unless all other applicable laws and regulations have been complied with.
(c) Where so provided in the designating ordinance for a historic district, any or all exterior changes visible from a public street or other public place shall require approval in accordance with the provisions of this Article 10, regardless of whether or not a City permit is required for such exterior changes. Such exterior changes may include, but shall not be limited to, painting and repainting; landscaping; fencing; and installation of lighting fixtures and other building appendages.
(2) The addition of a mural to any landmark or contributory structure in a historic district shall require compliance with the provisions of this Article 10, regardless of whether or not a City permit is required for the mural.
(3) Alterations to City-owned parks, squares, plazas or gardens on a landmark site, where the designating ordinance identifies such alterations, shall require approval in accordance with the provisions of this Article 10, regardless of whether or not a City permit is required.
(d) The Department shall maintain with the Central Permit Bureau a current record of designated landmarks and historic districts. Upon receipt of any application for a permit to carry out any construction, alteration, removal or demolition of a structure or any work involving a sign, awning, marquee, canopy, mural or other appendage, on a landmark site or in a historic district, the Central Permit Bureau shall, unless the structure or feature concerned has been declared unsafe or dangerous pursuant to Section 1007 of this Article 10, promptly forward such permit application to the Department.
(e) After receiving a permit application from the Central Permit Bureau in accordance with the preceding subsection, the Department shall ascertain whether a Certificate of Appropriateness is required or has been approved for the work proposed in such permit application. If a Certificate of Appropriateness is required and has been issued, and if the permit application conforms to the work approved in the Certificate of Appropriateness, the permit application shall be processed without further reference to this Article 10. If a Certificate of Appropriateness is required and has not been issued, or if the permit application does not conform to what was approved, the permit application shall be disapproved or held by the Department until such time as conformity does exist either through modifications to the proposed work or through the issuance of an amended or new Certificate of Appropriateness. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the following cases the Department shall process the permit application without further reference to this Article 10:
(1) When the application is for a permit to construct on a landmark site where the landmark has been lawfully demolished and the site is not within a designated historic district;
(2) When the application is for a permit to make interior alterations only on a privately-owned structure or on a publicly-owned structure, unless the designating ordinance requires review of such alterations to the privately- or publicly-owned structure pursuant to Section 1004(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any proposed interior alteration requiring a permit would result in any significant visual or material impact to the exterior of the subject building, a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required to address such exterior effects;
(3) When the application is for a permit to do ordinary maintenance and repairs only. For the purpose of this Article 10, "ordinary maintenance and repairs" shall mean any work, the sole purpose and effect of which is to correct deterioration, decay or damage of existing materials, including repair of damage caused by fire or other disaster;
(4) When the application is for a permit to maintain, repair, rehabilitate, or improve streets and sidewalks, including sidewalk widening, accessibility, and bulb-outs, unless such streets and sidewalks have been explicitly called out in a landmark’s or district’s designating ordinance as character defining features of the landmark or district;
(5) When the application is for a permit to alter a landing or install a power-assist operator to provide an accessible entrance to a landmark or district, provided that the improvements conform to the requirements outlined in Section 1006.6;
(7) When the application is for a permit to install non-visible rooftop appurtenances to a landmark or district, provided that the improvements conform to the requirements outlined in Section 1006.6; or
(8) When the application is for a permit to install non-visible, low-profile skylights, provided that the improvements conform to the requirements outlined in Section 1006.6; or
(9) When the application is for a permit to install a City-sponsored Landmark plaque to a landmark or district, provided that the improvements conform to the requirements outlined in Section 1006.6 of this Code; or
(10) When the application is for a permit to construct an Accessory Dwelling Unit or Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit, provided that the Accessory Dwelling Unit or Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit conforms to the requirements of Section 207.2 of this Code.
(f) For purposes of this Article 10, demolition shall be defined as any one of the following:
(1) Removal of more than 25 percent of the surface of all external walls facing a public street(s); or
(2) Removal of more than 50 percent of all external walls from their function as all external walls; or
(3) Removal of more than 25 percent of external walls from function as either external or internal walls; or
(4) Removal of more than 75 percent of the building's existing internal structural framework or floor plates unless the City determines that such removal is the only feasible means to meet the standards for seismic load and forces of the latest adopted version of the San Francisco Building Code and the State Historical Building Code.
(g) The following procedures shall govern review of the addition of murals to any landmark or contributory structure in a historic district:
(1) Where the mural is proposed to be added to a landmark or contributory structure in a historic district, located on property owned by the City, no Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required. On such structures, the Art Commission shall not approve the mural until the HPC has provided advice to the Art Commission on the impact of the mural on the historical structure. The HPC shall provide advice to the Art Commission within 45 days of receipt of a written request for advice and information regarding the placement, size and location of the proposed mural;
(2) Where the mural is proposed to be added to a landmark or contributory structure in a historic district, located on property that is not owned by the City, a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required. The HPC shall not act on the Certificate of Appropriateness until the Art Commission has provided advice to the HPC on the mural. The Art Commission shall provide advice to the HPC within 50 days of receipt of a written request for advice and information regarding the proposed mural.
(Amended by Ord. 222-72, App. 8/9/72; Ord. 227-92, App. 7/14/92; Ord. 97-96, App. 3/6/96; Ord. 249-96, App. 6/19/96; Ord. 327-99, File No. 991871, App. 12/23/99; Ord. 140-06, File 052921, App. 6/22/2006; Ord. 82-07, File No. 070021, App. 4/20/2007; Ord. 94-12, File No. 120300, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012; Ord. 179-18, File No. 180423, App. 7/27/2018, Eff. 8/27/2018; Ord. 53-23, File No. 210585, App. 4/21/2023, Eff. 5/22/2023; Ord. 122-23, File No. 230371, App. 7/5/2023, Eff. 8/5/2023; Ord. 159-23, File No. 230732, App. 7/28/2023, Eff. 8/28/2023; Ord. 62-24, File No. 230310, App. 3/28/2024, Eff. 4/28/2024)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Divisions (e), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4), (g)(1), and (g)(2) amended; Ord. 94-12, Eff. 6/20/2012. Division (e) amended; divisions (e)(5)-(e)(9) added; Ord. 179-18, Eff. 8/27/2018. Division (e)(9) amended; division (e)(10) added; Ord. 53-23, Eff. 5/22/2023. Second division (e)(10)) added; Ord. 122-23
, Eff. 8/5/2023. Second division (e)(10) deleted; Ord. 159-23, Eff. 8/28/2023. Division (e)(10) amended; Ord. 62-24, Eff. 4/28/2024.
SEC. 1007. UNSAFE OR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.
None of the provisions of this Article 10 shall be construed to prevent any measures of construction, alteration, or demolition necessary to correct the unsafe or dangerous condition of any structure, other feature, or part thereof, where such condition has been declared unsafe or dangerous by the Director of the Department of Building Inspection or the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention and Public Safety, and where the proposed measures have been declared necessary by such official to correct the condition; provided, however, that only such work as is absolutely necessary to correct the unsafe or dangerous condition may be performed pursuant to this Section. In the event any structure or other feature shall be damaged by fire, or other calamity, or by Act of God or by the public enemy, to such an extent that in the opinion of the aforesaid officials it cannot reasonably be repaired and restored, it may be removed in conformity with normal permit procedures and applicable laws.
(Added by Ord. 27-67, App. 1/26/67; amended by Ord. 94-12, File No. 120300, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Section amended; Ord. 94-12, Eff. 6/20/2012.
SEC. 1008. COMPLIANCE WITH MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.
The owner, lessee or other person in actual charge of a landmark, or of a structure in a historic district, shall comply with all applicable codes, laws and regulations governing the maintenance of the property. It is the intent of this Section to preserve from deliberate or inadvertent neglect the exterior portions of such landmark or structure, the interior portions thereof when subject to control as specified in the designating ordinance, and all interior portions thereof whose maintenance is necessary to prevent deterioration and decay of any exterior portion. Failure to comply with this Section shall be subject to enforcement and penalties pursuant to Section 1013 below.
(Amended by Ord. 222-72, App. 8/9/72; Ord. 94-12, File No. 120300, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Section amended; Ord. 94-12, Eff. 6/20/2012.
SEC. 1009. ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO PROPERTY OWNERS.
The HPC may, upon request of the property owner, render advice and guidance with respect to any proposed work for which a Certificate of Appropriateness is not required on a designated landmark site or in a designated historic district. In rendering such advice and guidance, the HPC shall be guided by the purposes and standards in this Article 10. This Section shall not be construed to impose any regulations or controls upon any property.
(Amended by Ord. 222-72, App. 8/9/72; Ord. 94-12, File No. 120300, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Section amended; Ord. 94-12, Eff. 6/20/2012.
SEC. 1010. PROPERTY OWNED BY PUBLIC AGENCIES.
(a) The Department shall take appropriate steps to notify all public agencies that own or may acquire property in the City about the existence and character of designated landmarks and historic districts; if possible, the Department shall cause a current record of such landmarks and historic districts to be maintained in each such public agency. In the case of any publicly owned property on a landmark site or in a historic district which is not subject to the permit review procedures of the City, the agency owning the said property shall seek the advice of the HPC prior to approval or authorization of any construction, alteration or demolition thereon; and the HPC in consultation with the Art Commission in appropriate cases, shall render a report to the owner as expeditiously as possible, based on the purposes and standards in this Article 10. In the case of any publicly owned property on a landmark site or in a historic district that is subject to the permit review procedures of the City under any other law or under the Charter, the agency owning the property shall be subject to the provisions of this Article 10, and if the project involves construction, alteration or demolition on a landmark site or in a historic district a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required subject to the procedures set forth in this Article 10.
(b) All officers, boards, commissions and departments of the City shall cooperate with the HPC in carrying out the spirit and intent of this Article 10.
(c) Nothing in this Article 10 shall be construed to impose any regulations or controls upon designated landmarks owned or controlled by the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District.
(Added by Ord. 27-67, App. 1/26/67; amended by Ord. 244-98, App. 7/31/98; Ord. 94-12, File No. 120300, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Divisions (a) and (b) amended; Ord. 94-12, Eff. 6/20/2012.
SEC. 1011. RECOGNITION OF STRUCTURES OF MERIT.
(a) The HPC may approve a list of structures of historical, architectural or aesthetic merit that have not been designated as landmarks and are not situated in designated historic districts. This list may be added to from time to time. The purpose of this list shall be to recognize and encourage the protection, enhancement, perpetuation and use of such structures. The HPC shall maintain a record of historic structures in the City that have been officially designated by agencies of the State or federal government, and shall cause such structures to be added to the aforesaid list.
(b) Nothing in this Article 10 shall be construed to impose any regulations or controls upon such structures of merit included on such a list and neither designated as landmarks nor situated in historic districts.
(c) The HPC may authorize such steps as it deems desirable to recognize the merit of, and to encourage the protection, enhancement, perpetuation and use of any such listed structure, or of any designated landmark or any structure in a designated historic district, including but not limited to the issuance of a certificate of recognition and the authorization of a plaque to be affixed to the exterior of the structure; and the HPC shall cooperate with appropriate State and federal agencies in such efforts.
(d) The HPC may make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and to any other body or agency responsible, to encourage giving names pertaining to San Francisco history to streets, squares, walks, plazas and other public places.
(Added by Ord. 27-67, App. 1/26/67; amended by Ord. 94-12, File No. 120300, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Divisions (a), (c), and (d) amended; Ord. 94-12, Eff. 6/20/2012.
SEC. 1012. REFERRAL OF CERTAIN MATTERS.
Prior to passage by the Board of Supervisors, the following matters shall be submitted to the HPC for its written report regarding effects upon historic or cultural resources: ordinances and resolutions concerning historic preservation issues and historic resources; redevelopment project plans; and waterfront land use and project plans.
(a) Time Period for Review. The HPC shall submit any written report to the Board of Supervisors within 90 days of the date of referral. Failure of the HPC to act within the prescribed time shall be deemed to constitute a recommendation of disapproval, except that the Board of Supervisors may, by resolution, extend the prescribed time within which the HPC is to render its report.
(b) Report to Planning Commission. If the Planning Commission is required to take action on the matter, the HPC shall submit any report to the Planning Commission as well as to the Board of Supervisors.
(c) Referral Back of Proposed Amendments to the Municipal Code. In acting upon any proposed amendment to the Municipal Code concerning historic preservation issues and historic resources, the Board of Supervisors may modify said amendment but shall not take final action upon any material modification that has not been referred to the HPC for its written report. Should the Board of Supervisors adopt a motion proposing to modify the amendment while it is before the Board, the amendment and the motion proposing modification shall be referred back to the HPC for its written report. In all such cases of referral back, the amendment and the proposed modification shall be heard by the HPC according to the requirement for a new proposal.
(Added by Ord. 94-12, File No. 120300, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012)
SEC. 1013. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.
SEC. 1014. APPLICABILITY.
(a) No application for a permit to construct, alter or demolish any structure or other feature on a proposed landmark site or in a proposed historic district, filed subsequent to the day that a resolution adopted to initiate designation or a resolution adopted to confirm initiation of designation of the proposed landmark site or historic district, shall be approved by the Department while proceedings are pending on such designation for 180 days after a resolution is passed initiating designation or confirming nomination of designation.
The HPC or the Board of Supervisors may approve by resolution a one-time extension of up to 90 days of the above time period. The Board of Supervisors may approve by resolution one further extension of up to 90 days. If final action on such designation has not been completed before the end of the relevant time period, the permit application may be approved.
Notwithstanding the above, the Department may approve a permit to construct, alter or demolish a structure or other feature on a proposed landmark site or in a proposed historic district while proceedings are pending on a proposed designation if the property owner or authorized agent of the property owner applies for and is granted approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness for such work pursuant to the requirements of this Article 10.
(b) The provisions of this Article 10 shall be inapplicable to the construction, alteration or demolition of any structure or other feature on a landmark site or in a historic district, where a permit for the performance of such work was issued prior to the effective date of the designation of the said landmark site or historic district, and where such permit has not expired or been cancelled or revoked, provided that construction is started and diligently prosecuted to completion in accordance with the Building Code.
(Added Ord. 27-67, App. 1/26/67; amended by Ord. 94-12, File No. 120300, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Division (a) amended; Ord. 94-12, Eff. 6/20/2012.
SEC. 1015. SEVERABILITY.
If any Section, Subsection, Subdivision, Paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Article 10 or any part thereof, is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Article 10 or any part thereof. The Board of Supervisors hereby declares that it would have passed each Section, Subsection, Subdivision, Paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, and any amendments thereto, irrespective of the fact that any one or more Sections, Subsections, Subdivisions, Paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
(Added Ord. 27-67, App. 1/26/67; amended by Ord. 94-12, File No. 120300, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Section amended; Ord. 94-12, Eff. 6/20/2012.
SEC. 1004.1. NOMINATION AND INITIATION OF LANDMARK AND HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION.
(a) Nomination. The Department, property owner(s), or any member of the public may request that the HPC initiate designation of a landmark site or historic district. When a nomination is submitted by the owner(s) of a proposed landmark site or a majority of property owners of a proposed historic district, the nomination must be considered by the HPC. A nomination for initiation shall be in the form prescribed by the HPC and shall contain supporting historic, architectural, and/or cultural documentation, as well as any additional information the HPC may require. The HPC shall hold a hearing to consider nominations made by property owner(s) as set forth above no later than 45 days from the receipt of the nomination request.
(b) Initiation. Initiation of designation of a landmark site or historic district shall be made by one of the following methods:
(1) by resolution of the Board of Supervisors;
(2) by resolution of the HPC; or
(3) upon adoption of a resolution by the HPC to confirm a nomination made pursuant to subsection (a) above, provided that the HPC may disapprove the nomination or may request further information and continue the matter as appropriate.
The Board of Supervisors and the HPC shall make findings in support of any initiation of designation of a landmark site or historic district. The Board of Supervisors shall promptly refer any initiation of designation to the HPC for its review and recommendation.
(Added by Ord. 27-67, App. 1/26/67; amended by Ord. 94-12, File No. 120300, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Section header amended; section amended in its entirety; Ord. 94-12, Eff. 6/20/2012.
SEC. 1004.2. DECISION BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
Upon initiation of designation, the HPC shall hold a public hearing on the proposed designation. A record of pertinent information presented at the hearing shall be made and maintained as a permanent record.
(a) Notice of Hearing. Notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be given by at least one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City not less than 20 days prior to the date of hearing. Notice shall also be mailed not less than 10 days prior to the date of hearing to the owners of all property included in the proposed designation, using for this purpose the names and addresses of the last known owners as shown on the records of the Tax Collector and to the applicant, if any. Failure to send notice by mail to any such property owner where the address of such owner is not a matter of public record shall not invalidate any proceedings in connection with the proposed designation. The Department may also give such other notice as it may deem desirable and practicable.
(b) Time Limitation. The HPC shall consider the conformance or lack of conformance of the proposed designation with the purposes and standards of this Article 10. Where the Board of Supervisors has referred an initiation of designation to the HPC, the HPC shall hold a public hearing and shall approve, disapprove or modify the proposal within 90 days from the date of referral of the proposed designation to the HPC. Failure to act within said time shall constitute approval. The Board of Supervisors may, by resolution, extend the time within which the HPC is to render its decision.
(c) Referral of Proposed Designation. If the HPC recommends approval of a landmark designation, it shall send its recommendation to the Board of Supervisors, without referral to the Planning Commission. If the HPC recommends approval of a historic district designation, it shall refer its recommendation to the Planning Commission, which shall have 45 days to review and comment on the proposed designation, which comments, if any, shall be sent by the Department to the Board of Supervisors with the HPC's recommendation. The Planning Commission's comments shall be transmitted to the Board of Supervisors as a resolution and shall
(i) address the consistency of the proposed designation with the policies embodied in the General Plan and the priority policies of Section 101.1, particularly the provision of housing to meet the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation, and the provision of housing near transit corridors;
(ii) identify any amendments to the General Plan necessary to facilitate adoption of the proposed designation; and
(iii) evaluate whether the district would conflict with the Sustainable Communities Strategy for the Bay Area.
If the HPC disapproves designation of a landmark or historic district, that decision shall be final and shall not require referral unless appealed as set forth below.
(Former Sec. 1004.2 added by Ord. 27-67, App. 1/26/67; amended by Ord. 26-07, File No. 061068, App. 2/9/2007; deleted by Ord. 94-12, File No. 120300, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
SEC. 1004.3. DESIGNATION BY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
The Board of Supervisors shall hold a public hearing on any proposal so transmitted to it, after due notice to the owners of the property included in the proposal, and such other notice as the Board may deem necessary. The Board of Supervisors may approve, modify and approve, or disapprove the designation by a majority vote of all its members. Prior to the Board of Supervisors' vote on a proposed historic district, the Planning Department shall conduct thorough outreach to affected property owners and occupants. The Planning Department shall invite all property owners and occupants in the proposed district area to express their opinion on the proposed designation. Such invitation shall advise owners of the practical consequences of the adoption of the district, including the availability of preservation incentives, the types of work requiring a Certificate of Appropriateness, the process and fees for obtaining a Certificate of Appropriateness, and the types of work that is generally ineligible to receive a Certificate of Appropriateness.
AMENDMENT HISTORY
SEC. 1004.4. APPEAL TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
If the HPC disapproves the proposed designation, such action shall be final, except upon the filing of a valid appeal to the Board of Supervisors within 30 days by a protest subscribed by the owners of at least 20 percent of the property proposed to be designated, or by any governmental body or agency, or by an organization with a recognized interest in historical preservation; provided, however, that if the proposal was initiated by the Board of Supervisors, the Clerk of the said Board shall be notified immediately of the disapproval without the necessity for an appeal.
(a) Hearing. The Board of Supervisors shall hold a public hearing on any such proposal appealed to it or initiated by it, after due notice to the owners of the property included in the proposal and any applicant(s), and such other notice as the said Board may deem necessary.
(b) Decision. The Board of Supervisors may overrule the HPC and approve, or modify and approve, the designation by a majority vote of all its members.
(c) Resubmission, Reconsideration. If a proposal initiated by application has been disapproved by the HPC or by the Board of Supervisors, no subsequent application that is the same or substantially the same may be submitted or reconsidered for at least one year from the effective date of final action of the original proposal.
AMENDMENT HISTORY
SEC. 1004.5. NOTICE OF DESIGNATION BY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
When a landmark or historic district has been designated by the Board of Supervisors as provided above, the Department shall promptly notify the owners of the property included therein. The Department shall cause a copy of the designating ordinance, or notice thereof, to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder.
SEC. 1004.6. NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OR RESCISSION OF DESIGNATION.
When a landmark or historic district designation has been amended or rescinded, the Department shall promptly notify the owners of the property included therein, and shall cause a copy of the appropriate ordinance, or notice thereof, to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder.
SEC. 1006.1. APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.
(a) Who May Apply. An application for a Certificate of Appropriateness may be filed by the owner, or authorized agent for the owner, of the property for which the Certificate is sought.
(b) Where to File. Applications shall be filed in the office of the Planning Department.
(c) Content of Applications. The content of applications shall be in accordance with the policies, rules and regulations of the Department and the HPC. All applications shall be upon forms prescribed therefore, and shall contain or be accompanied by all information required to assure the presentation of pertinent facts for proper consideration of the case and for the permanent record. In general, the application shall be accompanied by plans and specifications showing the proposed exterior appearance, including but not limited to color, texture of materials, and architectural design and detail; drawings or photographs showing the property in the context of its surroundings may also be required. The applicant may be required to file with the application additional information needed for the preparation and mailing of notices as specified in Section 1006.3.
(d) Verification. Each application filed by or on behalf of one or more property owners shall be verified by at least one such owner or his authorized agent attesting to the truth and correctness of all facts, statements and information presented.
(e) Multiple Planning Approvals. For projects that require multiple planning approvals, the HPC shall review and act on any Certificate of Appropriateness before any other planning approval action. For projects that (1) require a conditional use authorization or permit review under Section 309, et seq. of the Code, and (2) do not concern an individually landmarked property, the Planning Commission may modify any decision on a Certificate of Appropriateness by a two-thirds vote, provided that the Planning Commission shall apply all applicable historic resources provisions of the Code and take into account all relevant General Plan and Planning Code policies, in addition to all applicable historic preservation provisions. For projects located on vacant lots, the Planning Commission may modify any decision on a Certificate of Appropriateness by a two-thirds vote, provided that the Planning Commission shall apply all applicable historic resources provisions of the Planning Code and take into account all relevant General Plan and Planning Code policies, in addition to all applicable historic preservation provisions.
(f) Permit and Application Fee Waivers. In cases of economic hardship, an applicant may be partially or fully exempt from paying fees pursuant to Section 350(e)(2).
(Amended by Ord. 223-72, App. 8/9/72; Ord. 94-12, File No. 120300, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Divisions (b), (c), and (e) amended; division (f) added; Ord. 94-12, Eff. 6/20/2012.
SEC. 1006.2. REVIEW BY PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
The Department shall review an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness and determine within 30 days of submittal whether the application is complete or whether additional information is required.
(a) Minor Alterations. The HPC may define certain categories of work as Minor Alterations and delegate review of an Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness for such Minor Alterations to Department staff. If the HPC delegates such review to Department staff, Minor Alterations shall include the following categories of work:
(1) Work the sole purpose and effect of which is to comply with the Unreinforced Masonry Building (UMB) Seismic Retrofit Ordinance and where the proposed work complies with the UMB Retrofit Architectural Design Guidelines adopted by the HPC; or
(2) Any other work so delegated to the Department by the HPC.
(b) Administrative Certificates of Appropriateness. Upon receipt of a building permit application, the Department will review and render a decision on an Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness without a hearing before the HPC. The Department shall mail the Department's written decision on an Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness to the applicant and to any individuals or organizations who so request. Any Departmental decision on an Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness may be appealed to the HPC within 15 days of the date of the written decision. The HPC may also request review of any Departmental decision on an Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness by its own motion within 20 days of the written decision.
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SEC. 1006.3. SCHEDULING AND NOTICE OF HEARING.
(a) If a public hearing before the HPC on a Certificate of Appropriateness is required, a timely appeal has been made of an Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness, or the HPC has timely requested review of an Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness, the Department shall set a time and place for said hearing within a reasonable period. Notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing shall be provided as required by Section 333 of this Code.
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SEC. 1006.4. CONDUCT OF HEARING; DECISION.
Where a public hearing before the HPC has been scheduled:
(a) Report and Recommendation. The Department shall make necessary investigations and studies prior to the hearing of the HPC. The Department shall provide its report and recommendation to the HPC.
(b) Record. A record shall be kept of the pertinent information presented at the hearing, and such record shall be maintained as a part of the permanent public records of the Department. A verbatim record may be made if permitted or ordered by the HPC.
(c) Continuations. The HPC shall determine the instances in which cases scheduled for hearing may be continued or taken under advisement. In such cases, new notice need not be given of the further hearing date, provided such date is announced at the scheduled hearing.
(d) Decision. The HPC shall approve, disapprove, or approve with modifications Certificates of Appropriateness for work to designated landmarks or within historic districts, except where it delegates such decisions to Departmental staff under the provisions of Section 1006.2 above. The decision of the HPC shall be rendered within 30 days from the date of conclusion of the hearing; failure of the HPC to act within the prescribed time shall be deemed to constitute disapproval of the application. The decision of the HPC shall be final except upon the filing of a valid appeal to the Board of Appeals or Board of Supervisors as provided in Section 1006.7. If the HPC, or the Board of Appeals or Board of Supervisors on appeal, approves the application, the Department shall issue a Certificate of Appropriateness to the applicant.
(e) Time Limit for Exercise. When approving an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness as provided herein, the HPC may impose a time limit for submission of a permit application conforming to the Certificate; otherwise, such permit application must be submitted within a reasonable time.
(f) Delegation of Hearing. The HPC may delegate to a committee of one or more of its members, or to the Director of Planning or his or her designee, or to any combination of the foregoing, the holding of the hearing required by this Article 10
for a Certificate of Appropriateness. The delegate or delegates shall submit to the HPC a record of the hearing, together with a report of findings and recommendations relative thereto, for the consideration of the HPC in reaching its decision in the case.
(g) Reconsideration. Whenever an application has been disapproved by the HPC, or by the Board of Appeals or Board of Supervisors on appeal as described in Section 1006.7, no application, the same or substantially the same as that which was disapproved, shall be resubmitted to or reconsidered by the HPC within a period of one year from the effective date of final action upon the earlier application.
(Former Sec. 1006.4 amended by Ord. 222-72, App. 8/9/72; deleted by Ord. 94-12, File No. 120300, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012)
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SEC. 1006.5. NATURE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION DECISION.
The decision of the HPC after its public hearing shall be in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) If the application for a Certificate of Appropriateness proposes construction or alteration of a structure or any work involving a sign, awning, marquee, canopy, mural or other appendage, or exterior changes in a historic district visible from a public street or other public place, the HPC shall approve, disapprove, or modify the application in whole or in part.
(b) If the application proposes removal or demolition of a structure on a designated landmark site, the HPC may disapprove or approve the application, or may suspend action on it for a period not to exceed 180 days; provided that the Board of Supervisors by resolution may, for good cause shown, extend the suspension for an additional period not to exceed 180 days, if the said Board acts not more than 90 days and not less than 30 days prior to the expiration of the original 180-day period.
(c) If the application proposes removal or demolition of a structure in a designated historic district, other than on a designated landmark site, the HPC may disapprove or approve the application, or may suspend action on it for a period not to exceed 90 days, subject to extension by the Board of Supervisors as provided in the preceding subsection; provided, however, that the designating ordinance for the historic district may authorize the suspension of action for an alternate period which shall in no event exceed 90 days, without extension, and in such event the provision of the designating ordinance shall govern.
(d) In the event action on an application to remove or demolish a structure is suspended as provided in this Section, the HPC may take such steps as it determines are necessary to preserve the structure concerned, in accordance with the purposes of this Article 10. Such steps may include, but shall not be limited to, consultations with civic groups, public agencies, and interested citizens, recommendations for acquisition of property by public or private bodies or agencies, and exploration of the possibility of moving one or more structures or other features.
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SEC. 1006.6. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.
The HPC, the Department, and, in the case of multiple approvals under Section 1006.1(f), the Planning Commission, and any other decision making body shall be guided by the standards in this Section in their review of applications for Certificates of Appropriateness for proposed work on a landmark site or in a historic district. In appraising the effects and relationships mentioned herein, the decision making body shall in all cases consider the factors of architectural style, design, arrangement, texture, materials, color, and any other pertinent factors.
(a) The proposed work shall be appropriate for and consistent with the effectuation of the purposes of this Article 10.
(b) The proposed work shall comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties for individual landmarks and contributors within historic districts, as well as any applicable guidelines, local interpretations, bulletins, or other policies. Development of local interpretations and guidelines based on the Secretary of the Interior's Standards shall be led by the Planning Department through a public participation process; such local interpretations and guidelines shall be found in conformance with the General Plan and Planning Code by the Planning Commission and shall be adopted by both the HPC and the Planning Commission. If either body fails to act on any such local interpretation or guideline within 180 days of either body's initial hearing where the matter was considered for approval, such failure to act shall constitute approval by that body. In the case of any apparent inconsistency among the requirements of this Section, compliance with the requirements of the designating ordinance shall prevail.
(c) For applications pertaining to landmark sites, the proposed work shall preserve, enhance or restore, and shall not damage or destroy, the exterior architectural features of the landmark and, where specified in the designating ordinance pursuant to Section 1004(c), its major interior architectural features. The proposed work shall not adversely affect the special character or special historical, architectural or aesthetic interest or value of the landmark and its site, as viewed both in themselves and in their setting, nor of the historic district in applicable cases.
(d) For applications pertaining to property in historic districts, other than on a designated landmark site, any new construction, addition or exterior change shall be compatible with the character of the historic district as described in the designating ordinance; and, in any exterior change, reasonable efforts shall be made to preserve, enhance or restore, and not to damage or destroy, the exterior architectural features of the subject property which are compatible with the character of the historic district. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any exterior change where the subject property is not already compatible with the character of the historic district, reasonable efforts shall be made to produce compatibility, and in no event shall there be a greater deviation from compatibility. Where the required compatibility exists, the application for a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be approved.
(e) For applications pertaining to all property in historic districts, the proposed work shall also conform to such further standards as may be embodied in the ordinance designating the historic district.
(f) For applications pertaining to the addition of murals on a landmark or contributory structure in a historic district, the HPC shall consider only the placement, size and location of the mural, to determine whether the mural covers or obscures significant architectural features of the landmark or contributory structure. For purposes of review under this Article 10, the City shall not consider the content or artistic merit of the mural.
(g) For applications pertaining to property in a historic district in a RH, RM, RTO, NC or UMU district, the HPC, or the Planning Department in the scope of work has been delegated pursuant to Section 1006.2(a), shall exempt such applications from the requirements of Section 1006.6 when compliance would create a significant economic hardship for the applicant, provided that:
(1) The scope of the work does not constitute a demolition pursuant to Section 1005(f);
(2) The Planning Department has determined that the applicant meets the requirement for economic hardship, such that the fees have been fully or partially waived pursuant to Section 1006.1 of this Code;
(3) The Zoning Administrator has determined that in all other aspects the project is in conformance with the requirements of the Planning Code;
(4) The applicant and the Department have demonstrated that the project utilizes materials, construction techniques, and regulations, such as the California Historic Building Code, to best achieve the goal of protecting the integrity of the district, while reducing costs to the applicant; and
(5) The HPC, or the Planning Department if the scope of work has been delegated pursuant to Section 1006.2(a), has confirmed that all requirements listed herein have been met, and has determined pursuant to Section 1006.4 that issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness that fully or partially waives the requirements of Section 1006.6 will not be detrimental to the integrity of the district.
(h) For applications pertaining to residential projects within historic districts that are receiving a direct financial contribution or funding from local state or federal sources for the purpose of providing a subsidized for-sale housing unit or units to residents earning 120% and below area median income or rental housing unit or units to residents earning 100% and below area median income and where at least 80 percent of the units are so subsidized, the HPC shall exempt such applications from the requirements of Section 1006.6 provided that:
(1) The scope of the work does not constitute a demolition pursuant to Section 1005(f);
(2) The applicant and the Department have demonstrated that the project utilizes materials, construction techniques, and regulations, such as the California Historic Building Code, to best achieve the goal of protecting the integrity of the district;
(3) The applicant has demonstrated that the project has considered all local, state, and federal rehabilitation incentives and taken advantage of those incentives as part of the project, when possible and practical; and
(4) The HPC has confirmed that all requirements listed herein have been met, and has determined, pursuant to Section 1006.4 of this Code, that issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness that fully or partially waives the requirements of Section 1006.6 will not be detrimental to the integrity of the district and furthers the City's housing goals.
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SEC. 1006.7. APPEALS OF A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.
(a) Right of Appeal. The HPC's or the Planning Commission's decision on a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be final unless appealed to the Board of Appeals, which may modify the decision by a 4/5 vote; provided however, that if the project requires Board of Supervisors approval or is appealed to the Board of Supervisors as a conditional use authorization, the decision shall not be appealed to the Board of Appeals but rather to the Board of Supervisors, which may modify the decision by a majority vote. Any certificate of Appropriateness so appealed shall not become effective unless and until approved by the Board of Appeals or Board of Supervisors in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize the appeal of any decision under Section 1006.5 of this Article 10 to suspend action on an application.
(b) Notice of Appeal. Any appeal under this Section shall be taken by filing written notice of appeal with the Board of Appeals or Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, whichever entity is appropriate under the requirements of subsection (a), within 30 days after the date of action by the HPC or Planning Commission.
(c) Hearing. The Board of Supervisors, the Board of Appeals or the Clerk(s) thereof shall set a time and place for hearing such appeal, which shall be not less than 10 nor more than 30 days after such filing. The Board of Appeals or the Board of Supervisors must decide such appeal within 30 days of the time set for the hearing thereon; provided that, if the full membership of the board hearing the appeal is not present on the last day on which the appeal is set or continued for hearing within said period, the board may postpone the hearing and decision thereon until, but not later than, the full membership of the board is present; provided, further, that the latest date to which said hearing and decision may be so postponed shall be not more than 90 days from the date of filing of the appeal. Failure of the Board of Appeals or the Board of Supervisors to act within such time limit shall be deemed to constitute approval by the Board of the decision of the HPC or Planning Commission.
