Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Turk and Taylor Streets Intersection

Ord. No. 0246-22
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FILE NO. 220924 ORDINANCE NO. 246-22 [Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Turk and Taylor Streets Intersection] Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate the Turk and Taylor Streets Intersection together with defined portions of 101 Taylor Street, Assessor's Parcel Block No. 0339, Lot No. 003 (known as the "Site of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot"), as a Landmark under Article 10 of the Planning Code; affirming the Planning Department's determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. NOTE: Unchanged Code text and uncodified text are in plain Arial font. Additions to Codes are in single-underline italics Times New Roman fonl. Deletions to Codes are in strikethreugh italics Ti:mes Ne1.11 Re11'1€ln.fmil. Board amendment additions are in double-underlined Arial font. Board amendment deletions are in strikethrough Arial font. Asterisks(* * * *) indicate the omission of unchanged Code subsections or parts of tables. Be it ordained by the People of the City and County of San Francisco: Section 1. Findings. (a) CEQA and Land Use Findings. (1) The Planning Department has determined that the Planning Code amendment proposed in this ordinance is subject to a Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq., "CEQA") pursuant to Section 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15000 et seq.), as an action taken by a regulatory agency for the protection of the environment (in this case, landmark designation). Said determination is Supervisors Preston; Dorsey BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 1 on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 220924 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board of Supervisors affirms this determination. (2) Pursuant to Planning Code Section 302, the Board of Supervisors finds that the proposed landmark designation of Turk and Taylor Streets Intersection together with defined portions of 101 Taylor Street, Assessor's Block No. 0339, Lot 003 (known as the "Site of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot"), will serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare for the reasons set forth in Historic Preservation Commission Resolution No. 1264, recommending approval of the proposed designation, which is incorporated herein by reference. (3) The Board of Supervisors finds that the proposed landmark designation of the Site of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot is consistent with the General Plan and with Planning Code Section 101.1 (b) for the reasons set forth in Historic Preservation Commission Resolution No. 1264. (b) General Findings. (1) Pursuant to Charter Section 4.135, the Historic Preservation Commission has authority "to recommend approval, disapproval, or modification of landmark designations and historic district designations under the Planning Code to the Board of Supervisors." (2) The Landmark Designation Fact Sheet was prepared by Planning Department Preservation staff. All preparers meet the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards for historic preservation program staff, as set forth in Code of Federal Regulations Title 36, Part 61, Appendix A. The report was reviewed for accuracy and conformance with the purposes and standards of Article 10 of the Planning Code. (3) The Historic Preservation Commission, at its regular meeting of August 17, 2022, reviewed Planning Department staffs analysis of the historical significance of the Site of Supervisors Preston; Dorsey BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page2 the Compton's Cafeteria Riot pursuant to Article 10 as part of the Landmark Designation Fact Sheet dated August 10, 2022. (4) On June 17, 2022, after holding a public hearing on the proposed initiation, the Board of Supervisors initiated of the proposed landmark designation of Turk and Taylor Streets Intersection (at latitude: 37.78323 and longitude: -122.41078) by Resolution No. 283- 22. Said resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board in File No. 220461. (5) On August 17, 2022, after holding a public hearing on the proposed designation and having considered the specialized analyses prepared by Planning Department staff and the Landmark Designation Fact Sheet, the Historic Preservation Commission recommended designation of the Site of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot as a landmark under Article 10 of the Planning Code by Resolution No. 1264. Said resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board in File No. 220924. (6) The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the Site of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot has a special character and special historical, architectural, and aesthetic interest and value, and that its designation as a Landmark will further the purposes of and conform to the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code. In doing so, the Board hereby incorporates by reference the findings of the Landmark Designation Fact Sheet. Section 2. Designation. Pursuant to Section 1004 of the Planning Code, the intersection of Turk and Taylor Streets, and defined portions of Assessor's Block No. 0339 Lot No. 003, as set forth in Section 3, below (referred to herein as the "Site of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot"), is hereby designated as a San Francisco Landmark under Article 10 of the Planning Code. Appendix A to Article 10 of the Planning Code is hereby