Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Lyon-Martin House, 651 Duncan Street

Ord. No. 0074-21

in effect

FILE NO. 210286 ORDINANCE NO. 74-21 Supervisors Mandelman; Preston, Peskin, Safai, Mar, Chan BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 1 [Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Lyon-Martin House, 651 Duncan Street] Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Lyon-Martin House, 651 Duncan Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6604, Lot No. 036, 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 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. 201286 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board of Supervisors affirms this determination. Supervisors Mandelman; Preston, Peskin, Safai, Mar, Chan BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 2 (2) Pursuant to Planning Code Section 302, the Board of Supervisors finds that the proposed landmark designation of Lyon-Martin House, 651 Duncan Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6604, Lot No. 036 (“Lyon-Martin House”), will serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare for the reasons set forth in Historic Preservation Commission Resolution No. 1170, recommending approval of the proposed designation, which is incorporated herein by reference. (3) The Board of Supervisors finds that the proposed landmark designation of Lyon-Martin House 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. 1170. (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 17, 2021, reviewed Planning Department staff’s analysis of the historical significance of Lyon- Martin House set forth in the Landmark Designation Fact Sheet dated February 17, 2021. (4) On October 20, 2020, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 507-20, initiating landmark designation of the Lyon-Martin House, identified in that resolution as 649-651 Duncan Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6604, Lot Nos. 036 and 037, as a San Francisco Landmark pursuant to Section 1004.1 of the Planning Code. On October 30, Supervisors Mandelman; Preston, Peskin, Safai, Mar, Chan BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 3 2020, the Mayor approved the resolution. Said resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 201138. (5) On February 17, 2021, 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 Lyon-Martin House, including 651 Duncan Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6604, Lot No. 036, but excluding 649 Duncan Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6604, Lot No. 037, as a landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Section 1004 of the Planning Code by Resolution No. 1170. Said resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 201386. (6) The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the Lyon-Martin House, 651 Duncan Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6604, Lot No. 036, has a special character and special historical 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, as revised per the Historic Preservation Commission’s recommendation. Section 2. Designation. Pursuant to Section 1004 of the Planning Code, Lyon-Martin House, 651 Duncan Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6604, Lot No. 036, is hereby designated as a San Francisco Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Section 1004. Appendix A to Article 10 of the Planning Code is hereby amended to include this property. Section 3. Required Data. Supervisors Mandelman; Preston, Peskin, Safai, Mar, Chan BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 4 (a) The description, location, and boundary of the Landmark site consists of the parcel located at 651 Duncan Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6604, Lot No. 036, in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood. (b) The characteristics of the Landmark that justify its designation are described and shown in the Landmark Designation Fact Sheet, as revised by the Historic Preservation Commission at its February 17, 2021 hearing, and other supporting materials contained in Planning Department Record Docket No. 2020-011305DES. In brief, the Lyon-Martin House 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 with persons significant to San Francisco history. Specifically, designation of Lyon-Martin House is proper given association with the history of development of homophile organizations in San Francisco, specifically the Daughters of Bilitis, the first lesbian-rights organization in the United States, and as the longtime home of pioneering lesbian-rights activists, Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin. The period of significance is 1955 to 2020. (c) The particular features that should be preserved, or replaced in-kind as determined necessary, are those generally shown in photographs and described in the Landmark Designation Fact Sheet, as revised by the Historic Preservation Commission at its February 17, 2021 hearing, which can be found in Planning Department Record Docket No. 2020- 011305DES, and which are incorporated in this designation by reference as though fully set forth. Specifically, the following features at the Lyon-Martin House, 651 Duncan Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6604, Lot No. 036, should be preserved or replaced in-kind: (1) Location of the house on the property, which is set back and up from the street with the house at the high point of a hillside sloping downward to the street; (2) Physical and visual connection between front façade of the house and street; (3) Massing and roof form at front half of building, which consists of a one-story- Supervisors Mandelman; Preston, Peskin, Safai, Mar, Chan BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 5 over-basement expression, flat roofs with overhanging boxed eaves that extend along front (north) and side (west) elevations, and clerestory-like expression of front façade where the building steps up with the topography; (4) Cladding at elevations visible from street, which consists of natural, wood shingles, painted wood corner boards, and painted cement stucco; (5) Oversize picture window at front (north) façade, which opens into living room, and which consists of single-light, fixed, wood sash flanked by single-light, casement wood sash; (6) Window openings at upper portion of front (north) façade that open into dining room/office; (7) Location of primary entry at side (west) elevation; (8) Living room configuration, specifically the volume of the room, its location at front of house, and its spatial relationship with the rest of the interior; and, (9) Dining room/office configuration, specifically the volume of the room and its location within the floorplan relative to the living room. Section 4. 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 Mandelman; Preston, Peskin, Safai, Mar, Chan BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 6 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\01516525.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 Lyon-Martin House, 651 Duncan Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6604, Lot No. 036, 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. File Number: May 11, 2021 Date Passed: 210286 April 26, 2021 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED May 04, 2021 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani and Walton May 11, 2021 Board of Supervisors - FINALLY PASSED Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani and Walton I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on 5/11/2021 by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco. File No. 210286 Clerk of the Board Angela Calvillo Date Approved London N. Breed Mayor Page 1 City and County of San Francisco Printed at 3:07 pm on 5/12/21 5/21/21

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