(d) Decisions Affecting City Hall. The provisions of this Subsection shall govern decisions by the HPC on a Certificate of Appropriateness for alteration work to be done at City Hall, in lieu of any other provision set forth above. Upon the approval or disapproval by the HPC of a Certificate of Appropriateness for alteration of City Hall, the Secretary of the HPC shall transmit to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors written notification of the HPC's decision. The Clerk shall set a time and place for hearing on the decision, which shall be not less than 10 nor more than 30 days after receipt of such notification. The Board of Supervisors may approve, disapprove, or modify the HPC's decision by majority vote. The Board of Supervisors must take this action within 30 days of the time set for the hearing thereon, provided that, if the full membership of the Board is not present on the last day on which said hearing is set or continued within said period, the Board may postpone said hearing and decision thereon until, but not later than, the full membership of the Board is present; provided further, that the latest date to which said hearing and decision may be so postponed shall be not more than 90 days from the date of the receipt of written notification. Failure of the Board of Supervisors to act within such time limit shall be deemed to constitute approval by the Board of the action of the HPC.
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APPENDIX A TO ARTICLE 10 - LIST OF DESIGNATED LANDMARKS
Landmark No. | Name of Landmark | Location by Address | Assessor's Block/Lot* | Effective Date |
Landmark No. | Name of Landmark | Location by Address | Assessor's Block/Lot* | Effective Date |
1 | Mission Dolores | 320 Dolores Street, ner 16th Street | 3566/2 | 4/11/68 |
2 | Old Saint Mary's Church | 660 California Street, at Grant Avenue | 241/12 | 4/11/68 |
3 | Bank of California | 400 California Street, at Sansome Street | 239/3 | 9/3/68 |
4 | Saint Patrick's Church | 756 Mission Street, between Third and Fourth Streets | 3706/13 | 9/3/68 |
5 | Saint Francis of Assisi Church | 610 Vallejo Street at Columbus Avenue | 131/9 | 9/3/68 |
6 | Holy Cross Parish Hall (Old St. Patrick's Church) | 1820 Eddy Street, near Scott Street | 1127/7A | 9/3/68 |
7 | Audiffred Building | 1 - 21 Mission Street, at The Embarcadero | 3715/1 | 10/13/68 |
8 | So. San Francisco Opera House | 1601 Newcomb Avenue, at Mendell Street | 5311/1 | 12/8/68 |
9 | Belli Building (Langerman's Building) | 722 Montgomery Street, between Jackson and Washington Streets | 196/13 | 2/3/69 |
10 | Genella Building (Belli Annex) | 728 - 30 Montgomery Street near Jackson Street | 196/14 | 2/3/69 |
11 | Hotaling Stables Building | 32 - 42 Hotaling Place, Between Jackson and Washington Streets | 196/18 | 2/3/69 |
12 | Hotaling Building | 451 Jackson Street, at Hotaling Place | 196/19 | 2/3/69 |
13 | Hotaling Annex East | 445 Jackson Street, near Hotaling Place | 196/20 | 2/3/69 |
14 | Medico-Dental Building | 441 Jackson Street, between Hotaling Place and Sansome Street | 196/21 | 2/3/69 |
15 | Ghirardelli Building | 407 Jackson Street, near Sansome Street | 196/22p | 2/3/69 |
16 | Ghirardelli Annex - Jackson Street | 407 Jackson Street, near Sansome Street | 196/22p | 2/3/69 |
17 | Colonial Dames Octagon House | 2645 Gough Street, near Union Street | 544/1, 1C | 2/3/69 |
18 | Palace Hotel and Garden Court Room | 2 New Montgomery Street and 633 Market Street | 3707/52 | 3/9/69 |
19 | Golden Era Building | 732 Montgomery Street, near Jackson Street | 196/15 | 3/9/69 |
20 | Hotaling Annex West | 463 - 73 Jackson Street, at Hotaling Place | 196/17 | 3/9/69 |
21 | San Francisco City Hall | Block bounded by Polk and McAllister Streets, Van Ness Avenue and Grove Street | 787/1 | 3/13/70 |
22 | Solari Building (Larco's Building) | 470 Jackson Street, near Montgomery Street | 175/10p | 3/16/70 |
23 | Solari Building (Old French Consulate) | 472 Jackson Street, near Montgomery Street | 175/10p | 3/16/70 |
24 | Yeon Building | 432 Jackson Street, at Balance Street | 175/7 | 3/16/70 |
25 | Moulinie Building | 458 - 60 Jackson Street, between Montgomery and Balance Streets | 175/9 | 3/16/70 |
26 | Bank of Lucas, Turner & Co. | 800 - 804 Montgomery Street, at Jackson Street | 175/12 | 3/16/70 |
27 | Grogan-Lent-Atherton Building | 400 Jackson Street, at Sansome Street | 175/4 | 3/16/70 |
28 | Old Holy Virgin Russian Orthodox Cathedral | 858 - 64 Fulton Street, between Fillmore and Webster Streets | 780/13, 14 | 5/3/70 |
29 | Old Fire House, Engine 22 | 1348 Tenth Avenue, between Irving and Judah Streets | 1764/31 | 5/3/70 |
30 | Ghirardelli Square | Block bounded by North Point, Larkin, Beach and Polk Streets | 452/1 | 5/3/70 |
31 | Burr House | 1772 Vallejo Street, near Gough Street | 552/29 | 5/3/70 |
32 | Abner Phelps House | 1111 Oak Street, near Divisadero Street | 1218/30, 31p | 5/31/70 |
33 | Columbus Tower (Sentinel Building) | 916 - 20 Kearny Street, at Columbus Avenue AKA 701 Montgomery Street | 176/13 | 6/13/70 |
34 | Original United States Mint and Subtreasury | 608 Commercial Street, near Montgomery Street | 227/29 | 6/14/70 |
35 | Stadtmuller House | 819 Eddy Street, between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street | 743/15 | 12/5/70 |
36 | Feusier Octagon House | 1067 Green Street, between Jones and Leavenworth Streets | 126/22A | 12/5/70 |
37 | Hallidie Building | 130 Sutter Street, between Kearny and Montgomery Streets | 288/27 | 4/4/71 |
38 | Bourn Mansion | 2550 Webster Street, between Pacific Avenue and Broadway | 580/13 | 4/4/71 |
39 | Saint Francis Lutheran Church | 152 Church Street, between Market and Duboce Streets | 3537/10 | 7/10/71 |
40 | First Unitarian Church | Block bounded by Franklin Street, Geary Boulevard and Starr King Way | 713/34 | 7/10/71 |
41 | Saint Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1135 O'Farrell Street (vacated portion), between Franklin and Gough Streets | 720/28 | 7/10/71 |
42 | Dennis T. Sullivan Memorial Fire Chief's Home | 870 Bush Street, near Taylor Street | 274/10 | 10/10/71 |
43 | Cable Car Barn and Power House | Washington and Mason Streets, northwest corner | 190/5 | 10/10/71 |
44 | Donaldina Cameron House | 920 Sacramento Street, at Joice Street | 224/8 | 10/10/71 |
45 | Leale House | 2475 Pacific Avenue, between Fillmore and Steiner Streets | 587/18 | 4/2/72 |
46 | House of the Flag | 1652 - 56 Taylor Street, at Vallejo Street | 149/23 | 5/12/72 |
47 | Nightingale House | 201 Buchanan Street, at Waller Street | 858/2 | 10/1/72 |
48 | - | 294 Page Street, at Laguna Street | 839/17 | 10/1/72 |
49 | Sherman House | 2160 Green Street, between Fillmore and Webster Streets | 540/30 | 10/18/72 |
50 | Conservatory | Golden Gate Park, John F. Kennedy Memorial Drive | 1700p | 12/4/72 |
51 | Casebolt House | 2727 Pierce Street, between Green and Vallejo Streets | 560/5 | 3/5/73 |
52 | Transamerica Building (Old Fugazi Bank Building) | 4 Columbus Avenue, at Montgomery Street | 195/2 | 3/5/73 |
53 | Wormser-Coleman House | 1834 California Street, between Franklin and Gough Streets | 641/5 | 6/1/73 |
54 | Edward Coleman House | 1701 Franklin Street, at California Street | 641/3 | 7/6/73 |
55 | Lilienthal-Orville Pratt House | 1818 - 24 California Street, near Franklin Street | 641/4 | 7/6/73 |
56 | Roos House | 3500 Jackson Street, at Locust Street | 970/2 | 8/6/73 |
57 | Talbot-Dutton House | 1782 Pacific Avenue, at Franklin Street | 5/5/10 | 11/2/73 |
58 | Merryvale Antiques | 3640 Buchanan Street, at North Point Street | 459/3 | 2/4/74 |
59 | Haslett Warehouse | 680 Beach Street, at Hyde Street | 10/2 | 2/4/74 |
60 | Hunters Point Springs and Albion Brewery | 881 Innes Avenue, at Griffith Street | 4654/13 | 4/5/74 |
61 | Sylvester House | 1556 Revere Avenue, between Lane and Keith Streets | 5340/6 | 4/5/74 |
62 | Mish House | 1153 Oak Street, near Divisadero Street | 1218/29 | 7/6/74 |
63 | Quinn House | 1562 McKinnon Avenue, near Mendell Street | 5295/31 | 7/6/74 |
64 | Old Flood Mansion Pacific Union Club | 1000 California Street, at Mason Street | 245/1 | 8/2/74 |
65 | Trinity Church | 1668 Bush Street, at Octavia Street | 665/15 | 10/5/74 |
66 | Stanyan House | 2006 Bush Street, near Buchanan Street | 661/33 | 1/4/75 |
67 | Tanforan Cottage | 214 Dolores Street, near Fifteenth Street | 3557/3 | 1/4/75 |
68 | Tanforan Cottage | 214 Dolores Street, at Alert Alley near Fifteenth Street | 3557/3A | 1/4/75 |
69 | Haas-Lilienthal House | 2007 Franklin Street, near Jackson Street | 600/2 | 1/4/75 |
70 | Atherton House | 1990 California Street, at Octavia Street | 640/10 | 2/19/75 |
71 | Goodman Building | 1117 Geary Street, near Van Ness Avenue | 714/11p | 2/28/75 |
72 | V. C. Morris Building | 140 Maiden Lane, near Stockton Street | 0309/019 | 8/7/75 |
Editor’s Note: The character-defining features for Landmark No. 72 were amended by Ord. 223-16, File No. 160821, App. 11/22/2016, Eff. 12/22/2016. | ||||
73 | Lotta's Fountain | Pedestrian Island, at Intersection of Market, Geary and Kearny Streets | 7/19/75 | |
74 | Frank M. Stone House | 1348 South Van Ness, near 24th Street | 6518/6 | 7/19/75 |
75 | California Historical Society (Whittier Mansion) | 2090 Jackson Street, at Laguna Street | 591/7 | 11/8/75 |
76 | Mills Building & Tower | 220 Montgomery Street and 220 Bush Street | 268/6,7,8 | 11/8/75 |
77 | Samuels Clock | Sidewalk area in front 856 Market Street, near Powell Street | 12/7/75 | |
78 | Sunnyside Conservatory | 236 Monterey Boulevard | 6770/53, 52p | 12/7/75 |
79 | Miller-Joost House | 3224 Market Street, near Clayton Street | 2704/40 | 12/7/75 |
80 | Alfred E. (Nobby) Clarke Mansion | 250 Douglas Street, at Casselli Avenue | 2700/1 | 12/7/75 |
81 | Bush Street Temple (Soto Mission) | 1881 Bush Street, near Laguna Street | 674/13 | 4/18/76 |
82 | Geary Theater | 415 Geary Street, near Mason Street | 316/1A | 7/11/76 |
83 | St. John's Presbyterian Church | 25 Lake Street, corner of Arguello Boulevard | 1361/1 | 9/12/76 |
84 | War Memorial (Opera House and Veterans Building) | Van Ness Avenue, between Grove and McAllister Streets | 786A | 1/9/77 |
85 | San Francisco Art Institute | 800 Chestnut Street, at Jones Street | 49/1p | 7/9/77 |
86 | Potrero Hill Neighborhood House | 953 DeHaro Street, at Southern Heights Avenue | 4096/43 | 7/9/77 |
87 | Jessie Street Substation | 220 Jessie Street, nowvacated. (Rear of Landmark No. 4) | 3706/70p | 7/9/77 |
88 | Palace of Fine Arts | Baker Street, between Bay and Jefferson Streets | 916/2 | 7/9/77 |
89 | Old Firehouse, Engine Company No. 2 and Truck No. 6 | 1152 Oak Street, near Broderick Street | 1215/10 | 7/9/77 |
90 | Ferry Building | The Embarcadero, foot of Market Street | 9900/000F, 000W | 7/9/77 |
91 | Gibb-Sanborn Warehouse (Trinidad Bean and Elevator Company) | 855 Front Street, at Vallejo Street | 141/13 | 7/9/77 |
92 | Gibb-Sanborn Warehouse (Pelican Paper) | 901 Front Street, at Vallejo Street | 136/3 | 7/9/77 |
93 | Old Firehouse, Engine Company No. 23 | 3022 Washington Street, near Broderick Street | 981/13 | 7/9/77 |
94 | Orpheum Theater Building | 1192 Market Street, at Hyde Street | 351/22 | 7/9/77 |
95 | Koshland House | 3800 Washington Street, at Maple Street | 989/3 | 7/9/77 |
96 | Francis Scott Key Monument | Golden Gate Park, East End of Music Concourse | 1700p | 7/9/77 |
97 | Atkinson House | 1032 Broadway, near Taylor Street | 150/33 | 7/17/77 |
98 | Ortman-Shumate House | 1901 Scott Street, at Pine Street | 1027/3 | 8/13/77 |
99 | Schoenstein Organ | 3101 20th Street, at Alabama Street | 4084/1 | 8/13/77 |
100 | Castro Theatre | 429-431 Castro Street, near Market Street | 3582/85 | |
101 | Oriental Warehouse | 650 First Street, near Brannan Street | 3789/15p | 10/8/77 |
102 | Italian Swiss Colony Building | 1265 Battery, at Greenwich Street | 84/1p | 1/8/78 |
103 | Calvary Presbyterian Church (Sanctuary) | 2501 Fillmore Street, at Jackson Street | 587/27p | 1/10/78 |
104 | Independent Wood Company Building (Cargo West) | 1105 Battery Street, at Union Street | 107/6 | 4/23/79 |
105 | Market Street Railway Substation | 1190 Fillmore Street, at Turk Street | 756/1p | 4/23/79 |
106 | Chambord Apartments | 1298 Sacramento Street, at Jones Street | 221/89p | 4/23/79 |
107 | Rincon Annex | Mission at Spear | 3716/1p | 2/10/80 |
108 | State Armory and Arsenal | 14th and Mission | 3547/1 | 2/10/80 |
109 | A. Borel & Co. | 440 Montgomery | 239/12 | 4/06/80 |
110 | Italian American Bank | 460 Montgomery | 239/14 | 4/06/80 |
111 | Family Service Agency | 1010 Gough Street | 737/9 | 10/12/80 |
112 | Rothschild House | 964 Eddy Street | 737/7 | 10/5/80 |
113 | S. F. Mining Exchange | 350 Bush Street | 269/3 | 10/5/80 |
114 | Beltline Railroad Roundhouse Complex | Sansome, The Embarcadero and Lombard | 58/1 | 10/5/80 |
115 | Health Sciences Library | 2395 Sacramento Street | 637/16 | 10/5/80 |
116 | St. Paulus Lutheran Church | Eddy and Gough Streets | 744/10, 10A, 11 | (Rescinded by Ord. 379-96) |
117 | Hammersmith Building | 301 - 303 Sutter Street | 294/1 | 10/5/80 |
118 | B'nai David Synagogue | 3035 19th Street | 3597/63 | 10/5/80 |
119 | Chambers Manson | 2220 Sacramento Street | 625/5 | 10/5/80 |
120 | St. Joseph's Church | 1401 Howard Street | 3517/35 | 10/5/80 |
121 | Julius' Castle | 302 - 304 Greenwich | 79/4, 5 | 10/5/80 |
122 | Clay Street Center | 940 Powell and 965 Clay Streets | 224/18, 24 | 1/4/81 |
123 | John McMullen House | 827 Guerrero Street | 3608/76 | 1/4/81 |
124 | Sharon Building | Golden Gate Park | 1700p | 1/4/81 |
125 | Havens Mansion and Carriage House | 1381 South Van Ness | 6519/46, 47p | 4/11/81 |
126 | Bransten House | 1735 Franklin Street | 641/2 | 6/7/81 |
127 | Old Spaghetti Factory Cafe | 478 Green Street | 115C/19 | 6/7/81 |
128 | Clunie House | 301 Lyon Street | 1207/8 | 6/7/81 |
129 | Bauer & Schweitzer Malting Company | 550 Chestnut Street | 52/10 | 7/5/81 |
130 | Hibernia Bank | 1 Jones Street | 349/3 | 8/2/81 |
131 | Union Trust Branch of Wells Fargo Bank | 744 Market Street | 312/6 | 8/2/81 |
132 | Savings Union Branch of Security Pacific National Bank | 1 Grant Avenue | 313/8 | 8/2/81 |
133 | Axford House | 1190 Noe Street | 6538/5 | 8/2/81 |
134 | Mechanics Institute | 57 - 65 Post Street | 311/13 | 9/6/81 |
135 | Westerfield House | 1198 Fulton Street | 777/15 | 12/6/81 |
136 | Kershaw House | 845 Guerrero Street | 3608/51 | 12/6/81 |
137 | Notre Dame School | 351 Dolores Street | 3567/31 | 12/6/81 |
138 | I.M. Scott School | 1060 Tennessee Street | 4107/6 | 12/6/81 |
139 | St. Charles School | 3250 18th Street | 3574/85 | 12/6/81 |
140 | High School of Commerce | 135 Van Ness Avenue | 815/1 | 12/6/81 |
141 | Home Telephone Company | 333 Grant Avenue | 286/2 | 12/6/81 |
142 | PG&E Old Station J | 569 Commercial Street | 228/11 | 12/6/81 |
143 | Fire Department Old Station No. 2 | 466 Bush Street | 270/9C | 12/6/81 |
144 | Hoffman Grill | 619 Market Street | 3707/55 | 12/6/81 |
145 | Buich Building | 240 California Street | 237/9 | 12/6/81 |
146 | Jack's Restaurant | 615 Sacramento Street | 240/14 | 12/6/81 |
147 | Dutch Windmill | Golden Gate Park | 1700p | 12/6/81 |
148 | Kerrigan House - Ruth Cravath Stoneyard and Studio | 893 Wisconsin Street | 4162/57 | 6/5/82 |
149 | Edwin Klockars Blacksmith Shop | 449 Folsom Street | 3748/28 | 6/12/82 |
150 | Sheetmetal Workers Union Hall | 224 - 226 Guerrero Street | 3545/3 | 6/12/82 |
151 | Archbishop's Mansion | 1000 Fulton Street | 778/6 | 6/12/82 |
152 | Don Lee Building | 1000 Van Ness Avenue | 715/5 | 7/10/82 |
153 | Earle C. Anthony Packard Showroom | 901 Van Ness Avenue | 719/2 | 7/10/82 |
154 | Flood Building | 870 - 898 Market Street | 329/5 | 7/10/82 |
155 | Flatiron Building | 540 - 548 Market Street | 291/1 | 7/10/82 |
156 | Phelan Building | 760 - 784 Market Street | 328/1 | 7/10/82 |
157 | Hills Bros. Coffee Plant | 2 Harrison Street | 744/1 | 11/7/82 |
158 | Federal Reserve Bank | 400 Sansome Street | 229/3 | 1/7/83 |
159 | Gaylord Hotel | 620 Jones Street | 305/36 | 4/10/83 |
160 | Royal Insurance Building | 201 Sansome Street | 260/5 | 4/10/83 |
161 | Kohl Building | 400 Montgomery Street | 239/9 | 4/10/83 |
162 | Hobart Building | 582 - 592 Market Street | 291/6 | 7/9/83 |
163 | Sharon Building | 39 - 63 Montgomery Street | 3707/35 | 7/9/83 |
164 | McMorry-Lagen House | 188 - 198 Haight Street | 852/11 | 11/6/83 |
165 | Lillie Hitchcock Coit Tower | Telegraph Hill Boulevard | 86/12 | 1/1/84 |
166 | Trinity Presbyterian Church | 3261 23rd Street | 3642/35 | 3/30/84 |
167 | Metropolitan Life Insurance Building | 600 Stockton Street | 257/12 | 6/3/84 |
168 | William Vale House | 2226 California Street | 637/7 | 6/3/84 |
169 | Campfire Golden Gate Council Headquarters | 325 Arguello Boulevard | 1432/3 | 6/30/84 |
170 | Grace Cathedral Close | 1051 Taylor Street | 246/1 | 8/5/84 |
171 | Refugee Shack | 1227 24th Avenue | 1726/4 | 8/12/84 |
172 | St. Boniface Church and Rectory | 133 Golden Gate Avenue | 349/12, 13 | 10/7/84 |
173 | Notre Dame des Victoires Church and Rectory | 564 - 566 Bush Street | 271/12, 24 | 10/7/84 |
174 | California Hall | 625 Polk Street | 742/2 | 10/7/84 |
175 | McLaren Lodge | Golden Gate Park | 1700p | 11/4/84 |
176 | Cadillac Hotel | 366 - 394 Eddy Street | 333/12 | 1/6/8 |
177 | First Congregational Church | 432 Mason Street | 309/9 | 3/1/85 |
178 | Mission Turn Hall | 3543 18th Street | 3588/82 | 3/1/85 |
179 | Beach Chalet | 100 Great Highway | 1700 | 2/22/85 |
180 | S.F.& S.M. Railway Co. Office Building | 2301 San Jose Avenue | 6972/20 | 1/26/86 |
181 | Lawn Bowling Clubhouse and Greens | Golden Gate Park | 1700/1 | 9/7/86 |
182 | Theodore Green Apothecary | 500 - 502 Divisadero Street | 1303/17A | 9/14/86 |
183 | Crown Zellerbach Complex and Site | 1 Bush St./523 Market St. | 290/11 & 12 | 5/17/87 |
184 | Mark Hopkins Hotel | 850 Mason St./1 Nob Hill | 255/2 | 5/17/87 |
185 | Fairmont Hotel | 590 Mason St. | 244/p. 1 | 6/13/87 |
186 | David Lewis House | 4143 23rd St. | 2804/40 | 2/14/88 |
187 | Engine Co. No. 37, Truck Co. No. 9 | 2501 25th Street | 4279/1 | 3/19/88 |
188 | Engine Co. No. 8, Truck Co. No. 4 | 1648 Pacific Avenue | 574/11 | 3/19/88 |
189 | Frank G. Edwards House | 1366 Guerrero Street | 6533/13 | 12/17/88 |
190 | Charles L. Hinkel House and Carriage House | 280 Divisadero Street | 1238/23 | 12/17/88 |
191 | The Oakley Residence and Flats | 200 - 202 Fair Oaks Street | 3648/1 | 3/8/89 |
192 | Southern Pacific Company Hospital Complex | 1400 Fell Street, 1509, 1555 and 1599 Hayes Street | 1206/2 & 3 | 3/8/89 |
193 | Baker and Hamilton Building | 700 - 768 Seventh Street | 3799/1 | 10/18/89 |
194 | Francis "Lefty" O'Doul/Third Street Bridge | Third Street over Mission Channel at China Basin | Between 3803/5 and 3813/1 | 10/18/89 |
195 | Islam Temple (Alcazar Theater) | 650 Geary Street | 304/19 & 23 | 10/18/89 |
196 | The Alfred G. Hanson Residence | 126-27th Avenue | 1332/49 & 50 | 12/22/89 |
197 | Spreckles Mansion | 2080 Washington Street | 601/5 | 6/9/90 |
198 | Richard E. Queen House | 2212 Sacramento Street | 627/4 | 8/31/90 |
199 | The Jackson Brewery Complex | 1475, 1477, 1479, 1479A and 1489 Folsom Street and 301 - 05, 315 - 319 and 333 Eleventh Street | 3520/28A, 28B, 29, 30, 30A, 30B, 30C | 1/5/91 |
200 | Path of Gold Light Standards | 1 Market Street through 2490 Market Street | - | 7/26/91 |
201 | Park Emergency Hospital | Kezar Corner, Golden Gate Park | 1700 | 11/2/91 |
202 | Golden Gate Commandery of Knights Templar (Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church) | 2135 Sutter Street | 682/6 | 1/22/93 |
203 | The George Gibbs Residence and caretaker's cottage | 2620 - 2624 Jackson Street | 585/8, 9 & 10 | 9/26/93 |
204 | Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe/Our Lady of Guadalupe Church | 906 Broadway | 0149/009 | 11/14/93; Am. Ord. 76-19 File No. 190188 App. 4/26/2019 |
205 | Balboa High School | 1000 Cayuga Avenue at Onondaga Street | 6958A/1 | 2/19/95 |
206 | The Howard/26th Street Cottages | 3274 - 3294 26th Street and 1487 - 1499 South Van Ness Avenue and 84 - 96 Virgil Street | 6526/13 & 14 | 1/22/94 |
207 | The Ellinwood Residence | 2799 Pacific Avenue and 2498 Divisadero Street | 978/10 | 1/22/94 |
208 | The McCormick House | 4040 17th Street | 2623/12 | 1/22/2000 |
209 | Odd Fellows Columbarium | 1 Loraine Court | 1084/2, 1132/1 | 3/3/96 |
210 | The Murphy Windmill and Millwright's Cottage | West End of Golden Gate Park | 1700/001p | 7/2/2000 |
211 | The Madame C.J. Walker Home for Girls and Women | 2066 Pine Street | 651/8 | 12/12/99 |
212 | Columbia Savings Bank Building | 700 Montgomery Street | 196/8p | 10/8/2000 |
213 | The Joseph Leonard/Cecil F. Poole House | 90 Cedro Avenue | 6908/16 | 7/2/2000 |
214 | El Capitan Theater and Hotel | 2353 Mission Street | 3595/24 | 3/3/96 |
215 | Brown's Opera House (Victoria Theater) | 2961 16th Street | 3570/31A | 3/3/96 |
216 | Milo Hoadley Residence | 2908 - 2910 Bush Street | 1046/13 | 6/21/96 |
217 | Alhambra Theater | 2320 - 2336 Polk Street | 548/22 | 3/3/96 |
218 | North End Police Station and Garage | 2475 Greenwich Street | 513/15 | 5/24/96 |
220 | Former Engine House No. 31 | 1088 Green Street | 121/10 | 4/8/98 |
221 | Former Shriners Hospital | 1701 Nineteenth Avenue | 1924/3 | 4/8/98 |
222 | Golden Gate Bridge | At the Presidio, U.S. Highway 101 and California Highway 1 | - | 5/21/99 |
223 | Carmel Fallon Building | 1800 Market Street | 871/14 | 11/8/98 |
224 | Schubert Hall | 2099 Pacific Avenue | 591/23 | 5/21/99 |
225 | Fireboat House | Pier 221/2, the Embarcadero | 9900 | 4/16/99 |
226 | Washington Square | - | 102/1 & 2 | 1/22/99 |
227 | The Castro Camera and the Harvey Milk Residence | 573 - 575 Castro Street | 3583/61 | 7/2/2000 |
228 | City Lights Bookstore | 261 - 271 Columbus Avenue | 162/18 | 8/26/2001 |
229 | Garcia and Maggini Warehouse | 128 King Street | 3794/23 | 6/23/2002 |
231 | Laguna Honda Station (also known as Forest Hill Station) | 390 Laguna Honda Boulevard | 2864/50 | 9/23/2004 |
232 | Filbert Street Cottages (Bush Cottages and the School of Basic Design and Color) | 1338 Filbert Street | 524/31 - 34 | 4/3/2003 |
233 | The Golden Triangle Light Standards | Along the streets bounded by Market, and Sutter Streets | - | 5/23/2003 |
234 | Carnegie Mission Branch Library | 300 Bartlett Street | 6516/2 | 9/23/2004 |
235 | The Carnegie Chinatown Branch Library | 1135 Powell Street | 191/4 | 5/2/2002 |
236 | The Old U.S. Mint | 88 Fifth Street | 3704/11 | 2/21/2003 |
237 | The Drexler/Colombo Building | 1-21 Columbus Avenue and 612-624 Washington Street | 195/4 | 8/23/2002 |
238 | The Labor Temple/Redstone Building | 2926-2948 16th Street | 3553/014 | 1/16/2004 |
Editor's Note: The "Assessor's Block/Lot" entry for Landmark No. 238 was amended by Ord. 188-15 , File No. 150871, App. 11/4/2015, Eff. 12/4/2015. | ||||
239 | The Carnegie Sunset Library | 1305 18th Avenue | 1773/1 | 6/10/2004 |
240 | The Carnegie Presidio Library | 3150 Sacramento Street | 1006/12 | 6/10/2004 |
241 | The Jose Theater/Names Project Building | 2362 Market Street | 3562/11 | 5/27/2004 |
242 | The Infant Shelter | 1201 Ortega Street | 211/37 | 8/25/2004 |
243 | Editor's Note: The designation of former Landmark No. 243 (The Chronicle Building, 690 Market St.) was repealed by Ord. 54-06, File No. 050298, App. 3/31/2006. The Chronicle Building currently is designated as "Significant – Category II" under the terms of Article 11. See Article 11, Appendix B, below. | |||
244 | The Garfield Building | 938-942 Market Street | 341/5 | 9/30/2004 |
Editor's Note: The designation of Landmark No. 244 by Ord. 23-04 was conditional. On May 7, 2009, the Planning Director issued a determination that the terms of the conditions had been met. | ||||
245 | The New Mission Theater | 2550 Mission Street | 3616/007 | 5/27/2004 |
246 | The James Lick Baths/People's Laundry Building | 165 10th Street | 3509/14 | 8/25/2004 |
Landmark No. | Name of Landmark | Location by Address | Assessor's Block/Lot* | Legislative History |
Landmark No. | Name of Landmark | Location by Address | Assessor's Block/Lot* | Legislative History |
247 | Richmond/Senator Milton Marks Branch Library | 351 9th Avenue | 1441/7 | Ord. 41-05 File No. 050092 App. 3/3/2005 |
248 | The Juvenile Court and Detention Home | 150 Otis Street | 3513/7 | Ord. 119-06 File No. 051521 App. 6/14/2006 |
249 | Golden Gate Park, the Music Concourse | 1000 Great Highway | 1700/1 | Ord. 278-05 File No. 051590 App. 12/16/2005 |
250 | Shipwright's Cottage | 900 Innes Avenue | 4646 | Ord. 76-08 File No. 080279 App. 5/9/2008 |
251 | Glazer-Keating House | 1110 Taylor Street | 0222/018 | Ord. 212-05 File No. 051128 App. 8/18/2005 |
252 | St. Brigid's Church | 2151 Van Ness Avenue | 0575015 | Ord. 263-06 File No. 051772 App. 10/24/2006 |
253 | Richard P. Doolan/Norman T. Larson Residence and Storefronts | 557 Ashbury Street/1500 - 1512 Haight Street | 1231/009 | Ord. 182-06 File No. 060668 App. 7/14/2006 |
254 | Doggie Diner Sign | Located in the median strip of Sloat Boulevard and 45th Avenue | Ord. 221-06 File No. 060926 App. 8/11/2006 | |
255 | Mission High School | 3750 18th Street | 3579 | Ord. 27-07 File No. 061623 App. 2/9/2007 |
256 | Richardson Hall | 55 Laguna Street | 0857 | Ord. 216-07 File No. 071082 App. 9/21/07 |
257 | Woods Hall | 55 Laguna Street | 0857 | Ord. 216-07 File No. 071082 App. 9/21/07 |
258 | Woods Hall Annex | 55 Laguna Street | 0857 | Ord. 216-07 File No. 071082 App. 9/21/07 |
259 | Carnegie Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch Library | 451 Jersey Street | 6539 | Ord. 30-08 File No. 080189 App. 3/10/08 |
260 | Tobin House | 1969 California Street | 4905 | Ord. 236-08 File No. 080720 App. 10/30/2008 |
261 | Metro Theater | 2055 Union Street | 0541 | Ord. 175-09 File No. 090318 App. 7/21/2009 |
262 | Appleton & Wolfard Libraries (a.k.a. Marina Branch Library) | 1890 Chestnut Street | 0469/001 | Ord. 294-10 File No. 101229 App. 11/18/2010 |
263 | Sam Jordan's Bar | 4004-4006 Third Street | 5253/030 | |
264 | Twin Peaks Tavern | 401 Castro Street | 3582/71 | |
265 | Doelger Building | 320-326 Judah Street | 1763/ 020 and 021 | |
266 | Marcus Books and Jimbo's Bop City | 1712-1716 Fillmore Street | 0684/020 | |
267 | Swedish American Hall Building | 2174-2178 Market Street | 3542/017 | |
268 | R. L. Goldberg Building | 182-198 Gough Street | 0837/014 | |
269 | University Mound Old Ladies' Home | 350 University Street | 5992/001 | |
270 | The Cowell House | 171 San Marcos Avenue | 2882/035 | |
271 | The Bourdette Building | 90-92 Second Street | 3707/012 | |
272 | Alemany Emergency Hospital and Health Center | 35-45 Onondaga Avenue | 6956/016 6956/017 | Ord. 99-16 File No. 160293 App. 6/17/2016 |
273 | Ingleside Presbyterian Church and the Great Cloud of Witnesses | 1345 Ocean Avenue | 6942/050 | Ord. 222-16 File No. 160820 App. 11/22/2016 |
274 | El Rey Theater | 1970 Ocean Avenue | 3280/018 | Ord. 161-17 File No. 170430 App. 7/27/2017 |
275 | Third Baptist Church Complex | 1399 McAllister Street | 0778/013 | Ord. 226-17 File No. 170923 App. 11/15/2017 |
276 | Gaughran House | 2731-2735 Folsom Street | 3640/031 | Ord. 240-17 File No. 170922 App. 12/15/2017 |
277 | New Era Hall | 2117-2123 Market Street | 3543/012 | Ord. 49-18 File No. 170755 App. 3/29/2018 |
278 | Phillips Building | 234-246 First Street | 3736/006 | Ord. 148-18 File No. 180387 App. 6/28/2018 |
279 | Arthur H. Coleman Medical Center | 6301 Third Street | 4968/032 | Ord. 203-18 File No. 180559 App. 8/10/2018 |
280 | New Pullman Hotel | 228-248 Townsend Street | 3787/018 | Ord. 253-18 File No. 180720 App. 11/2/2018 |
281 | Piledrivers, Bridge, and Structural Ironworkers Local No. 77 Union Hall | 457 Bryant Street | 3775/085 | Ord. 254-18 File No. 180721 App. 11/2/2018 |
282 | Hotel Utah | 500-504 4th Street | 3777/001 | Ord. 255-18 File No. 180722 App. 11/2/2018 |
283 | Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Building | 2 Henry Adams Street | 3910/001 | Ord. 11-19 File No. 181144 App. 1/25/2019 |
284 | Benedict-Gieling House | 22 Beaver Street | 3561/060 | Ord. 32-19 File No. 181175 App. 2/22/2019 |
285 | Theodore Roosevelt Middle School | 460 Arguello Boulevard | 1061/049 | Ord. 37-19 File No. 180003 App. 3/15/2019 |
286 | Sunshine School | 2728 Bryant Street | 4273/008 | Ord. 38-19 File No. 180005 App. 3/15/2019 |
287 | Paper Doll | 524 Union Street | 0103/009 | Ord. 114-19
File No. 181107 App. 6/25/2019 |
288 | Kinmon Gakuen Building | 2031 Bush Street | 0676/027 | Ord. 243-19 File No. 190644 App. 11/1/2019 |
289 | “History of Medicine in California” frescoes | In Toland Hall auditorium in UC Hall, 533 Parnassus Avenue | 2634A/011 | Ord. 241-20
File No. 201033 App. 11/25/2020 |
290 | Royal Baking Company | 4767-4773 Mission Street | 6084/021 | Ord. 267-20
File No. 201034 App. 12/23/2020 |
291 | Japanese YWCA/Issei Women’s Building | 1830 Sutter Street | 0676/035 | Ord. 60-21
File No. 210064 App. 4/30/2021 |
292 | Lyon-Martin House | 651 Duncan Street | 6604/036 | Ord. 74-21
File No. 210286 App. 5/21/2021 |
293 | Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park | Within Entrada Court | 6917B/001 | Ord. 153-21
File No. 210423 App. 10/8/2021 |
294 | Fresco titled “The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City” | In the Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut Street | 0049/001 | Ord. 169-21
File No. 210565 App. 10/15/2021 |
295 | San Francisco Eagle Bar | 396-398 12th Street | 3522/014 | Ord. 175-21
File No. 210734 App. 10/29/2021 |
296 | 2778 24th Street | 2778 24th Street, Casa Sanchez Building | 4210/018 | Ord. 17-22 File No. 211233 App. 2/11/2022 |
297 | One Montgomery Street | 1-25 Montgomery Street, Crocker National Bank Building | 0292/001A 0292/002 | Ord. 36-22 File No. 210898 App. 3/14/2022 |
298 | Fresco titled “Allegory of California” | In the grand stairwell between the 10th and 11th floors of The City Club of San Francisco (former Pacific Stock Exchange Luncheon Club), 155 Sansome Street | 0268/001A | Ord. 41-22 File No. 220037 App. 3/14/2022 |
299 | Jones-Thierbach Coffee Company Building | 447 Battery Street | 0206/002 | Ord. 43-22 File No. 211021 App. 3/16/2022 |
300 | Golden Gate Valley Carnegie Library | 1801 Green Street | 0554/001 | Ord. 47-22 File No. 220009 App. 3/22/2022 |
301 | Trocadero Clubhouse | Within Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove, northwest of 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard | 2488/001 | Ord. 57-22 File No. 211219 App. 4/15/2022 |
302 | Clay Theatre | 2261 Fillmore Street | 0630/002 | Ord. 72-22 File No. 220190 App. 5/6/2022 |
303 | Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts | 2868 Mission Street | 6516/007 | Ord. 87-22 File No. 220287 App. 6/3/2022 |
304 | Mother’s Building | Within the San Francisco Zoological Gardens, 1 Zoo Road, southeast of Great Highway and Sloat Boulevard | 7281/006 | Ord. 193-22 File No. 220757 App. 9/16/2022 |
305 | Takahashi Trading Company | 200 Rhode Island Street | 3936/001 | Ord. 194-22 File No. 220507 App. 9/22/2022 |
306 | City Cemetery | In Lincoln Park, north of Clement Street, east of the San Francisco Veteran Affairs Center, east and south of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and west of Assessor’s Parcel Block Nos. 1312, 1392, and 1401 | 1313/029p | Ord. 201-22 File No. 220654 App. 10/3/2022 |
307 | Turk and Taylor Streets Intersection, known as the “Site of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot” | Turk and Taylor Streets intersection, together with portions of 101 Taylor Street | 0339/003p | Ord. 246-22
File No. 220924 App. 12/9/2022 |
308 | St. James Presbyterian Church | 240 Leland Avenue | 6246/012 | Ord. 263-22 File No. 221165 App. 12/22/2022 |
309 | The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples | 2041 Larkin Street | 0572/003 | Ord. 125-23 File No. 230493 App. 7/6/2023 |
310 | Parkside Branch Library | McCoppin Square Park, 1200 Taraval Street | 2351/001p | Ord. 158-23 File No. 230690 App. 7/28/2023 |
311 | Colombo Market Arch | Sydney Walton Square, 600 Front Street | 0172/010p | Ord. 202-23 File No. 230922 App. 10/12/2023 |
312 | Chata Gutierrez Mural | 3175 24th Street | 6519/041 | Ord. 4-24
File No. 231033 App. 1/19/2024 |
313 | Carnaval Mural | 1311-1315 South Van Ness Avenue | 6519/039 | Ord. 5-24 File No. 231034 App. 1/19/2024 |
314 | Westwood Park Entrance Gateway and Pillars | At the intersections of Miramar Avenue and Monterey Boulevard, Miramar Avenue and Ocean Avenue, and Judson Avenue and Frida Kahlo Way | Ord. 18-24 File No. 231216 App. 2/9/2024 | |
315 | Grand Theater | 2665 Mission Street | 3637/023 | Ord. 48-24 File No. 231257 App. 3/15/2024 |
316 | Sacred Heart Parish Complex | 546-548 Fillmore Street, 554 Fillmore Street, 735 Fell Street, and 660 Oak Street | 0828/12, 21, 22, and 22A | Ord. 63-24 File No. 231045 App. 3/28/2024 |
317 | San Francisco Fire Station No. 44 | 1298 Girard Street | 6194/010 | Ord. 96-24 File No. 240089 App. 5/17/2024 |
318 | The Gregangelo Museum | 225 San Leandro Way | 3253/015 | Ord. 119-24 File No. 240353 App. 6/21/2024 |
319 | The Rainbow Flag Installation at Harvey Milk Plaza, by Gilbert Baker | At the southwest corner of the intersection of Market Street and Castro Street | App. 9/13/2024 | |
320 | Ladies’ Protection and Relief Society | 3400 Laguna Street | 0471/003 | Ord. 302-24 File No. 241103 App. 12/19/2024 |
321 | Mint Mall and Hall | 951-957 Mission Street | 3725/088 | Ord. 194-25 File No. 250919 App. 10/16/2025 |
* A "p" next to an Assessor's Block or Lot Number denotes "portion." | ||||
(Amended by Ord. 508-88, App. 11/17/88; Ord. 509-88, App. 11/17/88; Ord. 40-89, App. 2/8/89; Ord. 41-89, App. 2/8/89; Ord. 321-89, App. 9/18/89; Ord. 322-89, App. 9/18/89; Ord. 323-89, App. 9/18/89; Ord. 430-89, App. 11/22/89; Ord. 164-90, App. 5/10/90; Ord. 290-90, App. 8/1/90; Res. 670-93, App. 8/27/93; Ord. 387-90, App. 12/6/90; Ord. 266-91, App. 6/26/91; Ord. 356-91, App. 10/2/91; Ord. 368-92, App. 12/23/92; Ord. 312-93, App. 10/15/93; Ord. 403-93, App. 12/23/93; Ord. 404-93, App. 12/23/93; Ord. 17-95, App. 1/20/95; Ord. 37-96, App. 2/2/96; Ord. 38-96, App. 2/2/96; Ord. 39-96, App. 2/2/96; Ord. 40-96, App. 2/2/96; Ord. 158-96, App. 4/24/96; Ord. 195-96, App. 5/22/96; Ord. 379-96, App. 10/3/96; Ord. 96-98, App. 3/20/98; Ord. 97-98, App. 3/20/98; Ord. 302-98, App. 10/9/98; Ord. 81-99, File No. 990430, App. 4/16/99; Ord. 124-99, File No. 990660, App. 5/2199; Ord. 125-99, File No. 990661, App. 5/21/99; Ord. 293-99, File No. 991873, App. 11/12/99; Ord. 328-99, File No. 991872, App. 12/23/99; Ord. 332-99, File No. 992041, App. 12/23/99; Ord. 120-00, File No. 000528, App. 6/2/2000; Ord. 121-00, File No. 000529, App. 6/2/2000; Ord. 122-00, File No. 000530, App. 6/2/2000; Ord. 214-00, File No. 001260, App. 9/8/2000; Ord. 167-01, File No. 011101, App. 7/27/2001; Ord. 60-02, File No. 020196, App. 5/2/2002; Ord. 79-02, File No. 012132, App. 5/24/2002; Ord. 177-02, File No. 021069, App. 8/23/2002; Ord. 22-03, File No. 021687, App. 2/21/2003; Ord. 53-03, File No. 030097, App. 4/3/2003; Ord. 92-03, File No. 020295, App. 5/23/2003; Ord. 10-04, File No. 031832, App. 1/16/2004; Ord. 87-04, File No. 040443, App. 5/27/2004; Ord. 92-04, File No. 040315, App. 5/27/2004; Ord. 106-04, File No. 040442, App. 6/10/2004; Ord. 107-04, File No. 040450, App. 6/10/2004; Ord. 216-04, File No. 040859, App. 8/25/2004; Ord. 222-04, File No. 040976, App. 8/25/2004; Ord. 238-04, File No. 041090, App. 9/30/2004; Ord. 238-04, File No. 041090, App. 9/30/2004; Ord. 54-06, File No. 050298, App. 3/31/2006; see table for subsequent history)
Editor's Note:
Beginning with Landmark No. 247, the table shows the legislative history of each landmark. The history note above pertains to landmarks included in the table prior to the designation of Landmark 247. The legislative histories of amendments made after 2006 to existing landmarks are noted in the table.
