Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park

Ord. No. 0153-21

in effect

FILE NO. 210423 ORDINANCE NO. 153-21 Supervisor Peskin BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 1 [Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park] Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6917B, Lot No. 001, situated within Entrada Court, 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 font. Deletions to Codes are in strikethrough italics Times New Roman font. 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 California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15000 et seq., the Guidelines for implementation of the statute for actions by regulatory agencies for protection of the environment (in this case, landmark designation). Said determination is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 210423 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board of Supervisors affirms this determination. Supervisor Peskin BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 2 (2) Pursuant to Planning Code Section 302, the Board of Supervisors finds that the proposed landmark designation of the Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park, Assessor’s Block No. 6917B, Lot No. 001, situated within Entrada Court, (“Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park”) will serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare for the reasons set forth in Historic Preservation Commission Resolution No. 1182, 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 Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park 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. 1182. (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 April 7, 2021, reviewed Planning Department staff’s analysis of the historical significance of the Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park pursuant to Article 10, which is included in the Landmark Designation Fact Sheet dated April 7, 2021. (4) On April 7, 2021, after holding a public hearing on the proposed designation and having considered the specialized analyses prepared by Planning Department staff and Supervisor Peskin BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 3 the Landmark Designation Fact Sheet, the Historic Preservation Commission recommended designation of the Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park as a landmark under Article 10 of the Planning Code by Resolution No. 1182. Said resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board in File No. 210423. (5) The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park 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. (6) As a landmark, the Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park are subject to all requirements of Article 10 of the Planning Code. The procedures, requirements, controls and standards of Article 10 of the Planning Code shall apply to all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness in the Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park. As currently set forth in Article 10, the Planning Department may determine that no Certificate of Appropriateness is required; that an Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness is required, which would be approved administratively by Planning Department Preservation staff as delegated pursuant to Section 1006.2(b) of the Planning Code; or that a Certificate of Appropriateness is required pursuant to Section 1006 of the Planning Code at a regularly scheduled Historic Preservation Commission hearing. (7) Article 10 requires that where any exterior change within the Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park requires a City permit, as well as in certain other circumstances, the work shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness, with the exception of scopes of work specified herein. Supervisor Peskin BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 4 Section 2. Designation. Pursuant to Section 1004 of the Planning Code, the Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park, Assessor’s Block No. 6917B, Lot No. 001, situated within Entrada Court, 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. Section 3. Required Data. (a) The description, location, and boundary of the Landmark site consists of the City parcel located at the Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park, Assessor’s Block No. 6917B, Lot No. 001, situated within Entrada Court, in San Francisco’s Ingleside Terraces neighborhood. (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 Docket No. 2021-000795DES. In brief, the Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park 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 and it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction. Specifically, designation of the Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park is proper given its association with the development of residence park neighborhoods in San Francisco at the beginning of the twentieth century, as an excellent example of the public landscape features characteristic of residence park developments, and as a visual landmark associated with the Ingleside Terraces neighborhood. (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 Supervisor Peskin BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 5 Designation Fact Sheet, which can be found in Planning Department Record Docket No. 2021-000795DES, 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) All exterior elevations, form, massing, structure, architectural ornament, and materials of the Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park identified as: (A) Circular form of Sundial Park; (B) Sundial structure (gnomon) measuring 17’ height and 28’ in length; (C) 34-foot diameter concrete Sundial base with Roman numerals; (D) Form and locations of planting beds; (E) Circulation patterns and hardscape features, including form, materials, and dimensions of concrete walkways, star-shaped paving, curbs and steps; (F) Cast concrete Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Tuscan columns and urns; (G) Twelve cast concrete benches; (H) Marble dedication plaque at base of Sundial; and (I) “URICO” grate. Section 4. Work Not Requiring a Certificate of Appropriateness. The following scopes of work shall not require a Certificate of Appropriateness: (a) Ordinary Maintenance and Repair Ordinary maintenance and repair of the Landmark, for which a Certificate of Appropriateness is not required pursuant to Article 10, includes but is not limited to ordinary maintenance and repair of the Sundial structure and base, and of the benches, columns, urns, and walkways, including paving materials, in Sundial Park. Supervisor Peskin BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 6 (b) Replacement of Architectural Details A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required if the proposed work is limited to in-kind replacement of the benches in Sundial Park, including parts and components. 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 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: DENNIS J. HERRERA, City Attorney By: /s Victoria Wong VICTORIA WONG Deputy City Attorney n:\legana\as2021\1800206\01520478.docx Tails City and County of San Francisco City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 Ordinance Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Ingleside Terraces Sundial and Sundial Park, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6917B, Lot No. 001, situated within Entrada Court, 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. File Number: September 28, 2021 Date Passed: 210423 September 13, 2021 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED September 21, 2021 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING Ayes: 10 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani and Walton Excused: 1 - Melgar September 28, 2021 Board of Supervisors - FINALLY PASSED Ayes: 10 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani and Walton Excused: 1 - Melgar I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on 9/28/2021 by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco. File No. 210423 Clerk of the Board Angela Calvillo Date Approved London N. Breed Mayor Page 1 City and County of San Francisco Printed at 1:25 pm on 9/29/21 10/8/21

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