Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Parkside Branch Library

Ord. No. 0158-23

in effect

FILE NO. 230690 ORDINANCE NO. 158-23 [Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Parkside Branch Library] Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Parkside Branch Library, situated within Mccoppin Square Park, 1200 Taraval Street, a portion of Assessor's Parcel Block No. 2351, Lot No. 001, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in 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 strilwthrough it€tlics Times 11/ew Rommifent. Board amendment additions are in double-underlined Arial font. Board amendment deletions are in strikethrough /\rial 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. CEQA and Land Use Findings. (a) The Planning Department has determined that the actions contemplated in this ordinance comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.). Said determination is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 230690 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board of Supervisors affirms this determination. (b) Pursuant to Planning Code Section 302, the Board of Supervisors finds that the proposed landmark designation of Parkside Branch Library, a branch library of the San Supervisors Engardio; Peskin BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 1 Francisco library system, situated within Mccoppin Square Park, 1200 Taraval Street, a portion of Assessor's Parcel Block No. 2351, Lot No. 001, will serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare for the reasons set forth in Historic Preservation Commission Resolution No. 1330, recommending approval of the proposed designation, which is incorporated herein by reference. (c) On May 17, 2023, the Historic Preservation Commission, in Resolution No. 1330, adopted findings that the actions contemplated in this ordinance are consistent, on balance, with the City's General Plan and with the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. The Board adopts these findings as its own. Section 2. General Findings. (a) On December 13, 2022, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 540-22, initiating landmark designation of Parkside Branch Library as a San Francisco Landmark pursuant to Section 1004.1 of the Planning Code. On December 22, 2022, the Mayor approved the resolution. Said resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in Board File No. 221110. (b) 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." (c) Planning Department Preservation staff prepared a Landmark Designation Fact Sheet for Parkside Branch Library. 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. Supervisors Engardio; Peskin BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 2 (d) The Historic Preservation Commission, at its regular meeting of May 17, 2023, reviewed Planning Department staffs analysis of the historical significance of Parkside Branch Library set forth in the Landmark Designation Fact Sheet dated May 10, 2023. (e) On May 17, 2023, 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 Parkside Branch Library as a landmark under Article 10 of the Planning Code by Resolution No. 1330. Said resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board in Board File No. 230690. (f) The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that Parkside Branch Library 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 3. Designation. Pursuant to Section 1004.3 of the Planning Code, Parkside Branch Library, situated in Mccoppin Square Park, 1200 Taraval Street, a portion of Assessor's Parcel Block No. 2351, Lot No. 001, 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 4. Required Data. (a) The description, location, and boundary of the Landmark site consists of the portion of the City parcel located at 1200 Taraval Street, in Assessor's Parcel Block No. 2351, Lot No. Supervisors Engardio; Peskin BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 3 001, that is owned and operated by San Francisco Public Library, in San Francisco's Outer Sunset neighborhood. The Landmark site lies at the southeastern corner of Mccoppin Square Park and is generally bounded by the external structure of the Parkside Library Building and does not include the adjacent Recreation and Park Department property. (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. 2021-0011368DES. In brief, Parkside Branch Library is eligible for local designation under the following National Register of Historic Places criteria: (1) under Criterion A (Events), the Parkside Branch Library is representative of social and cultural shifts in post-war American library programing and a reflection of principles of the modern public library promoted by the American Library Association after World War II; and (2) under Criterion C (Design/Construction) said library embodies the principles of mid- twentieth century American public library design, displays a signature and innovative style developed by Appleton & Wolfard for this mid-century branch library building campaign, and is representative of the work of Appleton & Wolfard, an architectural firm of merit, and of the firm's collaboration with renowned landscape architect Laurence Halprin on design of the original landscape. (c) The particular features that shall be preserved, or replaced in-kind as determined necessary, are those shown in photographs and/or described in the Landmark Designation Fact Sheet, which can be found in Planning Department Record Docket No. 2021- 011368DES, and which are incorporated in this designation by reference as though fully set forth. Specifically, the following features are character-defining and shall be preserved or replaced in kind: (1) All those exterior elevations, form, massing, structure, rooflines, architectural ornament, and materials of Parkside Branch Library, identified as: Supervisors Engardio; Peskin BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page4 (A) One-story height, partially built into hillside, and set back from street on grassy hill; (B) Size, shape, and configuration of roof and eaves, specifically, the combination of a strong scissor/butterfly roof with boxed and exposed rafters and wide projecting eaves and of a soft, low-pitched gable roof with boxed rafters and moderate projecting eaves; (C) Size, shape, and configuration of red brick, stacked bond, masonry walls, unpainted; (D) Locations, sizes, shapes, and configurations of the original window fenestration pattern, including the way many of the openings extend up to the eaves or are irregularly shaped to match openings or gables; (E) Window systems of standard extruded metal components with a clear or dark finish (existing window systems are not original, but are replacements installed during the 2008-2010 building renovation that are compatible with the building's historic characteristics); (F) Configuration of windows (existing windows are not original, but their configuration echoes the original window configurations), specifically: i. Horizontal mullions in tall openings at saw-tooth wall at front facade; ii. Alternating bays of fixed and stacked hopper sash in the band of openings that extends under the eave at east end of front fa9ade; iii. Minimizing number and size of horizontal mullions in large openings at rear (north) elevation facing into Park; (G) Location, size, shape, configuration, and wood detailing of the large display windows and display cases adjacent to main entrance and within interior vestibule; Supervisors Engardio; Peskin BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 5 (H) Location of main entrance and original wood framing details at transom and around main and secondary entry openings at main entrance vestibule; (I) Location, configuration, and materials of the brick stairs leading from Taraval Street up to landing at main entrance; (J) Red brick, stacked bond, masonry retaining wall that extends along the perimeter of the front fa9ade and wraps around the east elevation forming the base of the building wall; (K) Low, red brick planters adjacent to main entrance and stairs; (L) Exterior sign comprised of non-illuminated metal pin letters on red brick pier adjacent to main entrance; (M) Outdoor terrace at north elevation, including red brick, stacked bond, masonry retaining wall, red brick and concrete planters, and patterned paving of concrete bordered with red brick; and (2) The following character-defining interior features of Parkside Branch Library, all of which were historically accessible to the public: (A) Open floor plan at entrance with visual connections to fireplace and exposed brick walls of the original reading/browsing room and to the large window openings and outdoor terrace at rear elevation; (B) Exposed red brick, stacked bond, masonry walls, unpainted; (C) Fireplace and copper hood with red brick hearth that extends along surrounding wall to form a built-in bench; (D) Cork floor in western portion of building; (E) Ceiling light fixtures in former reading/browsing room (now children's area) installed within series of boxed insets in the otherwise flat ceiling. Supervisors Engardio; Peskin BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 6 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: DAVID CHIU, City Attorney By: /s/ Peter R. Miljanich PETER R. MILJANICH Deputy City Attorney n :\legana\as2023\1800206\01677957 .docx SupeNisors Engardio; Peskin BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 7 City and County of San Francisco Tails Ordinance City Hall I Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 File Number: 230690 Date Passed: July 25, 2023 Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Parkside Branch Library, situated within Mccoppin Square Park, 1200 Taraval Street, a portion of Assessor's Parcel Block No. 2351, Lot No. 001, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in 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. July 17, 2023 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORT July 18, 2023 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani and Walton July 25, 2023 Board of Supervisors - Fl NALLY PASSED Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani and Walton File No. 230690 London N. Breed Mayor City and County of San Francisco Page 1 I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on 7/25/2023 by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco. Date Approved Printed at 8:48 am 011 7/26/23

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