Beginning with Landmark No. 247, the table shows the legislative history of each landmark. The history note above pertains to landmarks included in the table prior to the designation of Landmark 247. The legislative histories of amendments made after 2006 to existing landmarks are noted in the table.
SEC. 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
The Board of Supervisors finds that the area known and described in this ordinance as Jackson Square contains a number of structures having a special character and special historical, architectural and aesthetic interest and value and constitutes a distinct section of the City. The Board of Supervisors further finds that designation of said area as a Historic District will be in furtherance of and in conformance with the purposes of Article 10 of the City Planning Code and the standards set forth therein, and that preservation on an area basis rather than on the basis of individual structures alone is required in order to prevent the needless destruction and impairment of Jackson Square.
This ordinance is intended to further the general purpose of historic preservation legislation as set forth in Section 1001 of the City Planning Code, to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public through:
(a) The protection, enhancement, perpetuation and use of structures, sites and areas that are reminders of past eras, events and persons important in local, State or national history, or which provide significant examples of architectural styles of the past or are landmarks in the history of architecture, or which are unique and irreplaceable assets to the City and its neighborhoods, or which provide for this and future generations examples of the physical surroundings in which past generations lived;
(b) The development and maintenance of appropriate settings and environment for such structures, and in such sites and areas;
(c) The enhancement of property values, the stabilization of neighborhoods and areas of the City, the increase of economic and financial benefits to the City and its inhabitants, and the promotion of tourist trade and interest;
(d) The preservation and encouragement of a City of varied architectural styles, reflecting the distinct phases of its history: Cultural, social, economic, political and architectural; and
(e) The enrichment of human life in its educational and cultural dimensions in order to serve spiritual as well as material needs, by fostering knowledge of the living heritage of the past.
In addition, this ordinance is intended to maintain the scale and basic character of Jackson Square, through:
(a) Protection and preservation of the basic characteristics and salient architectural details of structures insofar as these characteristics and details are compatible with the Historic District;
(b) Affording the widest possible scope for continuing vitality through private renewal and architectural creativity, within appropriate controls and standards. It is intended to foster a climate in which Jackson Square may continue to exist as a living, changing commercial area and not a static museum;
(c) Encouragement of the development of vacant and incompatibly developed properties in accordance with the character of the area;
(d) Encouragement of maximum use by and convenience to pedestrians.
(Added Ord. 221-72, App. 8/9/72)
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
Pursuant to Section 1004 of the City Planning Code, Chapter II, Part II of the San Francisco Municipal Code, Jackson Square is hereby designated as a Historic District, this designation having been duly approved by resolution of the City Planning Commission.
(Added Ord. 221-72, App. 8/9/72)
SEC. 3. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES.
The location and boundaries of the Jackson Square Historic District shall be as designated on the Jackson Square Historic District Map, the original of which is on file with the Clerk of the board of Supervisors under File No. 276-72, which Map is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
(Added Ord. 221-72, App. 8/9/72)
SEC. 4. RELATION TO CITY PLANNING CODE.
(a) Article 10 of the City Planning Code is the basic law governing historic preservation in the City and County of San Francisco. This ordinance, being a specific application of Article 10, is both subject to and in addition to the provisions thereof.
(b) Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in this ordinance, nothing in this ordinance shall supersede, impair or modify any City Planning Code provisions applicable to property in Jackson Square, including but not limited to existing and future regulations controlling uses, height, bulk, coverage, floor area ratio, required open space, off-street parking and signs.
(Added Ord. 221-72, App. 8/9/72)
SEC. 5. JUSTIFICATION.
The characteristics of the said Historic District justifying its designation are as follows:
(a) History of the Area. The Historic District contains virtually the sole surviving commercial buildings from the 1850's and 1860's. In effect this area, in close proximity to Portsmouth Plaza where the major segment of the modern City began, was the central business district of these early times. Its waterfront location led to its use for mercantile and financial purposes, consulates and offices; and many distinguished men had businesses or property in the area, including General William Tecumseh Sherman, Colonel Jonathan Stevenson, James King of William, Mayors Charles Brenham and Ephraim Burr, Domingo Ghirardelli and Anson Hotaling, Paxon Dean Atherton, William Lent, Alexander Grogan and James de Fremery. The original waterline came to about Montgomery and Jackson Streets and the present district is partly on filled ground, some of the fill consisting of the hulls of ships abandoned in the rush to the gold fields.
More than any other existing part of San Francisco, this area recalls the Gold and Silver era and the days of the Vigilante movement.
The Barbary Coast, north of the original commercial area, had a somewhat different but noteworthy history. Although the present buildings do not date from the 19th century, many of them were rebuilt immediately after the 1906 Earthquake and Fire and embody the spirit and appearance of the earlier City. In fact, this area to the south of Telegraph Hill had an international reputation from the 1850's on.
(b) Basic Nature of the Area. The Historic District includes historically and architecturally significant buildings ranging from the 1850's to the early years of the present century. The vast majority of buildings are under 40 feet in height. The area is large enough to be viable, but yet is compact. It is predominantly oriented to the pedestrian rather than the automobile. There is a healthy and vital mixture of activities. Interior streets are narrow and there are no major through arteries. Streetscapes are an important part of the District's character.
(c) Architectural Character. There are common architectural features tying the area together and providing visual distinction and pleasure. These common elements, used throughout the District in varying patterns and emphases, pertain to overall form and continuity, scale and proportion, fenestration, materials, color, texture, detail and decorative features. A high quality of architecture of buildings and their features is well-distributed throughout the Historic District. Visual distinction is due in many cases to the original construction, often carefully restored, but in some cases it is due to thoughtful remodeling that captures the historic character of the District.
(d) Uniqueness and Location. Jackson Square includes the City's only surviving early commercial area. Its distinct quality is further enhanced by a downtown location, affording an impressive contrast with the adjacent office core.
(e) Visual and Functional Unity. The Historic District, within the selected boundaries, has an identifiable scale and common architectural features. Narrow interior streets, street trees, quiet alleys, pedestrian orientation and intimacy of view in most of the District also contribute to its visual unity, as does the contrast with surrounding areas. In terms of function, there has been a coalescence of commercial development, uses and exterior building treatment.
(f) Dynamic Continuity. Jackson Square is a continually evolving commercial area, not a static museum. The area has proven its capacity for incremental adaptation to new uses.
(g) Benefits to the City and its Residents. Economically, the area houses specialized enterprises which demand a unique, prestige location; and it is a vital part of the fabric of the historical City that attracts tourists and is actively promoted by the City for this very purpose. Culturally, it provides a strong historical and educational resource. Aesthetically, its architectural and visual appeal are immediate, while its value in terms of urban design within the City pattern as a whole is equally important.
(Added Ord. 221-72, App. 8/9/72)
SEC. 6. FEATURES.
The exterior architectural features of the said Historic District that should be preserved are described and depicted in the Jackson Square Report dated June 1971, including the Facade Elevations and Descriptions therein, and the photographs, case reports and other material on file in the Department of City Planning in Docket No. LM72.1 (HD); the summary description being as follows:
Overall Form and Continuity.On interior streets, building height is generally well-related to street width. Buildings are typically two or three stories high at the street.
Facades are continuous at the property line.
Scale and Proportion.Ground floors are frequently high, some as much as 20 feet from street level, often with cornice separating them from upper floors, providing continuity along the street frontage. There is a regularity of overall form and proportion. On the ground floor this typically takes the form of bays closely spaced, 10 to 12 feet apart on center, with deep-set openings and inset entrances.
Ground-floor treatment is definitely open in nature, with openings separated by narrow stripings or pillars of brick or cast iron. The open emphasis orients the ground floors toward the pedestrian, with attractive show windows.
Fenestration.Glazing is deeply recessed, producing a strong interplay between light and shade. Protruding window frames are common.
Windows are narrow and vertical in emphasis, rhythmically spaced, and match the bay spacing below and the shape and proportion of windows in nearby buildings. Door openings are frequently narrow and high.
At the upper floors, the proportion of windows to solid wall is typically less than 50 percent.
Materials.Standard brick masonry is pre-dominant, at times exposed and at times painted, with thick bearing walls. Some buildings are stuccoed over the brick and some are concrete. The sides of buildings are frequently of brick and form a significant part of the view from the street where they are higher than adjacent buildings. Cast iron is often used in details and decorative features, notably in pilasters. Iron shutters are also found.
Color.Red brick is typical. Earth tones pre-dominate, with painted brick, where it occurs, typically in muted but not timid tones. Reds, browns, yellows, greens, grays and blues are found.
Texture.Typical facing materials give a rough, textured appearance.
Overall texture of the facades is fine-grained.
Detail.Arches are common at ground floor, and frequently upper floors.
Upper terminal cornices as well as lower cornices are typical, often heavy and projecting.
Classical features predominate, including pediments, columns or pilasters, and parapets.
Frequent exposed anchor plates are visible, holding in place the tie rods used to prevent the bearing walls from bulging.
Decorative Features.Characteristic signs and awnings are modest in size, restrained in design, do not obscure building features, and are integrated into the facade. Sign lettering is generally tasteful.
There are many attractive and appropriate light fixtures.
Well-designed planter boxes provide welcome touches of greenery.
(Added Ord. 221-72, App. 8/9/72)
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS.
The procedures, requirements, controls and standards in Sections 1006 through 1006.8 of Article 10 of the City Planning Code shall apply to all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness in the Jackson Square Historic District. In addition, the following provisions shall apply to all such applications; in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the following provisions and Article 10, those procedures, requirements, controls and standards affording stricter protection to landmarks, landmark sites and the Historic District shall prevail.
(a) Character of the Historic District. The standards for review of all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness are as set forth in Section 1006.7 of Article 10. For the purposes of review pursuant to said standards, the "character of the Historic District" shall mean the exterior architectural features of the Jackson Square Historic District referred to and described in Section 6 of this ordinance.
(b) Additional Standards for Certain Features. Facade line continuity is desirable. Therefore, setbacks and arcades, not generally being features of Jackson Square, should be carefully considered, but interior courts and interior pedestrian areas offer great potential.
(c) Exterior Changes Requiring Approval. Regardless of whether or not a City permit is required, all exterior changes within the Jackson Square Historic District, visible from a public street or other public place, shall require approval pursuant to the provisions of Article 10 of the City Planning Code. Such exterior changes shall include, but shall not be limited to, painting and repainting; landscaping; fencing; and installation of lighting fixtures and other building appendages.
(d) Demolition of Non-Landmarks. The provisions of this Subsection (d) shall apply to any proposed removal or demolition of a structure in the Jackson Square Historic District, other than on a designated landmark site. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the Planning Commission shall not suspend action on an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for any such proposed removal or demolition for a period in excess of the period specified in this Subsection, and the Board of Supervisors shall not extend any such period of suspension.
(1) The property owner or his authorized agent may at any time submit a written request to the Department for a finding of incompatibility with respect to a structure in the Historic District, other than on a designated landmark site. If the Department, with the advice of the Advisory Board, finds that the structure is clearly incompatible with the character of the Historic District as described in this ordinance, the Department shall so indicate by letter to the owner or his agent. Said finding, unless subsequently revoked by the Department (by letter to the owner or his agent, prior to submission of a permit application for removal or demolition), shall be conclusively deemed to constitute a Certificate of Appropriateness for removal or demolition of the structure.
(2) Except where such finding of incompatibility has been made by the Department and has not been so revoked, any application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for removal or demolition of a structure in the Historic District, other than on a designated landmark site, shall be the subject of a public hearing before the City Planning Commission, as provided in Section 1006.2 of Article 10. After holding a public hearing in accordance with the provisions of Article 10, the Planning Commission shall determine whether or not the existing structure is incompatible with the character of the Historic District as described in this ordinance. If the Commission, in its sole and final discretion, determines that the structure is substantially compatible with the District, the Commission may request the applicant to submit a facade remodeling feasibility study and information regarding any new structure or other development proposed for the site, but the applicant shall not be required to submit any such material. The Commission shall then approve the application, or suspend action of the proposed removal or demolition for a period not to exceed 180 days, giving consideration to any such additional material that may have been submitted as well as to the standards in Section 1006.7 of Article 10.
(3) Where action on a proposed removal or demolition has been suspended by the Planning Commission pursuant to this Subsection (d) and the Commission determines, at any time during the period of suspension, that there is no reasonable chance of preserving the structure, the Commission shall immediately terminate the suspension and the suspension period shall expire.
(4) Where action on a proposed removal or demolition has been suspended by the Planning Commission pursuant to this Subsection (d), and an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for construction or alteration on the site has also been filed, the said suspension of action shall not constitute grounds for postponement or continuation of the public hearing or decision on the proposed construction or alteration.
(5) If the Planning Commission has determined that the existing structure is incompatible, or after the expiration of any suspension period imposed by the Commission, the Department shall issue to the applicant a Certificate of Appropriateness for removal or demolition.
(Added Ord. 221-72, App. 8/9/72)
SEC. 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the area known and described in this ordinance as the "Webster Street Historic District" contains a number of structures having a special character and special historical, architectural and aesthetic interest and value and constitutes a distinct section of the City. The Board of Supervisors further finds that designation of said area as an Historic District will be in furtherance of and in conformance with the purposes of Article 10 of the City Planning Code and the standards set forth therein, and that preservation on an area basis rather than on the basis of individual structures alone is in order.
This ordinance is intended to further the general purpose of historic preservation legislation as set forth in Section 1001 of the City Planning Code, to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public.
(Added Ord. 166-81, App. 4/8/81)
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
Pursuant to Section 1004 of the City Planning Code, Chapter II, Part II of the San Francisco Municipal Code, Webster Street Historic District is hereby designated as an Historic District, this designation having been duly approved by resolution of the City Planning Commission.
(Added Ord. 166-81, App. 4/8/81)
SEC. 3. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES.
The location and boundaries of the Webster Street Historic District shall be as designated on the Webster Street Historic District Map, the original of which is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors under File 191-91 which Map is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
(Added Ord. 166-81, App. 4/8/81)
SEC. 4. RELATION TO CITY PLANNING CODE.
(a) Article 10 of the City Planning Code is the basic law governing historic preservation in the City and County of San Francisco. This ordinance, being a specific application of Article 10, is both subject to and in addition to the provisions thereof, and subject to any amendments thereof.
(b) Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in this ordinance, nothing in this ordinance shall supersede, impair or modify any City Planning Code provisions applicable to property in the Webster Street Historic District, including but not limited to existing and future regulations controlling uses, height, bulk, coverage, floor area ratio, required open space, off-street parking and signs.
(Added Ord. 166-81, App. 4/8/81)
SEC. 5. JUSTIFICATION.
The characteristics of the said Historic District justifying its designation are described in Resolution No. 8810 of the City Planning Commission, which is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof as though fully set forth.
(Added Ord. 166-81, App. 4/8/81)
SEC. 6. FEATURES.
The exterior architectural features of the said Historic District that should be preserved are described and depicted in the said Resolution of the City Planning Commission incorporated herein and made a part hereof as though fully set forth.
(Added Ord. 166-81, App. 4/8/81)
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS.
The procedures, requirements, controls and standards in Sections 1006 through 1006.8 of Article 10 of the City Planning Code shall apply to all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness in the Webster Street Historic District. In addition, the following provisions shall apply to all such applications; in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the following provisions and Article 10, those procedures, requirements, controls and standards affording stricter protection to the Historic District shall prevail.
Changes.New or replacement exterior work which would be visible from a public street, shall preserve, enhance or restore, and not damage or destroy, the District's character. It should be compatible with or increase compatibility with the character and exterior features of the District's buildings. For consideration of entirely new construction, the most important features of the District are height, setback, dominant cornice line, and verticality as described in the photographs and the architectural section of the case report.
Fire Damage and Other Acts of God.Repair of exterior damage caused by fire or other Acts of God visible from a public street shall be subject to the requirement for a Certificate of Appropriateness.
Demolition.Demolition shall be controlled to the maximum allowed in Article 10 of the Planning Code or any revisions thereof. Except in clearly hazardous conditions, demolition shall not be permitted until a permit for the replacement structure has been approved. Any replacement shall conform with the general profile of the District.
Incompatible Features.Nothing in this legislation shall be construed to be a requirement that owners remove, replace or change any incompatible feature listed in the Data for Individual Structures, or any other decorations, features, alterations or remodelings which exist at the time the legislation is passed. However, whenever such features are replaced, the new work should enhance the District's profile.
Signs.Any new or replacement signs shall be subject to the requirement for a Certificate of Appropriateness. Generally, signs shall not: contain general advertising, exceed six square feet in area per building, extend beyond the building envelope, be placed above the main story, or be illuminated; the design and material of the sign should reinforce the architectural character of the building.
(Added Ord. 166-81, App. 4/8/81)
SEC. 8. PAINT COLOR.
Nothing in the legislation shall be construed as authorization to regulate paint colors used within the District.
(Added Ord. 166-81, App. 4/8/81)
SEC. 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the area known and described in this ordinance as the Northeast Waterfront has a special character and special historical, architectural and aesthetic interest and value and constitutes a distinct section of the City. The Board of Supervisors further finds that designation of this area as an Historic District will further and conform to the purposes and standards of Article 10 of the City Planning Code, and that preservation on an area basis, rather than on the basis of individual structures alone, is required in order to preserve the character of the Northeast Waterfront District.
This ordinance is intended to further the general purpose of historic preservation legislation as set forth in Section 101 of the City Planning Code through:
(a) The protection, enhancement, perpetuation and use of structures, sites and areas that are reminders of past eras, events and persons important in local, State or national history, or which provide significant examples of architectural styles of the past or are landmarks in the history of architecture, or which are unique and irreplaceable assets to the City and its neighborhoods, or which provide for this and future generations examples of the physical surroundings in which past generations lived;
(b) The development and maintenance of appropriate settings and environment for such structures;
(c) The enhancement of property values, the stabilization of areas of the City, the increase of economic and financial benefits for the City and its inhabitants, and the promotion of tourist trade;
(d) The preservation and encouragement of a city of varied architectural styles, reflecting the distinct phases of its architectural, cultural, economic, political and social history;
(e) The enrichment of human life in its educational and cultural dimensions; to serve spiritual and material needs by fostering knowledge of the past.
In addition, this ordinance is intended to maintain the scale and basic character of the Northeast Waterfront Historic District, through:
(a) Preservation of the basic characteristics and salient architectural details of structures within the Historic District;
(b) Affording the widest possible scope for continuing vitality through private renewal and architectural creativity, within appropriate controls and standards;
(c) Encouragement of the development of vacant and incompatibly developed properties in accordance with the character of the area.
(Added Ord. 171-83, App. 4/8/83)
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
Pursuant to Section 1004 of the City Planning Code, Chapter II, Part II of the San Francisco Municipal Code, the Northeast Waterfront is hereby designated as an Historic District, this designation having been duly approved by Resolution No. 9517 of the City Planning Commission.
(Added Ord. 171-83, App. 4/8/83)
SEC. 3. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES.
The location and boundaries of the Northeast Waterfront Historic District shall be as designated on the Northeast Waterfront Historic District Map, the original of which is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors under File No. 90-82-15, which map is hereby incorporated as though fully set forth.
(Added Ord. 171-83, App. 4/8/83)
SEC. 4. RELATION TO CITY PLANNING CODE.
(a) Article 10 of the City Planning Code is the basic law governing historic preservation in the City and County of San Francisco. This ordinance, being a specific application of Article 10, is both subject to and in addition to the provisions thereof.
(b) Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in the ordinance, nothing in this ordinance shall supersede, impair or modify any City Planning Code provisions applicable to property in the Northeast Waterfront Historic District, including but not limited to existing and future regulations controlling uses, height, bulk coverage, floor area ratio, required open space, off-street parking and signs.
(Added Ord. 171-83, App. 4/8/83)
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE.
(a) History of the Area. The Northeast Waterfront District contains commercial warehouse buildings from nearly every decade of San Francisco's history. The area reflects the waterfront storage and maritime activities which, until recently, were an important aspect of San Francisco business history. These buildings range in age from the early clipper ship warehouses of Scotsman Daniel Gibb in the 1850's to the properties owned by the General Engineering and Drydock Co., a company crucial to the shipbuilding effort that made San Francisco Bay the major Pacific maritime support facility during World War II.
The original shoreline of Yerba Buena swept in a curve from Montgomery Street to roughly Jackson Street and on to the deeper waters slightly east of Battery. This point was known as Punta del Embarcadero. The cove itself fronting on the settlement was shallow and could be navigated only by small craft of shallow draft. The historic district boundary begins at what was the site of the first deep water landing in San Francisco at Clark's Point. The first vessel to moor at a wharf tied up at this site and discharged cargo in 1848. The first Pacific Mail steamer to arrive in San Francisco disembarked passengers in this area in 1848 and the unique clipper ships built expressly for San Francisco's Gold Rush trade docked in this area in large numbers.
During the Gold Rush era, the boundaries of the area were extended eastward by landfill into the Bay in order to create new warehousing space. Large sections of Telegraph Hill were excavated for the fill. In the late 1880's a sea wall was built which settled the eastern boundaries of the area. The clipper ships of the Gold Rush era and paddlewheel steamers of the delta and river trade docked alongside its wharves discharging a multitude of cargo, much of which passed through local warehouses. In the 1880's and 1890's large numbers of iron-hulled square riggers were involved in hauling grain From California's Central Valley to European markets. The new transcontinental trains were loaded on barges from the other side of the Bay and were docked and discharged in this area. A number of ships are presumed to have been buried beneath the fill used to extend the district. A ship buried in 1851 as an extension of Frederick Griffing's wharf was recently unearthed during the excavation for Levi's Plaza on the northern boundary of the district.
Many distinguished San Francisco names and firms have been associated with the warehouses in the area: William T. Coleman head of the Vigilante Committee; George Howes, operator of clipper ships; Daniel Gibb, builder of the earliest warehouses in the area which were bought in 1861 by John Sanborn; Charles Minturn, steamboat tycoon; Isaac Friedman, the "Wheat King"; and Samuel Haslett, founder of a leading warehouse firm in the Bay Area. Pioneer firms such as American Bisquit Co., Cowell's Lime and Cement Co., W.P. Fuller Co., the Petri Italian-American Cigar Co., and the California Fruit Packing Co., have major extant structures in the area. After 1906 firms such as Bemis Bag Co., National Ice and Cold Storage, Cudahy Meat Packing, Armour and Co., Ciocca-Lombardi Wine Co., and the Italian-American Canning Co. located in the area. In the 1920's and 1930's the Sunset Press, Security Lithograph, and various typography and lithography operations were set up in the district, reflecting the increasing importance of this industry in San Francisco's economic development. In 1940 General Engineering and Drydock marshalled a number of buildings for ship repair and maintenance during World War II.
These warehouse facilities have been in continuous industrial use from the Gold Rush to the mid 1960's. Since that decade showrooms, office and retail uses have been integrated into renovated warehouse structures.
The area is architecturally significant as a representation of warehouse and industrial buildings from the brick structures of the Gold Rush era to the reinforced concrete buildings introduced after the turn of the century. Some of the present buildings date from well before the turn of the century, though they were rebuilt after the 1906 fire. Since warehouse architecture did not undergo profound stylistic changes until the introduction of reinforced concrete, the pre- and post-fire brick warehouses embody the original appearance and spirit of the early warehouse district. Of particular note is the block bounded by Front, Battery, Union, and Green streets, the most cohesive extant brick warehouse complex from this era in the City. In addition, cobblestone paving and the standard and narrow gauge belt line railroad track which served the district are visible at the foot of Commerce Street. The area clearly serves as a visual reminder of San Francisco's earlier maritime-warehousing commerce.
(b) Basic Nature of the Area. The Historic District includes historically and architecturally significant buildings dating from the 1850's to the present century. The buildings vary in height from approximately six stories closest to the base of Telegraph Hill to a maximum of four stories at The Embarcadero and the Bay. The area was pre-dominantly oriented toward shipping, drayage and warehousing, and is now being converted to low rise office space. The addition of Levi's Plaza on the northern boundary offers a modern structure compatible with the district.
(c) Architectural Character. Common architectural features tie the area together and provide visual distinction. Two major building materials were used in the area; brick since the Gold Rush era and reinforced concrete after the 1906 fire.
Common architectural elements are repeated throughout the District. Of particular note are the large bulk and minimal fenestration of the earlier warehouse structures. Other common features are scale and proportion, materials, color, texture, and the minimal use of decorative elements. Visual distinction is due in some cases to the original construction plus the carefully designed addition of upper stories as evidenced in the original two-story Cudahy Meat Packing building by Henry Gielfus (1907) with a two-story addition by Ward and Blohme (1918).
(d) Uniqueness and Location. The unique quality of the Northeast Waterfront Historic District stems from the fact that so many buildings from approximately 14 decades of San Francisco history are clustered within this nine-block area. Its distinct character is contrasted by Gateway Commons on the south and Levi's Plaza on the north. The district is close to the downtown high-rise core and the Jackson Square Historic District.
