Ordinance No. 0087-22
Ord. No. 0087-22
in effectFILE NO. 220287
ORDINANCE NO. 87-22
[Planning Code - Landmark Designation - 2868 Mission Street ("Mission Cultural Center for
Latino Arts")]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate 2868 Mission Street ("Mission
Cultural Center for Latino Arts"), Assessor's Parcel Block No. 6516, Lot No. 007, 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.
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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
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on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 220287 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 2868 Mission Street, Assessor's Block No. 6516, Lot
No. 007 ("Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts"), will serve the public necessity,
convenience, and welfare for the reasons set forth in Historic Preservation Commission
Resolution No. 1228, recommending approval of the proposed designation, which is
incorporated herein by reference.
(3) The Board of Supervisors finds that the proposed landmark designation of
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2868 Mission Street 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. 1228.
(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 February
16, 2022, reviewed Planning Department staff's analysis of the historical significance of 2868
Mission Street pursuant to Article 10 as part of the Landmark Designation Fact Sheet dated
May 6, 2020.
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(4) On January 20, 2021, after holding a public hearing on the proposed
initiation, the Historic Preservation Commission initiated of the proposed landmark designation
of 2868 Mission Street by Resolution No. 1166. Said resolution is on file with the Clerk of the
Board in File No. 220287.
(5) On February 16, 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 2868 Mission Street as a landmark under Article 10
of the Planning Code by Resolution No. 1228. Said resolution is on file with the Clerk of the
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Board in File No. 220287.
(6) The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that 2868 Mission Street 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, 2868 Mission Street ("Mission Cultural
Center for Latino Arts"), Assessor's Block No. 6516 Lot No. 007, 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.
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Section 3. Required Data.
(a) The description, location, and boundary of the Landmark site consists of the City
building located at 2868 Mission Street ("Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts"), on
Assessor's Block No. 6516, Lot No. 007, in San Francisco's Mission District.
(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. 2020-009614DES. In brief, 2868 Mission Street 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 2868
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Mission Street is proper given its association with Latinx history and culture in San Francisco,
as the foremost art and cultural center for the Latinx community in San Francisco. The
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts is significant for its association with the social and
ethnic history of the Mission District as a predominately Latinx enclave, along with the
development of Latinx arts in San Francisco in association with California's Latinx cultural
center movement of the 1970s.
(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. 2020-
009614DES, and which are incorporated in this designation by reference as though fully set
forth. Specifically, the following exterior features shall be preserved or replaced in kind:
(1) All exterior elevations, form, massing, structure, rooflines, architectural
ornament, and materials of 2868 Mission Street identified as:
(A) The reinforced concrete shell of the building;
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(B) The mural on the upper fa9ade on Mission Street "Spirit of the Arts";
but not including the portion of the mural on the north side of the building located above the
adjacent building.
(C) A transparent storefront;
(2) The volume and spatial relationships of three major interior spaces, being
the Theater (first floor), the Gallery (second floor), and Studio "D" together with Mission
Grafica Printmaking Studio (third floor and partial mezzanine).
Section 4. Standards of Review for Applications.
The following scopes of work shall not require a Certificate of Appropriateness:
(a) Non-structural interior alterations and maintenance within non-character-defining
interior spaces, nor for changes to mechanical systems or interior finishes of character-
defining interior spaces described in Section 3(c)(2);
(b) Seismic work and storefront replacement within the existing concrete opening at
Mission Street, provided the proposed work is consistent with Architectural Design Guide for
Exterior Treatments of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings during Seismic Retrofit adopted by the
Planning Commission in November, 1991; and Planning Code Section 145.1
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.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DAVID CHIU, City Attorney
By:
/s/ Andrea Ruiz-Esquide
ANDREA RUIZ-ESQUIDE
Deputy City Attorney
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Ordinance
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File Number:
220287
Date Passed: May 24, 2022
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate 2868 Mission Street ("Mission Cultural Center
for Latino Arts"), Assessor's Parcel Block No. 6516, Lot No. 007, 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.
May 09, 2022 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED
May 17, 2022 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING
Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani and
Walton
Excused: 1 - Mandelman
May 24, 2022 Board of Supervisors - Fl NALLY PASSED
Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen,
Safai, Stefani and Walton
File No. 220287
London N. Breed
Mayor
City and County of San Francisco
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I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on
5/24/2022 by the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County of San Francisco.
Date Approved
Printed at 1:22 pm 011 5125122
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