FEATURES OF THE DISTRICT AND EXISTING BUILDINGS

SF Planning Code § 7

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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) APPENDIX N TO ARTICLE 10 - DUBOCE PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT

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.

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