(e) Visual and Functional Unity. The Historic District has an identifiable character and common architectural features. The primary unifying factors are scale and the texture of the buildings, as well as materials. In terms of function, there has been a continuous transition from the clipper ship services of the 1850's through the warehousing and shipping services of the early twentieth century, to the gradual transformation of warehouses into premium office space within walking distance of the downtown.
(f) Dynamic Continuity. The Northeast Waterfront District is an evolving commercial area. The area has proven its capacity for incremental adaption to new uses. Designation as an historic district is intended to complement the economic viability of the area.
(g) Benefits to the City and its Residents. Economically, the area in the past has housed specialized enterprises and is currently evolving into a satellite office district of the downtown core. Culturally, it provides a strong historical and educational resource and link with the past. Aesthetically, its architecture and visual appeal are immediate, while its value in terms of urban design within the City pattern as a whole is equally important.
(Added Ord. 171-83, App. 4/8/83)
SEC. 6. FEATURES.
(a) Overall Form and Continuity. Building height is generally within a six-story range, with the higher structures closer to the base of Telegraph Hill and lower buildings near the water. Many of the oldest structures are one or two stories in height.
(b) Scale and Proportion. The buildings are of typical warehouse design, large in bulk, often with large arches and openings originally designed for easy vehicular access. There is a regularity of overall form. The earlier brick structures blend easily with the scaled-down Beaux Arts forms of the turn of the century and the plain reinforced-concrete structures characteristic of twentieth century industrial architecture.
(c) Fenestration. Minimal glazing is deeply recessed, producing a strong shadow line. The earliest structures have few windows expressing their warehouse function. They are varied in size, rhythmically spaced, and relate in shape and proportion to those in nearby buildings. Larger industrial sash windows began to be incorporated in structures built from the 1920's and onward. Door openings are often massive to facilitate easy access of bulk materials.
(d) Materials. Standard brick masonry is predominant for the oldest buildings in the District, with reinforced concrete introduced after the 1906 fire. Some of the brick facades have been stuccoed over. One of the structures still has its metal shutters, which were once typical of the area.
(e) Color. Red brick is typical, with some yellow and painted brick. Muted earth tones predominate in shades of red, brown, green, gray, and blue.
(f) Texture. Typical facing materials give a rough-textured appearance. The overall texture of the facades is rough-grained.
(g) Detail. Arches are common at the ground floor, and are frequently repeated on upper floors. Flattened arches for window treatment are typical. Cornices are simple and generally tend to be abstract versions of the more elaborate cornices found on downtown commercial structures from the nineteenth century. Most of the surfaces of the later buildings are plain and simple, reflecting their function. Some of the earlier brickwork contains suggestions of pilasters, again highly abstracted. Where detail occurs, it is often found surrounding entryways.
(h) Age. All of the buildings in the area were either partially or totally destroyed by the earthquake and fire of 1906. As in the Jackson Square area, many were rebuilt along the lines of the previous design, often using materials salvaged from the construction site.
(Added Ord. 171-83, App. 4/8/83)
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS.
The procedures, requirements, controls and standards in Sections 1006 through 1006.8 of Article 10 of the City Planning Code shall apply to all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness in the Northeast Waterfront Historic District. In addition the following provisions shall apply to all such applications; in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the following provisions and Article 10, those procedures, requirements, controls and standards affording stricter protection to landmarks, landmark sites and the Historic District shall prevail.
(a) Character of the Historic District. The standards for review of all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness are set forth in Section 1006.7 of Article 10. For purposes of review pursuant to these standards, the character of the historic district shall mean the exterior architectural features of the Northeast Waterfront Historic District described in Section 6 of this ordinance.
(b) Additional Standards for Certain Features.
(1) Facade Line Continuity. Facade line continuity is historically appropriate. Therefore, setbacks and arcades, not generally being features of the Northeast Waterfront Historic District, are not acceptable.
(2) Fenestration and Design Elements for New Construction. In areas with a concentration of older brick buildings, new construction should reflect in design the predominant use of deeply recessed, limited fenestration. In addition, verticality and a high proportion of mass to void should be incorporated. In areas characterized by newer buildings in concrete or stucco with industrial-style fenestration, new construction should reflect those design elements.
(3) Roof Treatment. Historically the view from Telegraph Hill over the Northeast Waterfront District has been one of roofs characterized by numerous regularly spaced industrial skylights. In renovation or new construction, these particular design features should be retained or incorporated.
(4) Signs shall be governed by the applicable provisions of Article 6, section 609.14, and this Appendix D. In the event of inconsistency among these provisions, the most restrictive provision shall prevail unless this Code specifically provides otherwise.
(c) Exterior Changes Requiring Approval. Exterior changes within the Northeast Waterfront Historic District shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness pursuant to the provisions of Article 10 when such work requires a city permit. In addition, a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for cleaning masonry surfaces with abrasives and/or treatment of such surfaces with waterproofing chemicals. Sandblasting and certain chemical treatments detrimental to older brick will not be approved.
(Added Ord. 171-83, App. 4/8/83; Ord. 59-08, File No. 031034, App. 4/10/2008)
SEC. 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the area known and described in this ordinance as Alamo Square Historic District contains a number of structures having a special character and special historical, architectural and aesthetic interest and value and constitutes a distinct section of the City. The Board of Supervisors further finds that designation of said area as an Historic District will be in furtherance of and in conformance with the purposes of Article 10 of the City Planning Code and the standards set forth therein, and that preservation on an area basis rather than on the basis of individual structures alone is in order.
This ordinance is intended to further the general purpose of historic preservation legislation as set forth in Section 1001 of the City Planning Code, to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public.
(Added Ord. 324-84, App. 7/6/84)
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
Pursuant to Section 1004 of the City Planning Code, Chapter II, Part II of the San Francisco Municipal Code, the Alamo Square Historic District is hereby designated as an Historic District, this designation having been duly approved by Resolution No. 9954 by the City Planning Commission.
(Added Ord. 324-84, App. 7/6/84)
SEC. 3. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES.
The location and boundaries of the Alamo Square Historic District shall be as designated on the Alamo Square Historic District Map, the original of which is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors under File 90-84-9, which Map is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
(Added Ord. 324-84, App. 7/6/84)
SEC. 4. RELATION TO CITY PLANNING CODE.
(a) Article 10 of the City Planning Code is the basic law governing historic preservation in the City and County of San Francisco. This ordinance, being a specific application of Article 10, is both subject to and in addition to the provisions thereof.
(b) Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in this ordinance, nothing in this ordinance shall supersede, impair or modify any City Planning Code provisions applicable to property in the Alamo Square Historic District, including but not limited to existing and future regulations controlling uses, height, bulk, lot coverage, floor area ratio, required open space, off-street parking and signs.
(Added Ord. 324-84, App. 7/6/84)
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE.
The Alamo Square Historic District is significant as a continuum of distinguished residential architecture by distinguished architects spanning the period from the 1870's to the 1920's. The towered Westerfield House, the renowned "Postcard Row" with its background of the downtown skyline, and the neighboring streetscapes are as identified worldwide with San Francisco as the cable cars and Coit Tower. With a variety of architectural styles, the District is unified in its residential character, relatively small scale, construction type, materials (principally wood), intense ornamentation (especially at entry and cornice), and use of basements and retaining walls to adjust for hillside sites. Boundaries include the park, its edges, the nearby buildings rated highest on the City's architectural survey, and infill structures for rational planning. Most of the original owner-residents were moderately successful businessmen. A higher than average percentage of the houses were designed by architects, including a virtual cross-section of the City's better professionals. The District has always housed a varied ethnic group. With a high degree of integrity to its original designs, the District clearly serves as a visual reminder of how businessmen lived two to four generations ago.
(Added Ord. 324-84, App. 7/6/84)
SEC. 6. FEATURES.
The exterior architectural features of the said Historic District that should be preserved are described and depicted in the Landmark Preservation Advisory Board's case report with appendix titled "Alamo Square Historic District," adopted January 18, 1984, which is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof as though fully set forth.
(Added Ord. 324-84, App. 7/6/84)
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS.
The procedures, requirements, controls and standards in Sections 1005 through 1006.8 of Article 10 or the City Planning Code shall apply to all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness in the Alamo Square Historic District. In addition, the following provisions shall apply to all such applications; in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the following provisions and Article 10, those procedures, requirements, controls and standards affording stricter protection to landmarks, landmark site, or the Historic District shall prevail.
(a) Character of the Historic District. The standards for review of all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness are set forth in Section 1006.7 of Article 10. For purposes of review pursuant to these standards, the character of the historic district shall mean the exterior architectural features of the Alamo Square Historic District described in Section 6 of this ordinance.
(b) Minor Exterior Alterations. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for the following minor exterior changes if visible from a public street: Awnings, copings, retaining walls, fences, balustrades and security grates.
(c) New Construction. New construction on vacant sites shall conform with the general profile of the District, especially as to scale, sculptural qualities of facade and entrance detailing, fenestration patterns and materials as described in Section 6 of this ordinance.
(d) Street and Park Furniture. Any new or replacement street or park furniture shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness.
(e) Masonry, Brickwork and Stonework. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for painting previously unpainted masonry, brick or stone exterior surfaces, for cleaning such surfaces with abrasives and/or treatment of such surfaces with waterproofing chemicals. Sandblasting and certain chemical treatments detrimental to older brick will not be approved.
(Added Ord. 324-84, App. 7/6/84)
SEC. 8. PAINT COLOR.
Nothing in this legislation shall be construed as authorization to regulate paint colors used within the District.
(Added Ord. 324-84, App. 7/6/84)
SEC. 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the area known and described in this ordinance as the Liberty-Hill Historic District contains a number of structures having a special character and special historical, architectural and aesthetic interest and value and constitutes a distinct section of the City. The Board of Supervisors further finds that designation of said area as an Historic District will be in furtherance of and in conformance with the purposes of Article 10 of the City Planning Code and the standards set forth therein, and that preservation on an area basis rather than on the basis of individual structures alone is in order.
This ordinance is intended to further the general purpose of historic preservation legislation as set forth in Section 1004 of the City Planning Code, to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public.
(Added Ord. 484-85, App. 10/25/85)
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
Pursuant to Section 1004 of the City Planning Code, Chapter II, Part II of the San Francisco Municipal Code, the Liberty-Hill Historic District is hereby designated as an Historic District, this designation having been duly approved by Resolution No. 10266 by the City Planning Commission.
(Added Ord. 484-85, App. 10/25/85)
SEC. 3. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES.
The location and boundaries of the Liberty-Hill Historic District shall be as designated on the Liberty-Hill Historic District Map, the original of which is on file with the Clerk of the board of Supervisors under File 90-85-2, which Map is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
(Added Ord. 484-85, App. 10/25/85)
SEC. 4. RELATION TO CITY PLANNING CODE.
(a) Article 10 of the City Planning Code is the basic law governing historic preservation in the City and County of San Francisco. This ordinance, being a specific application of Article 10, is both subject to and in addition to the provisions thereof.
(b) Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in this ordinance, nothing in this ordinance shall supersede, impair or modify any City Planning Code provisions applicable to property in the Liberty-Hill Historic District, including but not limited to existing and future regulations controlling uses, height, bulk, lot coverage, floor area ratio, required open space, off street parking and signs.
(Added Ord. 484-85, App. 10/25/85)
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE.
The Liberty-Hill Historic District is significant as an intact representation of nineteenth century middle class housing and developmental practices. It is one of the earliest residential "suburbs" to be developed in San Francisco, with major development starting in the 1860s and continuing until the turn of the century. Since the fire following the 1906 earthquake was stopped at the Twentieth Street boundary of the District, the District contains examples of all architectural styles prevalent during the developmental period.
The District's houses range in size from the small "workingman's cottages" on Lexington and San Carlos Streets, with their uniform facades and setbacks, to the individually built houses found, for example, on Liberty and Fair Oaks Streets, with varying architectural facades and setbacks. While there are only a few "grand" houses in the District, a number were designed by architects well known in the Bay Area, including Albert Pissis, the Newsom brothers, Charles Shaner, William H. Toepke, Charles Havens, and Charles J. Rousseau.
The "suburban" quality of the Liberty-Hill area is retained to this day. It is enhanced by extensive street tree plantings and the very low incidence of commercial establishments in the residential areas. The great majority of District businesses are on Valencia Street, an historic and unifying commercial corridor, as compared to the typical San Francisco pattern of a grocery store or saloon on nearly every corner.
The District is significant in its representation of San Francisco development modes of the period. The San Francisco Homestead Union, the earliest such organization in the City, owned and subdivided one block in the District in the 1860s. The Real Estate Associates (TREA), the largest builder of speculative housing in San Francisco in the 1870's, developed Lexington and San Carlos Streets as well as a number of other sites in the District. Other blocks were purchased by real estate developers and sold lot by lot.
The initial residents in the Liberty-Hill Historic District comprised a mix of professionals, laborers and small scale entrepreneurs. There have been a number of famous residents and visitors to the District, including James Rolph, Jr., John Daly, Susan B. Anthony and Lotta Crabtree. In addition, the District is associated with both the last alcalde of San Francisco under Spanish sovereignty, Jose de Jesus Noe, and the first mayor under American rule, Washington Bartlett.
Seventy percent of all the buildings in the District are Victorian, with 42 percent being Italianate, 20 percent Stick and eight percent Queen Anne. Of the buildings in the District, approximately 1/3 are architect designed. Overall, 163, or over half of all buildings, are classified as "contributing" to the Victorian character of the District, while 74 are "potentially contributing" in that reversal of inappropriate alterations could restore the original character of the buildings.
(Added Ord. 484-85, App. 10/25/85)
SEC. 6. FEATURES.
The exterior architectural features of the said Historic District that should be preserved are described and depicted in the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board's case report with appendix titled "Liberty-Hill Historic District," adopted January 16, 1985, which is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof as though fully set forth.
(Added Ord. 484-85, App. 10/25/85)
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS.
The procedures, requirements, controls and standards in Sections 1005 through 1006.8 of Article 10 of the City Planning Code shall apply to all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness in the Liberty-Hill Historic District. In addition, the following provisions shall apply to all such applications; in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the following provisions and Article 10, those procedures, requirements, controls and standards affording stricter protection to landmarks, landmark sites, or the Historic District shall prevail.
(a) Character of the Historic District. The standards for review of all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness are set forth in Section 1006.7 of Article 10. For purposes of review pursuant to these standards, the character of the Historic District shall mean the exterior architectural features of the Liberty-Hill Historic District described in Section 6 of this ordinance.
(b) Minor Exterior Alterations. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for the following minor exterior changes if visible from a public street: Awnings, copings, retaining walls, fences, balustrades and security gates.
(c) New Construction. New construction on vacant sites shall conform with the general profile of the District, especially as to scale, sculptural qualities of facade and entrance detailing, fenestration patterns and materials as described in Section 6 of this ordinance
(d) Masonry, Brickwork and Stonework. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for painting previously unpainted masonry, brick or stone exterior surfaces, for cleaning such surfaces with abrasives and/or treatment of such surfaces with waterproofing chemicals. Sandblasting and certain chemical treatment detrimental to masonry will not be approved.
(e) A Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for use of texturizing paint products.
(Added Ord. 484-85, App. 10/25/85)
SEC. 8. PAINT COLOR.
Nothing in this legislation shall be construed as authorization to regulate paint colors used within this District.
(Added Ord. 484-85, App. 10/25/85)
SEC. 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the area known and described in this ordinance as the Telegraph Hill Historic District contains a number of structures having a special character and special historical, architectural and aesthetic interest and value, and constitutes a distinct section of the City. The Board of Supervisors further finds that designation of said area as an Historic District will be in furtherance of and in conformance with the purposes of Article 10 of the City Planning Code and the standards set forth therein, and that preservation on an area basis rather than on the basis of individual structures alone is in order.
This ordinance is intended to further the general purpose of historic preservation legislation as set forth in Section 1001 of the City Planning Code, to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public.
(Added by Ord. 442-86, App. 11/13/86)
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
Pursuant to Section 1004 of the City Planning Code, Chapter II, Part II of the San Francisco Municipal Code, the Telegraph Hill Historic District is hereby designated as an Historic District, this designation having been duly approved by Resolution No. 10786 of the City Planning Commission.
(Added by Ord. 442-86, App. 11/13/86)
SEC. 3. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES.
The location and boundaries of the Telegraph Hill Historic District shall be as designated on the Telegraph Hill Historic District Map, the original of which is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors under File 115-86-35, which Map is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
(Added by Ord. 442-86, App. 11/13/86)
SEC. 4. RELATION TO CITY PLANNING CODE.
(a) Article 10 of the City Planning Code is the basic law governing historic preservation in the City and County of San Francisco. This ordinance, being a specific application of Article 10, is both subject to and in addition to the provisions thereof.
(b) Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in this ordinance, nothing in this ordinance shall supersede, impair or modify any City Planning Code provisions applicable to property in the Telegraph Hill Historic District, including but not limited to existing and future regulations controlling uses, height, bulk, lot coverage, floor area ratio, required open space, off-street parking and signs.
(Added by Ord. 442-86, App. 11/13/86)
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE.
Telegraph Hill is one of the most famous hills in the world, as well-known as Sugar Loaf in Rio de Janeiro, and a visual landmark to sailors entering the Bay since its European discovery by Capt. Juan Manuel de Ayala in the San Carlos on August 5, 1775. The second European to enter the Bay, Capt. George Vancouver in 1792, specifically mentioned the fine anchorage he had between two promontories, one of which was Loma Alta, the original name for Telegraph Hill. Telegraph Hill is famous as "the hill that's been around the world" as great portions of it were blasted out for ballast in sailing ships, "ultimately to be used to pave the streets of various exotic places" (Lotchin). The Hill's present configuration is the historical expression of the ravages created by quarrying. The rock was used not only for ballast, but also to build Gold Rush era warehouses (in a combination of brick and stone known as rubble), to fill the Bay for flatlands east of the Hill, and to build the seawall which stabilized San Francisco's waterfront. The last quarrying occurred as late as 1914.
The Historic District is a unique expression of the pattern of development which took place on the east slope of Telegraph Hill from 1850 to 1939. Topographical constraints shaped the original settlement of the Hill. The difficulty of access on hillside and cliffs, and the proximity to the City's most active waterfront area first produced a community of waterfront workers housed in "cloth lined" shacks and modest vernacular Gothic Revival houses. Intact groupings of these buildings remain within the District, and comprise the City's largest concentration of pre-1870 structures. While other areas of the City experienced ongoing development through the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Telegraph Hill remained isolated. Bypassed by cablecar or streetcar lines and with vehicular access limited to Union Street, infill residential construction from 1870 - 1935 was limited to small-scale vernacular construction stylistically comparable to the earliest development on the Hill. Due to the cliffside location, steps, wooden walkways and a hidden network of footpaths developed throughout the area. Street paving of Montgomery and Alta in 1931 and Union and Calhoun in 1939 - 1940 improved general accessibility, and heralded new development in the area. Low property values facilitated real estate development. Owners retained an array of architects who produced a collection of noteworthy and (then) innovative designs. Among these are Richard Neutra's International Style Kahn House at 66 - 70 Calhoun Terrace (1939), and Irvine Goldstine's Art Moderne Malloch Apartment Building at 1360 Montgomery Street (1936). This change in style, scale and pattern of development punctuates the district's period of significance.
The steep cliffs, a decisive factor in determining the historic development pattern of the area, are a highly significant aesthetically important component defining the setting of the District. The abrupt changes in grade produce dramatic and unique vistas at points throughout the District. Unimproved street rights-of-way are valuable open spaces ranging in character from the well-tended, renowned Grace Marchant and Valetta's Gardens on Filbert and Greenwich Streets, to the rock-face cliffs of Green and Calhoun Streets.
(Added by Ord. 442-86, App. 11/13/86)
SEC. 6. FEATURES.
The architectural features of the said Historic District that should be preserved are described and depicted in the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board's case report with appendix titled "Telegraph Hill Historic District," adopted August 7, 1985, as amended by the City Planning Commission, which is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof as though fully set forth.
(Added by Ord. 442-86, App. 11/13/86)
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS.
The procedures, requirements, controls and standards in Sections 1005 through 1006.8 of Article 10 of the City Planning Code shall apply to all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness in the Telegraph Hill Historic District. In addition, the following provisions shall apply to all such applications; in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the following provisions and Article 10, those procedures, requirements, controls and standards affording stricter protection to the Historic District shall prevail.
(a) Character of the Historic District. The standards for review of all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness are as set forth in Section 1006.7 of Article 10. For purposes of review pursuant to said standards, the character of said Historic District shall mean the architectural features and historic open space of the Telegraph Hill Historic District referred to and described in Section 6 of this ordinance.
(b) Height. Buildings should relate to the height of structures immediately adjacent and in the general area with the intent that the building should be contained within an envelope that slopes upward or downward with the slope of the property.
(c) Alterations and New Construction. Alterations and new construction shall be compatible with the nearby contributory buildings within the Historic District, and shall conform to the following provisions:
(1) Style. New construction in a contemporary idiom is encouraged, with specific regulation as follows:
(a) Bay windows and porticos are not characteristic of the District, and are discouraged.
(b) Porches and balconies are characteristic design features of the District, and are encouraged.
(c) Gable roof forms are encouraged.
(d) The mass of new buildings should relate to the topographical contour of the site, and be compatible with adjacent buildings.
(e) Horizontal rustic wood siding is the traditional building material in the District, and its use is encouraged over other surfacing materials, including wood shingles. Masonry surfaces may be appropriate in subareas with a concentration of Art Moderne or International Style building.
(f) Fenestration should be proportionate and in scale with traditional patterns within the District. Wooden sash is encouraged over aluminum or other metal sash.
(g) Detailing should relate to the simple, straightforward traditional vernacular forms found in the District.
(2) Landscaping. All applications for Certificates of Appropriateness for construction shall include landscaping plans for required yards, setbacks and areas counting toward useable open space requirements of Section 135 of the City Planning Code. All construction activities, such as but not limited to demolition, storage of construction materials, excavation, and application of concrete and other chemicals shall be conducted to minimize interference with historic gardens in public rights-of-way and in historic gardens adjoining them. Fences shall not obstruct views of private gardens abutting historic public rights-of-way.
(3) Access. Access for demolition and/or construction shall utilize existing paths, steps and walkways. The project sponsor shall replace in kind and value any landscaping features on public space which may be damaged or destroyed by such activities.
(d) Wooden Walkways and Steps. Existing wooden steps on Filbert Street and boardwalk on Napier Lane shall be maintained as unique contributors to the setting of the District.
(e) Public Rights-of-Way. Unimproved sections of public rights-of-way shall be treated as open space. In such spaces gardens are encouraged: Ornamental gardens where the terrain slopes gently, and "natural" gardens elsewhere. Changes in the existing circulation patterns shall not be made except when such change is clearly preferable to provide for public safety.
(f) Street Furniture. Street furniture including but not limited to lighting fixtures, trash receptacles, and benches shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness. Such features shall complement the scale and character of the District.
(g) Demolition. Demolition of Contributory and Contributory/Altered buildings shall be subject to the maximum controls allowed under Article 10 of the City Planning Code. A demolition permit shall not be issued until all other required permits for new construction have been approved. No application for a demolition permit shall be deemed complete until all building permits for the replacement structure have been approved.*
(h) Cliffs. Applications for Certificates of Appropriateness proposing new construction on lots located upon the cliff areas of the District shall conform to the following provisions:
(1) Applications shall include geological studies made by a licensed civil engineer whose principle practice area is rock mechanics.
(2) At the hearing on the Certificate of Appropriateness pursuant to Sections 1006.2(b) and 1006.3, the Planning Commission shall determine whether the construction proposed by the applicant will have a reasonable probability of endangering life, limb, or property due to landsliding or structural failure. The Planning Commission's determination shall be based upon the geological studies submitted by the applicant or any interested party, as well as based upon testimony from, but not limited to, geotechnical and structural engineers.
(3) If the Planning Commission finds, based on the evidence presented at the hearing, that there is a reasonable probability that the proposed construction will endanger life, limb, or property of any person due to landsliding or structural failure, the Planning Commission shall disapprove the Certificate of Appropriateness.
(4) If the Planning Commission determines that the proposed construction can be safely undertaken without endangering life, limb, or property of any person due to landsliding or structural failure, the applicant shall take a "soft" approach to cliff retention, such as rock bolts and prestressed tendons, in order to preserve the integrity of the cliffs.
(i) Significance of Individual Buildings to the Historic District. The history of each parcel within the Historic District is documented on the survey worksheets (Appendix A to the Telegraph Hill Historic District Case Report). Each building is assigned a finding from the three following categories:
(1) Contributory. This category identifies buildings which date from the Historic District's period of significance and retain their historic integrity. These structures are of the highest importance in maintaining the character of the Historic District. The maximum suspension period allowable under Article 10 shall be imposed on applications for demolition of Contributory buildings.
(2) Contributory/Altered. This category identifies buildings which date from the Historic District's period of significance but have had their historic integrity compromised by inappropriate alterations. Appropriate restoration of such buildings is encouraged. The maximum suspension period allowable under Article 10 shall be imposed on applications for demolition of Contributory/Altered buildings. If a building in this category were to be appropriately restored, the category designation may be amended to "Contributory."
(3) Noncontributory. This category identifies buildings which postdate the Historic District's period of significance. Demolition permit applications for these buildings will be processed without reference to the suspension provisions of Article 10. Alterations to Noncontributory buildings would require Certificate of Appropriateness review in order to minimize conflicts with the historic character of the District.
(Added by Ord. 442-86, App. 11/13/86)
* It is not the intent of this section to prohibit consideration and approval of permits for new construction and demolition on the property while it is subject to the demolition prohibition set forth herein.
SEC. 8. PAINT COLOR.
Nothing in this legislation shall be construed to regulate paint colors within the District.
(Added by Ord. 442-86, App. 11/13/86)
SEC. 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the area known and described in this ordinance as the Blackstone Court Historic District contains a number of structures having a special character and special historical, architectural and aesthetic interest and value, and constitutes a distinct section of the City. The Board of Supervisors further finds that designation of said area as an Historic District will be in furtherance of and in conformance with the purposes of Article 10 of the City Planning Code and the standards set forth therein, and that preservation on an area basis rather than on the basis of individual structures alone is in order.
This ordinance is intended to further the general purpose of historic preservation legislation as set forth in Section 1001 of the City Planning Code, to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public.
(Added by Ord. 464-87, App. 11/19/87)
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
Pursuant to Section 1004 of the City Planning Code, Chapter II, Part II of the San Francisco Municipal Code, the Blackstone Court Historic District is hereby designated as an Historic District, this designation having been duly approved by Resolution No. 10997 of the City Planning Commission.
(Added by Ord. 464-87, App. 11/19/87)
SEC. 3. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES.
The location and boundaries of the Blackstone Court Historic District shall be as designated on the Blackstone Court Historic District Map, the original of which is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors under File 115-87-13, which Map is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
(Added by Ord. 464-87, App. 11/19/87)
SEC. 4. RELATION TO CITY PLANNING CODE.
(A) Article 10 of the City Planning Code is the basic law governing historic preservation in the City and County of San Francisco.
This ordinance, being a specific application of Article 10, is both subject to and in addition to the provisions thereof.
(B) Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in this ordinance, nothing in this ordinance shall supersede, impair or modify any City Planning Code provisions applicable to property in the Blackstone Court Historic District, including but not limited to existing and future regulations controlling uses, height, bulk, lot coverage, floor area ratio, required open space, off-street parking and signs.
(Added by Ord. 464-87, App. 11/19/87)
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE.
The significance of Blackstone Court Historic District is more historical than architectural, though enough physical evidence of past history remains to create a sense of the former place and time in this unusual mid-block enclave of five structures on a blind alley. The north line of the ally, Blackstone Court, follows the north line of an early trail shown on U.S. Coast Survey maps of the 1850's and 1860's, a trail that ran from town toward the Presidio, around the north end of Washerwoman's Lagoon (now drained and filled; so named for the Gold Rush laundries). The western end of Blackstone Court is the western edge of William Eddy's 1849 Lagoon Survey which set up a grid parallel to Market Street, facing the view through the Golden Gate. On a lot alignment perpendicular to the north edge of the old trail, 9-11 Blackstone Court appears to date from the 1850's because of its Gothic Revival veranda and its interior plan and finish. It is first documented on its site in 1893 (possibly moved to clear a street right-of-way designated by the Laguna Survey of 1889-91). Before 1899 it was raised a story by the Favilla family from North Beach, very early Italian-American residents in what became the Marina District. Abraham House, 30 Blackstone Court, was constructed in 1885 by Charles Abraham, and enlarged by him in 1905. Abraham was the horticulturally significant founder of Western Nursery, which operated on most of this block from 1885 to 1947. It was the last expression of the Cow Hollow/Marina District agricultural enterprises. An Australian peppermint tree and a Monterey Cypress appear to date from the nursery. All of these elements combine to present a unique physical expression of the pre-1906 settlement patterns of this section of the City: the pre-Gold Rush trail, the lot lines perpendicular to it, the nursery, the modest old houses and early, pre-1900 Italian-American investment in the Marina District.
(Added by Ord. 464-87, App. 11/19/87)
SEC. 6. FEATURES.
The architectural features of the said Historic District that should be preserved are described and depicted in the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board's case report with appendix titled "Blackstone Court Historic District," adopted June 4, 1986, which is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof as though fully set forth.
(Added by Ord. 464-87, App. 11/19/87)
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS.
The procedures, requirements, controls and standards in Sections 1005 through 1006.8 of Article 10 of the City Planning Code shall apply to all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness in the Blackstone Court Historic District.
In addition, the following provisions shall apply to all such applications; in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the following provisions and Article 10, those procedures, requirements, controls and standards affording stricter protection to the Historic District shall prevail.
(A) Character of the Historic District. The standards for review of all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness are as set forth in Section 1006.7 of Article 10. For purposes of review pursuant to said standards, the character of said Historic District shall mean the architectural features and historic street and lot lines, freestanding buildings, and low scale and intensity of development of the Blackstone Court Historic District.
(B) Alterations to Contributory and Contributory/Altered Buildings. Alterations to Contributory and Contributory/Altered buildings shall be compatible with the architectural and historic fabric of the building. New construction shall be compatible with the character of the historic district defined in Section 7(A) above, including but not limited to materials, fenestration, scale, bulk, detailing and intensity of development.
Alterations or new construction shall maintain and enhance existing visual access to the historic buildings in the district.
(C) Landscaping. All applications for Certificates of Appropriateness for construction shall include landscaping plans for required yards, setbacks and areas counting toward usable open space requirements of Section 135 of the City Planning Code. All construction activities, such as but not limited to demolition, storage of construction materials, excavation, and application of concrete and other chemicals shall be conducted so as to minimize interference with gardens.
(D) Street Furniture. Street furniture including but not limited to lighting fixtures, trash receptacles, and benches shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness. Such features shall complement the scale and character of the district.
(E) Demolition. Demolition of Contributory and Contributory/Altered buildings shall be subject to the maximum controls allowed under Article 10 of the City Planning Code. A demolition permit shall not be issued until all other required permits for new construction have been approved, except in situations considered unsafe or dangerous pursuant to Section 1007 of Article 10 of the City Planning Code. No applications for a demolition permit shall be deemed complete until all building permits for the replacement structure have been approved.
(F) Significance of Individual Buildings to the Historic District. The history of each parcel within the historic district is documented on the survey worksheets (Appendix A to the Blackstone Court Historic District Case Report).
Each building is assigned a finding from the three following categories:
(1) Contributory. This category identifies buildings which date from the historic district's period of significance and retain their historic integrity. These structures are of the highest importance in maintaining the character of the historic district. The maximum suspension period allowable under Article 10 shall be imposed on applications for demolition of Contributory buildings.
(2) Contributory/Altered. This category identifies buildings which date from the historic district's period of significance but have had their historic integrity compromised by inappropriate alterations.
Appropriate restoration of such buildings is encouraged. The maximum suspension period allowable under Article 10 shall be imposed on applications for demolition of Contributory/Altered buildings. If a building in this category were to be appropriately restored, the category designation may be amended to Contributory.
(3) Noncontributory. This category identifies buildings which post-date the historic district's period of significance. Demolition permit applications for these buildings will be processed without reference to the suspension provisions of Article 10. Alterations to Noncontributory buildings would require Certificate of Appropriateness review in order to minimize conflicts with the historic character of the district.
(Added by Ord. 464-87, App. 11/19/87)
SEC. 8. PAINT COLOR.
Nothing in this legislation shall be construed to regulate paint colors within the District.
(Added by Ord. 464-87, App. 11/19/87)
SEC. 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the area known and described in this ordinance as the South End Historic District has a special character and special historical, architectural and aesthetic interest and value and constitutes a distinct section of the City. The Board of Supervisors further finds that designation of this area as an Historic District will further and conform to the purposes and standards of Article 10 of the City Planning Code and the standards set forth therein, and that preservation on an area basis rather than on the basis of individual structures alone is in order. This ordinance is intended to further the general purpose of historic preservation legislation as set forth in Section 1001 of the City Planning Code and to promote the public health, safety and general welfare.
(Added by Ord. 104-90, App. 3/23/90)
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
Pursuant to Section 1004 of the City Planning Code, Chapter II, Part II of the San Francisco Municipal Code, the South End is hereby designated as an Historic District, this designation having been duly approved by Resolution No. 11869 of the City Planning Commission.
(Added by Ord. 104-90, App. 3/23/90)
SEC. 3. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES.
The location and boundaries of the South End Historic District shall be as designated on the South End Historic District Map, the original of which is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors under File No. 115-90-3, which Map is hereby incorporated as though fully set forth.
(Added by Ord. 104-90, App. 3/23/90)
SEC. 4. RELATION TO CITY PLANNING CODE AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE RINCON POINT-SOUTH BEACH PROJECT AREA.
(a) Article 10 of the City Planning Code is the basic law governing historic preservation in the City and County of San Francisco. This ordinance, being a specific application of Article 10, is both subject to and in addition to the provisions thereof.
(b) Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in the ordinance, nothing in this ordinance shall supersede, impair or modify any City Planning Code provisions applicable to property in the South End Historic District, including but not limited to existing and future regulations controlling uses, height, bulk, coverage, floor area ratio, required open space, off-street parking and signs.
(c) Nothing in this ordinance shall supersede, impair or modify any provisions of the Redevelopment Plan (including the Design for Development), for the Rincon Point-South Beach Project Area which are applicable to property located in such Redevelopment Project Area and designated part of this South End Historic District.
(Added by Ord. 104-90, App. 3/23/90)
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE.
(a) History of the area: For decades after the 1849 Gold Rush, San Francisco was the principal seaport and connection with the outside world for California and the West Coast. San Francisco's expansion and transformation into one of the most important cities in North America is attributable to the eminence of its port which, because of its sheltered location and deep water, became one of the best-suited on the Pacific Ocean.