amended to include this property. Supervisors Preston; Dorsey BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 3 Section 3. Required Data. (a) The description, location, and boundary of the Landmark site consists of: (1) The public right-of-way at the intersection of Turk Street and Taylor Street, bound by Assessor Block Nos. 0339, 0340, 0342 and 0343 with, in addition, the width of Taylor Street north 52 feet and the width of Turk Street west 40 feet; and (2) The exterior building walls of 101 Taylor Street, to a height of 11 feet, 52 feet north on Taylor Street and 40 feet west on Turk Street (being the walls that contained the storefronts of the former Compton's Cafeteria). (b) The characteristics of the Landmark that justify its designation are described and shown in the Landmark Designation Fact Sheet and other supporting materials contained in Planning Department Record Case No. 2022-005199DES. In brief, the Site of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot is eligible for local designation as it is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of San Francisco history. Specifically, designation of the Site of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot is proper given its association with the first large- scale collective direct action on the part of people marginalized by sexuality/gender that resulted in lasting institutional change. By acting collectively, instead of as individuals, members of the community were able to further the cause to enable a greater freedom of gender expression without oppression. Moreover, after the riot, the City's Health and Police Departments began to develop supportive programs for the transgender people in San Francisco, some of which would also enable people to gain access to State and Federal anti- poverty programs. The riot to demand dignity succeeded in starting the long process to change society. (c) The particular features that shall be preserved, or replaced in-kind as determined necessary, are those generally shown in photographs and described in the Landmark Designation Fact Sheet, which can be found in Planning Department Record Case No. 2022- Supervisors Preston; Dorsey BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page4 005199DES, and which are incorporated in this designation by reference as though fully set forth. Specifically, the following features shall be preserved or replaced in kind: (1) The spatial relationships within the public right-of-way at the intersection of Turk and Taylor Streets, being 68-feet, 9-inches in width, and extending north 52 feet from the corner of Turk Street and 40 feet west from the corner of Taylor Street; (2) Limited portions of the exterior walls of 101 Taylor Street, specifically, the lower 11-feet of the building which housed the storefront of the former Gene Compton's Cafeteria; extending north 52 feet from the corner of Turk Street and 40 feet west from the corner of Taylor Street. Section 4. Standards of Review for Applications. The following scopes of work shall not require a Certificate of Appropriateness within the public right-of-way at the intersection of Turk and Taylor Streets, and extending north 52 feet from the corner of Turk Street and 40 feet west from the corner of Taylor Street: (a) Signs, for businesses fronting the public right-of-way, or projecting into it as regulated by Article 6 of the Planning Code. (b) Awnings or architectural features for buildings fronting the public right-of-way or projecting into it as regulated by Article 1.2 of the Planning Code. (c) Signs for street, transit, bicycle, or pedestrian safety, direction, and identification, such as street names, speed limits, traffic signals, etc. (d) Armatures and overhead wires for MUNI service. Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after enactment. Enactment occurs when the Mayor signs the ordinance, the Mayor returns the ordinance unsigned or does not Supervisors Preston; Dorsey BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 5 sign the ordinance within ten days of receiving it, or the Board of Supervisors overrides the Mayor's veto of the ordinance. APPROVED AS TO FORM: DAVID CHIU, City Attorney By: /s/ A~N=D=R=EA-=-=R....,...,u=1z----E=s=-a=u,....,.1=D-=E,----- Deputy City Attorney n:\legana\as2022\1800206\0162067 4.docx Supervisors Preston; Dorsey BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page6 City and County of San Francisco Tails Ordinance City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B_ Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 File Number: 220924 Date Passed: November 29, 2022 Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate the Turk and Taylor Streets Intersection together with defined portions of 101 Taylor Street, Assessor's Parcel Block No. 0339, Lot No. 003 (known as the "Site of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot"), as a Landmark under Article 10 of the Planning Code; affirming the Planning Department's determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. November 14, 2022 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORT November 15, 2022 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani and Walton November 29, 2022 Board of Supervisors - Fl NALLY PASSED Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani and Walton File No. 220924 London N. Breed Mayor City and County of San Francisco Pagel I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on 11/29/2022 by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco. Clerk of the Board Date Approved Printed al 9: 55 am on 11/30/22 (~

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