The development of warehouses over a 120-year period along the southern waterfront provides a benchmark from which to view architectural and technological responses to the rapid changes of growing industrial nation state and city. The interdependence of architecture and history can be seen from a look at the evolution of warehouse forms along the southern waterfront. Unlike most other areas of the San Francisco waterfront, the South End District contains an extraordinary concentration of buildings from almost every period of San Francisco's maritime history. Several street fronts - such as Second, Third and Townsend - are characterized by solid walls of brick and reinforced concrete warehouses. With this harmony of scale and materials, the South End Historic District is clearly a visually recognizable place.
One-story warehouses were common in the nineteenth century but rare in the early twentieth due to the increasing cost of land. Two of the oldest warehouses in the historic district are one story in height: Hooper's Warehouse (1874) and the California Warehouse (1882). Their horizontal orientation is accentuated through the use of strong cornice lines with decorative brick patterns.
Multi-story buildings have been more common along the southern waterfront since the turn of the century. After 1906, almost all new warehouses were constructed to be at least three stories in height, and several warehouses on Second and Townsend Streets reached six stories. The invention of the forklift in the 1930s eliminated advantages which multi-story buildings enjoyed over single-story structures. Since 1945, almost all warehouses constructed in the United States have been one story in height. Many multi-story warehouses and industrial buildings have been converted to other uses or are vacant because they have become obsolete for most warehouse or industrial functions.
South End's period of historical significance, 1867 to 1935, comprises the era during which the waterfront became a vital part of the City's and nation's maritime commerce. The buildings of the South End Historic District represent a rich and varied cross-section of the prominent local architects and builders of the period. Four buildings remain from the nineteenth century; another four were constructed in the six-year interval preceding the 1906 earthquake. The majority of the buildings were erected between 1906 and 1929, a period during which trade along the waterfront increased dramatically.
Several events shaped this part of San Francisco. The building of Long Bridge in 1865 on the line of Fourth Street south to Point San Quentin or the Potrero district, opened up opportunities for new industrial development in the southern part of the city. The Second Street cut of 1869, through fashionable Rincon Hill, allowed access from downtown to the southern waterfront. The completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 (and the eventual extension of railway lines into the area) was the single most important event to impact the district. The fire of 1906 and the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 were further impetuses to warehouse construction in this area, as were the seawall and the Belt Line Railway.
Prominent figures in San Francisco history have been associated with the district. William Ralston, founder of the Bank of California, builder of the Palace Hotel, and financier of San Francisco and the West, owned property in the district and was a major force in politically engineering the Second Street cut in 1869. William Sharon, a U.S. Senator from Nevada in 1875 - 1881, acquired much of Ralston's estate and also co-owned and built the California Warehouse on the corner of Second and Townsend for Haslett and Bailey in 1882.
William P. Aspinwall founded the internationally important Oriental Warehouse (Pacific Mail Steamship Company) in this district during the Gold Rush. John Hooper built Hooper's South End Grain Warehouse at Japan and Townsend Streets in 1874 for California's lucrative grain trade. Hooper was a member of a family known particularly for its lumber trade, with large land holdings just south of the South End Historic District.
The leading warehouse firms in San Francisco were those of the Haslett and Lamb families. Samuel Haslett, a native of Ireland, came to San Francisco in the 1870s and became a partner with J.W. Cox at the Humboldt Warehouse on Rincon Point. Haslett's sons continued the business after his death, and Samuel Haslett IV is now president of the firm. Once nationally known in warehousing, the Hasletts built or are associated with seven warehouses in the district. George Lamb founded the South End Warehouse Company in 1905, and later co-founded the drayage and hauling firm of King and Company. South End operated six warehouses in the area at various times.
Charles Lee Tilden (1857 - 1950) built 111 - 113 Townsend, a Haslett warehouse, and the Overland warehouse at Third and Townsend Streets. Tilden, a highly successful business entrepreneur, also founded the East Bay Regional Park system in 1934. Charles Norton Felton (1828 - 1914), Senator, Congressman, and early developer of oil in California, is associated with warehouses at 275 Brannan Street and 601 Second Street.
The proposed historic district is an important visual landmark for the City as a whole. The large number of intact masonry warehouses which remain to this day are reminders of the maritime and rail activities which helped to make San Francisco a great Turn-of-the-Century Port City. The warehouse district, because of its distinct building forms, is identifiable from many parts of San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. Additional historical information may be found in the South End Historic District Case Report No. 89.065L.
(Added by Ord. 104-90, App. 3/23/90)
SEC. 6. FEATURES.
(a) Features of Existing Buildings.
1. Overall Form and Continuity. Building height is generally within a six-story range, and many of the oldest structures are one or two stories in height.
2. Scale and Proportion. The buildings are of typical warehouse design, large in bulk, often with large arches and openings originally designed for easy vehicular access. There is a regularity of overall form. The earlier brick structures blend easily with the scaled-down Beaux Arts forms of the turn of the century and the plain reinforced concrete structures characteristic of twentieth-century industrial architecture.
3. Fenestration. The earliest structures have few windows, expressing their warehouse function. They are varied in size, rhythmically spaced, deeply recessed, produce a strong shadow line, and relate in shape and proportion to those in nearby buildings. Larger industrial sash windows began to be incorporated in structures built from the 1920s and onward. Door openings are often massive to facilitate easy access of bulk materials.
4. Materials. Standard brick masonry is predominant for the oldest buildings in the district, with reinforced concrete introduced after the 1906 fire, although its widespread use did not occur until the 1920s. Brick and stone paving treatments on Federal and First and De Boom Streets respectively are extant as well as Beltline Railroad Tracks which run throughout the District.
5. Color. Red brick is typical, with some yellow and painted brick. Muted earth tones predominate in shades of red, brown, green, gray and blue.
6. Texture. Typical facing materials give a rough textured appearance. The overall texture of the facades is rough grained.
7. Detail. Arches are common at the ground floor, and are frequently repeated on upper floors. Flattened arches for window treatment are typical. Cornices are simple and generally tend to be abstract versions of the more elaborate cornices found in downtown commercial structures from the nineteenth century. Most of the surfaces of the later buildings are plain and simple reflecting their function. Some of the earlier brick work contains suggestions of pilasters, again highly abstracted. Where detail occurs, it is often found surrounding entryways.
(b) Standards for New Construction and Alterations.
1. Facade Line Continuity. Facade line continuity is historically appropriate. Therefore, setbacks at lower floors and arcades, not generally being features of the South End Historic District, are generally not acceptable.
2. Fenestration and Design Elements for New Construction. In areas with a concentration of buildings characterized by a high proportion of mass to void and deeply recessed openings, vertical orientation and limited fenestration, the design of new construction should relate to those elements. In areas characterized by buildings with industrial style fenestration, new construction should relate to those design elements.
3. Signs.
(A) Principal Signs. Only one sign will be allowed per establishment per street frontage. A flush sign with lettering intended to be read from across the street is permitted. On brick surfaces, signs should be mounted with a minimum number of penetrations of the wall, and those penetrations only in the mortar joints.
(B) Secondary Signs. One per establishment per street frontage. A secondary sign is intended to be viewed close-up and consists of: (a) Lettering on a door or window which contains only the name and nature of the establishment, hours of operation and other pertinent information. (b) A projecting sign not exceeding two square feet in area used in conjunction with a principal flush sign.
(c) Exterior Changes Requiring Approval. Any exterior change within the South End Historic District shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness pursuant to the provisions of Article 10 when such work requires a city permit. In addition, a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for cleaning masonry surfaces with abrasives and/or treatment of such surfaces with waterproofing chemicals. Sandblasting and certain chemical treatments detrimental to older brick will not be approved.
(Added by Ord. 104-90, App. 3/23/90)
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS.
The procedures, requirements, controls and standards in Sections 1006 through 1006.8 of Article 10 of the Planning Code shall apply to all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness in the South End Historic District. In addition, the following provisions shall apply to all such applications; in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the following provisions and Article 10, those procedures, requirements, controls, and standards affording stricter protection to landmarks, landmark sites, and the Historic District shall prevail.
(a) Character of the Historic District. The standards for review of all applications for the Certificate of Appropriateness are set forth in Section 1006.7 of Article 10. For purposes of review pursuant to these standards, the character of the historic district shall mean the exterior architectural features as well as the historic brick and stone paving materials described in Section 6 of this ordinance.
(b) New Construction. New construction on vacant sites should conform to the general profile of the District, especially as to scale, sculptural qualities of facade and entrance detailing, fenestration patterns and materials described in Section 6 of this ordinance.
(c) Masonry, Brickwork and Stonework. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for painting previously unpainted masonry, brick or stone exterior surfaces, for cleaning such surfaces with abrasives and/or treatment of such surfaces with waterproofing chemicals. Sandblasting and certain chemical treatment detrimental to masonry will not be approved.
(d) Alterations. It is recognized that certain alterations to the exteriors of buildings within the Historic District may be necessary in order to accommodate adaptive reuse of, and to provide sufficient light and air in, such buildings. Substantial alterations to Principal Facades, as defined in Planning Code Section 102, should be discouraged. Substantial alterations to non-principal facades, not originally intended to be viewed from the street, may be appropriate, provided such alterations maintain the character of the historic district.
(e) 200 Brannan Street, Lot 24 within Assessor's Block 3774 is a site proposed for high-density mixed-income housing within the Rincon Point-South Beach Redevelopment Project Area Plan. The subject property is a donut-shaped group of buildings of different dates behind a single unifying wall and the continuous facade wall which runs along the First and Brannan Streets is the contributory element of the site and adaptive reuse of the subject property is acceptable.
(Added by Ord. 104-90, App. 3/23/90; amended by Ord. 202-18, File No. 180557, App. 8/10/2018, Eff. 9/10/2018)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Undesignated introductory paragraph and division (d) amended; Ord. 202-18, Eff. 9/10/2018.
SEC. 8. SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
The history of each parcel within the Historic District is documented on the survey worksheets (Appendix A to the South End Historic District Case Report No. 89.065L). This classification of buildings in the South End Historic District is delineated in Case Report No. 89.065L. Each building is designated as one of the following:
1. Contributory.This category identifies buildings which date from the Historic District's period of significance and retain their historic integrity. These structures are of the highest importance in maintaining the character of the Historic District.
2. Contributory - Altered.This category identifies buildings which date from the historic district's period of significance but have had their historic integrity compromised by inappropriate alterations. Appropriate restoration of such buildings is encouraged. If a building in this category were to be appropriately restored, the category designation may be amended by the L.P.A.B. to "Contributory."
3. Noncontributory.This category identifies buildings which are outside the Historic District's period of significance or are so significantly altered that they have lost their integrity. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for demolition of a noncontributory building. Construction of new buildings on a demolished building site, additions to, and major alterations of noncontributory buildings should be compatible with the character of the Historic District, and would require a Certificate of Appropriateness in order to ensure compatibility with the character of the historic district.
(Added by Ord. 104-90, App. 3/23/90)
SEC. 9. PAINT COLOR.
Nothing in this legislation shall be construed as authorization to regulate paint colors used within the District.
(Added by Ord. 104-90, App. 3/23/90)
SEC. 10. ADDITIONS.
Additions to existing buildings and new infill construction proposed within the South End Historic District must reflect an understanding of the relationship of the proposal with the contributing buildings within the district. Additions shall be reviewed for compatibility with the historic building and the district while infill construction shall be reviewed for compatibility with the overall district. Neither should directly imitate nor replicate existing features. For additions, every effort should be made to minimize the visibility of the new structure within the district. Infill construction should reflect the character of the district, including the prevailing heights of contributing buildings without creating a false sense of history. Property owners should consult early in the process with a Planning Department Historic Preservation Technical Specialist when developing a proposal.
Additions will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and any proposed addition should be located in an inconspicuous location and not result in a radical change to the form or character of the historic building. A vertical addition may be approved, depending on how the addition impacts the building and its relative visibility from the surrounding public rights-of-way within the district. The Planning Department evaluates all proposals for properties identified under Article 10 of the Planning Code for compliance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards (36 C.F.R. § 67.7 (2001)). Based on these Standards, Department staff uses the following criteria when reviewing proposals for vertical additions:
• The structure respects the general size, shape, and scale of the features associated with the property and the district and the structure is connected to the property in a manner that does not alter, change, obscure, damage, or destroy any of the character-defining features of the property and the district.
• The design respects the general historic and architectural characteristics associated with the property and the district without replicating historic styles or elements that will result in creating a false sense of history.
• The materials are compatible with the property or district in general character, color and texture.
As part of the Planning Department review process, the project sponsor shall conduct and submit an analysis that illustrates the relative visibility of a proposed vertical addition from within the district. As part of this analysis, sightline cross-sections and perspective drawings illustrating the proportionality and scale, as well as the visible extent of the addition from prescribed locations should be submitted.
When a district provides an opportunity for new construction through existing vacant parcels or by replacing non-contributing buildings, a sensitive design is of critical importance. Historic buildings within the district should be utilized and referenced for design context. Contemporary design that respects the District's existing character-defining features without replicating historic designs is encouraged. The Department uses the following criteria when reviewing proposals for infill construction:
• The structure respects the general size, shape, and scale of the character-defining features associated with the district and its relationship to the character-defining features of the immediate neighbors and the district.
• The site plan respects the general site characteristics associated with the district.
• The design respects the general character-defining features associated with the district
• The materials are compatible with the district in general character, color, and texture.
(Added by Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008)
SEC. 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the area known and described in this ordinance as the Civic Center Historic District contains a number of structures having a special character and special historical, architectural and aesthetic interest and value, and constitutes a distinct section of the City. The Board of Supervisors further finds that designation of said area as an Historic District will be in furtherance of and in conformance with the purposes of Article 10 of the City Planning Code and the standards set forth therein, and that preservation on an area basis rather than on the basis of individual structures alone is in order.
This ordinance is intended to further the general purpose of historic preservation legislation as set forth in Section 1001 of the City Planning Code, to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public.
(Added by Ord. 413-94, App. 12/23/94)
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
Pursuant to Section 1004 of the City Planning Code, Chapter II, Part II of the San Francisco Municipal Code, the San Francisco Civic Center Historic District is hereby designated as an Historic District, this designation having been duly approved by Resolution No. 13719 of the City Planning Commission and Resolution No. 454 of the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board.
(Added by Ord. 413-94, App. 12/23/94)
SEC. 3. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES.
The location and boundaries of the San Francisco Civic Center Historic District generally bounded by Golden Gate Avenue to the north, Franklin Street to the west, Jones Street to the east and Market Street to the south shall be as designated on the San Francisco Civic Center Historic District Map, the original of which is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors under File No. 115-94-10, which Map is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
(Added by Ord. 413-94, App. 12/23/94)
SEC. 4. RELATION TO CITY PLANNING CODE AND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
(a) Article 10 of the City Planning Code is the basic law governing historic preservation in the City and County of San Francisco. This ordinance, being a specific application of Article 10, is both subject to and in addition to the provisions thereof.
(b) Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in this ordinance, nothing in this ordinance shall supersede, impair or modify any City Planning Code provisions applicable to property in the San Francisco Civic Center Historic District, including but not limited to existing and future regulations controlling uses, height, bulk, lot coverage, floor area ratio, required open space, off-street parking and signs.
(Added by Ord. 413-94, App. 12/23/94)
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE.
The San Francisco Civic Center possesses a unique place and significance in the areas of architecture, history, and environment worthy of protection as an historic district.
The land on which the Civic Center stands was declared a City Hall Reservation as early as 1870. Portions of that reservation land were sold to raise funds for City Hall construction, and Old City Hall - located on the site that had first been used as the Yerba Buena Cemetery, approximately where the present library stands - was erected between 1871 and 1897, in a lengthy project marked by the now well known City government corruption of that time.
In 1899, B.J.S. Cahill, with the encouragement of Mayor Phelan, proposed a grander vision for the area, with the dual goal of clearing up land titles clouded by the dubious practices of the promoters of the Old City Hall and, at the same time, of creating an imposing setting for the entire area. This plan envisioned clearing out smaller structures and visually uniting the remaining monumental structures - Old City Hall, the Main Post Office, the Hibernia Bank building, and other larger structures - and setting them off against new open spaces (such as a planned extension of the Golden Gate Park panhandle to Market Street). Conflicting new developments were blocked for a time, but the plan eventually failed, in large part because of general distrust - bred of experience, perhaps - of large government projects.
Undaunted, former Mayor Phelan soon led the formation of an Association for the Improvement and Adornment of San Francisco. In 1904, the Association invited Daniel Burnham to design a grand plan for the City, with B.J.S. Cahill providing a design for the Civic Center. This produced two visions of the Civic Center: Cahill, with the practicality borne of personal and local experience, proposed using existing structures and City-owned land to create a central plaza, surrounded by major buildings, and, again, connected to a Golden Gate Park panhandle extension; Burnham proposed a grander Civic Center, with buildings connected by a generally circular series of boulevards and grand open vistas. The Burnham Plan, though politically impractical, fired the public imagination and was submitted to and adopted by the Board of Supervisors on September 27, 1905.
Following the 1906 earthquake, the public desire to rebuild and reclaim what had just been lost confirmed in practice what Cahill had perceived before: that political expediency set limits to the definition of the Civic Center. Competition continued between the different views of Burnham and Cahill of what the Civic Center might become, but by 1912 the Board of Supervisors had endorsed the Cahill Plan as modified in 1909. The momentum of growing civic pride and the Civic Center development effort - spearheaded by then-Mayor Rolph and the coming of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition - was focused into the general outlines sketched by Cahill.
Mayor Rolph, a reform candidate, saw the Civic Center as a central civic improvement, the symbol of a new unity of the people under a new and honest political era and a permanent expression of the grandeur and vitality which the 1915 Exposition would exemplify on a temporary scale.
The World Columbian Exposition in Chicago, in 1893, was the source of inspiration for the "City Beautiful" movement which emphasizes formal plan and composition of monumental scale, neoclassical style buildings fronting plazas, boulevards and grand public gathering spaces. The order, harmony, cleanliness, and grandeur of the exhibition, called "The White City," was in sharp contrast to the rapid, chaotic growth that most U.S. cities had experienced in the preceding era of rapid immigration and industrialization.
Several world's fairs were held throughout the country in the later 1800's, spreading the ideals of classical architecture, Beaux Arts forms, and the concepts of planning and cooperation for ensemble effect in design. These planning and design schemes were an important influence for forty years, with their primary manifestation coming in designs for cities, parks, and civic centers. Numerous City plans were commissioned in the early years, but only Cleveland and San Francisco implemented a portion of their plans, with San Francisco more nearly reaching completion.
The historic significance of the "City Beautiful" movement lies in the manner in which it reformed and refocused architectural vision, contributing to something of a national style of architecture; and, on a practical level, in the formation of City Planning Departments and schools or courses devoted to City Planning.
The design of the San Francisco Civic Center is an example of the development of those significant contributions. More particularly, the San Francisco Civic Center is an expression of a nation ready to display its new international importance in an architectural statement. At the time it took form, geography and historical events had made San Francisco the center of western America. Monumental classical architecture for the City's central public space expressed this consciousness, as well as the accompanying belief that such inspiring surroundings should be democratically available to all, not just a privileged few.
The Exposition Auditorium, the Central Plaza, and the Powerhouse were completed before the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, and the new City Hall was completed in late 1915. The library was completed in 1916; the State Building in 1921; and the Public Health Building in 1932 and the Old Federal Building in 1936. The present Opera House and Veterans Building expanded the Civic Center to the west in 1932 and 1933, respectively, much in the manner the original proponents envisioned. The original plaza was excavated in 1956 to add the underground parking garage. At this time the ground level details were changed into the present reflecting pool and semi-park. United Nations Plaza, which opens the vista to the east of City Hall in a manner consistent with the original vision of the Civic Center, was created in the mid-1970's.
It is an exemplary City Beautiful complex in the best of the American Academic Beaux Arts tradition. Designed and built in the revival of classical style, stemming from the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 that has been called the "American Renaissance," it succeeds in making a strong impression of Civic dignity and pride. The San Francisco Civic Center Historic District consists of a principal aggregation of monumental buildings around a central open space, with additional buildings extending the principal axis at either end. It includes all or part of the fifteen City blocks. There are eight major buildings, a group of secondary buildings, three unrealized building sites, and a large plaza within the Historic District.
Each building in the Civic Center was faced with the problem of providing modern, functional facilities in a classical idiom. The classical Beaux Arts style was deemed suitable as the traditional style of American governmental buildings, and was amenable to City Beautiful ideals of harmony among many buildings on a grand scale. The formal composition of "City Beautiful" architecture, plantings, street embellishments and plazas was meant to be an expression of civic authority and pride - intending to impress and overawe. The classical style aptly expressed the mood of a nation eager to redefine its newly achieved international importance in architectural terms. It reflected a mood and an existing state of affairs as much as an inspiration to dominance. In San Francisco, it represented the city's emergence as a regional center of national importance, and within the City, it symbolized the united efforts of a population recently divided along many lines.
In terms of "democratic" architecture, or architecture for an ever larger segment of the population, monumental classical architecture uncompromisingly demonstrated the enhanced concern for the general public. Only a few years earlier, such splendor was exclusively reserved for the rich and the privileged few. To this day, no greater public interiors have been built in the United States than those influenced by and representative of the City Beautiful Movement, including among the very finest, the San Francisco City Hall.
Within the scope of turn of the century classical architecture in the United States, the San Francisco Civic Center contains several fine examples of the mode and one superlative example in its City Hall. The other buildings in the group, although less interesting individually cannot properly be evaluated in the same way. In particular, the State Building, the Federal Building, the Health Building and the War Memorial group would probably appear rather dull compared to City Hall, as if they were missing an essential ingredient. But seen in the context of the Civic Center as a whole, and in relation to City Hall, all the buildings together achieve distinction.
The criteria on which the buildings are judged, then, must be the degree to which each enhances the group without distracting from City Hall. These qualities are achieved through a harmony of color, material, scale, size, texture, rhythm and style. Within these constrictions the buildings achieve individual interest through the imaginative manipulation of the elements.
The historic Civic Center buildings are unified in the Beaux Arts classical design. They are organized into horizontal bands of vertically proportioned elements, with the grand order of the facade displayed on two or three floors above a usually rusticated base of one or two ground and partially sub-ground floors. Civic Center Historic District contains standard features such as overall form, massing, scale, proportion, orientation, depth of face, fenestration and ornamentation, materials, color, texture, architectural detailing, facade line continuity, decorative and sculptural features, street furniture, granite curbing and grille work.
The Civic Center is designated as both a National Historic Landmark District and a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places, the former designation occurred on February 27, 1987, the latter, October 10, 1978. These designations offer recognition that certain properties within the Historic District are worthy of preservation and alterations undertaken both in the local and federal districts shall comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Said Standards were adopted by the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board at its Regular Meeting of October 2, 1985, the amended Standards were readopted by the Landmarks Board at its Regular Meetings of February 6, 1991 and August 3, 1994.
(Added by Ord. 413-94, App. 12/23/94)
SEC. 6. FEATURES.
The architectural features of said Historic District that should be preserved are set forth in this ordinance and described and depicted in the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board's Case Report "San Francisco Civic Center Historic District" including Appendix A: Survey of Parcels. Said Case Report was adopted by the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board at its Regular Meeting of October 6, 1993 by Resolution No. 454 and was adopted and amended by the City Planning Commission at its Regular Meeting of July 7, 1994 by Resolution No. 13719. The architectural features, formal plan composition and streetscape elements of said Historic District that should be preserved and strengthened are also identified in the Civic Center Plan, an Element of the City's Master Plan, and in the Civic Center Urban Design Guidelines adopted by the Planning Commission pursuant to that plan.
(Added by Ord. 413-94, App. 12/23/94)
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS.
The procedures, requirements, controls and standards in Sections 1005 through 1006.8 of Article 10 of the City Planning Code shall apply to all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness in the San Francisco Civic Center Historic District.
In addition, the following provisions shall apply to all such applications. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the following provisions and Article 10, the procedures, requirements, controls and standards affording stricter protection to the Historic District shall prevail, except for the provisions of Section 8 of this designation ordinance.
A Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for all major alterations, as set forth below, to Contributory or Contributory/Altered buildings sites, structures or objects within the Historic District. Within 10 days after the Central Permit Bureau refers any permit application to the Department, the Zoning Administrator and the Secretary to the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board shall determine in writing whether the proposed alteration is a major alteration or a minor alteration. The decision of the Zoning Administrator shall be final.
(a) An alteration is considered major if any of the following apply:
(1) The alteration will remove or cover an exterior architectural feature or a portion of an exceptionally significant interior as set forth in Section 10, or replace it with substitutes that are inappropriate in material, scale, color or architectural style. This provision shall apply to exceptionally significant interior public spaces designated in Section 10 of said ordinance; or
(2) The alteration would affect all or any substantial part of a structure's interior or exterior column or load-bearing wall, exterior walls or exterior ornamentation; or
(3) The alteration results in a substantial addition of height above the height of the structure; or
(4) The cumulative impacts of serial permits may be determined to be a major alteration. An alteration, in combination with other alterations authorized within the preceding five years, shall be deemed a major alteration if the cumulative impact of said alterations may be considered a major alteration as described above.
(b) An alteration is considered minor if the criteria set forth in Subsection (a) do not apply or the work consists of ordinary repair and maintenance.
(c) The Department of City Planning in consultation with the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board, may promulgate Rules and Regulations to distinguish major alterations from minor alterations for this Historic District consistent with this Section 7.
(d) Permit applications determined to be for minor alterations shall be returned, with that determination noted, to the Central Permit Bureau for further processing; provided, however, that the Zoning Administrator may take any other otherwise authorized action with respect to the application.
(Added by Ord. 413-94, App. 12/23/94)
SEC. 8. APPEALS FROM THE LANDMARKS PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD AND CITY PLANNING COMMISSION DECISIONS ON CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS.
(a) Certificate of Appropriateness decisions of the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board may be appealed to the City Planning Commission pursuant to the provisions of Planning Code Section 1006.8. Nothing in this ordinance shall supersede, impair or modify provisions of the City Charter or laws governing the State of California and the United States of America. All governmental bodies shall work cooperatively with the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board on proposed exterior and interior changes to ensure that the alteration of buildings within this Historic District comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, Revised 1990 (and subsequent revisions).
(b) This ordinance designating the Civic Center Historic District shall in no way diminish the powers, rights and duties vested in the Art Commission, the War Memorial Board of Trustees, the Library or the Asian Art Museum. It is the intent of the Board of Supervisors, however, to retain its authority, and the authority of the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board and the Planning Commission, over historic preservation decisions in the Civic Center Historic District in order to ensure the appropriate treatment of the historical elements of this historic district.
(c) The entities referenced in Subsection 8(b) above shall consult with the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board on any proposed interior alterations to the publicly accessible spaces of their buildings, regardless of whether a Certificate of Appropriateness is required by this ordinance or by Article 10.
(Added by Ord. 413-94, App. 12/23/94)
SEC. 9. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.
(a) The standards for review of all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness are as set forth in Section 1006.7 of Article 10 and are as follows:
(b) For applications pertaining to sites, buildings, structures and objects in the Civic Center Historic District, any alteration, construction, relocation or demolition, shall comply with the standards contained in Section 1017(c), and shall (1) be compatible with respect to height, massing, fenestration, materials, color, texture, detail, style, scale and proportion, signage, landscaping and street furniture which may define the character of the historic district as described in Section 5 of this designating ordinance and in the Civic Center Urban Design Guidelines adopted by the City Planning Commission; and (2) preserve, enhance or restore, and not damage or destroy, the exterior architectural appearance of the subject site, building, structure and object which is compatible with the character of the Historic District.
(1) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any exterior change to a site, building, structure and object which is not already compatible with the character of the Historic District shall bring the site, building, structure and object closer to compatibility. Where the required compatibility exists, the application for a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be approved.
(2) Except as provided in Planning Code Subsection 1017(d), no application for a demolition permit in a Historic District may be approved until a Certificate of Appropriateness for the replacement structure has been approved by the Landmarks Board.
(c) Alterations to Contributory and Contributory/Altered buildings shall be compatible with the architectural and historic character of this Historic District. New construction shall be compatible with the character of the Historic District as described in the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board San Francisco Civic Center Historic District Case Report and its Appendix A and with the Civic Center Urban Design Guidelines adopted by the City Planning Commission. Said Case Report was adopted by the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board at its Regular Meeting of October 6, 1993 by Resolution No. 454 and was adopted and amended by the City Planning Commission at its Regular Meeting of July 7, 1994 by Resolution No. 13719 and is contained in Board of Supervisors File No. 115-94-10.
(d) Treatment of Stone Surfaces. Numerous structures in the Historic District exhibit stone, terra cotta, or brick exterior surfacing. Proposed treatment of said masonry surfaces with any acid wash, sandblasting, high pressure wash or other abrasive methods is discouraged as such abrasive treatments can severely damage historic masonry surfaces.
(Added by Ord. 413-94, App. 12/23/94)
SEC. 10. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS APPLICABILITY FOR ALTERATIONS TO EXCEPTIONALLY SIGNIFICANT INTERIOR PUBLIC SPACES.
Pursuant to Section 1004(c)(1) of the City Planning Code, proposed alterations to exceptionally significant interiors of the following publicly owned buildings shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness:
(a) San Francisco City Hall, 400 Van Ness Avenue (City Landmark No. 21 and a Contributory Building to the Historic District) shall comply with Sections 1006 and 1006.8(e) for any construction or alteration which requires a building permit for the following exceptionally significant interior public spaces which shall be designated and shall include: the Board of Supervisor's Chambers (Room C200); the Rotunda; and the Mayor's Office (Rooms D200, D205 and D209) including the Reception Room, inner corridors and offices and the Chief Administrator's Officers (C.A.O.'s) Offices (Room 289) which were previously designated under Ordinance No. 16-70, effective date, March 13, 1970.
(b) The Main Library, 200 Larkin Street, a Contributory Building to the Historic District. The following exceptionally significant interior public spaces shall be designated: the Monumental Grand Staircase (Room S101), the Main Entrance Hall and Vestibule, (Rooms 101 and 191); the Monumental Public Corridors and Balcony Spaces including the Gottardo Piazzoni Murals in Public Corridor 290 (Rooms 190, 192, 193, 290 and 291A); and the Main Program Spaces (Rooms 200, 201, 202, 203, 210 and 218).
(c) The Public Health Department, 101 Grove Street, a Contributory Building to the Historic District. The following exceptionally significant interior public spaces shall be designated: the Main Entry and Elevator Lobby; the Marble Lined Corridors (All Floors) and the Third Floor Board Meeting Room/Auditorium.
(d) No other sites, buildings, structures and objects have exceptionally significant interior public spaces and would be subject to this Section.
(Added by Ord. 413-94, App. 12/23/94)
SEC. 11. SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
The history of each parcel within the Historic District is documented in Appendix A: Survey of Parcels, and is included in the San Francisco Civic Center Historic District Case Report as readopted by the Landmarks Board on October 6, 1993 by Resolution No. 454 and as amended and readopted by the City Planning Commission on July 7, 1994 by Resolution No. 13719 and is located in Board of Supervisors File No. 115-94-10.
Each building is assigned a finding from the three following categories:
1. Contributory.This category identifies buildings which date from the Historic District's period of significance (1906 to 1936) which reflect a Beaux Arts style and which retain their historic and architectural integrity. These structures are of the highest importance in maintaining the character of the Historic District. Recognizing the unique character of this Historic District which is derived from its expression of an historic plan, some structures within the Historic District may date from the Historic District's period of significance but do not contribute to the intended original plan in their architecture, detailing, height or scale. Such buildings are designated noncontributory and may be considered for replacement with structures designed in a monumental style and manner which would complete the San Francisco Civic Center Plan as originally conceived.
The following buildings are deemed Contributory to the Historic District: Newton Tharp Commercial High School, 170 Fell Street, Lot 1 within Assessor's Block 815; (a portion of Landmark No. 140), Federal Building, 50 Fulton Street, (50 United Nations Plaza) Lot 35 within Assessor's Block 351; Exposition Auditorium, 99 Grove Street, Assessor's Block 812; Department of Public Health, 101 Grove Street/50 Ivy/Lech Walesa Street, Lot 1 in Assessor's Block 811; San Francisco Public Library, 200 Larkin Street, Lot 1 in Assessor's Block 353; Orpheum Theater Building, 1182 - 92 Market Street, Lot 22 in Assessor's Block 351; 1212 Market Street, Lot 3 in Assessor's Block 355; 1240 - 1242 Market Street, Lot 6 in Assessor's Block 355; Hotel Avalon, 1272 - 1276 Market Street, Lot 9 in Assessor's Block 355; 1278 - 1298 Market Street, Lot 10 in Assessor's Block 355; Methodist Book Concern, 83 McAllister Street, Lot 32 in Assessor's Block 351; Old State Office Building, 50 McAllister Street, Lot 2 in Assessor's Block 765; Barbara Apartments, 580 McAllister Street, Lot 8 in Assessor's Block 767; 1 United Nations Plaza (35 - 57 Fulton Street); Lot 37 in Assessor's Block 351; the High School of Commerce, 135 Van Ness Avenue, (a portion of Landmark No. 140), Lot 1 in Assessor's Block 815; War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Avenue (a portion of Landmark No. 84), Lot 1 in Assessor's Block 786; San Francisco City Hall, 400 Van Ness Avenue (Landmark No. 21), Lot 1 in Assessor's Block 787; War Memorial Veteran's Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue (a portion of Landmark No. 84), Lot 1 in Assessor's Block 786; and, the Corinthian Court Apartments, 500 - 524 Van Ness Avenue, Lot 6 in Assessor's Block 766.
2. Contributory/Altered.This category identifies buildings which date from the Historic District's period of significance and have had alterations as detailed on page 22 of the San Francisco Civic Center Historic District Case Report located in Board of Supervisors File No. 115-94-10. Appropriate restoration of such buildings is encouraged, though in certain situations (see No. 1 above) their demolition and replacement may be more appropriate in order to achieve completion of the original San Francisco Civic Center plan. Such replacement should adhere to any Civic Center Urban Design Guidelines adopted by the City Planning Commission.
The following buildings shall be deemed Contributory/Altered within the Historic District: Marye Building, 1200-1208 Market Street, Lot 15 in Assessor's Block 355; 1220-1232 Market Street (29 Grove Street), Lot 4 in Assessor's Block 355; 1236 Market Street (37 - 39 Grove Street), Lot 5 in Assessor's Block 355; the Wells Fargo Building, 1256 - 1264 Market Street, Lot 8 in Assessor's Block 355. The following site shall also be deemed Contributory/Altered within the Historic District: Civic Center Plaza, being all of Block 788.
3. Noncontributory.This category identifies buildings which post-date the Historic District's period of significance or have had their integrity compromised by inappropriate alterations as detailed on page 21 of the San Francisco Civic Center Historic District Case Report. Demolition permit applications for these buildings will be processed without reference to the suspension provisions of Article 10. Alterations to Noncontributory buildings will require Certificate of Appropriateness if determined to be a major alteration in order to minimize conflicts with the historic character of the Historic District. Replacement buildings should adhere to Civic Center Urban Design Guidelines adopted by the City Planning Commission.
The remaining buildings shall also be deemed to be Noncontributory within the Historic District: California State Courts Building, 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Lot 3 within Assessor's Block 765; vacant lot, 41 - 47 Grove Street, Lot 12 in Assessor's Block 355; vacant lot, southeast corner of Grove Street at Larkin Street, Lot 11 in Assessor's Block 355; vacant lot, 165 Grove Street, Lot 21 in Assessor's Block 811; Library Annex, 45 Hyde Street, Lot 1 in Assessor's Block 353; the New Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, Lot 1 in Assessor's Block 354; 1170 Market Street, Lot 51 in Assessor's Block 351; 1220 - 1232 Market Street (29 Grove Street), Lot 4 in Assessor's Block 355; 1236 Market Street (37 - 39 Grove Street), Lot 5 in Assessor's Block 355; 1244-1254 Market Street, Lot 7 in Assessor's Block 355; 77 - 79 McAllister Street, Lot 33 in Assessor's Block 351; 456 McAllister Street., Lot 4 in Assessor's Block 766; 460 McAllister Street, Lot 5 in Assessor's Block 766; vacant lot, 401 Polk Street, Lot 2 in Assessor's Block 766; 10 United Nations Plaza, Lot 50 in Assessor's Block 351; Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Avenue, Lot 1 in Assessor's Block 810; 234 Van Ness Avenue, Lot 18 in Assessor's Block 811; 240 Van Ness Avenue, Lot 19 in Assessor's Block 811 and the Edmund G. Brown State Office Building, 501 Van Ness Avenue, Assessor's Block 767.
The Board of Supervisors, through the adoption of this ordinance, shall deem 450 McAllister Street, Lot 3 in Assessor's Block 766, the Civic Center Powerhouse, 320 Larkin Street (298 McAllister Street) Lot 8 in Assessor's Block 347, the San Francisco Art Commission Gallery, 155 Grove Street, Lot 16 in Assessor's Block 811 and the Church of Christ Building, 171-195 Grove Street, Lot 20 in Assessor's Block 811 as Noncontributory buildings. Any replacement building should adhere to Civic Center Urban Design Guidelines adopted by the City Planning Commission.
(Added by Ord. 413-94, App. 12/23/94)
SEC. 12. CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR CITY HALL ALTERATIONS.
Section 1006.8(e) of the City Planning Code describes the process for review of Certificate of Appropriateness applications proposing alterations to City Hall, Landmark No. 21. Nothing in this legislation shall be construed to amend said Section 1006.8(e). Said process shall serve to meet the Certificate of Appropriateness requirement for City Hall by its inclusion in this Historic District.
(Added by Ord. 413-94, App. 12/23/94)
SEC. 13. PAINT COLOR.
Nothing in this legislation shall be construed to regulate paint colors within the Historic District. Painting of previously unpainted masonry and stone surfaces is discouraged.
(Added by Ord. 413-94, App. 12/23/94)
SEC. 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the area known and described in this ordinance as the Bush Street - Cottage Row Historic District contains a number of structures having a special character and special historical, architectural and aesthetic interest and value and constitutes a distinct section of the City. The Board of Supervisors further finds the designation of the said area as an Historic District will be in furtherance of and in conformance with the purposes of Article 10 of the City Planning Code and the standards set forth therein, and that the preservation on an areas basis rather than on the basis of the individual structures alone is in order.
This ordinance is intended to further the general purpose of historic preservation legislation as set forth in Section 1001 of the City Planning Code, to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public.
(Added by Ord. 324-91, App. 9/4/91)
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
Pursuant to Section 1004 of the City Planning Code, Chapter II, Part II of the San Francisco Municipal Code, the Bush Street - Cottage Row Historic District is hereby designated as an Historic District, this designation having been duly approved by resolution of the City Planning Commission.
(Added by Ord. 324-91, App. 9/4/91)
SEC. 3. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES.
The location and boundaries of the Bush Street - Cottage Row Historic District Map, the original of which is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors under File 115-91-8, which Map is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
(Added by Ord. 324-91, App. 9/4/91)
SEC. 4. RELATION TO REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE WESTERN ADDITION A-2 PROJECT AREA.
Nothing in this Ordinance shall supersede, impair or modify any provisions of the Redevelopment Plan for the Western Addition Redevelopment A-2 Project Area which are applicable to property located in such Redevelopment Project Area and designated part of this Bush Street - Cottage Row Historic District. Procedures found in Planning Code Article 10 shall not apply to the Bush Street - Cottage Row Historic District as long as the Western Addition A-2 Project Area Redevelopment Plan is in effect. The Board of Supervisors urges the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency to work cooperatively with the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board on proposed exterior alterations within the Bush Street - Cottage Row Historic District.
(Added by Ord. 324-91, App. 9/4/91)
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE.
The Bush Street - Cottage Row Historic District is a remarkably intact group of architecturally consistent Italianate and Stick residential buildings constructed between 1870 and about 1885. It demonstrates several different modes of speculative housing during those years, from the mass builder The Real Estate Associates, which developed whole square blocks, through investors John H. Smyth and Charles L. Taylor, who built houses to hold and rent out for income, to the single homeowner. This District is rated high on local surveys and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The Bush Street - Cottage Row Historic District comprises 22 residences, a walkway and a small park. There is continuity of height and setback; houses step downhill evenly from the northeast to conform with the land contour; lots are narrow and deep. Almost all the houses were developed in four groups, so that six on Bush Street are essentially identical to each other, as are three different ones on Bush Street, two on Sutter Street and six on Cottage Row. All are two-story frame structures of Italianate or early Stick Style, with channel rustic siding, double-hung windows and paneled entry recess. They are tall, narrow buildings with tall, narrow openings balanced by heavy, bracketed cornices on patently false fronts. All except Cottage Row have bay windows on facade or rear.
Since they were originally built, the houses continued to be used as residences, with some alteration due to subdivision into units. At least two residences were resurfaced, and one of these has been restored. The walkway of Cottage row continued until 1944 as part of a single piece of private property with 2109 - 2113 Bush Street and 1 - 6 Cottage Row. The Cottage Row houses were separated into individual ownerships gradually from 1956 - 1967, and only on the last date was the walkway singled out as an individual holding separate from any house. Taylor himself had chosen the name "Cottage Row," which was listed among San Francisco's streets as early as the 1886 Directory. In the 1930s the walkway was popularly called "Japan Street," because the entire District was inhabited by Japanese-Americans until their internment during World War II. In the tiny rear yards of Cottage Row they grew vegetables, which they offered for public sale at an informal weekly open market held every Saturday along the Row.
(Added by Ord. 324-91, App. 9/4/91)
SEC. 6. FEATURES OF EXISTING BUILDINGS.
1. Overall Form and Continuity.The massing of the existing buildings relates to the topographical contour of the site, and is compatible with the adjacent area.
2. Scale and Proportion.Buildings in the District relate to the height and setback of the structures immediately adjacent and in the general area, contained within an envelope that slopes upward or downward with the slope of the properties.
3. Fenestration.Existing fenestration is predominantly double-hung wooden sash and is proportionate and in scale with 19th century stylistic patterns within the District.
4. Materials.Horizontal rustic wood siding is the traditional cladding material in the District.
5. Detail.Detailing found in the district usually follows simple, straightforward Italianate or Stick Style forms.
(Added by Ord. 324-91, App. 9/4/91)
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS.
The following provisions shall apply to all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness in the Bush Street-Cottage Row Historic District in addition to the procedures, requirements, controls and standards of Article 10 and this Code. If any conflict or inconsistency between the following provisions and Article 10 arises, the procedures, requirements, controls and standards affording stricter protection to the landmark, landmark site, or Historic District shall prevail.
A. Character of the Historic District. The standards for review of all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness are set forth in Section 1006.7 of Article 10. For purposes of review pursuant to these standards, the character of the Historic District shall mean the exterior architectural features, Cottage Row right-of-way, and the Cottage Row Mini Park of the Bush Street-Cottage Row Historic District described in Section 6.
B. Exterior Changes Requiring Approval. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for all exterior changes within the Historic District that are visible from a public street, the Cottage Row right-of-way, or the Cottage Row Mini Park. Such exterior changes requiring approval shall include, but not be limited to, the installation or replacement of fences, retaining walls, windows, security grates, lighting fixtures, and other building features visible from the public way.
C. Additions, Alterations, or New Construction. Additions, exterior alterations, and new construction shall be compatible with the scale, architectural details, fenestration, and materials of the District as described in this Appendix K. Any new work shall be compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale, proportions and massing. New or replacement fences shall be compatible with the scale, height, materials, details, and topography of the Historic District.
D. Street and Park Furniture. Any new or replacement street or park furniture, including but not limited to light fixtures and trash receptacles, shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness.
E. Nothing in this legislation shall be construed to regulate paint colors within the Historic District.
(Added by Ord. 148-09, File No. 081251, App. 7/10/2009)
SEC. 8. SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
The history of each parcel within the Historic District is documented on survey worksheets (Appendix A to the Bush Street - Cottage Row Historic District Case Report No. 90.288L). This classification of buildings in the Historic District is delineated in the Case Report No. 90.288L. Each building is designated as follows:
(1) Contributory. This category identifies buildings which date from the Historic District's period of significance and retain their historic integrity. These structures are of the highest importance in maintaining the character of the Historic District. All buildings identified within this Historic District are Contributory to the Historic District.
(2) Noncontributory. This category identifies buildings or vacant lots which are outside or are not relevant to the Historic District's period of significance or are so significantly altered that they have lost their historic integrity. Construction of new buildings on a demolished or vacant sites and additions to or major alteration of Noncontributory buildings should be compatible with the character of the Historic District. Vacant parcels, including the City-owned right-of-way known as Cottage Row (Lot 46) and the City-owned Mini Park (Lot 12), are both rated Noncontributory.
(Added by Ord. 324-91, App. 9/4/91)
SEC. 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the area known and described in this ordinance as the Dogpatch Historic District contains a number of structures having a special character and special historical, architectural and aesthetic interest and value, and constitutes a distinct section of the City. The Board of Supervisors further finds that designation of said area as an Historic District will be in furtherance of and in conformance with the purposes of Article 10 of the Planning Code and the standards set forth therein, and that preservation on an area basis rather than on the basis of individual structures alone is in order.
This ordinance is intended to further the general purpose of historic preservation legislation as set forth in Section 1001 of the Planning Code, to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public.
(Added by Ord. 66-03, File No. 020972, App. 4/18/2003)
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
Pursuant to Section 1004 of the Planning Code, the Dogpatch Historic District is hereby designated as an Historic District, this designation having been duly approved by Resolution No. 16518 of the Planning Commission and Resolution No. 558 of the Land-marks Preservation Advisory Board which Resolutions are on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors under File No. 030203 and which Resolutions are incorporated herein and made part hereof as though fully set forth.
(Added by Ord. 66-03, File No. 020972, App. 4/18/2003)
SEC. 3. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES.
The location and boundaries of the Dogpatch Historic District are generally found between Indiana and Third Streets, odd and even addresses, from 18th to Tubbs Streets, Blocks/Lots: 3996/4 - 7; 4043/1 - 5, 5A, 6, 11B, 14, 15, 16; 4060/1, 4, 6 - 63; 4106/1A, 2 - 5, 5A, 6 - 9, 9A, 10 - 15; 4107/1B, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2E, 2F, 2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 2L, 2M, 2N, 3 - 23, 26 - 57; 4108/1, 3A, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3G, 3H, 3O, 3P, 4, 5, 6, 8 - 14, 14A, 15, 17 - 21; 4171/1 - 7, 14, 15, 17; 4172/1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 18, 18A, 19, 20, 21, 25, 27, 28, 29, 32, 34, 34A, 34B, 35, 36, 41, 44 - 53, and shall be as designated on the Dogpatch Historic District Map, the original of which is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors under File No. 020972, which Map is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
(Added by Ord. 66-03, File No. 020972, App. 4/18/2003)
SEC. 4. RELATION TO PLANNING CODE AND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
(a) Article 10 of the Planning Code is the basic law governing historic preservation in the City and County of San Francisco. This ordinance, being a specific application of Article 10, is both subject to and in addition to the provisions thereof.
(b) Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in this ordinance, nothing in this ordinance shall supersede, impair or modify any Planning Code provisions applicable to property in the Dogpatch Historic District, including but not limited to existing and future regulations controlling uses, height, bulk, lot coverage, floor area ratio, required open space, off-street parking and signs.
(Added by Ord. 66-03, File No. 020972, App. 4/18/2003)
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE.
The Dogpatch Historic District possesses a unique place and significance in the areas of architecture, history, and environment worthy of protection as an historic district. Dogpatch is an approximately nine-block enclave of industrial workers' housing located east of Potrero Hill, in San Francisco's Central Waterfront district. The neighborhood is comprised of almost one-hundred flats and cottages, as well as several industrial, commercial, and civic buildings, most of which were erected between 1870 and 1930.
The neighborhood is significant under National Register Criterion A (Events/Patterns of History) and Criterion C (Design/Construction). The neighborhood is significant at the local level under Criterion A (Events/Patterns of History), within the category of Industry, as the oldest and most intact concentration of industrial workers' housing in San Francisco. No other district of San Francisco or California was industrialized to the degree of Potrero Point during the last quarter of the 19th Century. The shipyards and other maritime-related industries of Potrero Point required a steady supply of inexpensive immigrant labor in an area that was geographically cut off from the rest of the City. Local developers and landholders, including Santa Fe Land Improvement Company, responded to this need by constructing rows of inexpensive cottages and selling individual parcels to laborers and their families, allowing the neighborhood to develop as an informal company town. Dogpatch is also significant at the local level under Criterion A (Events/Patterns of History), within the category of Exploration/Settlement, as the first housing developed in the Potrero District. Initially developed in the early 1870s, Dogpatch became the nucleus of the Potrero District that would evolve after the 1906 earthquake. Finally, Dogpatch is significant under Criterion C (Design/Construction), within the category of Architecture, as a moderately intact district of mostly Victorian and Edwardian-era workers' dwellings constructed between 1870 and 1910. Residences within the district reflect vernacular forms of architectural styles that were prevalent throughout the country, including Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Italianate, Eastlake and Classical Revival styles, or combinations thereof. The district has several clusters, and pairs of identical dwellings, including a group of thirteen identical Eastlake-style cottages based on the plans of San Francisco architect John Cotter Pelton, Jr. While the significance of Union Iron Works/Bethlehem Steel is national in scope, the significance of Dogpatch under this criterion remains local.
The period of significance for the district dates from 1867, the opening of Long Bridge and the beginning of construction in the neighborhood, to 1945, the end of World War II. Additional historic information may be found in the Dogpatch Historic District Designation Report, which is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth. This document is on file at the Planning Department under Case No. 2002.99775L.
(Added by Ord. 66-03, File No. 020972, App. 4/18/2003)
SEC. 6. FEATURES.
(a) Residential - Features of Existing Buildings.
1. Overall Form and Continuity.Building height is generally within a three-story range, with a substantial number of structures built at one or two stories in height. The majority of structures have been either elevated or altered to allow for the construction of a garage level at grade. However, despite these and other alterations, the majority of residences in the district retain their historic integrity. Residential buildings are generally set back an average of 10 feet from the public right-of-way.
2. Scale and Proportion.The buildings vary in height, bulk, scale and proportion. The width of lots in Dogpatch range from single lots of 20 feet to 40 feet for larger lots. Early homes in Dogpatch constructed circa 1870 were designed in a vernacular style with Greek Revival influences. Later homes continued in the Greek Revival form, but were joined by homes designed in the Queen Anne, Italianate and Classical Revival styles, as well as the Eastlake-styled Pelton Cottages. Multi-story residences are large in bulk, often as great as 3,500 square feet. Smaller cottage-size structures, typically 800 square feet, are well scaled to the smaller lots.
3. Fenestration.Existing fenestration consists of predominantly double-hung, wood sash windows that are vertical in orientation. Residential buildings feature a fairly symmetrical and regular pattern of windows with consistent dimensions along primary facades. Generally, the size and shape of window openings have not been altered over time.
4. Materials.Horizontal rustic wood siding is the traditional cladding material found in the district. However, fishscale wood shingles and asbestos siding are also found throughout the district.
5. Design Features.Recessed porches and entry porticos are characteristic design features of the district.
6. Architectural Detail.Architectural detail found in the district usually follows transitional elements associated with the Greek Revival, Eastlake, Queen Anne, Italianate and Classical Revival architectural styles.
(b) Industrial/Commercial - Features of Existing Buildings.
1. Overall Form and Continuity.Building height is generally within a four-story range and many of the industrial/commercial structures are one or two stories in height. Typically, these buildings are constructed closer to the property line than the residential structures found in the district.
2. Scale and Proportion.The buildings are of typical warehouse design, large in bulk, often with large, ground level openings originally designed for rail or vehicular access. Industrial/commercial structures are found throughout the district, often surrounded by residential buildings. While gaps may exists, because of height, bulk and setback, there is regularity to the overall form of industrial/commercial buildings. A small cluster of brick and stucco public buildings (police, fire, and hospital) are easily recognizable from other industrial/commercial structures found in the district. These resources, while offering a different scale and proportion, are compatible with the plain reinforced concrete and brick-faced structures characteristic of 20th century industrial architecture.
3. Fenestration.For the most part, the district's industrial/commercial buildings lack strong fenestration patterns, which typically are not supportive of a warehouse function. Windows exist near entrances and in some cases, offer small storefronts to display products. Early 20th century warehouse buildings were often constructed with office spaces above warehouse functions. In this case, double-hung, residential-type windows can be found. Larger industrial, metal sash windows are prevalent on commercial buildings built after 1920. Door openings are often massive to facilitate easy access of bulk materials.
4. Materials.Standard brick masonry is found on the older industrial/commercial buildings in the district; reinforced concrete was introduced as a cladding material following the earthquake and fire of 1906. Concrete block and stucco are also found on some 20th century, industrial/commercial buildings.
5. Color.Red brick is typical, with some yellow and painted brick. Muted earth tones of red, brown, green, gray, and blue are found on reinforced concrete, concrete block, and stucco-faced buildings.
6. Texture.Typical facing materials give both a rough textured or smooth appearance, depending on the cladding material.
7. Architectural Detail.Industrial and commercial buildings typically lack ornamentation. Warehouses by their very nature are utilitarian; warehouses constructed towards the end of the Dogpatch Historic District period of significance (1943) have even less ornamentation than older counterparts. Cornices are simple and may be abstract versions of more elaborate cornices found on larger, commercial structures in San Francisco's Financial District. Where detail occurs, it is often found surrounding entryways to industrial/commercial buildings.
(Added by Ord. 66-03, File No. 020972, App. 4/18/2003)
SEC. 7. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.
Any exterior change within the Dogpatch Historic District shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness, pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, when such work requires a City permit. The procedures, requirements, controls and standards of Article 10 of the Planning Code shall apply to all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness in the Dogpatch Historic District. In addition, the following specific standards for review shall apply to all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions set forth below and Article 10, those procedures, requirements, controls and standards affording stricter protection to the Historic District shall prevail.
(a) Character of the Historic District. The general standards for review of all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness are as set forth in Article 10. For purposes of review pursuant to said standards, the character of said Historic District shall mean the features of the Dogpatch Historic District referred to and described in Section 6 of this ordinance. For projects on buildings that have been previously compromised by incompatible alterations or additions, proposed exterior changes which bring these buildings closer to their original, historic appearance and make the buildings more in conformity with the character of the district are encouraged.
(b) Residential - Alterations and New Construction. Exterior alterations or new additions to a contributory or non-contributory residential resource in the Dogpatch Historic District shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the resource or its environs. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials, features and spatial relationships that characterize the property. Any new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of the property and its environment, and must conform to the following provisions:
1. False Historicism.False historicism and the conjectural replication of historic styles and details is discouraged; if restoration is the selected alteration approach, historic documentation through original architectural plans, historic photographs, or physical investigation will be required. Where original plans or historic photographs are unavailable, close physical examination of the building and existing scar traces, along with a comparison to buildings of the same age and style in the neighborhood, may be sufficient to reveal evidence necessary to guide the restoration.
2. Materials.Horizontal rustic wood siding is the traditional cladding material in the district and its use is encouraged over other cladding materials, including wood shingles (except where appropriate).
3. Fenestration.Fenestration should be proportionate and in scale with traditional patterns within the district. Double-hung wood sash windows are encouraged over vinyl or metal sash windows. "Slider" windows of vinyl or aluminum construction are discouraged, especially on primary facades. True divided lites, rather than snap-in or faux muntins, are encouraged when divided lite wood windows are appropriate.
4. Style.New construction in a contemporary, yet compatible, idiom is encouraged.
5. Scale and Proportion.New construction must be compatible with the massing, size, scale and architectural details of residential resources found in the district.
6. Setbacks.New construction should conform to existing setback patterns found in the district.
7. Roofline.Gabled roof forms and raised parapets are encouraged on new construction.
8. Detailing.Detailing on new construction should relate to the simple, traditional vernacular forms found in the district.
(c) Industrial/Commercial - Alterations and New Construction. Exterior alterations or new additions to a contributory or non-contributory industrial/commercial resource in the Dogpatch Historic District shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the resource or its environs. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials, features and spatial relationships that characterize the property. Any new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of the property and its environment, and must conform to the following provisions:
1. Materials.The traditional cladding materials of industrial/commercial structures found in the district are brick, reinforced concrete, cinder block, and stucco; they are encouraged over other cladding materials.
2. Fenestration.Fenestration should be proportionate and in scale with traditional patterns within the district. Wood or metal sash windows are encouraged, while"slider" windows of vinyl or aluminum construction on either industrial or commercial buildings are discouraged.
3. Roofline.Flat roof forms are encouraged on industrial and/or commercial structures; gabled roof forms may be appropriate for commercial structures that include residential upper floors.
4. Parapets.Raised parapets are typically found on industrial and/or commercial structures in the Dogpatch Historic District and are encouraged where appropriate. Parapets should be kept to a minimum height necessary to screen rooftop equipment, or to facilitate characteristic design features.
5. Design Features.The addition of bay windows, porches, balconies or other typically residential features to new or existing industrial/ commercial structures in the district are discouraged. These elements may be appropriate on commercial structures that include residential upper floors.
6. Style.New construction in a contemporary, yet compatible, idiom is encouraged.
7. Scale and Proportion.New construction must be compatible with the massing, size, scale and architectural details of industrial/commercial resources found in the Dogpatch Historic District.
8. Setbacks.New construction should conform to existing setback patterns found in the district.
9. Detailing.Detailing on new construction should relate to the simple, traditional vernacular forms found on industrial/commercial structures in the district.
(d) Ordinary Maintenance and Repair. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required if the work consists of ordinary maintenance and repair, which is defined in Article 10 as any work the sole purpose and effect of which is to correct deterioration, decay or damage, including repair of damage caused by fire or other disaster.
(e) Garages and Garage Doors. The addition of garages at the front elevation of residential buildings shall seek to minimize the physical and visual impacts on the significant architectural features of the existing building. The design of garages and garage doors should be unobtrusive and simple, with an emphasis on minimal size and dimensions of the structure as well as the door opening. Garage doors should be recessed from the garage structure to create an adequate shadow line, with wood being the preferable material. While remaining simple and unobtrusive, the design of the garage door may relate to the existing residence in material, detail and orientation. Retention of historic side-hinged garage doors is encouraged.
(f) Masonry, Brickwork and Stonework. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for painting previously unpainted masonry, brick or stone exterior surfaces, for cleaning such surfaces with abrasives and/or treatment of such surfaces with waterproofing chemicals. The painting of unpainted masonry, brickwork and stonework is discouraged. Sandblasting and certain chemical treatment detrimental to masonry will not be approved.
(g) Demolition. Demolition of Contributory buildings shall be subject to the maximum controls allowed under Article 10 of the Planning Code. A demolition permit shall not be issued until all other required permits for new replacement construction have been approved. No application for a demolition permit shall be deemed complete until all building permits for the replacement structure, preferably located on the demolition site, have been approved.
(h) Seismic Upgrade. Seismic upgrades shall seek to minimize the alteration of the significant architectural features of a structure. Proposed Unreinforced Masonry Building (UMB) upgrades should follow the "Architectural Design Guide for Exterior Treatments of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings during Seismic Retrofit," prepared by the American Institute of Architects. When enforcing the terms of this provision during seismic upgrade work, due consideration shall be given to approving modest alterations for seismic upgrade purposes when enforcing the terms of these provisions, for example, the replacement of relatively unobtrusive building elements such as a brick foundation on a wood frame building.
(Added by Ord. 66-03, File No. 020972, App. 4/18/2003)
SEC. 8. SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
An architectural description, building history and evaluation of each parcel within the Historic District is documented on the State of California - Department of Parks and Recreation Primary Record (DPR 523A - descriptive) survey forms and Building, Structure, and Object Record (DPR 523B - evaluative) survey forms. These forms are part of the Dogpatch Historic Resource Survey which was endorsed by the Landmarks Board on October 17, 2001 (Resolution No. 545), and then by the Planning Commission on December 13, 2001 (Resolution No. 16300). These survey forms are hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth, and is [sic] on file at the Planning Department under Case No. 2002.0775L. It is important to note that street address numbers are subject to change, and that the most reliable, official method for identifying a property within the Historic District is to refer to it by its assigned Assessor Block and Lot number. Each building is assigned to either of the two following categories.
Contributory.This category identifies buildings, which date from the Historic District's period of significance and retain their historic integrity. These structures are of the highest importance in maintaining the character of the Historic District. The category also includes buildings which date from the Historic District's period of significance, but have had their historic integrity compromised by inappropriate alterations. Appropriate restoration of such buildings is encouraged. The maximum suspension period allowable under Article 10 shall be imposed on applications for demolition of Contributory buildings.
The following buildings are deemed Contributory to the Historic District: 2300 3rd St., 2310 3rd St., 2342 - 44 3rd St., 2476 - 78 3rd St., 2500 - 02 3rd St., 2518 - 20 3rd St., 2620 3rd St., 2624 - 26 3rd St., 2628 - 32 3rd St., 2636 - 38 3rd St., 707 18th St., 700 - 02 22nd St., 714 22nd St., 718 22nd St., 726 - 32 22nd St., 800 - 02 22nd St., 806 22nd St., 807 22nd St., 808 - 10 22nd St., 812 - 14 22nd St., 816 - 18 22nd St., 820 - 24 22nd St., 825 - 29 22nd St., 833 22nd St., 834 - 40 22nd St., 845 & 849 22nd St., 894 - 98 22nd St., 900 - 02 22nd St., 904 - 22 22nd St., 890 - 900 Minnesota St., 903 Minnesota St., 905 Minnesota St., 907 Minnesota St., 909 Minnesota St., 911 Minnesota St., 913 Minnesota St., 914 - 16 Minnesota St., 915 Minnesota St., 917 - 919 Minnesota St., 918 Minnesota St., 920 - 22 Minnesota St., 921 Minnesota St., 923 Minnesota St., 924 - 26 Minnesota St., 930 - 32 Minnesota St., 934 Minnesota St., 944 - 46 Minnesota St., 945 - 47 Minnesota St., 948 - 50 Minnesota St., 949 - 51 Minnesota St., 952 - 54 Minnesota St., 958 Minnesota St., 962 - 64 Minnesota St., 966 - 68 Minnesota St., 972 - 76 Minnesota St., 694 Tennessee St., 700 - 02 Tennessee St., 704 Tennessee St., 712 - 16 Tennessee St., 718 - 20 Tennessee St., 724 - 26 Tennessee St., 730 - 32 Tennessee St., 740 Tennessee St., 800 - 50 Tennessee St., 900 Tennessee St., 909 Tennessee St., 950 Tennessee St., 970 Tennessee St., 997 - 99 Tennessee St., 1002 Tennessee St., 1004 Tennessee St., 1008 Tennessee St., 1010 Tennessee St., 1011 Tennessee St., 1012 Tennessee St., 1014 Tennessee St., 1015 - 21 Tennessee St., 1016 - 18 Tennessee St., 1036 Tennessee St., 1042 Tennessee St., 1045 - 47 Tennessee St., 1049 - 51 Tennessee St., 1053 Tennessee St., 1059 - 1061 Tennessee St., 1060 Tennessee St., 1063 - 65 Tennessee St., 1067 Tennessee St., 1074 - 76 Tennessee St., 1077 - 79 Tennessee St., 1078 - 80 Tennessee St., 1100 Tennessee St., 1101 - 03 Tennessee St., 1104 - 06 Tennessee St., 1105 - 07 Tennessee St., 1108 - 10 Tennessee St., 1109 - 11 Tennessee St., 1112 - 14 Tennessee St., 1113 - 15 Tennessee St., 1116 - 18 Tennessee St., 1133 - 35 Tennessee St., 1139 Tennessee St., 1159 - 63 Tennessee St., 1195 Tennessee St., 1199 Tennessee St.
Noncontributory.This category identifies buildings which postdate the Historic District's period of significance. Demolition permit applications for these buildings will be processed without reference to the suspension provisions of Article 10. Alterations to Noncontributory buildings would require Certificate of Appropriateness review in order to ensure that alterations and new construction would be compatible with the historic character of the District in terms of scale, massing, fenestration, materials and detail.
The remaining buildings shall be deemed to be Noncontributory within the Historic District: 2514 3rd Street, 2604 - 08 3rd Street, 2642 - 46 3rd Street, 795 22nd St., 798 22nd St., 825 Minnesota St., 910 - 12 Minnesota St., 670 - 72 Tennessee St., 674 - 82 Tennessee St., 690 Tennessee St., 748 - 50 Tennessee St., 760 Tennessee St., 780 Tennessee St., 790 Tennessee St., 870 - 90 Tennessee St., 901 Tennessee St., 991 Tennessee St., 993 Tennessee St., 1001 Tennessee St., 1005 Tennessee St., 1006 Tennessee St., 1007 Tennessee St., 1009 Tennessee St., 1025 Tennessee St., 1069 Tennessee St., 1117 - 19 Tennessee St., 1120 - 22 Tennessee St., 1121 - 23 Tennessee St., 1124 - 28 Tennessee St., 1129 - 31 Tennessee St., 1167 - 69 Tennessee St., 1191 - 93 Tennessee St.
(Added by Ord. 66-03, File No. 020972, App. 4/18/2003)
SEC. 9. PAINT COLOR.
Nothing in this legislation shall be construed to regulate paint colors within the District.
(Added by Ord. 66-03, File No. 020972, App. 4/18/2003)
SEC. 10. ADDITIONS.
Additions to existing buildings and new infill construction proposed within the Dogpatch Historic District must reflect an understanding of the relationship of the proposal with the contributing buildings within the district. Additions shall be reviewed for compatibility with the historic building and the district while infill constriction shall be reviewed for compatibility with the overall district. Neither should directly imitate nor replicate existing features. For additions, every effort should be made to minimize the visibility of the new structure within the district. Infill construction should reflect the character of the district, including the prevailing heights of contributing buildings without creating a false sense of history. Property owners should consult early in the process with a Planning Department Historic Preservation Technical Specialist when developing a proposal.
Additions will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and any proposed addition should be located in an inconspicuous location and not result in a radical change to the form or character of the historic building. A vertical addition may be approved, depending on how the addition impacts the building and its relative visibility from the surrounding public rights-of-way within the district. The Planning Department evaluates all proposals for properties identified under Article 10 of the Planning Code for compliance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards (36 C.F.R. § 67.7 (2001)). Based on these Standards, Department staff uses the following criteria when reviewing proposals for vertical additions:
• The structure respects the general size, shape, and scale of the features associated with the property and the district and the structure is connected to the property in a manner that does not alter, change, obscure, damage, or destroy any of the character-defining features of the property and the district.
• The design respects the general historic and architectural characteristics associated with the property and the district without replicating historic styles or elements that will result in creating a false sense of history.
• The materials are compatible with the property or district in general character, color and texture.
As part of the Planning Department review process, the project sponsor shall conduct and submit an analysis that illustrates the relative visibility of a proposed vertical addition from within the district. As part of this analysis, sightline cross-sections and perspective drawings illustrating the proportionality and scale, as well as the visible extent of the addition from prescribed locations should be submitted.
When a district provides an opportunity for new construction through existing vacant parcels or by replacing non-contributing buildings, a sensitive design is of critical importance. Historic buildings within the district should be utilized and referenced for design context. Contemporary design that respects the District's existing character-defining features without replicating historic designs is encouraged. The Department uses the following criteria when reviewing proposals for infill construction:
• The structure respects the general size, shape, and scale of the character-defining features associated with the district and its relationship to the character-defining features of the immediate neighbors and the district.
• The site plan respects the general site characteristics associated with the district.
• The design respects the general character-defining features associated with the district
• The materials are compatible with the district in general character, color, and texture.
• The only instance where a replication of an original design may be appropriate is the replacement of a missing structure in a row of identical houses.
(Added by Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008)
SEC. 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the area known and described in this ordinance as the Market Street Masonry Historic District contains a number of structures having a special character and special historical, architectural and aesthetic interest and value, and constitutes a distinct section of the City. The Board of Supervisors further finds that designation of said area as a Historic District will be in furtherance of and in conformance with the purposes of Article 10 of the Planning Code and the standards set forth therein, and that preservation on an area basis rather than on the basis of individual structures alone is in order.
This ordinance is intended to further the general purpose of historic preservation legislation as set forth in Section 1001 of the Planning Code, to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public.
(Added by Ord. 64-13, File No. 121004, App. 4/17/2013, Eff. 5/17/2013)
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
Pursuant to Section 1004 of the Planning Code, the Market Street Masonry Historic District is hereby designated as a Historic District, this designation having been duly recommended for approval by Resolution No. 690 of the Historic Preservation Commission and comments transmitted by the Planning Commission by Resolution No. 18707, which Resolutions are on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors under File No. 121004 and which Resolutions are incorporated herein and made part hereof as though fully set forth.
(Added by Ord. 64-13, File No. 121004, App. 4/17/2013, Eff. 5/17/2013)
SEC. 3. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES.
The location and boundaries of the Market Street Masonry Historic District include the following eight (8) buildings and Assessor Parcel Numbers: 150 Franklin Street (Block and Lot No. 0834/012); 20 Franklin Street, aka 1580-1598 Market Street (Block and Lot No. 0836/010); 1649-1651 Market Street (Block and Lot No. 3504/001); 1657 Market Street (Block and Lot No. 3504/046); 1666-1668 Market Street (Block and Lot No. 0854/004); 1670-1680 Market Street (Block and Lot No. 0854/005); 1687 Market Street (Block and Lot No. 3504/040); and 1693-1695 Market Street (Block and Lot No. 3504/038); and shall be as designated on the Market Street Masonry Historic District Map, the original of which is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 121004, which Map is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
(Added by Ord. 64-13, File No. 121004, App. 4/17/2013, Eff. 5/17/2013)
SEC. 4. RELATION TO PLANNING CODE AND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
(a) Article 10 of the Planning Code is the basic law governing historic preservation in the City and County of San Francisco. This ordinance, being a specific application of Article 10, is both subject to and in addition to the provisions thereof.
(b) Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in this ordinance, nothing in this ordinance shall supersede, impair or modify any Planning Code provisions applicable to property in the Market Street Masonry Historic District, including but not limited to existing and future regulations controlling uses, height, bulk, lot coverage, floor area ratio, required open space, off-street parking and signs.
(Added by Ord. 64-13, File No. 121004, App. 4/17/2013, Eff. 5/17/2013)
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE.
Eight architecturally significant buildings located between Franklin and Valencia Streets comprise the Market Street Masonry Historic District. Highly regarded master architects such as August Nordin, G. Albert Lansburgh, Conrad A. Meussdorffer, and George Applegarth worked in the popular revival styles of the early 20th-century such as Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, and Venetian Gothic Revival.
The architects utilized a formal three-part arrangement consisting of a base (often with a commercial storefront), main portion or column (often with residential floors), and decorative top with either a projecting cornice or decorative parapet. All buildings comprising this non-contiguous historic district are three to six stories tall and are fully built out, covering their entire lot. Most are mixed-use with commercial ground floor uses and residential above.
Built between 1911 and 1925, following the 1906 Earthquake and Fire, and responding to new building codes, they influenced the visual transition of San Francisco from a city of wood and brick, to one of brick veneer, concrete, and stucco. Projecting bay windows – a long-standing feature in San Francisco – visually reinforce the vertical emphasis, while increasing the light and air into the interior of many of the buildings. The buildings are executed in earthquake and fire-resistant materials with steel frames, reinforced concrete, brick, and galvanized metal ornament.
While each building is unique, they relate to each other as a group because of the period in which they were constructed, their high-style design, and fire-proof masonry construction. All of the buildings are well-preserved examples and retain character-defining features, such as elaborate metal cornices, pattern brickwork, historic storefronts with glass transom lights, bronze plate glass window frames and decorative bases.
Additional historic information may be found in the Market Street Masonry Historic District Designation Report, which is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth. This document is on file at the Planning Department under Case No. 2011.0705L.
(Added by Ord. 64-13, File No. 121004, App. 4/17/2013, Eff. 5/17/2013)
SEC. 6. SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS TO THE LANDMARK DISTRICT.
A district is usually a single geographic area of contiguous historic properties; however, a district may also be composed of multiple definable significant resources separated by non-significant areas. The Market Street Masonry discontiguous district is composed of eight buildings on four blocks that are spatially discrete. The space between the buildings is not related to the significance of the district. While all buildings can be seen from the intersection of Market and Franklin Streets, the visual continuity is not a factor in the significance. Each of the eight discontiguous buildings are contributory to the Market Street Masonry Historic District.
An architectural description, building history and evaluation of each parcel within the Historic District is documented in the Market Street Masonry Historic District Designation Report and are hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth. It is important to note that street address numbers are subject to change, and that the most reliable, official method for identifying a property within the Landmark District is to refer to it by its assigned Assessor Block and Lot number.
(Added by Ord. 64-13, File No. 121004, App. 4/17/2013, Eff. 5/17/2013)
SEC. 7. FEATURES OF THE DISTRICT AND EXISTING BUILDINGS.
The character-defining features of the Market Street Masonry Historic District include all exterior elevations, including rooflines, of each of the eight buildings. The following section describes in further detail character-defining features of the District and of individual buildings contained therein. Historic District designation is intended to protect and preserve these character-defining features.
(a) Overall Form, Continuity, Scale and Proportion. All buildings are built to the property lines, rise vertically without setbacks, and have flat roofs. Building height is within a three-to-six story range, with one building at three stories, one at four, four at five stories, and two at six stories in height. All buildings in the district retain their historic integrity. The buildings are consistent in height, bulk, scale and proportion.
(b) Fenestration. Existing fenestration consists of predominantly double-hung, wood sash windows that are vertical in orientation; however, industrial steel sash is found, as are awning and casement sash. Buildings feature a symmetrical and regular pattern of windows with consistent dimensions along primary facades. Aside from some ground floor commercial storefronts, the size and shape of window openings have not been altered over time. Replacement window sash that were added to buildings after the period of significance have not gained significance in their own right.
(c) Materials and Finishes. Unpainted brick is the predominant cladding material found in five of the eight buildings in the district; however, painted stucco on concrete is found on three buildings in the district. Galvanized sheet iron is used extensively for decorative features and the cladding of projecting bay windows.
(d) Architectural Details. There are no character-defining interior features or spaces included in this designation. The character-defining exterior features of the buildings are:
(1) 150 Franklin Street. The significant historical and architectural features of 150 Franklin Street are: five-story height and rectangular massing; scored concrete cladding on the raised basement and brick cladding on the upper stories; recessed main entrance with a concrete, segmental arch surround, marble steps, and glazed wood door with sidelights and transom; glass and metal framed curved marquise; fenestration pattern of recessed, semi-hexagonal bays, with double-hung wood sash windows set within galvanized metal surrounds that extend the full height of the building; Classical Revival decorative details, including a basement story separated from the upper stories by a band of Greek key ornament, metal architrave with beveled shield ornaments between the bays, a frieze with brick Flemish diagonal bond ornament, and a deeply projecting metal cornice with dentils, egg and dart molding, drop finials on the soffit, galvanized metal spandrel panels, and geometric fascia ornament with plaques set between the bays on the cornice fascia; and flat root as well as:
• All exterior elevations, architectural details, motifs and rooflines;
• Rectangular massing;
• Projecting metal and glass marquise above the main entry on Franklin Street;
• Exterior cladding including unpainted common bond brick; painted stucco base and terra cotta and/or cast stone water table and bay frames and panels;
• Historic one-over-one wood double hung windows on residential floors; paired wood casement sash at the raised basement; and
• Projecting metal cornice.
(2) 20 Franklin Street, aka 1580-1598 Market Street. The significant historical and architectural features are: six-story height and E-shaped massing; brick cladding; high vertically divided transoms at the second story level; light wells at second story that are separated from those below and above by metal cornices; light wells fronted by a dentilated triangular pediment supported by Tuscan columns; symmetrical fenestration pattern with flat arch lintels and keystones; sixth floor windows with molded surrounds and label molding; modillion cornice; parapet; and flat root as well as:
• All exterior elevations, architectural details, motifs and rooflines;
• Irregular pentagonal massing at the base, and "E" shaped apartment blocks on upper floors;
• Pediments supported by columns fronting the southern light courts;
• Window openings with double hung sash, historically one-over-one wood double hung sash;
• Unpainted English bond brick on Market and Page Street elevations;
• Brick piers and bases at the glazed storefronts with glass transoms;
• Projecting metal cornice; and
• Flagpole.
(3) 1649 Market Street. The significant historical and architectural features are: five-story height and U-shaped massing; stucco and brick cladding; recessed entrance with glazed wood door, sidelights and transom; wood sash mezzanine windows at several storefronts; distinctive upper story fenestration pattern of modified Chicago-style windows with six-over-one light double-hung wood sash windows separated by spandrel panels with inlaid brick designs; side windows angled to the depth of the building wall; fifth story stucco cladding with an elaborate decorative scheme; slightly arched fifth story window openings with Corinthian columns with embossed patterning on the shafts; sills supported on molded brackets, and recessed panels between windows; a relief panel with a female face surrounded by garlands at the left and right ends of the story; and a metal entablature with dentils and a modillion cornice; as well as:
• All exterior elevations, architectural details, motifs and rooflines;
• Rectangular massing;
• Unpainted Flemish bond brick on Market, Brady and Stevenson Streets;
• Recessed residential entry with marble paneling and beveled divided lights;
• Glazed storefronts with wood divided-light transoms set within embossed metal frames;
• Painted stucco base on Market, Brady and Stevenson Streets;
• Historic six-over-one and nine-over-one wood double hung sash;
• Terra cotta ornament at the fifth floor; and
• Projecting metal cornice.
(4) 1657 Market Street. The significant historical and architectural features are: five-story height and rectangular massing; brick cladding; intact lattice transom at the former storefront; multi-story canted bays; approximately fifty percent of the original double-hung, wood-sash windows; paneled spandrels and projecting cornices at the bays; a distinctive fifth story fenestration pattern including a pair of arched window openings with double-hung, wood sash in the left and right bays, and a blind window opening in the center bay, all divided with pilasters, a continuous sill and outlined with coping; and a cornice with dropped brackets and a molded frieze; as well as:
• All exterior elevations, architectural details, motifs and rooflines;
• Rectangular massing;
• Storefront surround with embossed metal ornament, painted stucco base, embossed metal frames, prism glass storefront transom;
• Projecting bay windows supported on scroll brackets;
• Historic one-over-one wood double hung sash; and
• Projecting metal cornice.
(5) 1666-1668 Market Street. The significant historical and architectural features are: height and massing; brick cladding; fenestration pattern with six-over-six light, wood, double-hung sash; Colonial Revival decorative features including arched, recessed entrance in the left (western) bay with Doric columns and divided sidelights and a fanlight transom; upper stories with arched window openings on the second story with infilled, paneled arches; third story with flat lintels and sills; fourth-story with segmental arch lintels and keystones; belt course that separates the fifth story; entablature with triglyphs and medallions on the frieze and a modillion cornice; and parapet topped with a balustrade; as well as:
• All exterior elevations, architectural details, motifs and rooflines;
• Trapezoidal massing;
• Unpainted Flemish bond brick on Market Street; stucco and galvanized metal on Rose Street;
• Storefront enframement of painted molded stucco (the configuration within the enframement is non-historic);
• Historic six-over-six wood double hung sash; and
• Projecting metal cornice and balustrade parapet.
(6) 1670-1680 Market Street. The significant historical and architectural features are: six-story height and massing; stucco cladding; storefronts with tiled water tables and window enframements and original wood frame storefront windows and high, divided, straight, transom with arched openings and turned spindle muntins; entry with shouldered, arched opening and a door hood on brackets with a shouldered pediment; upper stories with bay windows in the second, fourth, and sixth bays with paneled spandrels, colonnettes with spiral fluting, and molded friezes; and entablature with molded medallion frieze and modillion cornice; as well as:
• All exterior elevations, architectural details, motifs and rooflines;
• Trapezoidal massing;
• Recessed residential entry with marble step, tiled floor, and wood entry door and transom with wrought iron grilles;
• Glazed storefronts with wooden arched top divided light storefront transoms, tiled piers and bases and retractable awning pockets;
• "Gaffney Building" incised panel above the storefronts;
• Historic wood casement windows with transoms; and
• Projecting metal cornice.
(7) 1687 Market Street. The significant historical and architectural features are identified as follows: two-story with mezzanine/three-story height and massing; stucco cladding; glazed storefronts; deeply recessed entry with tiled floor; wood entry doors with transoms; steel windows with divided-light transoms; stucco moldings framing the facade and between the mezzanine and upper floor; metal tile pent roof and shaped parapet on Market Street; and three levels of industrial divided-light steel sash on Stevenson Street; as well as:
• All exterior elevations, architectural details, motifs and rooflines;
• Rectangular massing;
• Deeply recessed entry with tile floor, mirror, two wood doors and transoms;
• Glazed storefronts with painted stucco bases and no transoms;
• Steel windows with divided light transoms on Market Street; divided light steel industrial sash on Stevenson Street;
• "Edward McRoskey Mattress Co" incised panel; and
• Shaped parapet with metal tile pent root;
(8) 1693 Market Street. The significant historical and architectural features are: five story height and rectangular massing; combination brick and metal cladding; recessed residential entry at the left bay; four-story continuous canted bays with wood sash awning windows, spandrel panels and fixed, recessed, half-round or square transoms; fire escape at the central bays on the second through fifth floors; entablature and double, arched parapet with decorative keystones above the first and fourth bays; and a flagpole in the center; as well as:
• All exterior elevations, architectural details, motifs and rooflines;
• Rectangular massing;
• Recessed residential entry with divided-light transom;
• Commercial storefront with painted masonry piers;
• Unpainted stacked and American bond brick above the ground floor;
• Wood awning windows with transoms;
• Metal-clad projecting bay windows;
• Double-arched brick and metal shaped parapet; and
• Flag pole.
(e) Landscape Elements. All properties in the Historic District are built to their respective lot lines, and do not have landscape features. Streets, sidewalks and other public spaces are present in this dense urban environment, but are incidental, rather than integral to the significance of the buildings. Streets and sidewalks are not included as character-defining features. Public landscape elements are therefore specifically excluded from this designation.
(f) Additional features of the Historic District are documented in the Market Street Masonry Historic District Designation Report within the section entitled "Common Characteristics of Buildings in the Market Street Masonry District," and are hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth, and are on file at the Planning Department under Case No. 2011.0705L.
(Added by Ord. 64-13, File No. 121004, App. 4/17/2013, Eff. 5/17/2013)
SEC. 8. REVIEW STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS.
The standards for review of all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness are as set forth in Section 1006.6 of Article 10
. For the purposes of review under those standards, the "character of the Historic District" shall mean the exterior architectural features of the Market Street Masonry Historic District referred to and described in Section 7 of this Appendix.
The procedures, requirements, controls, and standards in Sections 1005 through 1006.7 of the Planning Code shall apply to all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness in the Market Street Masonry Historic District. In addition to those requirements, the following provisions shall apply to all such applications; in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the following provisions and Article 10
, those procedures, requirements, controls and standards affording stricter protection to landmarks, landmark sites and the Historic District shall prevail:
(a) A Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for painting previously unpainted brickwork.
(b) Administrative Certificates of Appropriateness:
(1) Brickwork. An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for cleaning brick surfaces with abrasives or treatment of such surfaces with waterproofing chemicals or anti-graffiti coatings.
(2) Galvanized Metal Ornament. An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for any repair of metal ornament that necessitates its removal from the building in order to carry out such repair.
(3) Signs and Awnings. An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for new tenant signs, signage programs and awnings. Signage programs established for individual buildings with a Notice of Special Restrictions (NSR) on file may avoid future Administrative Certificates of Appropriateness provided future signs follow the established program. Signs, signage programs and awnings that are compatible in terms of material, location, size, method of attachment, and method of illumination with the building and/or district and meet the following requirements:
(i) Proposal shall not obscure or cover any exterior character-defining features;
(ii) Proposal includes the removal of any abandoned conduit, outlets, attachment structures, and related equipment;
(iii) All signs shall be constructed out of durable high-quality materials that retain their characteristics within a high-traffic area over time. Poor quality materials that are prone to fading, rapid deterioration, or damage are discouraged;
(iv) Materials shall be compatible with the color, craftsmanship, and finishes associated with the District. Materials shall not have glossy or highly reflective surfaces;
(v) All signage applied to or installed directly behind storefront glass shall not exceed one-third of the glass area;
(vi) Awnings shall be constructed out of cloth or a material similar in appearance and texture to cloth;
(vii) Retractable and operable awnings are encouraged; however, a fixed awning may be acceptable if it expresses the same characteristics as retractable awnings or has a free-moving valance, and does not appear to be rigid, hard, or inflexible;
(viii) All signs shall be attached in a manner that avoids damaging or obscuring any of the character-defining features associated with the subject building;
(ix) For masonry buildings, projecting signs shall be anchored through mortar joints or attached to a non-historic storefront system. All other signs shall be attached in a manner that allows for their removal without adversely impacting the exterior of the subject building.
(4) Exterior Lighting. An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for lighting systems, not otherwise defined as a sign by this Code, whether mounted on the façade of the building or not, the purpose of which is to illuminate the architectural features of the building.
(Added by Ord. 64-13, File No. 121004, App. 4/17/2013, Eff. 5/17/2013)
SEC. 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the area known and described in this ordinance as the Duboce Park Historic District contains a number of structures having a special character and special historical, architectural and aesthetic interest and value, and constitutes a distinct section of the City. The Board of Supervisors further finds that designation of said area as an Historic District will be in furtherance of and in conformance with the purposes of Article 10 of the Planning Code and the standards set forth therein, and that preservation as a district rather than as individual structures alone is in order.
This ordinance is intended to further the general purpose of historic preservation legislation as set forth in Section 1001 of the Planning Code, to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
Pursuant to Section 1004 of the Planning Code, the Duboce Park Historic District is hereby designated as an Article 10 Historic District, this designation having been duly approved by Resolution No. 699 of the Historic Preservation Commission and Resolution No. 18781 of the Planning Commission which Resolutions are on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors under File No. 130070 and which Resolutions are incorporated herein and made part hereof as though fully set forth.
SEC. 3. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES.
The location and boundaries of the Duboce Park Historic District are: the west side of Steiner Street, the south side of Waller Street, the rear property line o lots adjacent to Duboce Park, and the three interior block park entrances at Carmelita, Pierce, and Potomac Streets (with a 10-foot buffer at each set of steps and retaining walls). In addition to the interior block entrances, the historic district encompasses all lots contained within Assessor's Block 0863, 0864, 0865, and 0866 and shall be as designated on the Duboce Park Historic District Map, the original of which is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors under File No. 130070, which Map is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
SEC. 4. RELATION TO PLANNING CODE AND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
(a) Article 10 of the Planning Code is the basic law governing historic preservation in the City and County of San Francisco. This ordinance, being a specific application of Article 10, is both subject to and in addition to the provisions thereof.
(b) Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in this ordinance, nothing in this ordinance shall supersede, impair or modify any Planning Code provisions applicable to property in the Duboce Park Historic District, including but not limited to existing and future regulations controlling uses, height, bulk, lot coverage, floor area ratio, required open space, off-street parking and signs.
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE.
The Duboce Park Historic District is a three-block residential enclave in the Duboce Triangle neighborhood that is immediately adjacent to and shares a common development history with Duboce Park, a small civic park. The district is comprised of 87 residential buildings and the stone steps and Serpentine rock retaining walls at the three interior block park entrances: Carmelita, Pierce, and Potomac Streets. The district is significant for its unusual development history and architectural expression, as described below.
The Duboce Park Historic District is significant for the unusual development history of the contested tract of land upon which it was built and the way in which the contested nature of the tract impacted the district's physical appearance and connection to the adjacent park. The tract (formerly known as the Public Reservation, Hospital Lot, and Marion Tract) was subject to a decades-long series of court battles over legal ownership, with the City of San Francisco losing half of its claim to the land to the German Savings and Loan Association in the late 1890s. After acquiring title to half of the tract, the bank subdivided the land, carved out interior block streets, and sold lots to builders who developed the residential portion of the tract. The lots sold quickly and a handful of builders immediately began developing the parcels. Due to the delay in development caused by the litigation, construction dates for the vast majority of contributing resources within the district range from 1899 to approximately 1902. This short period of development and limited number of builders resulted in a remarkably uniform streetscape of Victorian- and Edwardian-era houses and flats of similar design and proportion.
The contested nature of the tract, its history as a debris dump, and neighborhood activism and development of the adjacent civic park are key themes linked to the Duboce Park Historic District. One important visible manifestation of this interrelated history is found at the park's northern border – specifically the lack of separation between the park and residential buildings. The district represents the best example of San Francisco's handful of municipal parks that directly abut residential buildings, without any separation of a street or sidewalk. In addition, the historic stone steps and rock retaining walls at the three interior block park entrances – Carmelita, Pierce, and Potomac Streets – reflect the transformation of the City-owned portion of the contested tract from a dumping ground for Serpentine rock rubble to a picturesque, landscaped civic park. Serpentine rock rubble is also found in the foundations of many district buildings.
The Duboce Park Historic District is also significant for its architectural expression as a remarkably intact grouping of Victorian- and Edwardian-era residential buildings. The district expresses the distinctive characteristics of late Victorian- and Edwardian-era architectural styles, with the Queen Anne style widely represented. Although the district displays a remarkable variety of ornament, unifying design features include asymmetrical and articulated façades, steep roof pitches, the use of multiple textures and wood cladding, and front yard setbacks.
Many of the Queen Anne cottages and flats were developed by Fernando Nelson, a master builder known for his exuberant ornamentation and elaborately applied millwork. Nelson designed and built approximately one half of the district properties, including nearly all of the residences on Carmelita and Pierce Streets. The district represents one of the earliest developments in his 77-year career and is an excellent representation of his effusive interpretation of the Queen Anne style. District features characteristic of Nelson's Victorian-era period include button boards, drips, and donuts; blocky geometric cut-outs above the entry porch; two-sided bay windows; half-circle rows of dentils located in gable ends; and a wavy, stylized quarter-sunburst detailed at the arched entry.
The turn-of-the-century development of buildings within the district often resulted in a rare fusion of Edwardian-era massing with exuberant Victorian-era detailing. It is common in the district for Edwardian-era flats to feature unusually ornamented spandrel panels and decorative friezes and several are capped with the gable roof form more commonly associated with Queen Anne style buildings.
The period of significance for the Duboce Park Historic District dates from 1899 to 1911, inclusive of the known period of construction of all buildings within the district. Additional historic information may be found in the Duboce Park Historic District Designation Report, which is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth. This document is on file at the Planning Department under Case No. 2011.0683L.
SEC. 6. FEATURES OF THE DISTRICT AND EXISTING BUILDINGS.
The character-defining interior features of buildings in the district are identified as: None.
The character-defining exterior features of buildings in the district are identified as: All exterior elevations and roof lines as described below.
The character-defining landscape elements of the district are identified as: The rustic interior block park entrances at Carmelita, Pierce, and Potomac Streets – which include the historic stone steps, Serpentine rock retaining walls set in a random rubble pattern, and the public rights-of-way within a 10-foot buffer – and the lack of physical separation between the park and adjacent buildings.
The following section describes in further detail the character-defining features of the district and of individual buildings and landscape elements contained therein. Historic district designation is intended to protect and preserve these character-defining features.
a) Overall Form, Continuity, Scale and Proportion.
Due to the brief period of construction – most buildings were constructed between 1899 and 1902 – and combined involvement of two primary builders, buildings within the district exhibit a remarkable consistency in terms of massing, scale, style, detailing, front yard setback, and feeling.
District buildings are overwhelmingly residential, being composed primarily of single-family dwellings and residential flats. A few multiple-family residences within the district (typically located on street corners) also include a commercial use at the street level.
Buildings in the district range from 1½ story-over-basement to four stories in height, with two and three stories predominating. The district's largest single-family residences and flats were built on corner lots directly adjacent to the Park. These buildings are typically two- to three- stories in height and feature consistent detailing on the primary, Park-facing, and rear façades.
Generally speaking, the buildings fronting Carmelita, Pierce and Potomac Streets were originally constructed as one- or two-family dwellings, while flats dominated the lots facing Waller and Steiner Streets. Mid-block buildings are typically smaller than those constructed at the corners or on Waller and Steiner streets and are more likely to draw from Victorian-era form and massing such as prominent gabled roof forms and asymmetrical massing at the primary façade. Though consistent in massing, single-family buildings on Potomac Street feature the greatest variety of roof forms, including gable, hipped, cross-gable, and one building with a side gable roof form and small eyebrow dormers.
Buildings located along the interior blocks feature uniform front yard setbacks of approximately nine feet and are often bounded by a low cast stone site wall. The flats buildings on Steiner Street do not feature front yard setbacks; rather, they present a modulated massing of muscular bay windows and deeply recessed entry porticos.
The Queen Anne style buildings present in the district may be subdivided into two basic arrangements: 1½ story-over-raised-basement single-family cottages, and 2½ story-over-raised-basement single family dwellings or flats. The buildings tend to conform to a basic plan of a projecting bay on the first floor, flanked by an open porch and entry to the side-with the porch entry often surmounted by spindle work or decorative porch brackets. Roof forms are hipped or steeply pitched front-facing gables. Slightly projecting second story overhangs are common.
Edwardian-era flats building are three stories-over-basement in height with wide projecting structural window bays, featuring angled- or bent-sash windows. The roofline of Edwardian-era flats buildings feature projecting cornices that follow the profiles of the primary façades. The buildings are typically topped with flat roofs, though several feature gable roof forms. Massing is symmetrical, except at the first story, where the two structural bays are occupied by a recessed entrance at one side and a projecting bay window at the other.
Original roof projections include turrets topped with witch's cap or conical roof forms and small-scale cross-gables atop projecting bay windows. Turrets, found on both Queen Anne and Edwardian-era buildings, are generally located at the corner, adjacent to or embedded within a forward-facing gable. Additionally, several buildings exhibit what appear to be historic dormers. Located on sloped gables, these dormers are small in scale, gabled, and match the ornamentation and fenestration of primary façades.
Although the roof forms – particularly at the non-visible rear façade – of a substantial number of buildings have been altered to incorporate skylights, small dormer windows, fire escapes, or solar panels, these alterations were constructed outside of the Period of significance and have not gained significance in their own right.
Similar roof forms, massing, and setbacks result in a cohesive streetscape of rooflines, entrances, continuous primary façades, and modulated bays. With no visual separation between buildings in the district, the block faces present an overall appearance of attached row-houses; however, with a few exceptions, it is unlikely that buildings feature shared structural walls.
b) Fenestration.
Fenestration is remarkably consistent throughout the district, consisting of vertically oriented double-hung wood sash windows, with ogee lugs, set in wood surrounds. Windows are typically set in wide angled bays with smaller windows set flush with the façade, often adjacent to the primary entry door. Windows surround are typically topped with cornices, occasionally featuring pediments, with ornamented details.
Smaller vertically oriented windows, set in a single, pair, or ganged configuration, are also often located in the tympanum of the Queen Anne style buildings. Tympanums typically have a higher solid-to-void ratio than the lower stories. Several buildings – typically Edwardian-era flats buildings – feature curved wood sash windows set in curved structural bays. Angled or curved bays typically contain three windows, though certain bays of corner buildings contain four windows. While rare, several buildings display two-sided angled bay windows at the primary façade.
Large corner buildings with greater surface area have a higher solid-to-void ratio than mid-block buildings. Window bays and window openings set flush with the façade are typically placed in the same location, presenting a stacked appearance, at each story of the three story comer buildings.
The vast majority of buildings within the district retain some or all historic double-hung wood sash windows with ogee lugs. Replacement windows made of aluminum or vinyl sash, casement windows, or windows with divided lights that were added to buildings after the Period of significance have not gained significance in their own right.
c) Materials & Finishes.
Buildings in the district are of wood frame construction and were historically clad in horizontal wood siding. Exterior surface finishes are painted. Channel drop wood siding is typical at the secondary and rear façades, while a combination of flush, lap, channel drop, and shingles are typically found at the primary façades of Victorian-era buildings. Flush wood siding is most common on the primary façades of Edwardian-era flats buildings. Most buildings retain their historic siding though a few were later clad in stucco, asbestos, or composite shingle siding. These replacement sidings have not gained significance in their own right.
Historically, the gabled roofs within the district were clad in unpainted wood shingles. These historic roofing materials are no longer present. Existing gable roofs are typically finished with asphalt or composite shingles that match the color and tone of the historic wood roofing materials. Though generally compatible, this replacement roofing material has not gained significance in its own right.
d) Architectural Details.
Common traits found throughout the district are bay windows, gable roofs, decorative cornices, ornamental shingles, and spindle work, as well as more classically influenced detailing such as dentils, pediments, columns, and applied plaster ornament. Ornamental details are typically larger and more robust in scale at the first story, with finer, more delicate features located at the upper floors.
Many of the district's buildings retain their original primary entrance doors. These paneled wood doors, often slightly wider than contemporary entrance doors, are commonly glazed at the upper portion and feature corniced hoods and incised or applied ornament. Occasionally, a single fixed window is located adjacent to the entry door of Queen Anne buildings and some doors, of both Queen Anne and Edwardian-era buildings, are topped with transom windows.
Queen Anne Design Elements
Late Victorian- and Edwardian-era architectural styles predominate, with the Queen Anne style most widely represented. Though Victorian-era architectural design displayed a remarkable variety of ornament, unifying features include asymmetrical and articulated façades, steep roof pitches, and the use of multiple textures, materials and colors.
Many of the Queen Anne style buildings on Potomac Street, designed by developer George Moore, stand out for their muscular massing, restrained ornament, projecting second story overhangs, and hipped roof forms. In contrast, the developer Fernando Nelson designed most of the Queen Anne buildings on Pierce, Potomac, and Waller streets, to reflect his embrace of more exuberant and delicate architectural features, including spindle screens, turrets, and cut-outs.
Architectural details commonly found on Queen Anne buildings throughout the district include raked cornices, flared eaves, shingled tympanums, diamond and fish-scale shingling, turrets (particularly at corner buildings), projecting bracketed cornices, steeply pitched gable roofs, double-gables, finials, geometric applied ornament at spandrel panels, dentils, friezes decorated with plaster ornament, egg and dart molding, cut-out screens, sunbursts, donut cut-outs, intermediate cornices, window and door hoods, spindle screens, turned wood balustrades and newel posts, Tudor-inspired stick work, turned wood porch supports, a variety of wood cladding and patterned wood shingles, arched porticos, and Corinthian or Composite columns and pilasters. Anthropomorphic details are rare but present within the district.
Historically, there were several types of stairs constructed in the district: longer flights of wood stairs that typically project out from Queen Anne style buildings and shorter flights typically found within the recessed entries of Edwardian-era flats buildings.
The Queen Anne buildings on interior block streets are typically accessed via a straight run flight of wood stairs. Due to the slope, stairs on the west side of these blocks are significantly longer than those on the east. Historically, wood stairs on these interior blocks were solid and uniform in appearance: featured closed risers, solid cheek walls beneath the stairs, turned wood balustrades, and capped newel posts; and had a painted finish. Some flights of stairs were later replaced with brick, concrete, tile, or terrazzo. These replacement stairs have not gained significance in their own right.
Edwardian-Era Design Elements
Edwardian-era buildings, referred to locally as Classical Revival, were constructed in San Francisco from approximately 1901 to 1910. The term Edwardian is used architecturally to describe a more vernacular interpretation of the Classical Revival style and is commonly applied to three-unit flats buildings – like those found within the district – with wide angled or round bay windows, flat roofs, bulky projecting cornices, and columned porch entries. Edwardian-era buildings within the district, particularly those on Steiner Street, feature wood or terrazzo steps with solid cheek walls and landings. These stairs are typically located largely within the building envelope and provide access to recessed entrance doors. Entrances of Edwardian-era flats in the district are typically flanked by Classical columns or pilasters, and decorated with applied plaster ornament, such as garlands and floral friezes.
Architectural ornament associated with the Edwardian-era is typically more restrained than those used during the Victorian-era. The turn-of-the-century development of buildings within the district, however, often resulted in a fusion of Edwardian-era massing with exuberant Victorian-era detailing. It is common in the district for Edwardian-era flats to feature unusually ornamented spandrel panels and decorative friezes and several are capped with the gable roof form more commonly associated with Queen Anne style buildings.
e) Landscape Elements.
Properties within the district typically feature uniform front yard setbacks on each block face. Setbacks on the west side of interior blocks are generally much deeper – typically 13' to 17' – than the east side, which, depending upon the block, range from approximately 5' to 13'. Setbacks on the western portion of Waller Street are uniform on each block face, ranging from approximately 8' to 12'. Despite the variability in front yard depth, each block face features similar setbacks and reads as uniform. Buildings located on the eastern portion of Waller and Steiner streets, typically Edwardian-era flats, are built out to the sidewalk, with no or minimal front yard setbacks.
Historically, front yards were bounded with low cast stone site walls and planted with vegetation. Site walls on Carmelita Street – and possibly other blocks – were originally topped with decorative iron fencing. Despite the west to east downward slope, the yards located within the front setback are level rather than terraced or sloped.
Several sections of site walls on Carmelita Street retain all or a portion of their original decorative iron fencing. Front yard setbacks and remnants of intact cast stone site walls are also located along Waller, Pierce, and Potomac Streets.
The addition of garages has altered the front yards of many district properties. None of the historic buildings within the district were originally constructed with an integrated or detached automobile garage. On most blocks, portions of site walls were removed and front yards partially paved in order to accommodate driveways for garages inserted in the basement of many buildings. Several properties feature detached or semi-attached pop-out garages in the front yard. Garage structures, openings, and driveways are not considered significant in their own right.
f) Interior Block Park Entrances.
The development history of residential properties within the Duboce Park Historic District is closely intertwined with the history of the adjacent Duboce Park. Certain identified elements on the periphery of Duboce Park reflect this close association between residential and park development; notably, the lack of a physical separation between residential buildings and the park and rustic entrances from cul-de-sac streets into the park. These park entrances – located at the foot of Potomac Street, Pierce Street, and Carmelita Street – feature rustic stone steps flanked by low retaining walls built of Serpentine rock set in a random rubble pattern.
For the purpose of Article 10
, the park entrances at Potomac Street, Pierce Street, and Carmelita Street are defined as the steps, rock walls, and a surrounding 10-foot buffer. The buffer area includes the sidewalks, street rights-of-way and area within the park directly adjacent to the steps and rock walls.
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this Appendix N only, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Interior Block Park Entrance: The interior block park entrances at Potomac Street, Pierce Street, and Carmelita Streets are defined as the steps, Serpentine rock retaining walls, and a surrounding 10-foot buffer. The buffer area includes the sidewalks, street right-of-way and area within the park directly adjacent to the steps and rock retaining walls.
Primary Façade: A primary façade is a building's main street-racing façade. Corner buildings have two primary façades; the second primary façade may front Duboce Park or the street.
Rear Façade: The rear façade is located at the rear of the building.
Public Right-of-Way: A public right-of-way is a street, sidewalk, interior block park entrance, or park.
Visibility: A building, feature, or alteration is considered "visible" when it can be seen from a public right-of-way within the District and/or is visible from Duboce Park. Visibility from Duboce Park is limited to the highly visible façades of the first three buildings adjacent to the Park. Due to their distance from the Park, the rear façades of buildings adjacent to the western portion of Duboce Park (parallel to Scott Street) are excluded from this definition of visibility. See map.
SEC. 8. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.
The standards for review of all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness are as set forth in Section 1006.6 of Article 10
. For the purposes of review under those standards, the "character of the Historic District" shall mean the exterior architectural features of the Duboce Park Historic District referred to and described in Section 7 of this Appendix.
Any exterior change within the Duboce Park Historic District shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness, pursuant to the provisions of Article 10
, when such work requires a City permit, with the exception of specific scopes of work as outlined below. The procedures, requirements, controls and standards of Article 10
of the Planning Code shall apply to all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness and/or Administrative Certificates of Appropriateness in the Duboce Park Historic District.
The following section outlines the levels of review as determined by proposed scopes of work within the Duboce Park Historic District. The three levels of review are: "No Certificate of Appropriateness" is required; an "Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness" is required, which is approved administratively by Planning Department Preservation staff as delegated pursuant to Section 1006.2(b) of the Planning Code; and a "Certificate of Appropriateness" is required pursuant to Section 1006 of the Planning Code at a regularly scheduled Historic Preservation Commission hearing.
See Section 7 for definitions pertaining to primary and rear façades, interior block park entrances, and visibility from public rights-of-way.
Ancillary Structures within the Rear Yard – Construction or Removal
A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for the construction of any structure within the rear yard that is no more than eight feet in height above grade and covers no more than 100 square feet of land regardless of visibility from public rights-of-way. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for the removal of any non-historic ancillary structure within the rear yard.
Decks, Stairs, & Railings
Front Stairways and Railings: An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for the replacement of historic or non-historic stairways and/or railings with compatible stairways and/or railings provided that the proposal is based on physical or documented evidence and is found to be compatible in terms of location, configuration, materials, and details with the character-defining features of the building and/or district. New railings, if needed shall match the historic rail system in design. This does not apply to the replacement of porticos, porches, or other architectural components of the entry.
Rear Yard Decks, Stairs, and Railings: A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for the repair, replacement, or new construction of rear yard decks and stairways and associated structural elements that are located in the rear yard and are not visible from the public rights-of-way. An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for the replacement or new construction of rear yard decks and stairways and associated structural elements that are visible from public rights-of-way provided that the design is determined compatible in terms of location, configuration, materials, and details with the character-defining features of the district.
Doors
Door Replacement – Primary Façade: An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for door replacement on the primary façades provided that the proposed door matches the historic door (extant or not) in terms of opening size, door type, glazing, material, and all exterior profiles, dimensions and detailing.
Door Replacement – Secondary Façades: A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for door replacement on secondary façades regardless of material or visibility from the public right-of-way.
Door Openings – Non-Visible Rear Façade: A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for the alteration of existing door openings, or the insertion of new door openings, at rear façades that are not visible from public rights-of-way.
Door Openings – Visible Rear Façade: A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for the modification of existing openings provided that such openings are not enlarged more than 50% of the existing opening's size. An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for the insertion of new door openings on rear façades visible from public rights-of-way.
Garage Doors: A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for the replacement of an existing garage door provided that the new garage door is compatible in terms of material, pattern, and fenestration and minimizes its visual impacts on the character-defining features of the existing building and front yard setting.
Dormers, Additions, Penthouses
An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for the construction or enlargement of existing dormers, penthouses or horizontal or vertical additions provided that the new construction is not visible from a public right-of-way.
Exploratory and Investigative Work
An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for the removal of a limited amount of non-historic material to conduct investigation about the historic structure and to determine the existence of underlying historic material. This work will be limited to no more than 20% of the total surface area on the primary façade (excluding window openings) and the area must be stabilized and protected after the investigation is complete. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for the equivalent removal at the rear or secondary façades of non-historic material for exploratory purposes regardless of visibility.
Fences
A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for the construction or replacement of rear or side yard fences provided that the fence is not directly adjacent to a public right-of-way, including Duboce Park. An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for new or replacement fences that are directly adjacent to Duboce Park or other public right-of-way.
Mills Act Contract
An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for work described in an approved Mill's Act Rehabilitation/Restoration/Maintenance Plan that has been reviewed and endorsed by the Historic Preservation Commission, approved by the Board of Supervisors, and determined to meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards.
Ordinary Maintenance and Repair
A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required if the proposed work consists of ordinary maintenance and repair, as defined in Section 1005(e)(3) of the Planning Code.
Repair or Replacement of Architectural Details
A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for the repair of existing historic ornament (including, but not limited to porticos, porches, cornices, plaster work, tympanum, roofline, and eaves) regardless of visibility from the public right-of-way. See "Ordinary Maintenance and Repair." An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for the in-kind replacement at the primary façade of historic ornament (including, but not limited to porticos, porches, cornices, plaster work, tympanum, roofline, and eaves) that has been previously removed, provided that replacement ornament is determined to be compatible with documented designs and ornament found on the subject building or within the district.
Roof Replacement
A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for roof replacement provided that the proposed work does not change the roof character, form or structure.
Rooftop Equipment (excluding cellular installations)
A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for the installation of rooftop equipment provided that the rooftop equipment is not visible from a public right-of-way and that the rooftop equipment is installed in a manner that may be easily removed in the future without disturbing any historic fabric.
An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for the installation of visible rooftop equipment (excluding solar panels and related structures) provided that:
(a) Proposed rooftop equipment shall be installed in a manner that avoids harming any historic fabric of the building and that may be easily removed in the future without disturbing any historic fabric; and,
(b) Proposed rooftop equipment is set back a minimum of 20 feet from the primary street-facing façade; does not result in additional height of more than 5 feet as measured from the base of the equipment; does not cover more than 10% of the total roof area; and is set in from the perimeter walls of the building, and,
(c) Proposed skylights, if applicable, shall have a low, flat profile, are mounted flush with the slope of the roof and are setback from the perimeter walls of the building. Skylight frames shall have a powder-coated or painted finish that matches the color of the roof material and the glazing shall be non-reflective.
Security Measures
Security Measures – Primary Façades: An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for installation or replacement of metal security doors, window grilles, or security gates on primary façades provided that the installation of these measures meet all other requirements of the Planning Code and are installed in a reversible manner that avoids obscuring or damaging exterior character-defining features of the building.
Security Measures – All Other Façades: A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for installation or replacement of metal security doors, window grilles, or security gates on rear façades regardless of visibility from the public right-of-way.
Seismic Work
A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for seismic work that complies with Section 1006.2(a)(1) of the Planning Code. Seismic upgrades that minimize the alteration of character-defining features of a structure are encouraged.
Siding
An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for the replacement of non-historic siding with wood siding, provided that the replacement siding is determined to be compatible with documented historic siding (extant or not) found on the subject building or within the district.
Signs & Awnings
An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for new tenant signs and awnings that are compatible in terms of material, location, size, method of attachment, and method of illumination with the property and/or district and meet the following requirements:
(a) Proposal does not obscure or cover any exterior character-defining features; and,
(b) Proposal includes the removal of any abandoned conduit, outlets, attachment structures, and associated equipment.
(c) Proposals for awnings and canopies shall use traditional shapes, forms and materials, and the overall size, shape, and projection from the building shall be in proper proportion and scale to the building and be contained within the window or door opening. In most instances, the only acceptable material for awnings and canopies is canvas; exceptions will be considered if appropriate for historic reasons. Signs or lettering shall be kept to a minimum size.
Solar Panels
A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for the installation of solar panels.
A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for the installation of structures that support solar panels, regardless of visibility, provided that the installation would not require alterations to the building greater than normally required to install a solar energy system, such as:
(a) Set with a low profile, and
(b) Mounted parallel with the slope of the roof (if roof is sloped greater than 1/12), and
(c) Not visible from adjacent street sightlines if on a flat roof, and
(d) Set in from the perimeter walls of the building, including the building's primary façade.
Windows
Window Repair: The repair and retention of historic windows is encouraged. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for work to repair or correct deterioration, decay, or damage to existing windows, at any façade, including window glazing, sash, muntins, jambs, pulleys, sills and other historic window components. See "Ordinary Maintenance and Repair."
Window Replacement – Primary Façade: A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for window replacement on primary façades provided that the proposed windows match the historic (extant or not) windows in terms of opening size, configuration, material, and all exterior profiles and dimensions.
Window Replacement – Rear Façade: A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for window replacement on non-visible rear façades within the existing openings. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for window replacement on visible rear façades provided that the replacement windows are compatible in terms of material and configuration.
Window Openings – Non-Visible Rear Façade: A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for the alteration of existing window openings, or the insertion of new window openings, at rear façades that are not visible from public rights-of-way.
Window Openings – Visible Rear Façade: A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for the modification of existing openings provided that such openings are not enlarged more than 50% of the existing opening's size. An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for the insertion of new window openings at visible rear façades.
Exterior Alterations or New Construction
Excluding the exceptions defined in this Appendix, any exterior change to a contributory or non-contributory building or new construction within the Duboce Park Historic District shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness, pursuant to the provisions of Article 10
, when such work requires a City permit. The following standards shall guide the approval of exterior alterations and new construction:
(a) Character of the District. New construction shall complement and support the historic character of the district. Proposals for exterior alterations that result in greater conformity with the character of the district and are based on physical or documented evidence are encouraged.
(b) Historic Materials. Exterior alterations or new construction shall not destroy historic materials, features and spatial relationships that characterize the property. Repair and retention of historic windows is encouraged.
(c) Compatibility. New construction shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of the property and its environment, and shall conform to the following provisions:
1. Style. New construction shall be compatible with the character-defining features of the district, yet is contemporary in design.
2. Scale and Proportion. New construction shall be compatible with the massing, size, and scale of the adjacent contributing buildings within the district.
3. Setbacks. New construction shall conform to existing setback patterns found in adjacent buildings and within the district.
4. Roofline. Gabled, cross-gabled, or hipped roof forms or flat roofs with projecting cornices are common within the district and new construction shall reference the massing and form of adjacent buildings.
5. Dormers and Additions. The enlargement or construction of dormers, penthouses and horizontal or vertical additions shall be designed in a manner that requires minimal change to the character-defining features of the subject building and the district in terms of materials, fenestration, cladding, massing and ornamentation.
6. Garages. The insertion of a garage shall minimize the physical and visual impacts on the character-defining features of the existing building and front yard setting. The design of garages and garage doors shall be unobtrusive and simple. Double-hinged doors with panels and multi-lights are in keeping with the character of the district and are encouraged.
7. Driveways and Front Yard Setbacks. The addition of new driveways shall minimize the removal of landscaping and include permeable paving materials in order to minimize disruption to front yard setbacks and the character-defining features of the subject building and the district.
8. Details. Architectural details on new construction shall be contemporary, yet compatible with the character-defining features found on the contributing buildings within the district.
Demolition
With the exception of ancillary buildings as defined in this Appendix, the demolition of a contributory or non-contributory building within the district shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness.
Interior Block Park Entrances
The following scopes of work that mayor may not require a building permit at the interior block Duboce Park entrances at Potomac Street, Pierce Street, and Carmelita Street shall be subject to the procedures, requirements, controls and standards of Article 10
of the Planning Code as outlined below.
The following standards shall guide the review of work to the interior block Duboce Park entrances:
(a) All work shall be compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale and proportion to protect the integrity of these historic park entrances.
(b) Retention of historic rustic steps and Serpentine rock retaining walls is encouraged.
(c) Unobstructed views from the interior block Park entrances to the larger expanse of the park are encouraged.
(d) Alterations to return previously modified portions of the entrances to their historic rustic character are encouraged.
Ordinary Maintenance and Repair: A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for ordinary maintenance and repair – defined as any work, the sole purpose and effect of which is to correct or repair deterioration, decay, or damage – of the rustic steps, Serpentine rock retaining walls, adjacent sidewalks, park pathways, or street rights-of-way.
Landscaping: A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for new plantings, pruning, or changes to vegetation within the Park's interior block Park entrances' buffer zones. Nothing in this legislation shall be construed to regulate maintenance or changes to vegetation within Duboce Park.
Emergency Repair: A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for emergency repair of unsafe or dangerous conditions of the rock wall and steps.
Minor Repair or In-Kind Replacement: A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for minor repair of the rustic steps or the in-kind replacement of Serpentine rock at the retaining walls.
All Other Alterations: A Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for all other alterations to the rustic steps, rock retaining walls, and area within the buffer zone.
SEC. 9. SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
Each building within the Duboce Park Historic District is assigned to either of the two following categories.
Contributory. This category identifies buildings. which date from the Historic District's period of significance and retain their historic integrity. These structures are of the highest importance in maintaining the character of the Historic District. The maximum suspension period allowable under Article 10
shall be imposed on applications for demolition of Contributory buildings.
The following buildings and interior block park entrances are deemed Contributory to the Historic District:
APN | From St. # | To St. # | Street Name | Date Built |
APN | From St. # | To St. # | Street Name | Date Built |
0863-009 | 49 | 49 | Carmelita St. | 1899 |
0864-011 | 50 | 52 | Carmelita St. | 1899 |
0863–008 | 53 | 53 | Carmelita St. | 1899 |
0863-007 | 57 | 57 | Carmelita St. | 1899 |
0864-013 | 58 | 58 | Carmelita St. | 1899 |
0864-014 | 60 | 62 | Carmelita St. | 1899 |
0863-006 | 61 | 61 | Carmelita St. | 1899 |
0863-005 | 65 | 65 | Carmelita St. | 1899 |
0864-015 | 66 | 66 | Carmelita St. | 1899 |
0863-004 | 69 | 69 | Carmelita St. | 1899 |
0864-016 | 70 | 70 | Carmelita St. | 1899 |
0863-003 | 73 | 73 | Carmelita St. | 1899 |
0863-002 | 77 | 77 | Carmelita St. | 1899 |
0864-018 | 78 | 78 | Carmelita St. | 1899 |
0865-011 | 46 | 48 | Pierce St. | 1899 |
0864–010 | 47 | 47 | Pierce St. | 1899 |
0864-009 | 49 | 51 | Pierce St. | 1899 |
0865-012 | 52 | 52 | Pierce St. | 1899 |
0864-008 | 55 | 55 | Pierce St. | 1899 |
0865-013 | 56 | 56 | Pierce St. | 1899 |
0864-007 | 59 | 59 | Pierce St. | 1899 |
0865-014 | 60 | 60 | Pierce St. | 1899 |
0864-006 | 63 | 65 | Pierce St. | 1899 |
0865-015 | 64 | 64 | Pierce St. | 1899 |
0864-005 | 67 | 67 | Pierce St. | 1899 |
0865-016 | 68 | 68 | Pierce St. | 1899 |
0864-004 | 71 | 71 | Pierce St. | 1899 |
0865-017 | 72 | 72 | Pierce St. | 1899 |
0864-003 | 75 | 75 | Pierce St. | 1899 |
0865-018 | 76 | 76 | Pierce St. | 1901 |
0864-002 | 79 | 79 | Pierce St. | c. 1901 |
0866-010 | 44 | 48 | Potomac St. | c. 1900 |
0865-026, 027, 028 | 47 | 51 | Potomac St. | 1901 |
0866-011 | 50 | 54 | Potomac St. | 1900 |
0865-009 | 53 | 57 | Potomac St. | 1901 |
0866-012 | 56 | 56 | Potomac St. | 1899 |
0865-008 | 59 | 59 | Potomac St. | 1900 |
0866-013 | 60 | 60 | Potomac St. | 1899 |
0865-006 | 63 | 63 | Potomac St. | 1899 |
0866-014 | 64 | 64 | Potomac St. | 1899 |
0865-005 | 65 | 65 | Potomac St. | 1899 |
0866-015 | 66 | 66 | Potomac St. | 1900 |
0865-004 | 67 | 67 | Potomac St. | 1899 |
0866-016 | 68 | 68 | Potomac St. | 1900 |
0865-003 | 69 | 69 | Potomac St. | c. 1900 |
0866-017 | 70 | 70 | Potomac St. | 1901 |
0865-029 | 71 | 75 | Potomac St. | 1900 |
0866-018 | 72 | 76 | Potomac St. | c. 1905 (visual) |
0866-019 | 82 | 86 | Potomac St. | 1911 |
0866-009 | 101 | 105 | Steiner St. | 1903 |
0866-008 | 107 | 111 | Steiner St. | 1907 |
0866-007 | 115 | 115 | Steiner St. | 1902 |
0866-006 | 121 | 125 | Steiner St. | 1902 |
0866-005 | 127 | 131 | Steiner St. | 1903 |
0866-002 | 133 | 135 | Steiner St. | c. 1899 |
0866-001 | 501 | 505 | Waller St. | 1901 |
0866-024 | 511 | 511 | Waller St. | 1902 |
0866-023 | 515 | 517 | Waller St. | 1902 |
0866-022 | 521 | 525 | Waller St. | c. 1900 |
0866-021 | 527 | 531 | Waller St. | 1902 |
0866-020A | 533 | 537 | Waller St. | 1904 |
0866-020 | 539 | 539 | Waller St. | c. 1905 |
0865-025 | 563 | 567 | Waller St. | 1900 |
0865-023 | 579 | 579 | Waller St. | 1900 |
0865-022 | 581 | 581 | Waller St. | 1900 |
0865-021 | 587 | 587 | Waller St. | 1900 |
0865-020 | 591 | 595 | Waller St. | 1902 |
0864-026 | 601 | 601 | Waller St. | 1900 |
0864-025 | 607 | 609 | Waller St. | 1900 |
0864-024 | 611 | 617 | Waller St. | 1899 |
0864-023 | 621 | 621 | Waller St. | 1900 |
0864-022 | 627 | 627 | Waller St. | 1899 |
0864-021 | 633 | 633 | Waller St. | 1899 |
0864-020 | 639 | 639 | Waller St. | 1900 |
0864-019 | 643 | 643 | Waller St. | 1900 |
0863-013, 014, 015 | 661 | 663 | Waller St. | 1902 |
0863-012 | 667 | 667 | Waller St. | 1900 |
0863-011 | 673 | 675 | Waller St. | 1900 |
0863-016 | 679 | 681 | Waller St. | 1900 |
Carmelita Street interior block park entrance | ||||
Pierce Street interior block park entrance | ||||
Potomac Street interior block park entrance | ||||
For the purpose of Article 10
, the park entrances at Potomac Street, Pierce Street, and Carmelita Street are defined as the steps, rock walls, and a surrounding 10-foot buffer. The buffer area includes the sidewalks, street rights of way and area within the park directly adjacent to the steps and rock walls. | ||||
Noncontributory. This category identifies buildings which postdate the Historic District's period of significance and/or no longer retain sufficient integrity to convey significance. Demolition permit applications for these buildings will be processed without reference to the suspension provisions of Article 10
. Alterations to Noncontributory buildings would require Certificate of Appropriateness review in order to ensure that alterations and new construction would be compatible with the historic character of the District in terms of scale, massing, fenestration, materials and detail.
The remaining buildings shall be deemed to be Noncontributory within the Historic District:
APN | From St. # | To St. # | Street Name | Year Built |
APN | From St. # | To St. # | Street Name | Year Built |
0864-012 | 54 | 54 | Carmelita St. | 1899 |
0864-017 | 74 | 74 | Carmelita St. | c. 1899 |
0865-019 | 80 | 80 | Pierce St. | c. 1899 |
0865-007 | 61 | 61 | Potomac St. | 1900 |
0866-003 | 137 | 137 | Steiner St. | 1902 |
0866-004 | 139 | 141 | Steiner St. | 2009 |
0865-033 | 569 | 573 | Waller St. | 1900 |
0865-001 | 559 | 561 | Waller St. | c. 1905 |
SEC. 10. PAINT COLOR.
Nothing in this legislation shall be construed to regulate paint colors within the District.
SEC. 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the area known and described in this ordinance as the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District contains twelve structures that have a special character and special historical, architectural, and aesthetic interest and value, and constitutes a distinct section of the City. The Board of Supervisors further finds that designation of said area as a Historic District will be in furtherance of and in conformance with the purposes of Article 10 of the Planning Code and the standards set forth therein, and that preservation on an area basis rather than on the basis of individual structures alone is in order.
This ordinance is intended to further the general purpose of historic preservation legislation as set forth in Section 1001 of the Planning Code, to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public.
(Added by Ord. 256-18, File No. 180723, App. 11/2/2018, Eff. 12/3/2018)
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
Pursuant to Section 1004 of the Planning Code, the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District is hereby designated as an Article 10 Historic District, this designation having been duly approved by Resolution No. 955 of the Historic Preservation Commission and Resolution No. 20203 of the Planning Commission, which Resolutions are on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors under File No. 180723 and which Resolutions are incorporated herein and made part hereof as though fully set forth.
(Added by Ord. 256-18, File No. 180723, App. 11/2/2018, Eff. 12/3/2018)
SEC. 3. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES.
The location and boundaries of the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District are Brannan Street to the north, Third Street to the east, Townsend Street to the south, and Lusk Street to the West. The district also joins South End Historic District’s lot line at 660 3rd Street (Assessor’s Block No 3787, Lot No. 008) – South End Terminal Warehouse. The historic district encompasses Lot Nos. 005, 014, 015, 016, 037, 040A, 044, 048, 033, 151, 017, 021, 022, 019, 036, 040, 018, 013, and 152-159 of Assessor’s Block No. 3787 and shall be as designated on the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District Map, the original of which is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 180723, which Map is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
The boundaries of the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District are outlined.
(Added by Ord. 256-18, File No. 180723, App. 11/2/2018, Eff. 12/3/2018)
SEC. 4. RELATION TO PLANNING CODE AND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
(a) Article 10 of the Planning Code is the basic law governing historic preservation in the City and County of San Francisco. This ordinance, being a specific application of Article 10, is both subject to and in addition to the provisions thereof.
(b) Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in this ordinance, nothing in this ordinance shall supersede, impair or modify any Planning Code provisions applicable to property in the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District, including but not limited to existing and future regulations controlling uses, height, bulk, lot coverage, floor area ratio, required open space, off-street parking and signs.
(Added by Ord. 256-18, File No. 180723, App. 11/2/2018, Eff. 12/3/2018)
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE.
The Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District is significant as it is representative of the post-1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire reconstruction period and is representative of warehouse/industrial building type and exemplifies early twentieth-century methods of construction and materials. The period of significance is 1906 to 1935. The district is comprised of nineteen properties, twelve of which include contributing resources, located in the South of Market neighborhood. The non-contributing properties consist of two buildings constructed after the period of significance and five surface parking lots.
The Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District’s period of significance reflects the nineteenth-century development of the South of Market area as a center of industrial production in San Francisco and maritime commerce along the west coast. The district’s mix of industrial and warehouse buildings interspersed with residential structures is typical of the land use patterns developed in the nineteenth century in the South of Market neighborhood and continued during the 1906 earthquake and fire reconstruction period. The buildings exemplify early twentieth-century methods of construction and materials and reconstruction the return of South of Market’s function as the industrial center of the city following the earthquake and fire.
The addition’s period of significance, 1906-1935, falls within the broader 1867-1935 period of significance of the South End Historic District. The industrial buildings found within the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District are unique for their smaller size and massing, reflecting their use as small manufacturing operations and storage and packing facilities, but are consistent with the character and development pattern of the buildings constructed in the area during the post-earthquake period. The buildings reflect the redevelopment pattern of South of Market following the quake and fire, which largely consisted of industrial and warehouse buildings.
(Added by Ord. 256-18, File No. 180723, App. 11/2/2018, Eff. 12/3/2018)
SEC. 6. SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
Twelve buildings within the boundaries of the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District are identified as contributory buildings that date from the Historic District’s period of significance and retain their historic integrity. These structures are of the highest importance in maintaining the character of the Historic District. An architectural description, building history and evaluation of each parcel within the Historic District is documented on the State of California – Department of Parks and Recreation Primary Record (DPR 523A – descriptive) survey forms.
The following buildings are deemed Contributory to the Historic District:
APN | From St. # | To St. # | Street Name | Date Built |
APN | From St. # | To St. # | Street Name | Date Built |
3787 005 | 630 | 630 | 3rd St | 1924 |
3787 048 | 415 | 415 | Brannan | 1923 |
3787 033 | 425 | 425 | Brannan | 1924 |
3787 151 | 435 | 435 | Brannan | 1910 |
3787 017 | 18 | 28 | Clyde | 1907 |
3787 021 | 36 | 36 | Clyde | 1923 |
3787 022 | 25 | 35 | Lusk | 1917 |
3787 019 | 45 | 45 | Lusk | 1922 |
3787 036 | 322 | 326 | Ritch | 1906 |
3787 040 | 330 | 330 | Ritch | 1920 |
3757 018 | 228 | 242 | Townsend | 1909 |
3787 013 | 224 | 224 | Townsend | 1935 |
Noncontributory. This category identifies buildings which postdate the Historic District’s period of significance and/or no longer retain sufficient integrity to convey significance. Alterations to Noncontributory buildings would require Certificate of Appropriateness review in order to ensure that alterations and new construction would be compatible with the historic character of the District in terms of scale, massing, fenestration, materials and detail outlined in this appendix and the applicable standards for review pursuant to Article 10 of the Planning Code.
The following buildings shall be deemed to be Noncontributory within the Historic District:
APN | From St. # | To St. # | Street Name | Year Built |
APN | From St. # | To St. # | Street Name | Year Built |
3787 014 | 2 | 2 | Clyde | 1935 |
3787 015 | 10 | 10 | Clyde | N/A |
3787 016 | 16 | 16 | Clyde | N/A |
3787 037 | 326 | 326 | Ritch | N/A |
3787 040A | 328 | 328 | Ritch | N/A |
3787 044 | 336 | 340 | Ritch | N/A |
3787 152-159 | 340 | 340 | Ritch | 1955 |
(Added by Ord. 256-18, File No. 180723, App. 11/2/2018, Eff. 12/3/2018)
SEC. 7. CHARACTER-DEFINING FEATURES/FEATURES OF THE DISTRICT AND EXISTING BUILDINGS.
The following section describes in further detail the character-defining features of the District and of individual buildings contained therein. Historic District designation is intended to protect and preserve these character-defining features.
a.1 Overall Form, Continuity, Scale and Proportion. All buildings are built to the property lines and rise vertically without setbacks. Building heights are two to three stories, with the exception of the one-story building at 45 Lusk Street. Ten of the twelve contributing buildings have flat roofs. One building (435 Brannan) has a combination gable and flat roof. One building (322-326 Ritch Street) has a double-gable roof. The District’s buildings are rectangular plan and largely masonry structures with the exception of four wood frame buildings.
(b) Fenestration. The majority of the buildings have aluminum and steel sash multi-lite windows. Wood frame windows are found on two properties (45 Lusk, 322-326 Ritch). Methods of operability include fixed, awning, double-hung, pivot and sliding.
(c) Materials and Finishes. Six of the buildings are clad in smooth finish stucco. Two are clad in wood channel drop siding and one is clad with wood clapboard siding. Two buildings are red brick. One of the brick buildings has a concrete base that falls just below the water table. Materials and paint are generally light to medium colors with white, buff, and grey the predominate shades.
(d) Architectural Details. There are no character-defining interior features identified as part of this designation. Exterior ornament consists of projecting corniced rooflines with modillions, egg and dart and dentil molding, belt courses, brick corbelling. The specific character-defining exterior features of the buildings are as follows:
(1) 630 3rd Street (1924). Character-defining features include: two-story height and rectangular massing; six bays; flat roof, smooth finish stucco cladding; fixed multi-lite aluminum sash windows; piers; cornice; string course; and ornamental shields.
(2) 415 Brannan Street (1923). Character-defining features include: two-story height and rectangular massing; three bays; flat roof; smooth finish stucco cladding; multi-lite steel sash windows; pilasters; projecting cornice; and belt courses.
(3) 425 Brannan (1924). Character-defining features include: two-story height and rectangular massing; smooth-finish stucco cladding; flat roof; projecting cornice; dentil and egg and dart molding; recessed panels and parapet; piers; and belt courses.
(4) 435 Brannan (1910). Character-defining features include: two-story height and rectangular massing; smooth finish stucco cladding; parapet; multi-light, steel sash ribbon awning windows; rounded corners; window and door openings; entrance awning; belt courses; and speedlines.
(5) 18-28 Clyde St (1907). Character-defining features include: three-story height and rectangular massing; three bays; wood channel drop siding; flat roof; projecting cornice with dentils and modillions; open central bay and staircase; double-hung windows; and projecting wood window sills and headers.
(6) 36 Clyde St (1923). Character-defining features include: two-story height and rectangular massing; three bays; wood clapboard siding; flat roof; projecting cornice, modillions, egg and dart and dentil molding; multi-lite steel and plate glass pivot windows; and wood window trim and sills.
(7) 25-35 Lusk Street (1917). Character-defining features include: two story height and rectangular massing; six bays; flat roof; brick cladding; corbelled cornice; multi-lite steel sash windows; recessed window openings; quoins; second floor brick detailing; molded concrete belt courses; and the painted sign “Ogden Packing & Provision Co.”
(8) 45 Lusk Street (1922). Character-defining features include: one-story height and rectangular massing; channel drop wood siding; flat roof; multi-lite wood sash windows; above-grade recessed entrance; projecting cornice and modillions; and dentil and egg and dart molding.
(9) 322-326 Ritch Street (1906). Character-defining features include: two-story height and rectangular massing; five bays; brick cladding; piers; brick corbelling; brick window sills; projecting cornice; recessed door and window openings; multi-light and double-hung wood windows; and parapet.
(10) 330 Ritch Street (1920). Character-defining features include: three-story height and rectangular massing; brick cladding; flat roof; and brick window sills.
(11) 224 Townsend (1935). Character-defining features include: two-story height and rectangular massing; five bays; concrete cladding; flat roof; decorative parapet above central entrance bay; spandrel panels between first and second floors on primary elevation; vertical ornament above second floor window openings on primary elevation; and fluted columns projecting above the roofline.
(12) 228-242 Townsend St (1909). Character-defining features include: two-story height and rectangular massing; flat roof; stucco cladding; projecting cornice with brackets; and dentil molding.
(Added by Ord. 256-18, File No. 180723, App. 11/2/2018, Eff. 12/3/2018)
CODIFICATION NOTE
1. So in Ord. 256-18.
SEC. 8. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.
The standards for review of all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness are as set forth in Section 1006.6 of Article 10. For the purposes of review under those standards, the “character of the Historic District” shall mean the exterior architectural features of the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District referred to and described in Section 6 of this Appendix.
Any exterior change within the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness, pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, when such work requires a City permit, with the exception of specific scopes of work identified by the Historic Preservation Commission and delegated to Planning Department Preservation staff for review and approval and specific scopes of work as outlined below. The procedures, requirements, controls and standards of Article 10 of the Planning Code shall apply to all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness and/or Administrative Certificates of Appropriateness in the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District.
(Added by Ord. 256-18, File No. 180723, App. 11/2/2018, Eff. 12/3/2018)
SEC. 9. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR ALTERATIONS AND NEW CONSTRUCTION.
Additions to existing buildings and new infill construction proposed within the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District must reflect an understanding of the relationship of the proposal with the contributing buildings within the district. Additions shall be reviewed for compatibility with the historic building and the District, while infill construction shall be reviewed for compatibility with the overall District. Neither should directly imitate nor replicate existing features. For additions, every effort should be made to minimize the visibility of the new structure within the District. Infill construction should reflect the character of the District, including the prevailing heights of contributing buildings without creating a false sense of history. Property owners should consult early in the process with a Planning Department Historic Preservation staff when developing a proposal.
(a) Additions. Additions shall be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and any proposed addition should be located in an inconspicuous location and not result in a radical change to the form or character of the historic building. A vertical addition may be approved, depending on how the addition impacts the building and its relative visibility from the surrounding public rights-of-way within the district. The Planning Department evaluates all proposals for properties identified under Article 10 of the Planning Code for compliance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards (as set forth in Section 1006.6 of the Planning Code). Based on these Standards, Department staff uses the following criteria when reviewing proposals for vertical additions:
(1) The structure respects the general size, shape, and scale of the features associated with the property and the District and the structure is connected to the property in a manner that does not alter, change, obscure, damage, or destroy any of the character-defining features of the property and the District.
(2) The design respects the general historic and architectural characteristics associated with the property and the District without replicating historic styles or elements that will result in creating a false sense of history.
(3) The materials are compatible with the property or District in general character, color and texture.
As part of the Planning Department review process, the project sponsor shall conduct and submit an analysis that illustrates the relative visibility of a proposed vertical addition from within the District. As part of this analysis, sightline cross-sections and perspective drawings illustrating the proportionality and scale, as well as the visible extent of the addition from prescribed locations should be submitted.
(b) New Construction. When a district provides an opportunity for new construction through existing vacant parcels or by replacing non-contributing buildings, a sensitive design is of critical importance. Historic buildings within the District should be utilized and referenced for design context. Contemporary design that respects the District’s existing character-defining features without replicating historic designs is encouraged. The Department uses the following criteria when reviewing proposals for infill construction as well as the review standards set forth in Section 1006.6 of the Planning Code:
(1) The structure respects the general size, shape, and scale of the character-defining features associated with the district and its relationship to the character-defining features of the immediate neighbors and the district.
(2) The site plan respects the general site characteristics associated with the district.
(3) The design respects the general character-defining features associated with the district.
(4) The materials are compatible with the district in general character, color, and texture.
(c) Standards for New Construction and Alterations.
(1) Facade Line Continuity. Facade line continuity is historically appropriate. Therefore, setbacks at lower floors and arcades, not generally being features of the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District, are generally not acceptable.
(2) Fenestration and Design Elements for New Construction. In areas with a concentration of buildings characterized by a high proportion of mass to void and deeply recessed openings, vertical orientation and limited fenestration, the design of new construction should relate to those elements. In areas characterized by buildings with industrial style fenestration, new construction should relate to those design elements.
(d) Exterior Changes Requiring Approval. Any exterior change within the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness pursuant to the provisions of Article 10 when such work requires a city permit. In addition, a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for cleaning masonry surfaces with abrasives and/or treatment of such surfaces with waterproofing chemicals. Sandblasting and certain chemical treatments detrimental to older brick will not be approved.
(e) Signs.
(1) Principal Signs. Only one sign will be allowed per establishment per street frontage. A flush sign with lettering intended to be read from across the street is permitted. On brick surfaces, signs should be mounted with a minimum number of penetrations of the wall, and those penetrations only in the mortar joints.
(2) Secondary Signs. One per establishment per street frontage. A secondary sign is intended to be viewed close-up and consists of: (A) lettering on a door or window that contains only the name and nature of the establishment, hours of operation and other pertinent information; or (B) a projecting sign not exceeding two square feet in area used in conjunction with a principal flush sign.
(f) Nothing in this legislation shall be construed to regulate paint colors within the District.
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Division (e)(2) amended; final division redesignated as (f); Ord. 136-21, Eff. 9/4/2021.